Where are you from?

Chattanooga TN

Current P.R.

1:14

Typical pace

5:40 pace for half marathon

Number of marathons

5

Occupation

High School Guidance Counselor

Favorite marathon

Chattanooga

Hobbies

Think Bear Grills but not fake

Favorite Running Food

Yumbutter

What are you reading now?

Bowerman and the Men of Oregon

Who do you train with?

Whoever wants to get a run in.

Personal goals

Race in Ultra Trail Du Mont Blanc/Olympic Trials in the marathon/Western States 100

A quotation you like…

No-one ever thinks about you as much as you think about yourself

--Unknown

Why do you run?

It stabilizes the non-active world we live in.

Describe your best marathon memory.

At Mt. Mitchell Challenge when someone caught me after I was in first for a long time and told me I should pace better. So I caught him and put 4 minutes on him in the last 2 miles. The race was 40 miles.

Why do you pace?

I love supporting the running community and helping people find a deeper place within themselves they have not been to before. A Pain Cave as it were.

Tell us your best pacing experience.

Pacing one of my best friends at Western States 100. He hit a rough patch and threw up a lot around 40 miles. We got through together and cried together as he finished. Close third to marrying my wife, our son being born. I cried a lot.

Why should someone run in your pace group?

I think a blonde kid that grew up in East Africa at the base of Mt. Kilimanjaro is pretty interesting.

Any tips for runners about to join your group?

I am going to run the pace. Stay with me if you want to run the time I am pacing.

Anything else you’d like to share?

NOPE

What philanthropic activities do you have?

I am a high school guidance counselor. What more can you do! I also coach cross country and track. Its a lot of phil….and even more thropic……add a splash of “an” and you got it……….hehe