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The John E. Daley Memorial One One Run honors a man who inspired a generation of runners in Kalamazoo County while linking their charitable passions with Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kalamazoo.  As the development director of Borgess Hospital, John created the Borgess Run for the Health of It in 1980, linking community health with that era’s “running boom.”   The Borgess Run was an instant hit, not only attracting thousands of people to the sport, but also motivating John himself, middle-aged and out of shape at the time, to take up running.  John was also a community leader and supporter of Boys & Girls Clubs. A few years after creating the Borgess Run, John was instrumental in the creation of the annual One One Run in the early 1980s, which has become a community tradition, with proceeds going to that organization. Hundreds of thousands of dollars have been raised through the event to support the Clubs. 

John’s larger-than-life, gregarious presence made him a beloved figure in the running community and the community at large, a presence even more enduring when he became a marathoner.