Above: Runners race through Brunswick Nature Park during the 2011 Run for Ray. 27 February 22 • Brunswick Nature Park TRYT RAY T AR ATIRLA RIUL NRUN In August 2008, local professional skateboarder Ray Underhill passed away after a two-year battle with a chor-doma brain tumor. Soon after, Kelly Barnes, Bobby Brandon, Jim Mincher and John Morgan started Run for Ray, a three-, nine- and 18-mile trail run. They wanted to hold a commu-nity- oriented, grassroots trail run to raise funds to support Underhill’s wife Kerry and their young daughter, Olivia. Organizers modeled Run for Ray after the Uwharrie Mountain Run. Six years later, the race has raised $25,000 and grown to about 280 participants per year. One hundred percent of the proceeds are donated to the Ray Underhill Foundation and a family in need. The 2014 race is scheduled for Saturday, February 22 at the Brunswick Nature Park. Register online at www.runforray.com Clockwise from top left: Uwharrie Mountain Run pottery award; Kristen Smith of Wilmington; Hampstead resident Jason Adams competes in the 2013 Uwharrie Mountain Run; Wrightsville Beach Realtor Bobby Brandon. WBM FILE PHOTO CAROLINA SNAPSHOT SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY WBM FILE PHOTO www.wrightsvillebeachmagazine.com WBM
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