Team AFA runners grow to 15 with 6 additions
ASHLAND, Ky. — Amy For Africa’s stable of runners is growing again. Six more runners recently committed to run for Team AFA, bringing the total to 15 who will compete in various races this season from 5Ks to marathons. Each runner will be seeking fundraising for the organization during events [...]
Team AFA runner’s profile: Davis has strong running credentials
John Davis, right, strides to the finish of the 2014 Boston Marathon. ASHLAND, Ky. – John Davis is one of the most experienced runners on Team Amy For Africa. It was through his encouragement that Amy Compston decided she could run a marathon the first time in January [...]
AFA takes momentum into second year
ASHLAND, Ky. - Amy For Africa officially closed the books on its first year and have started the second year with momentum generated from a challenge race between two of its members. Scott Walter and AFA co-founder Mark Maynard have raised more than $3,250 in a challenge they've dubbed the [...]
AFA Whiffle Ball will be Aug. 2; 32-team limit
Skylar Compston awaits the pitch. Russ Crawford winds up a swing. Steve Barfield cuts one loose for Chick-fil-A. Adam LaLonde pitches for the champions. L-Train's Ryan Lynch kisses the coveted first-place trophy while teammates Adam LaLonde, [...]
Amy For Africa documentary debuts Tuesday
Amy Compston at the Gnaw Bone Marathon on May 10, 2014. ASHLAND, Ky. - A documentary on Amy Compston and the Amy For Africa mission will premiere on Tuesday night at 6:30 at the Highlands Museum in downtown Ashland. The 55-minute documentary, "Amy Compston: Feet on a Mission," [...]
Team AFA runner’s profile: Gary Coovert
ASHLAND, Ky. – Gary Coovert’s goal of running a marathon before he turned 40 has become a passion in his life. Coovert, who works for State Farm Insurance, has completed 14 marathons since running that first one in 2009. “I have always considered the ability to run as a gift [...]