My running background:
Started running at 41 and achieved every goal I set out to do.
Why/who got you to join Checkers?
Kathy Melling asked me to join when Checkers needed another female for a team. At the time I was running by myself and did not think I wanted to join a club. That was 25 years ago!
How you got involved in the special task you perform for our club?
I started taking race photos to help Joan Crouse who was editing our one-page newsletter at the time. I would be at most of the races with her hanging out and she asked the board to buy me a camera so I could help her. We wasted time and money on film and developing because the cameras were not fast enough to capture the speed of the runners.
What would you tell a new runner who is thinking of joining Checkers?
Train with runners in the club with the same ability and never try to run with the faster ones or expect them to wait for you. Just go out and be yourself, train to see how good you can get. Keep it personal and you will achieve more by watching yourself not others.
Favorite running photo:
Breaking 6 minutes in the mile at the master's Indoor Championship in Boston. Lucky for me, a Checkers member caught me at the finish line in a photo. Proof!
Molly's photo is really my all-time favorite. | 
