The Stark Family

Tym and family returned to the Valley of Flowers 1/2 Marathon as special guests and volunteers. We had a great time and it was a pleasure to meet everyone who was there last year and those who were not, but were just inspired by the story.

We would like to thank Harvey Wynne for setting up Tym and family with the opportunity to participate in some of the volunteer duties of the race. We had a great time helping out.

We were very glad to see John Steffens our hero and friend. He ran very well today, and he has already qualified for the Boston Marathon. Thanks John, and congratulations!

And thank you to everyone who gave us words of praise and encouragement, you made us all feel very welcome and loved.

UPDATE: Pictures!

 We showed up, got our t-shirts, helped out,

and then visited the accident scene

 Luckily we had time to checkout the mission.

We recommend it.

 Our job was to hand out the finisher’s medals

 John Steffens crossing the finish

Tym was invited to give out the awards

Tym was a local celebrity to many.

A great BBQ lunch ended this year’s event.

I’ve been asked to come back to the Valley Of The Flowers Half Marathon at the La Purisma Mission on Sept 27th as a guest and walk the last section of the course that I didn’t make last year. There will be a chicken BBQ after the race and your family and friends would be welcome to join them also!  It will be great to see them and get to the finish line this time.  Anyone is welcome to come too. 

Thanks To All Of You!

-Tym

Please let us know if you are interested in attending.

More details at the Lompoc Valley Distance Club

http://members.impulse.net/~lvdc/index.htm