Was glancing through Don Bosco and his Salesians by Morand Wirth (given to me by Fr Mahesh, Yercaud) before passing it on to someone who asked for it and I came upon this interesting piece of history, attested by Don Lemoyne in 1838 at Valdocco: Don Bosco lined up and challenged 500 to a race in the Oratory playground and although already then 53 years old, he won!
Wow! Know not if this is totally truly or another of the 'conscious joyful biographical errors'. Anyhow Don Bosco truly had that stamina - no wonder he managed to survive till 1888 in spite of all the strenuous work he put in all his life.
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