Glad to Finally See Spring 

Leo Lightner (Rocky River, OH) placed 3^rd in the 70-98 year old age category at Cleveland’s Right Aid Half Marathon.  The first two finishers in the age division were nearly a decade younger!  Leo ran a very well paced race to record a time of 2:25:25.  Despite fighting the snow and ice through winter and a late spring in the Cleveland area, Leo got his work done and when the race was over, had surprised himself with such a strong finish.

You Never Forget Your First 

Marcia Horner (Philadelphia, PA) prepared through the winter, making the transition from regularly walking on the treadmill to running and completing her first 5K road race on Mother’s Day. Coach’s Note: Marcia works as the receptionist for the doctor that fixed my sports hernia last October at Philadelphia’s Hanneman Hospital.  Thank you, Marcia for treating me so nice when I came to Philadelphia last fall, scared and thinking I might be facing the end of my running career. 

Getting it Done Alone

Dalton Kuhar (Scottsville, VA) ran a personal best at 800 meters in 2:35.44 for 2^nd place at the Virginia Independent Conference Championships held at Virginia Episcopal School in Lynchburg, VA.  Dalton, a sophomore, trains alone every day as she is the sole member of her track team at the Fuqua School in Farmville, VA.