Hi I’m Chris. I coordinate the Course Marshals for the Grand Rapids Marathon. My job is to coordinate course marshal volunteers across the route so, hopefully, people do not run off course. 

If my memory serves me correctly, I have run 3 marathons, a couple halfs, and two 25k. My first full was non-supported, staged by myself and my wife on the White Pine Trail here in West Michigan because we had trained for Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth, MN, but we couldn’t make it. I am an Ironman Finisher and have completed two Half-Irons in addition to some shorter-course triathlons. My team won the Reeds Lake Tri (relay) one year. Scotty, also from our marathon staff, was our strongest runner and helped us clinch the win. My lovely wife, Ann, and I have been involved with the Grand Rapids Marathon since 2010. Currently I enjoy guitar, skiing, mountain biking, hunting, competitive shooting, and sailing. My wife and I love hanging with our pup, Gunnar, but you won’t see him on race day because he’s a “Quarantine Puppy” and a handful in public.