TONY PHILLIPPI
Main Maniac / Race Director
Tony ran track and played soccer in school. After a short hiatus from running, he returned to the running world and hasn’t stopped since. In May of 2003, Tony and two friends started what is now the largest marathon running club in the world, called the Marathon Maniacs. In 2009, they started the Half Fanatics, and since then the clubs have grown to over 34,000 members throughout the world. In 2006, he also teamed up with Databar Inc. to create Databar Events!
Tony has run all distances, with over 300 Marathons under his belt. He is a 9-time Ironman finisher and run over 20 consecutive Boston Marathons. He enjoys training on the trails at Pt. Defiance and coffee with friends, maybe a beer too.
SHERRY CLARKE
Race Director
Sherry is a born and raised Washingtonian who grew up surrounded by a family full of runners. She has always loved running but she began taking the sport more seriously after having kids, using it as a way to stay regularly active. Sherry enjoys the half marathon distance the most, but also loves the adrenaline rush that comes with racing shorter distances.
When she’s not running, she enjoys spending time with her husband and two young kids, cooking, playing tennis, hiking and camping, and watching movies.