Herd ran that marathon in about four hours and 36 minutes. At the following year's race, Alan and his twin sons Jeff and Ken all passed the finish line. Other members of the Herd family ...

Some people might think that family-run businesses are traditional and stagnant, but they have inherent advantages that often result in increased innovation, productivity and efficiency.

We’ve got to go now, there’s a fire, and I just grabbed my baby and we just ran,” Tripple said ... “Please just hug your family really close and your pets.” The Red Cross is paying ...

Now that she’s gone, there will be more public cries for the McCaskey family to sell ... She eventually let her children run the team but was kept informed on all major decisions.

“He was a family man who ran his team like a family. I smile as I think of him in the dugout wearing his soccer cleats as he managed his team.” Eliot J. Schechter/Getty ...

(That’s a whopping 48.6 miles if you’re counting!) Plus, it would have been even more fun if my family had been running with me. As it was, they were still asleep by the time I got back to my ...