Author: AJ Johnson

On September 24, 2024 I met sweet Abby at the Coffee House at 2nd and Bridge. She reached out through a Facebook post on the Franklin Road Runners page. This was not a great location to shoot with a boom mic. I wish I had a lav to get her audio better isolated, but hindsight…

Suzanne is an athlete in every sense. She is a 2:48 marathoner and 1:22 half marathoner. She is a leader in the run community and especially the Franklin Road Runners. Prior to the 2013 run group merger she was one of the Team Weber speedsters. On September 24, 2024 she invited me in to her…

On September 20, 2024 I was able to meet up with Leslie at her home. Leslie was one of those people that I knew of but didn’t know too well. I would see her on all the group runs and local races but that was about the extent of our relationship. She loves to talk!…

On September 18, 2024 I met Ken in his home. He was a bit reluctant at first. Ken and I used to run a bit at the group runs back in the day. I am so glad he said yes, because his was one of those interviews that really helped move the story. He is…

On September 17, 2024 I was invited to the Austin-Young home to gather more of stories of Seth. I was greeted by two beautiful Labs and we decided on the sunroom that had tons of natural light. This was my first interview after I bought a used Canon R5C. The original goal was to buy…

Patricia solicited Pastor Corey Howse and Deacon Anthony Fleming to be interviewed and they agreed. On September 13, 2024, I took a short drive down Clayton Arnold Road to a church I have passed by 100 times before. I had just got my Godox 150s delivered so I was excited to have a properly lit…

September 5 and the promise of this date sparked life back into this project. I believe we had it scheduled prior to the 2024 Franklin Classic, but I am just going by memory at this point. I met Seth’s wife, Patricia, and son, Seth Jr. or Seth Andrew at his house in Franklin while Seth…

July – August were the dog days of this project. I was contacting everyone I could think of. Some said sure, but didn’t commit to a time. Some were enthusiastic at first and then I didn’t hear anything back. Some didn’t even get my Facebook messages (check your “other folder,” people!). I grew increasingly frustrated,…

On June 10, 2024, I texted Seth and let him know about my desire to do a film project with the Franklin Road Runners. On June 22, 2024, the day after my interview with Michelle, I joined Seth and the rest of the Franklin Road Runners for their Saturday at Pinkerton Park. I had to…