“Sixteen miles. It was in preparation for the 1,500 in the 2004 Athens Olympics.”

— Charlie Gruber, information technology consultant, Lee's Summit, Mo.

“Thirteen miles, also for training. I used to run track and cross country for KU.”

— Courtney Gruber, store manager, Lee's Summit, Mo.

“Probably not even a mile, as sad as that is. I'm not a runner. I was home-schooled, so I never did the whole gym class thing. Anytime I've tried to go running I haven't been a fan. Too much work.”

— Tera Ruder, manager, Lawrence

“Thirteen miles for a half marathon, but that was a long, long time ago. It was really tiring, but fun. It would be nice to be in that kind of shape again.”

— Dave Johnson, engineer, Lawrence