RUN WITH PIERGIORGIO. STAY TO HEAR HIS STORY. We’re kicking off Carrollton Half Marathon weekend with a group run unlike any we’ve hosted before! Join WGTC for a special run with Italian marathoner Piergiorgio Conti, who traveled to Beijing as an alternate with the 2008 Italian Olympic team and competed as a guide runner at the 2008 Paralympic Games, finishing fourth. 📅 Thursday, Sept. 24 ⏰ 4:30 PM 📍 Meet at the UWG Track We’ll head out together for a run around the UWG campus with Piergiorgio. All paces are welcome! This group run is open to the community. And when the run is over, stay to hear his story. Following our run, Piergiorgio will be the featured guest for The Boundaries of Human Endurance, part of UWG’s Other Night School Sewell Lecture Series. He’ll share stories from his running career and what decades of competition have taught him about the human experience and endurance. 🥂 6:00 PM – Reception 🎤 6:30 PM – Talk 📍 Adamson Hall, UWG Carrollton The lecture is a separate UWG event, and registration is required to attend. 👉 Register for the lecture at: https://giving.westga.edu/the-other-night-school-olympic.../ Run with Piergiorgio. Stay to hear his story. What a great way to kick off Carrollton Half Marathon weekend!