John Melvin has been active in the sports of running and cycling since 1980. He is a veteran of thirteen marathons (3:24:07, in 1986), numerous duathlons, triathlons and hundreds of miscellaneous races of medium to short distances. John was elected president of the Gulf Coast Running Club in 1984 and served terms for two years. John is also the owner of Timed Sports Systems Inc., a company which has provided logistical and manual scoring and timing services for races throughout the region since 1987.