The Team

Daily Run America Updates During the Relay!

Many of the runners involved in this effort either work at, are students at, or have graduated from Lewis and Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon. This is due to the fact that the main organizer of the team (Craig Johnston) is a professor at Lewis and Clark. Craig also went to high school with Barry Wald, in whose honor this relay is being run. The other runners and bicyclists are mostly friends of Craig's and Barry's. Many have run on the "Endangered Species," a 12-person relay team that has completed the Oregon Hood-to-Coast relay eight times and which has also twice tackled the Providean Relay in California (from Calistoga to Santa Cruz). Others have known Barry for many years (in one case since grade school.)

Here are the segments that each of the participants will be running or biking:

Here is some brief biographical information about each of the runners and bicyclists:

Craig Johnston is a professor of law at Lewis and Clark Law School and has known Barry since high school. Craig has run nine marathons and numerous long-distance relay events. He will be 45 at the time of the relay. (Photo Craig left, Nick Burns right)

Margi Lifsey is a lawyer at Stoel Rives in Portland, Oregon. A Lewis and Clark law grad, Margi has run six marathons, including a 3:04 effort in Portland this past fall. She will turn 28 on the first day of the relay.

Kevin Cassidy is a third-year student at Lewis and Clark Law School and will be graduating on the first day of the relay. Upon graduation, he will be doing environmental work for the United States Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. Kevin has run one marathon and will be 32 at the time of the relay.

Bill Hodge is a law professor at the University of Auckland in New Zealand. He ran on the Endangered Species team with Craig and Barry while on sabbatical in 1991. Being truly insane, Bill has run 80 marathons at last count. Bill will be 60 at the time of the relay.

Andrew Hawley is a second year student at Lewis and Clark. Originally from Pennsylvania, Andrew is one of the strongest runners on the team. The only marathon he has ever run was at the end of an iron man competition. Andrew will be 25 at the time of the relay.

Paul Sanford is a lawyer and senior citizens advocate from Aptos, California. Paul and Craig are both originally from Wellesley, Massachusetts, and have been friends since elementary school. Paul is one of the few runners who wasn't running at all when the phone call came, but he has been training aggressively and promises to be ready to go when the bell rings. Paul has run three marathons and will be 45 at the time of the relay.

Bill Barber is a Lewis and Clark law grad who practices with Rycewicz and Chenoweth in Portland, Oregon. Bill is one of two former college runners on the team, having run track at the University of Georgia. He also has run on the Endangered Species with Barry. Bill, who will be 32 at the time of the relay, has run four marathons, most recently including an 11th place finish at the 2001 Big Sur Marathon.

Karstan Lovorn is a second year student at Lewis and Clark Law School. Originally from Pennsylvania, Karstan hopes to practice in the field of Animal Law upon graduation. Karstan has run one marathon and was a four year letter-recipient for Cross Country and Track at York College of Pennsylvania. He will be 23 at the time of the relay.

Ken Larish is a lawyer with the R.M. Crowe Co. in Dallas, Texas. Ken has been a long-time member of the Endangered Species, and has run two marathons. He will be 35 at the time of the relay.

Janet Steverson is a law professor at Lewis & Clark, specializing in the areas of family law and contracts. Although she has yet to run her first marathon, Janet is a long-time runner who treasures her habitual Sunday-morning long runs. She will be 41 at the time of the relay.

Bob Adler is a law professor at the University of Utah College of Law. A longtime runner and general outdoors enthusiast, Bob has completed ten marathons and one ultramarathon (a 35-mile trail race). Because he trains at the highest elevation of anyone on the team, Bob has graciously agreed to run the entire leg from Jackson Hole up to the Continental Divide (only kidding).

Nancy Duhnkrack (better known as Ned) was a law school classmate of Craig's and is now a permanent clerk for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Portland. Ned has run 5 marathons and will be 46 at the time of the relay.

Andrew Hanson graduated from Lewis and Clark Law School in the spring of 2001. He is now a staff attorney for Midwest Environmental Advocates in Madison, Wisconsin. Andrew demonstrated his insanity by running a 23-mile race two weeks before his first marathon. He will be 27 at the time of the relay.

Rob Mitchell is an environmental consultant from Portland, Maine. He and Craig met when they both worked at the Boston Phoenix in 1980 and have stayed in touch ever since. Rob runs whenever the Maine weather permits. He has run one marathon and will be 45 at the time of the relay.

Todd Trierweiler was a classmate of Craig's in law school. A bankruptcy lawyer by day, Todd is also an avid runner, having run three marathons and several Hood to Coasts. He will be 45 at the time of the relay.

Barb Cosens is an LL.M. student at Lewis and Clark and will join the faculty of the Environmental Studies Program at San Francisco State University next year. She is a trail-running ultramarathoner, but promises not to complain about the pavement across Nebraska.

John Kroger is a professor at Lewis and Clark, specializing in criminal law. He is a former half-miler, has run one marathon, and rode his bicycle across the country on a solo expedition in the summer of 2000. He will be 36 at the time of the relay.

Paul Whitby has run many, many marathons. He is General Counsel and a member (shareholder) of Van Wagner Communications, LLC and manages legal and governmental issues throughout the group of companies controlled by Van Wagner Enterprises. Paul will be 54 at the time of the relay.

Jeff Michael is a computer guru at Nike in Beaverton, Oregon. Jeff is a two-time member of the Endangered Species and is too smart to have ever run any marathons. He will be 35 at the time of the relay.

Jude Pate is a attorney specializing in Indian law in Sitka, Alaska. A Lewis and Clark law grad, Jude ran on the Endangered Species relay team while in law school. Jude is also the founder of the Public Interest Law Project at Lewis and Clark. Jude will be 37 at the time of the relay.

Mike Greenlick was a classmate of Craig's in law school. He is a partner in the law firm of Borg, Strom and Greenlick in Portland, Oregon. Mike has run three marathons, numerous Hood to Coasts, and will be 42 at the time of the relay.

Ken Krenzin is a systems analyst with Lam Research in Fremont, California. He has run on the Endangered Species relay team with Craig and Barry more times than he cares to admit (five, at last count). Ken will be 48 at the time of the relay.

Skip Feist is an old friend of Barry's and Craig's from high school. He is the VP of Finance and CFO of American Biltrite Inc. in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and the CFO of Congoleum Corporation in Mercerville, NJ.. Skip is a steady runner who came out to Oregon with his wife Susan to run the Hood to Coast Relay with Craig and Barry in 1992. He was the only one on the team crazy enough to go for a "fun" run the morning after the relay. Skip will be 45 at the time of this relay.

Dave Cummings is a Tribal Attorney with the Nez Perce Tribe in Idaho, working primarily on salmon recovery and treaty right issues . Dave received an L.L.M. degree in environmental law from Lewis and Clark in 1995 and ran on the Endangered Species team that year. After surviving relays like the Hood to Coast and the Rainier to Coast (in Washington), he is looking for a bigger challenge. Dave will be 35 when he runs his segment, and will turn 36 while the rest of the team is in Indiana.

Grant Nesbitt is a third-year student at Lewis and Clark Law School. He hopes to practice corporate law. Grant is an avid cyclist, has run three marathons, and will be 31 at the time of the relay.

Nick Burns Nick Burns is currently the U.S. Ambassador to NATO in Brussels, Belgium, having formerly served as the U.S. Ambassador to Greece. Nick is also from Wellesley, Massachusetts, and he and Craig have known each other since little league days. Nick has also known Barry since high school. Nick and his wife Libby Baylies founded the Muscular Dystrophy Association office in Athens. Nick was doing no running at all when he volunteered to take part in this relay. He will be 45 at the time of the relay. (Photo)

Nick Hutchins is Nick Burns’ nephew and is currently a sophomore at Millbrook High School in Raleigh, NC. He is running to honor the memory of his brother Andrew, who died from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in 1999. Nick is already an accomplished runner, having run 9:57 for the 3200 meters (approximately two miles) as a high school freshman. This
fall, he qualified for the Footlocker Southern Regional cross country championships as a sophomore. Nick is 16 years old and will be splitting a “leg” with his uncle.

Justin Gericke is a Lewis & Clark Law School alum who works at the Shroeder Law Offices in Portland, Oregon. Justin is a former member of the Endangered Species relay team and ran the Chicago Marathon this past fall. He will be 33 at the time of the relay.

Melissa Powers graduated from the Law School in 2001 and is a lawyer with the Western Environmental Law Center in Eugene, Oregon. She has run one marathon and once took a solo bicycle ride from Berkeley, CA, to Oaxaca, Mexico (but took a ferry over the Sea of Cortez). Melissa will be 31 at the time of the relay.

Tony Green is managing partner of The Pinehills, a 3000 acre new town in Plymouth Massachusetts. He has known Barry since grade school and Craig since high school. A former wrestler and rugger, Tony ran the 100th Boston Marathon in 1996.

Bill Warnock is another second year student at Lewis and Clark. He is from
Memphis, Tennessee, and hopes to practice environmental law upon graduaton
from Law School. Bill has run one marathon and claims to have great dance
moves.

Alison Johnston, Jenny Krenzin, Torry Crim, Spencer Crim and Ryan McCune
are all high school freshmen who will be splitting a “leg” during the last week of the relay. Jenny Krenzin is Ken Krenzin’s daughter and is from Walnut Creek, California. The others are all students at Lake Oswego High School in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Alison, Spencer and Ryan all
ran cross country this past fall. All of these students are also involved in other sports.

John Bradley is a prosecutor with the Multnomah County District Attorneys Office. He has run more than 20 marathons and several ultramarathons. John will be 56 at the time of the relay.
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Barry Wald works for Intel Corp. in Hillsboro, Oregon. He ran in eight Hood-to-Coast Relays before becoming too ill to run. He has twice participated in Cycle Oregon, a non-competive bicycle tour of the State. He is 45 years old.

Elizabeth Wald is Barry's sister. She is a former college athlete who is currently enjoying a sabbatical from the world of employment. She will be 35 at the time of the relay.

Mark Johnston is Craig's younger brother and has known Barry since Craig and Barry were in high school. Mark is a Principal of Van Wagner Enterprises, LLC, a holding company that is headquartered in New York, and that is the controlling shareholder of numerous advertising, sports and real estate companies. Mark, an avid cyclist, is going to ride every mile of the last
segment of the relay, from Cleveland to Boston. He will be 44 at the time of the relay.

Kathleen Minor Kathleen Minor is  about to be a junior at West Linn High School. While she has never done any  formal racing, she plays both Classic soccer and lacrosse and has been
known to go for 10 mile runs on weekends.