"The Running Man"
- January 17, 2014
- / Leon Martin
- / community-dashboard
"My name is Randy, but people call me 'The Running Man' because I really love to run. I have worked as a maintenance man at the Pensacola Naval Air Station for 36 years."
Congratulations on your long career! How many miles per day do you run?
"I run by the hours so I don't know how far I run, I just run for America. I carry two U.S. flags. The flag on the top is for all of the living Americans and the flag on the bottom is in honor of those who have died. I always wear my flag hat. If a fire truck, police car, or bus full of kids come by I always give a salute. "
As I am standing on the roadside talking with him, The Running Man receives numerous honks and waves from motorists.
Do you appreciate the response you get from people?
"Yes, sir. Everyone is my friend. The best thing is, if a funeral comes by, I give them a salute and a bow because everyone has a soul you can appreciate and I run for them."
Every Friday, we’ll have a portrait from Leon Martin, the shutterbug behind The People of Pensacola.
Come back next week and look for it. And visit https://www.facebook.com/Humansofpensacola for more of the people who Pensacola what it is.
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