Marvin King is no stranger to keeping busy.
Besides being a husband and father of three, King serves as an associate professor for political science and senior faculty fellow for the Residential College South— and continues to find things with which to involve himself.
In 2013, as a board member of the Oxford Parks Commission, King along with board members decided they wanted to start a Couch to 5k program. It would eventually become a local community running club called Run Oxford.
“We wanted something for the community, and running is great exercise,” King said. “There is a strong tennis community here and we felt runners needed the same thing.