I’ve been living in Erie now for a little over 18 years. My wife Kimberly and I decided to move back to the Denver area from the Bay Area after our son Jake was born in 2005. We both grew up in the Denver Area and decided that a small town would be the best environment in which to raise Jake. We haven’t been disappointed at all.

After checking out a few of the Boulder Area running clubs shortly after moving to Erie, I decided to try and establish my own running club in the Vista Ridge community. The power and the positive energy you get from training with a group of people focused on the same thing cannot be duplicated. Little did I know that this would be the start for me of following my true passion in life: passing on the love of running to others.

Mile High Runners was formed. I’ve been running since 1994 and got into running after a visit to my Dr. I was told that I had high blood pressure and that I needed to lose weight…I weighed in at a very large 280 lbs.  I’m 6’2, but that was still 110 more pounds than I currently weigh. Shortly after my wake-up call, I started running a few miles a day on a treadmill in my wrestling shoes. This led me to run my first marathon and my first race ever in late 1995: the Portland Marathon. I crossed the finish line saying I would never do another marathon again. To make a long story short, I’ve now completed more 5Ks and 10Ks than I can count, over 50 marathons, a few 50Ks and a 100-mile race and continue on my quest for the perfect race.