Welcome to S.C.U.M of the Earth Episode 7!
In This episode we will discuss everything surrounding the Sunshine Endurance Run that took place on May 8th in Locus Grove, Ga. This event was put on by Brooke McClanahan to raise money to support her friend Annie Randolph who was diagnosed with breast cancer in late 2020. The event was a huge success and the running community really came out strong to support Kevin and Annie through this difficult time.
Donation Link: https://runsignup.com/Race/Donate/GA/LocustGrove/SunshineEndurance6and12HourRun
Join us as we sit down with these three and talk about everything that led up to this race and the race itself.
Annie’s Bio
38 year old wifey to Kevin and mom of Reid 15 and Addie 13. I’m a sales consultant at CarMax, currently out of working fighting cancer and partner in Rev Run. I’ve been running since high school although I kept it around 3-4 miles until about 14 years ago. I ran a few half’s and one full before I discovered ultra marathons. I’ve run 50+ ultras. Some of my proudest moments were winning first female at H9 50 miler, finishing Pinhoti 100 after it kicked my butt twice before, and getting my red shirt at Strolling Jim with Brookes help. I ran my very first 100 miler at Matthews Knock on Wood 24 hour race! Kevin and Brooke crewed and paced me. It’s been a hard year but also beautiful. Kevin has been the most amazing support I could ask for and the love of friends has never been more apparent. I am still running, slowly, as much as I can through treatment.
Kevin’s Bio
45 yr old husband to Annie and father of 3 boys ages 22, 18, and 14 from my previous marriage and step dad to Annie’s two children. I am a buyer for Camax (this job pays the bills) and also co-owner of Revolution Running (this job is our fun hobby). One of our more popular races in the ultra community is the 24 hr track race The Stinger. I have been married to Annie for 4 years. I started running about 15ish years ago to get in shape post college and that initial running 2-3 times a week for 2-3 miles at a time somehow turned into running ultras (which Brooke is somewhat responsible for). I am pretty dang proud of my 3:05 marathon and have been working on trying to break 3, my 24 hr pr of 121 miles, and one and only 6 day performance of 453 miles. I will be running the 24 hr at the Dome in June and will be shooting for 140 miles. Since Covid last year and Annie’s cancer diagnosis this year I haven’t raced as much but I have still been putting in a lot of training miles.
Brooke’s Bio
CPA and mom of 2 girls (Taylor is almost 15 and Emma is closing in on 12). I’ve known Annie since 2013 (met her at a local 50k). Been running since I was 9 years old. Ran in middle school, high school, and college competitively. First ultra in October 2010. I’ve done roughly 70 ultras. Injured pretty badly in 2018 and haven’t really raced since then. Best marathon 3:32 (qualified for Boston and ran it in 2015). Completed two 100s - one trail (Pinhoti) and one timed event (Merrills Mile 24 hour). Merrills 100 was in 21:10. Probably my proudest moments in ultras were 3rd female at Lookout Mountain 50 Miler in 2014 (9:28) and Strolling Jim 41.2 miles in 2017 (5:59:02 which got me the hard earned Blue Shirt). Crewed Annie at her first 100 (Matt’s race) in 2014. Paced a little but was recovering from a concussion I got during my first 100 attempt at Thunder Rock. I still run about 40 miles per week regularly, and I work a lot.
