JOHN GARRISON
MEMORIAL AWARD

John Garrison almost became synonymous with Hospital Hill Run. That sort of happens when you have participated in all but the very first Hospital Hill Run. We lost John in 2022, just a couple of months after the 49th Annual Hospital Hill Run. John passed doing what he loved, running. 

John was a friend and mentor to hundreds of runners in the Kansas City area, along with his two daughters, Laura Marriott and Marty Garrison who would become accomplished runners in their own right. At his funeral, Marty would say that her dad would never say “Good Luck” before a race, but rather, “Run Well.”

John’s fastest Hospital Hill Half Marathon time was 1:12, so we will honor the 1120th finisher in the 2023 Hospital Hill Run Half Marathon.

The John Garrison Memorial Award will be presented at the Half Marathon Awards Ceremony race day. 

The winner will receive the following:

  • A John Garrison Memorial Award
  • A pair of Saucony Shoes, Compliments of Saucony
  • A 50th Anniversary Commemorative shirt
  • A pair of 50th Anniversary Commemorative Socks
John’s family and friends all agreed, the more kids who ran, the better, and we want to help make that possible for kids in the Kansas City Missouri School District.
 
If you wish to help that endeavor, click this link here to make a donation to The Kansas City Missouri Public Schools Education Foundation, and in the “Note” box type, “John Garrison” and your donation will go to help a KCPS student athlete runner buy shoes for their running sports.
 
 

Godspeed, John, we miss you already, and the race will never be the same without you.

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