TheRun4Life Runner Profiles


TheRun4Life Rockets 2008
Charity Road Running Team
"We Run 4 Life"
Each runner has a drive that is far beyond winning the race.  We run to help better our lives and to save others!

Name: Vin Gleason Jr.

Age:33
Hometown: Auburn, NY
High School: Auburn High Class 1993
Colleges: Cayuga College/Empire State U. Grad School
Occupation: President TheRun4Life

Personal Records: Didnt start road running till age 30!
1Mile 5:29 June 07!
2 Mile 11:57 June 07!
5k Cert 18:56 Sept 07!
1/2 marathon 1:40 Sept 07
Marathon: Creating and running in the Run 4 All Children Marathon. Creating and running the Golisano Childrens Marathon May 10, 2008.

Accomplishments: Wrote book at age 19. Recorded musical album, created TheRun4Life.org. Best accomplishment is not being like everyone else and spending all my time with my kids! Winning the Run 4 the Woods 4k Race on August 25, 2007. NOT RUNNING FOR MEDALS!!!! Click on our ad below to help donate money to CMN!



Hobbies: Avid Philadelphia Phillies Fan, S.U. Basketball and New England Patriots Guru! I love to run and I love my kids!
Read more about Vin...
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Name: Jon Hickey(Had surgery June 3rd)
(We Wish Jon a speedy recovery and hope he is back running soon)

Age: 26
Hometown: Brewerton, NY
High School: Central Square
Occupation: Retail Manager Kinney Drug

Personal Records:
1/2 2:02
1 M 4:57
5K 17:47
1/2 Mar 2:04

Accomplishments: Group runs (always a good time ) - Finishing The Alps - A good feeling of finishing possibly the hardest 5k(ish) race I have ever run and finishing my first race since 2000. Finishing my first 1/2 marathon at the Arc 1/2 Marathon!

Hobbies: In my free time I like to run and play soccer. I have 3 cats and a retired racing greyhound .
Read more about Jon and his 2008 Goals...
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Name: Jeremy West

Age: 21
Hometown: Central Square, NY
High School: Central Square
College: Suny IT
Occupation: Student

Personal Records:

Running PRs: 800m - 2:19
Mile - 5:05
2 mile - 10:56
3 mile - 17:30
5K - 17:34
8K - 29:07 (ECAC - Harkness State Park, CT - 2005)
10K - 36:35
15K - 57:13 (Utica Boilermaker - July 8, 2007)
Half-marathon - 1:21:31
Marathons - Running the Run 4 All Children Marathon from Cayuga Community College to University Hospital in Syracuse, NY in 2007, 2008
Run 2 Golisano Childrens Hospital Rochester 5/10/2008

Accomplishments:
Running the Run 4 All Children Marathon from Cayuga Community College to University Hospital in Syracuse, NY in 2007, 2008
Run 2 Golisano Childrens Hospital Rochester 5/10/2008

9/23/06 - 1st place in Mexico Cider Run

10/14/07- 1st place Alyssa's Run 5k