FORT WAYNE, IN - On October 12, 2008, Indiana State Police Senior Trooper Jason R. House participated in and completed the 31st Annual Chicago Marathon which was held in Chicago, Illinois. House, a 13 year veteran of the State Police, began running seriously four years ago when he joined a running club in Fort Wayne as a way to stay in shape. This past July, he joined the newly formed running club in Bluffton called Ouabache River Runners. This group currently has approximately 25 members, of which, House's wife Lisa and their two sons, Logan (7) and Ryan (4) are members.
House had run six mini-marathons in that time and felt that the "mystique of the marathon" inspired him to start training for this year's Chicago Marathon. He began an intense 18 week training regiment for the 26.2 mile run with his ultimate goal of "not only to finish, but to do so in less than four hours". House can boast that his goal was achieved as he was the 5681st to finish out of a field of 31,348 participants, and he did so in a time of three hours, fifty-six minutes and twenty-four seconds.
House is currently assigned to the Indiana State Police post in Fort Wayne and patrols both Adams and Wells counties. He encourages anyone with an interest in joining the Ouabache River Runners to contact its president, Mac McAvoy at (260) 450-1071 or online at teamorr.ning.com.
Source: Indiana State Police
