Big Sur foundation gets new director

As well as overseeing the organization’s world-class races – the Big Sur International Marathon and Monterey Bay Half Marathon – Priester will be responsible for the organization’s youth fitness programs.

Priester founded the Santa Barbara Track Club in 2012 and has been its Executive Director and Head Coach for the past decade.

His predecessor Doug Thurston held the position for nearly 10 years. Dino Pick, BSMF Board Chair thanked Thurston “for leading our organization through natural disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic and concluding his tenure after organizing our staff and volunteers to produce the most successful race weekend in memory.”