Todd Herrett

Family:

Todd Herrett, wife April, son Nic and daughter Kelsey have been residence of Kennesaw, Cobb County since December 1992. Todd, April and Kelsey are avid runners, members of the Atlanta Track Club and participate in Atlanta area road races throughout the year. Kelsey is a student at Kennesaw Mountain High School and runs on the high school Cross Country and Track teams.

What is your background in running?

Todd has been running since 1975 when he began running for his high school team in Ohio. Todd ran both Cross Country and Track in high school and went on to run 2 years at Eastern Michigan University. After taking a few years off while starting a family and relocating with his 20 year career with PepsiCo, the 1996 Olympics motivated Todd to start running again and has been running ever since.

What other organizations, teams or activities are you involved with?

Todd shares his love for running by coaching several years for Kennworth Track Club where he coached distance runners and high jump until his daughter Kelsey entered high school. He takes great pleasure in watching some of his past athletes excel at both the high school and college level. Todd remains active as a “motivator” to the KMHS boys and girls Cross Country teams and is often seen on the trails of Kennesaw Mountain helping set the pace with the high school athletes.

What is your favorite running trail?

Says Todd about Kennesaw Mountain Park; “We are truly blessed to have such a wonderful place as Kennesaw Mountain to run, walk and take in the beauty of the outdoors.”