By MARK MAYNARD The Daily Independent It wasn’t exactly ideal weather for running, but that’s never stopped Amy Compston. The marathon runner from Ashland — and the face behind the Amy For Africa mission — still managed to set a personal record during the 119th running of [...]
Chris Compston checks his time at the BAA 5K in Boston on April 18. He finished among the top 5 percent. BOSTON - Chris Compston ran his fastest 5K in the prestigious Boston Athletic Association 5K on a sunny Saturday. Compston, the husband of [...]
Amy Compston in Erie, Penn., in September. BOSTON – Days of training in the rain and snow may pay off for Amy Compston in Monday’s Boston Marathon. The forecast for the marathon calls for 100 percent chance of rain with 21 mph winds. Compston, [...]
Amy Compston at NYC Marathon on Nov. 2. Amy Compston after her 20-mile training run in the snow back in early February By MARK MAYNARD / Amy For Africa BOSTON — Amy Compston still gets emotional even thinking about the Boston Marathon. [...]
By MARK MAYNARD ASHLAND, Ky. - On Tuesday afternoon my assignment – given to me by myself - was to find the man with the cross. I’d talked with him on his cellphone and had a general proximity of where the man carrying the cross was [...]
ASHLAND, Ky. -The Mission to Moyo team has grown to a dozen with the addition of Whitney Saucedo from Samaritan's Feet. Whitney will be joining with the Amy For Africa organization to help in the distribution of 26,000 pairs of shoes in Moyo from May 17 [...]
GREENUP, Ky. -Team Amy For Africa runners got the spring season off to a rousing start on Saturday, including many who participated in the Samaritan's Feet Shoes of Hope 5K at the Greenup Fairgrounds. Here are some of the highlights: Rob and Lori Hale completed their [...]
The exact shoes that will be put on the children of Moyo in May. ASHLAND, Ky. — The blessings of a generous northeastern Kentucky community are going to be spilling into Moyo, Uganda in two months when Amy For Africa takes 26,000 shoes into [...]
Tabitha Coyer works on a customer. Shannon Luther, left, and others in Ambiance salon during the Hair-A-Thon. Working the Hair-A-Thon at Ambiance. ASHLAND – Shannon Luther wanted to do something for the Amy For Africa / Samaritan’s Shoes mission effort. [...]
Nine of the 11 who will be going to Moyo in May. Rob Barber, Maggie Lawentmann, Shannon Luther, Chris and Amy Compston, Tony and Amy Blankenbeckley, Kathy Whitely and Mark Maynard. Below: Jon and Rob VanHoose. By MARK MAYNARD / AFA President ASHLAND, Ky, [...]