Jim Clemens

Full Name:  Jim Clemens

Email: jimclemens [at] hotmail [dot] com (jimclemens [at] hotmail [dot] com )

PR's:

• Marathon: 2:38:36
• Half-Marathon: 1:16:23
• 10K: 35:10

Community Involvement:

• HTC member
• AYSO Region 498 Board Member
• AYSO Region 498 Advanced Referee
• Upward Basketball Referee and Coach

Short term and Long Term Running Goals:
Short Term - break 2:40 in the marathon again
Long Term - try to run sub-3:00 marathons for as long as possible while having fun running and racing with my children.

Brief Bio:
I started running road races in 5th grade and haven't stopped. I grew up watching my 5 older brothers and sisters in sports and followed right in their footsteps. I was a decent high school track and cross country runner in Ohio and a frustrated 98 lb., 5' 2" basketball player (that was my Sophomore year!). I continued to train on my own and run road races through college at Bowling Green State Univ. and graduate school at Clemson U., where I met my wife Elizabeth. We moved to Huntsville in 1991. We have two wonderful children, Matthew and Rebekah, who, along with their Mom, are my pride and joy. I started training for and running marathons in 1995 and love it. Marathons, I believe, are what I have been training for since 5th grade.