English teacher Dan Barnes stands in the rain at the starting line of the 2021 St. Jude Memphis Half-Marathon, anticipating the sound that would initiate the race. He had spent three months training for...
After spending 11 weeks in the winter training for the race, the half marathon club ran in the GO! St. Louis Half Marathon on April 8.
“It was a very exciting experience. Although it was challenging...
As the cross country season ends, runners will continue training during the winter as members of the half marathon club, sponsored by Family and Consumer Sciences teacher Katie Hashley and social studies...
![Featured with his kids’ motivational signs, English teacher Dan Barnes poses with his family after the 2021 St. Jude Memphis Half-Marathon. Barnes raised over $700 for patients at St. Jude. “I think the mental side of [the run was difficult]. Going into the half-marathon the week before, I was just like ‘I haven't done enough.’ It was just the uncertainty of doing something I'd never done before. But it was everything that I wanted,” Barnes said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/unnamed-14-1-900x622.jpg)
