On Sunday, October 23 at 6:00 a.m., our church will host a community pre-race worship service before the 7:00 a.m. second annual Athens Half Marathon. The Rev. Julie D. Thompson and The Rev. Bob Googe will lead a brief 15-20 minute worship service in the Atrium before they line up to run the marathon. All runners, volunteers, and fans from the community are invited.
Proceeds from the race will benefit AthFest’s music and arts education programs in local schools. The race begins at South Thomas Street behind the North Campus Parking Deck. It will wind through the UGA campus, through several of Athens’ distinctive neighborhoods, and along the North Oconee River before returning to downtown for the finish on Clayton Street.
More than 25 First Presbyterian Church members and relatives of members have entered to run, including:
- Bertis Downs
- Christina Iwane Dunn
- John Dunn
- Kielly Dunn
- Madie Fischetti
- Bob Googe
- Steve Havick
- Dan Horton
- Denise Horton
- Tommy Jackson
- Sarah Latimer
- Katie Pinson McNeil
- Julie Osborne
- Carol Robinson
- Ashlee Schleicher
- John Eric Schleicher
- Mary Catherine Smith
- Daniel Thompson
- Julie Thompson
- Sam Thompson
- Chuck Toney
- Jessica Ward
- Andy Whitehead
- Richard Williams
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