He has run in 143 marathons, one in every state and more overseas, in countries including Siberia, Finland, England, Germany, Canada, Mexico and Poland.
On Saturday morning, he ran in the Chiefs 5K to benefit The Children’s Place.
"It's a nice open course between the stadiums out here, and you had a good turnout, so I hope you got some pictures,” he said of the race, moments after finishing in one hour and 14 minutes. “It's pretty colorful with the wall-to-wall runners on these big streets out here."
After his military service, Burnam worked for Veterans of Foreign Wars, the organization that fosters camaraderie among United States veterans of overseas conflicts.