I will sing Elvis songs (as long as I’m not going uphill) and if you have a song request, I’ll sing it for you.
“When I do a race, I’m there to make everyone else happy. He stops for high-fives and conversation and couldn’t care less about his race time. If he spots a hound dog in the crowd, he may take time out to belt out, “Ain’t Nothin’ but a Hound Dog.” He turned “Can’t Help Falling in Love” into a runner’s anthem, re-writing the words and titling it, “Can’t Help Running Rock ‘n’ Roll.” If someone asks where his blue suede shoes are, the barefoot runner will stop and launch into Elvis’s hit, “Blue Suede Shoes.” That’s where they are - in his soul, the retired software engineer responds. Chan used to participate in triathlons with former Competitor magazine founder and early supporter of the race, Bob Babbitt, who persuaded him to carry on the tradition. Groups of running Elvi were typical in the early days of the marathon, and runners continue to be entertained by bands performing along the route. In all races since 2014, he has worn his Elvis costume, including a wig with sideburns, white scarf, lei and often carries an inflatable guitar. Chan, 62, has run in 98 half-marathons and two full marathons in the Rock ‘n’ Roll franchise. He is the 21 st runner to have participated in 100 Rock ‘n’ Roll marathons around the world.
More than 25,000 runners from all 50 states and 42 countries gathered in San Diego for the 25 th anniversary event, which included a 5-K on June 3 and a half-marathon and marathon on June 4.Īnother milestone was recorded by Mira Mesa resident Henry Chan, known in running circles as the “Barefoot Elvis.” Chan earned membership in an exclusive club on Sunday. In fact, he told reporters that looking forward to the race helped speed his rehabilitation.Īnother loyal pavement pounder, Melvin Coleman Jr., a military veteran from Greenville, N.C., has carried a flagpole waving a large American flag along the entire 26.2-mile route annually for the past quarter of a century. He didn’t miss a race - even after suffering a broken neck, fractured ribs and losing part of his scalp in a horrific grizzly bear attack in 2005 in Montana’s Glacier National Park. Included among them, Escondidan Johan Otter, 61, who oversees rehab for a physical therapy unit at Scripps Health.
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