Melissa & Sonja: Decker Challenge
Melissa and Sonja were kind enough to share their story with us on an earlier blog, and agreed to let us follow along as they #DareTheDistance with us this season! Conquering Hills and 13.1 Miles Contributing Writer: Samantha Jimenez On Sunday morning, December 10th, Melissa and Sonja headed out to run the Decker Half Marathon with […]
Melissa & Sonja: Run for the Water
Melissa and Sonja were kind enough to share their story with us on an earlier blog, and agreed to let us follow along as they #DareTheDistance with us this season! Moving up from the 80’s 8K to a 10-mile run; Melissa was excited to release “the beast” she has been training, and her fellow runner and […]
ARC Member Spotlight: Clarissa Alvarado
Clarissa has been an ARC member for many years, and this year she’s been training with us for the TCS New York Marathon! She will be running with Team Flatwater to support the Flatwater Foundation, a local nonprofit dedicated to providing mental health resources to those diagnosed with cancer, their families and loved ones. We […]
80’s 8k Race Recap
Sonja and Melissa were kind enough to share their story with us on an earlier blog, and agreed to let us follow along as they #DareTheDistance with us this season! What were you excited about the most for the first race in our series? Melissa: I was excited to have Sonja there to help […]
GET TO KNOW THE DISTANCE CHALLENGE: MELISSA & SONJA
Melissa is part of Kayleigh’s Club and Sonja is her running partner. They are both registered for the 2017-2018 Distance Challenge and we will be getting updates from them after every race! How did y’all come to know each other? Melissa: Through Kayleigh’s running club and Sandy and Kayleigh. Sonja: I met Melissa when I at […]
GET TO KNOW THE DISTANCE CHALLENGE: JENN OTTO
In this blog series, we’ll get to know some of our new and veteran Distance Challenge (DC) participants. If you have a story you’d like to share, let us know! Interviews by DC Coordinator, Hannah Kanne dc@austinrunners.org. I started running a few years ago. I was in the middle of a weight loss journey (55lbs!) and […]
GET TO KNOW THE DISTANCE CHALLENGE: JENN OTTO
In this blog series, we’ll get to know some of our new and veteran Distance Challenge (DC) participants. If you have a story you’d like to share, let us know! Interviews by DC Coordinator, Hannah Kanne dc@austinrunners.org. I started running a few years ago. I was in the middle of a weight loss journey (55lbs!) and […]
Get to know the Distance Challenge: Greg Leitich
In this blog series, we’ll get to know some of our new and veteran Distance Challenge (DC) participants. If you have a story you’d like to share, let us know! Interviews by DC Coordinator, Hannah Kanne dc@austinrunners.org. I was born and raised in Chicago (North Side, so I’m a Cubs fan), came to Austin for […]
ARC Interview with William Greer
William Greer is a runner. Like many of us, he runs sometimes on roads and sometimes on trails. He has a regular Saturday morning running group. He has run half marathons, marathons and ultras working through everyday challenges like overuse injuries and trying to qualify for Boston. Unlike many of us, William has trouble seeing. […]
ARC Interview with Sandy Cumming
For this Austin Runners Club Interview, we have a local celebrity. Sandy Cumming has been a member of the ARC for 20 years, has served on the ARC Board, volunteered countless times (but we definitely count on her) and is part of the amazing Al and Sandy Cumming team, a couple that has done so […]
