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Sports Event Management is our Specialty


We Run Events, LLC is an event management organization specializing in sports management. Located in Kingsport, Tennessee, we manage events in Northeast Tennessee, Southwest Virginia, and surrounding areas, including: the Crazy 8s 8k Run, The Haunted Half Marathon, the Shamrock 4 Miler, The White Lightning Ride, The Johnson City Turkey Trot, and many others. In 2011, We Run Events was also proud to be a part of the Chronotrack timing crew for the ING New York City Marathon. We are eager to use our expertise to make your next sport event a success!

 

 

Hank Brown & Natalie Whitlock

Natalie_HankatBearWe Run Events is owned and managed by the husband/wife team of Hank Brown and Natalie Whitlock.  Hank has finished 7 marathons, including the Boston Marathon.  He is a past-chair of the USA Track & Field Men’s and Women’s Long Distance Running Championships Committees, and served as USA team manager for both the World Cup Marathon in Athens, Greece, and the Yokohama Ekiden in Yokohama, Japan.  Hank founded the Crazy 8s 8K Run, which has produced world records for both men and women, and the Haunted Half Marathon.  He is past president of the State of Franklin Track Club and former contributor to Running Journal.

Natalie has finished 2 marathons, including the Boston Marathon.  She is past-president of the State of Franklin Track Club, and founded the White Lightning Ride and the Santa Special AniMile.  She is an advocate for animal rights, and is passionate about finding a cure for cancer.  Both Natalie and Hank are proud to be cancer survivors.

 

Our Crew

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L-R  Trish McCrary, Sarah Jenkins, Bo Payne, Holly Gebhardt, Hank Brown, Natalie Whitlock, Dennis Miller, Melinda Miller, Kevon McCrary.  Not shown:  Pandy Elkins, Perry Peters, Tracy Peters, Shawna Armstrong, Selena Payne, and David Deere.

 

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