By LoVie Schmidt My name is La Verne, but everyone calls me LoVie, and with 80 years around the sun under my belt, I know that staying active is one of the most important things in life. That’s why I walk. I remember reading the newspaper at my home in Appleton, when I saw an […]
by Bob and Lesley Strauss My name is Bob, my wife is Lesley, and we never expected to compete in marathons when we married. But decades later, they have become a big part of who we are. In fact, we compete in so many that we don’t even train in between them. We just keep […]
by Michelle Diehl The first time I crossed the finish line of The Community First Fox Cities Marathon Presented by Miron Construction was in 2008. I’ll never forget it. The accomplishment of my first 26.2 miles was incredible, but that’s not what makes it one of my most memorable running moments. I’ll remember that moment […]
By Katie Neuman I’ve spent about half my life struggling to accept myself. I was born with cerebral palsy (CP). It’s a disease that affects my ability to move and maintain balance and posture. As you can imagine, that makes running or even walking a marathon difficult. But that hasn’t stopped me. I’m 30-years-old and […]
By Dan Langlois, ThedaCare Half Marathon participant It’s probably pretty common to hear from distance runners that their family inspires them to keep going. That’s true for me too. My reason for running is my son, Gabriel. He’s 12 years old and is dependent on the use of a wheelchair because he has spina bifida. […]
By John Ebel I’ve been a runner since around age 30. My first marathon was in Milwaukee three years before the Community First Fox Cities Marathon Presented by Miron Construction began. During those first years I was running to stay healthy due to my family’s heart history, but over time it became a way of life. I was diagnosed with MS in 1998 at age 46. 2011 […]
By Fox Cities Marathon staff Deborah Sharkey participated in the Community First Fox Cities Marathon Presented by Miron Construction in its very first year, and she hasn’t stopped. She has 30 medals from different events over the years, and is looking forward to earning her 31st medal his year. She says there have been a […]
by Jeffery Suhr Recently, I went downstairs in my home and counted 22 Fox Cities Marathon medals among my running memorabilia. Each one linked to fond memories of running races with my four daughters and loving wife cheering me on. I first got interested in running when I was a Lutheran minister and members of […]
By Koen Desmet I never sought out to be a runner, but I wasn’t a stranger to being active – I’ve played a lot of basketball over the years. Distance running is different though, and it has taken me a long time to build the stamina to train and register for my first full marathon […]
Meet the 2022 Fox Cities Marathon Scholarship Recipient Guest blog by Hailey Wolf When I was growing up, the idea of going to college seemed out of reach. But now, thanks to the generosity of strangers, I’m enrolled in a program that will change my life and hopefully the lives of others forever. My name is […]
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