Featured AMA: Larrin Thompson

A big welcome to Larrin Thompson of Lexington, Kentucky for becoming an Asheville Marathon and Half Ambassador! “I began ‘really’ running in college as way to keep off that pesky Freshman 15, but quickly found that running was so much more than...

Featured AMA: Richard Rawdon

Our only senior Asheville Marathon and Half Ambassador, at 71 years young, we are honored to welcome Richard Rawdon of Georgetown, Kentucky! A major inspiration, runner of 37 marathons, Richard is a great guy and offers a lot of wisdom to new runners. We’re so...
Featured AMA : Paul Laviska

Featured AMA : Paul Laviska

Paul Laviska in AMA shirt in East Cottonwood UtahA big welcome back to Paul Lavinska, our latest Asheville Marathon and Half Ambassador! Paul was present at our first race on the Biltmore Estate. “The best part for me was that it...
Featured AMA: Kimberly Oehrlein

Featured AMA: Kimberly Oehrlein

We are very pleased to have Kimberly Oerhlein as a returning Asheville Marathon and Half Ambassador! A highly accomplished runner who visits dozens of marathons a year, Kim is great at spreading the word about the Asheville Marathon and Half! “Last year’s...
Featured AMA: Andy Smith

Featured AMA: Andy Smith

 We’d like to send out a big thanks to Andy Smith for being a returning Asheville Marathon & Half Ambassador!   You know that Andy has been training hard to get ready for this years’ race… just last month he completed a half marathon while...