As the daughter of Don Kern and the reason he started running, I am kind of obligated to work at the marathon for him. You may have heard the story about Don running alongside me when I was on the high school track team. He kept running, and I took another direction.

My adventures include riding my Harley all over Michigan and beyond with my partner Mark. We are both board members for the Allegan Eagles and try to live by the motto “people helping people. Plus I am a home health nurse. I manage the bag-drop on marathon day. When you drop off your bag for us to hold while you run, say hello to me, my partner Mark, my three daughters (Ashley, Amber, and Lexi), and their friends.