For those who have been in the Austin racing scene for any amount of time, you have most certainly heard of Lillie Doss. At 84 years old, she has racked up numerous age group wins over the past 15-20 years. I got the chance to talk with Lillie for an extended period of time this August at one of our Summer Twilight Series Track Meets. She had been sick, but her doctor told her she needed to get out and run and it would make her feel better. So what did she do? Came and raced in the 100 and 200 meter dash!
Ms. Doss has raced in numerous 5k’s over the past couple years, and this Saturday will be her fourth since May. We’re excited to have both Lillie and her son Timothy racing in the Inaugural St. John 5K & Kids Mile!
We apologize for not coming but it was raining hard in southeast Austin. Thank you for your support of Lillie. We thought it might be best not to risk running in the rain for Lillie but hopefully everything went fine for the race. We did register so we felt good about the donation.