Overview

• Durham has completed six full marathons, including the Kentucky Derby Festival, Chicago and Boston events, before earning his All-Guard qualifications.
• The May 4 trials in Lincoln, Nebraska drew more than 180 runners from 47 states, three U.S. territories and the District of Columbia, culminating in Kentucky Guard’s first team championship.
• He met the time standards to join both the All-Guard Marathon and Endurance Teams, ensembles created to advance physical readiness and esprit de corps among National Guard members.
• Serving as area engineer on the Louisville VA Medical Center mega-project, Durham embodies the citizen-soldier model by balancing a federal engineering role with elite athletic and military commitments.
• He credits a local running community for his development and advises new runners to prioritize consistency, listen to their bodies and make recovery a priority.