I'm John Linville. I support Jim as much as I can. I can't run with him. I'm disabled because of my back. I follow Jim in my vehicle, and carry his water, snacks, extra shoes, sunscreen, and anything else he may need.

I personally think he's crazy to do all this running, but it's much better than how he was spending his time.

When Jim first came to me and told me he wanted to run from Breckenridge to Chillicothe and back, I said, "You've GOT to be kidding." I had never looked forward to driving it. Now he wants to run it.

I think his brain goes on vacation in the middle of a day dream.

Now he wants to go running on the day after Thanksgiving Day. I've never wanted to get off the couch for 48 hours, except to go to bed! But if he wants to do it, I'll be there to cheer him on. It's what he does, and (in my opinion) he's pretty good at it.

John Linville