Alec Isabeau "Doc" is a person of tremendous energy, all of it positive, and infectious. There has hardly been an event, including especially the regularly scheduled workouts, that hasn't been under his energetic leadership for years. He has a deservedly loyal clientele of Empire Runners at his practice in Rohnert Park where stories of his expert diagnoses and treatments are well founded. He has been president of the club several times, and the guiding influence behind many of the club's activities. For years he was also one of our top competitors (famous for finishing second!) but in recent years he has devoted more of his time to mountain climbing, a sport he has introduced to many Empire Runners, and, typically, one he excels at. He still leads a Monday night workout from his house, and is still often the leader of the pack for the Thursday runs, but weekends now often find him out of town in the mountains, introducing yet another runner to the joys of climbing.