Augusta Half Marathon

The Augusta Half Marathon is this Sunday, and I for one will be participating. This is the second annual iteration of this half marathon and a great thing the city has going for it. There is only one thing missing from this event. If you look at the anticipated start list, there is someone missing. Someone who really should be on that list. Alphabetically going down we have four different Coopers from the local area, Jacob and Brenda Cooter, aged 73 and 63 respectively, and then a Tera Corbrari coming all the way down from New York. Where is Deke Copenhaver, Augusta's mayor? The same Deke Copenhaver who was highlighted with the cover story of CSRA Active Magazine's inaugural issue? This is a man who, according to that article, runs four to six miles, three days a week, and hits the gym three other days each week. He can't double his mileage one day out of the year to participate in a major Augusta event?