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Bob Welbaum - Runner

6/16/2018

 
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Factoids

Home: Centerville, OH
Age: 70
Air Force: MS from AFIT (AF Institute of Technology).  Two tours in Aircraft Maintenance (Charleston AFB and Nakhon Phanom RTAFB), four tours in Procurement (Engine and Aeronautical Equipment System Program Offices at Wright-Patterson AFB; Air Force Plant Representative Offices at General Electric, Evendale, OH, and Rockwell International, Anaheim, CA)  
Cadet Squadrons: 16, 15
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CS-16
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CCS-15
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AFIT
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56 SOW
Civilian: 15 years in the publishing business (Tomart Corp. in Moraine, OH), 13 years (so far) as a substitute school teacher.  Author of five books, edited others
Running: Began running as a sport in 1980. Ran five marathons 1982-85, and have run 14 since 2007, including Boston, New York, Athens, Berlin, Tokyo, Amazing Maasai (Kenya), Great Wall (China), and Thunder Dragon (Bhutan)
Cancer: I lost my paternal grandmother to cancer.  My father had cancer of the esophagus and it indirectly led to his death (the tumor interfered with his heart).  My mother also had non-Hodgkins Lymphoma and survived.


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Bob starts the Thunder Dragon Marathon in the clouds of Bhutan
But that's not all!  ​Click READ MORE for the Real Story ... plus secret recipe for 'Beijing Dump Ling' 
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Even better - Bob finishes!

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The Real Story

No better way to see what Bob's been doing since making airplanes like the B-1 Bomber stay in the air ... than a photo collage.  For one thing, Bob's a professional writer and editor.
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AF career tinkering with airplanes and then ...
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Ask me anything about Disneyana ►
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6th edition ►
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Two children's books and poetry ►
For another thing, he has been working to support education, including in his trip to Africa to run races and support girls education.  
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My calendar to help raise funds for educating Maasai Girls ►
ANYONE NEED A 2018 CALENDAR? I had a great trip to Kenya in July (2017) to support girls' education (by running a marathon).  I was so impressed with the charity, I've taken my best wildlife photos and designed a calendar to support the
​Amazing Maasai Girls Project
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Price is $15 per calendar (includes a $5 tax-deductible contribution to the Amazing Maasai Girls Project) plus $5 per order for shipping.  Order by emailing me at 2018MaasaiCalendar@Gmail.com or through PayPal, using the same email address.
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Plus, Kilimanjaro, of course!
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Keeping on the good side of guys with spears
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Traversing hemispheres
And for another thing, Bob is staying in pretty good shape for a guy his age.
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Making friends with wildlife ... oh, wait, that was at the Jim Henson Studio
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This is all the proof you need. Look at that muscle tone!
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Holding the Boston medal high
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Berlin Marathon finished in the 1936 Olympic Stadium
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Athens Marathon
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Great Wall Marathon - not for sissies
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Promised secret Dump Ling
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Tokyo Friendship Run
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At the Tokyo Marathon what better time to become a self-appointed spokesperson for Doctors Without Borders
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May 2018, on to the Tiger's Nest Monastery in Bhutan
There's lots more, but you get the idea !
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