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Member Spotlight: Meet Jackson

9/13/2018

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Running inspiration comes in all shapes and sizes and we'd love to share with you an inspirational Mini Warrior who has been running his entire life!

Meet Jackson, who, at only four and a half years old, has run 36 races in 5 states!
(8 states if you include the races he ran while in the womb)

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Jackson's mom, Cassie, joined SW Yorktown when she moved to Virginia in August 2013 (she was 7 months pregnant with him) and they have been running with Stroller Warriors ever since. While Jackson did participate in a kid's marathon with that chapter, it wasn’t until he moved to California and became part of SW Team Elsewhere that he began participating in the Mini Miles Program and hasn't slowed down yet!
Jackson helped his mom run many races during the 9 months before he was born and only a few hours after he was born, his parents began signing him up for all different kid races. The first race he “ran” was the Monster Mile (October 2013).  He was only 3 weeks old, so of course his mom pushed him in the stroller. While he “ran” a handful of kid’s races during his stroller times, the first race he actually ran was the Crawlin’ Crab Kid’s Kilometer in October 2014  (the day after his first birthday).
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First race on my own two feet.... Crawlin’ Crab Kid’s Kilometer in October 2014
Since his first birthday, this amazing Mini Warrior has continued to have fun racing and has earned a variety of medals.  If his parents find a race to run, they always check to see if it has a kid's race, and if it does, they sign him up too... making it a family affair!

He has run in Virginia, Maryland, California, Illinois, and Hawaii and while in the womb: Nevada, California, Washington, Virginia and Washington D.C.  In 2018, he has slowed down a bit with how many races he has run; between the rainy season going extra long this year and getting ready to PCS overseas, he, like the rest of us during PCS season, hasn't had as much time to run races. 

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When asked if one race stands out as his favorite/most memorable, he said "The dinosaur run because I am obsessed with dinosaurs!"  He got to see a lot of dinosaurs on the race course.

Although Jackson hasn't created any "night before" or "race day" traditions or routines just yet, he does usually eat half of a pop-tart before he runs.  YUM!

His best running advice for other Mini Warriors.... As Jackson runs in place, he says, "train..... I can train you to be super fast. That’s why my parents are fast.” 

When Jackson isn't running races, he enjoys reading, swimming, ninja warrior training, and anything and everything to do with dinosaurs and trains!  Keep up the great work Jackson. We hope you find some unique and exciting races to run while living overseas!

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Thank you to Cassie and Marc, Jackson's mom and dad, who are his inspiration, for letting us highlight your son's accomplishments.  Way to be an amazing example for him!
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