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J. L. Wood has been a runner for most of his life. He started running cross country and track in high school, ran his first marathon in college, raced 5Ks and 10Ks through his twenties and early thirties, coached high school for a short time, ran with various clubs, and ran on the corporate track circuit for a company where he worked. He took a break during the years he and his wife were raising their children, but as soon as they were on their own, he returned to daily runs and began training again—now for easy-paced marathons. Currently he has run nine marathons with #10 scheduled in April.

Parallel to running, he has also pursued spiritual growth throughout his life in one form or another. He does not speak for any particular denomination but relates his own experience of prayer. He considers himself fortunate to have been raised in a family where prayer and spiritual growth were valued and taught. He considers himself equally fortunate to grow up with a balanced emphasis on hard work, common sense, responsibility, the pursuit of excellence, respect for others, and service to others—all integrated with spirituality.