Kent Perkins
Kent Perkins
attracting fast focus philosophy prize provide quality service terms
Our focus has never been on fast runners. That's why there's no prize money. . . . In terms of attracting big names, our philosophy is we want to provide this quality of service to our runners.
community concerns created experience grown quality runner safety traffic
As the community has grown and traffic has increased, our concerns for runner safety and quality of experience have created the need to make these adjustments.
negative runner train understand
A runner who does well understands negative splits. If you train for it and you understand negative splits, you'll do well.
hills runners train
Runners who train on hills will do well. You have to keep them in mind.
daunting
It's a daunting task, but they're very successful.
church second third youth
They are youth groups, church groups. Some are in their second and third generation.
access decision facilities issues leisure people programs safety security
People make the decision about where to live not just on safety and security issues but access to trails, programs and facilities for their leisure time.
developing livable role
We have a big role to play in developing livable communities.
blocks families family fun lots reunion spread
We're spread out over two blocks and there's lots of fun things. Some families make this a family reunion event. It's a feel-good kind of thing. There's something for everybody.
artists festival people quality shows street
There are some really renowned artists that come to this festival and don't do any other street shows other than ours. They like the quality of the people that come.