Name:
Position with GWTC:
Favorite Running Route or Trail:
Inspirational Quotation:
Chika Okoro
Beginning Running Group Coordinator & Director-at-Large
Lafayette Heritage trail or Miccosukee Greenway
“It was being a runner that mattered, not how fast or how far I could run. The joy was in the act of running and in the journey, not in the destination… That’s not to say that you need to be satisfied forever with where you are today. But you need to honor what you’ve accomplished, rather than thinking of what’s left to be done.” – John “the Penguin” Bingham
All Time Favorite Race
It’s too hard to pick an all time favorite. My favorite races have typically ended in something yummy (pancakes, watermelon, or cookies)
Favorite Annual Event
GWTC holiday party
Personal Hero
TBD
Why I run
I run to tune into how I’m feeling and to enjoy the world around me
Brief Running History
After a couple years of trying to run a mile without walking, a friend suggested I join her at the Beginning Running class about 15 years ago. It took a couple more years to find the right shoes and figure out some knee issues, but once I did it was great! Many runs and many great friends later, I’m still at it. And now I’m running or run-walking various distances between the mile and the marathon.
Name:
Chika Okoro
Position with GWTC:
Beginning Running Group Coordinator & Director-at-Large
Favorite Running Route or Trail:
Lafayette Heritage trail or Miccosukee Greenway
Brief Running History:
After a couple years of trying to run a mile without walking, a friend suggested I join her at the Beginning Running class about 15 years ago. It took a couple more years to find the right shoes and figure out some knee issues, but once I did it was great! Many runs and many great friends later, I’m still at it. And now I’m running or run-walking various distances between the mile and the marathon.
Inspirational Quotation:
“It was being a runner that mattered, not how fast or how far I could run. The joy was in the act of running and in the journey, not in the destination… That’s not to say that you need to be satisfied forever with where you are today. But you need to honor what you’ve accomplished, rather than thinking of what’s left to be done.” – John “the Penguin” Bingham
All Time Favorite Race
It’s too hard to pick an all time favorite. My favorite races have typically ended in something yummy (pancakes, watermelon, or cookies)
Favorite Annual Event
GWTC holiday party
Personal Hero
TBD
Why I run
I run to tune into how I’m feeling and to enjoy the world around me
