Deborah Howatt shows off her Nike Women's Marathon "medal," a Tiffany necklace with the "Run Like a Girl" slogan.
Three BLUEgrass Runners took in the sights of the Bay Area as they joined a crowd of more than 20,000 on October 18 for the 6th annual Nike Women’s Marathon, an event designed to celebrate women’s running and raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
Team in Training Coach Martin Bess and a team of ten Lexington area runners celebrate the culmination of months of training and fundraising in San Francisco.
And speaking of Team in Training, BGR President Martin Bess headed up the Lexington TNT team who took part in this year’s San Francisco event.
Martin coached ten local runners across the finish line, helping them all receive the prized Tiffany blue box containing this race’s unique finisher’s medal: a Tiffany necklace. A nice reward for completing a challenging marathon course and raising thousands of dollars for leukemia research. The 2009 event raised $14 million overall for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Interested in Team in Training? Contact Martin Bess at mbessky@aol.com or 859-361-0071.
Mary Beth Naumann happily receives the coveted Tiffany blue box from a tuxedo-clad SF fireman just after crossing the finish line.
