OLLI at Drake Featured Course

A Lifetime on the Run with John Liepa
Tuesdays, October 7, 14, 21 10:00 a.m., $45

A lifelong “gym rat;” a competitive high school and university athlete; and a serious and devoted runner and race director for over 55 years, your instructor will share with you stories of memorable places, people, and adventures he’s had in the US, Canada, Eurasia, and Europe. Imagine running with – slightly behind – a female Olympic Gold Medalist at Boston; or being chased by a momma bear at Leech Lake, Minnesota; or trying to “look ahead” while running through a nudist/ naturist beach in Denmark; reconnecting with 2,000 years of history and relatives in Riga, Latvia; working out with his daughter, Hillary (an Indianola/Iowa State athlete and runner) at Lake Ahquabi State Park; and many, many more adventures. Note: This is not a technical training nor a ‘numbers’ course, although some of that will be necessary and limited.

John will have the acclaimed author, Florence Williams, joining one of the sessions via Zoom from Washington State to discuss the messaging in her book The Nature Fix.