WELLSVILLE, NY (September 23, 2018) – Glen Avery, Houghton
resident and Emeritus (Retired) Professor at Houghton College, will be the
guest speaker at the RidgeWalk & Run Pre-Event Dinner on Saturday, October
20th at 6 p.m. at the Wellsville Country Club. Tickets are $15 and include a
pasta bar dinner, a cash bar, and an opportunity to hear about Glen’s
experience running the World Marathon Challenge.
Glen Avery, 66, completed the World Marathon Challenge with
a time of 154 hours and 12 minutes and entered the record books as the oldest
person in the world to run a marathon on all seven continents in seven days.
Glen has also completed 125 marathons or ultramarathons and 26 half-marathons
in 21 countries and the US. He has completed road races and mountain/trail
races, including the Pikes Peak Marathon in Colorado, the Inca Trail Marathon
in Peru, the Comrades Marathon in South Africa, and the Havana Marathon in
Cuba.
“We are looking forward to hearing Glen’s story and chatting
with him about his experiences,” said Jim Helms, chairman of the RidgeWalk
& Run. “He is an inspiration.”
The 26th Annual Ridgewalk & Run will be held on Sunday,
October 21. You may register and find pre-event tickets and information on the
web at RidgeWalk.com or by contacting Jodi Pearson at (585) 596-2053 or by
email: pearsonj@jmhny.org.
