Hi, I'm Joe

I'm a Kokopelli from Las Vegas. I met Terri in a store on the Strip in January 2004. She was going to run the Las Vegas Half Marathon and wanted someone to run with. I'd never run before, but I thought it would be a hoot. We hit it off right away and I actually enjoyed the run.

Here's a picture of me and Terri on race morning. Being from the Strip, I was more accustomed to going to bed around this time, but Terri said that runners always get up early. I wasn't sure about this habit, but she assured me that I'd get used to it.

We had a great time running and met someone from Calgary to run with. People saw the maple leaf tattoos on Terri's face and yelled "Go Canada!". I thought it was very friendly of them and decided to become a runner.

And, the medal cinched the deal. I was definitely going to be a runner!

Here we all are after the run! See the fellow on the right. His name is Joe too. Sometimes people call me Little Joe to tell us apart. Mike and Rainy are the other people in the picture.

Any way, after having such a great time, I decided to emigrate to Canada to start my running career and hang out with my new friends.

I want to share the adventures I've been on since I came to Canada and tell you about all the new ones I'm sure I'll be having. Some days I can't believe how different my life is now! I'd never have guessed that I'd be running, skiing, biking, hiking, celebrating holidays, and much, much more with such a great group of people.

Run hard, be strong, have fun.
Joe