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I'm a mid-to-the back of the pack runner who probably enjoys promoting runners more than I do running myself ... I've completed 21 marathons (with a 4:47:32 PR! in Austin) and 52 half marathons (with a 2:09:58 PR! in Oregon) since November 2003 ... I've done a marathon in 12 states, half marathon in 23 and an event in 30 states and one Canadian province ... I have a 13-year-old daughter, Waverly Nicole, who completed her first half marathon in January 2006, made only two B's each of the last two years, was the only sixth grader to sing a solo (Carrie Underwood's Don't Forget To Remember Me) in their choir program (adding Taylor Swift's Tim McGraw in '08) and scored a 19 on the ACT in December 2007 as a seventh grader ... Waverly and I are members of the following clubs -- the Seven Hills Running Club, HARRA and The Woodlands Running Club ... I'm Marathon Maniac #308 ... I edit HARRA's Footprints in Inside Texas Running and write a column for Runner Triathlete News called, "Talking the Talk" ... I'm also the running columnist for the Courier of Montgomery County ... I'm a three-time winner of TAPPS' Sportswriter of the Year Award as well as TABC's Golden Hoops Award.

Friday, December 10, 2004

Kudos to Ken Johnson and Seven Hills Running Club

If you've never met Ken Johnson from the Seven Hills Running Club in Huntsville, consider yourself at a loss. One of the nicest gentlemen you'll ever meet.

While I'm certainly proud to have volunteered at the Houston Striders' managed Koala's / Luke's Locker 20K this past October with my daughter, Waverly (and saw Tuesday night at the club's holiday party a $15,000 contribution to the Assist The Officer Foundation), what I found on the Seven Hills Running Club web site was just as impressive.

In the club's November newsletter, there was a financial statement from their October-hosted 26th annual Huntsville Half Marathon. They took in $9,008 and incurred expenses of $6,188 for a profit of $2,820. The next section was impressive. Distribution of profit: Good Shepherd Mission ($1,410) and SAAFE House in Huntsville ($1,410).

It makes me equally as proud that I ran the event (as well as approximately a dozen Striders) and had a part in that charitable contribution as well. Way to go Ken and company!

posted by WalkSports.com | 8:45 PM

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