Pigs on the Run

Joel Barnhill not only works with the more than 300 charities that partner with the Flying Pig and Pig Works every year, he also organizes the Michelob Ultra Victory Party after the Flying Pig. Joel tells us how he first got involved with the Flying Pig, and ways that charities can still get involved in this year's Flying Pig Marathon weekend.

Every finisher at a Pig Works event has a story behind the training, the tears, the smiles at the Finish Swine. A photo from last fall's Queen Bee event that was posted on the QB Facebook page prompted an email from one of the participants in that photo, telling us the story behind the photo. And it is an amazing story of triumph over tragedy, of sisterhood and the power of having a "posse" to get you through. You will be inspired by the story of four health care workers who finished the Queen Bee despite the odds. 

Bockfest returns for its 30th year in March with a weekend of activities, including the Bockfest 5K, the kickoff of the TQL Beer Series. Steve Hampton talks about the 5K, the weekend's other activities and the history of the Bockfest celebration in this week's Pigs on the Run. 

You've probably seen him on the Flying Pig course and you know him as Elvis, but his real name is Jim Jones and he's been entertaining Flying Pig participants for more than 20 years now. In this edition of Pigs on the Run, Betsy Ross interviews Jim Jones on how he got to be Elvis in the first place, and what being on the course every year means to him. 

This year is the year of storytelling for the Flying Pig Marathon and what better way to start the season by learning the Origin Story of Pig Works CEO Iris Simpson Bush and how she got involved in the Flying Pig Marathon some 20+ years ago.