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On the MoveEpisode 81 - Sports Backers Staff OutingsAt Sports Backers we normally do at least one staff outing a year, a traditional started by Jon Lugbill. Last week we went on Jon's last staff excursion and thought it would be a great time to document and ask everyone what their favorite one has been throughout the years.2025-07-0311 minOn the MoveEpisode 80 - A Farewell to JonNan & Kam sit down with Jon Lugbill before his last day at Sports Backers. They get all the inside info on his proudest moments, favorite events, and what he's most looking forward to about retired life.2025-06-2651 minOn the MoveEpisode 71 - OTM Short, Jon's Last 10kThis April marked Jon Lugbill's last Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10k at the helm of Sports Backers. To celebrate he got to run the event he created in 2000...so really it was his first 10k as a participant! Jeff Kelley, of Kelley & Co., was at the start and finish lines to interview him as he celebrated 26 years of the event.2025-04-2212 minOn the MoveEpisode 68 - Meet Our NEW Executive DirectorThis fall, Sports Backers announced that Jon Lugbill, our Executive Director of the last 32 years, was planning to retire. After a nation-wide search, we now know who will be taking over in June and it's none other than Sports Backers' own Will Dixon! Nan & Kam sat down with Will to talk about what it feels like to be the new Executive Director, and what he's excited about for the future!2025-04-0139 minOn the MoveEpisode 65 - 26 Years of the 10k with Jon LugbillRichmond's biggest block party was once just an idea of Jon Lugbill! Sports Backers' Executive Director played a huge role in the creation of the popular event, and has been at every 10k since. This year will be Jon's final 10k at the helm, so Nan & Kam sat down to chat with him about the evolution of the event and what he's looking forward to.2025-03-0646 minOn the MoveEpisode 45 - Jon Announces His RetirementAfter 31 years of service, Sports Backers' Executive Director, Jon Lugbill, announced his plan to retire at the end of June 2025. We sat down with Jon to get his thoughts on why now is the right time and what he's looking forward to as he ends his chapter at Sports Backers.2024-09-2629 min
Henrico News MinuteHenrico News Minute – Sept. 24, 2024Henrico Police find a small boy alone in Eastern Henrico; Henrico School Board members to discuss collective bargaining Thursday; police identify the man who died in a Northern Henrico motorcycle crash; improvements to the Staples Mill Amtrak station are completed; Jon Lugbill retiring as executive director of Sports Backers.Support the show2024-09-2404 min
Henrico Citizen Audio ArticlesLugbill retiring from Sports Backers in JuneJon Lugbill, the founding and executive director of Sports Backers, has announced his plans to retire from the organization in June after 31 years of leadership. The organization, dedicated to promoting active living in Richmond, has evolved into a key player regionally in that space, with events and programs that attract hundreds of thousands of participants and spectators annually “Our achievements over the past three decades are a testament to the incredible teamwork at Sports Backers,” said Jon Lugbill. “From our professional staff who work tirelessly behind the scenes, to our volunteers who give their time and energy, to our...Article Link2024-09-2302 min
Hall Call PodcastHall Call Ep. 056 - Jon Lugbill 3 - 30 - 2022As we look ahead to 2022 Induction Weekend, our next edition of the #HallCall Interview Series will feature one of our Class of 2022 inductees, Jon Lugbill. Lugbill is a legend and pioneer in the whitewater canoe slalom discipline. Out of Oakton High School in Northern Virginia, Lugbill is the only paddler ever to win 12 World Championship gold medals in the sports. The University of Virginia graduate is not only considered to be the best paddler ever, but also one of its greatest innovators through his boat design work which revolutionized the sport of slalom racing.2022-08-0443 min
The Rambling Runner Podcast#273 - Jon Lugbill & In-Person Marathon InnovationFor so many of us, this fall running season has taken the wind out of our sails. Cancellations one-after-another during a time when we hoped racing would return. While that feeling is real and pervasive, I'm happy to report that we are starting to see some real in-person options and creativity.
Jon Lubgill joins me in this episode to talk about what he and his staff at Sports Backers have done to create a real and appropriate in-person experience for the Richmond Marathon, Half-Marathon, and 8k. Richmond offers a groundbreaking timing solution on a USATF-certified course and is following health...2020-10-0245 min
In Between Swims: The Whitewater PodcastJon Lugbill at the Whitewater Hall of FameConsidered by many to be the greatest whitewater canoe slalom racer, five-time World Champion and Olympian Jon Lugbill delivers the keynote address at the International Whitewater Hall of Fame ceremony and National Slalom Championships. Thanks for listening!2010-10-2920 min