The Peyton Johnson Moore Fund is dedicated to sharing and preserving the memory and legacy of the late Peyton Johnson Moore by raising funds to support the Mount Pleasant Track Club, Mount Pleasant Academy, the Semper Fi Fund and other organizations special to Peyton.
Funds are raised through donations and the annual Peyton's Wild and Wacky Ultra (10x5K and 5K) held on the second Saturday of March at Laurel Hill County Park in Mount Pleasant, SC.
Peyton Johnson Moore died at the age of nine in 2013. He was an incredible athlete who loved to compete, but loved to cheer on other even more.
Funds are raised through donations and the annual Peyton's Wild and Wacky Ultra (10x5K and 5K) held on the second Saturday of March at Laurel Hill County Park in Mount Pleasant, SC.
Peyton Johnson Moore died at the age of nine in 2013. He was an incredible athlete who loved to compete, but loved to cheer on other even more.
Peyton was born September 10, 2003 in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, and was a student at Mt. Pleasant Academy and formerly at The O'Quinn School in Mt. Pleasant. He loved sports and being outdoors and was a member of The Mt. Pleasant Track Club, the Charleston Running Club, Charleston Runs, and USA Track and Field. Always wanting to encourage others, he was a supporter of the Injured Marines Semper Fi Fund, and when running, wanted to recognize those who were supporting any event. Not one to sit around, Peyton was also a member of the International Juggler's Association, the Cub Scouts, and was a strong athlete. He was a member of the Mt. Pleasant Redskins Championship Football Team, qualified and competed in the USA Track & Field 2012 National Junior Olympic Championship, and was the number one Javelin Thrower in the State of South Carolina for nine and ten year olds. And, even at his young age, he was an inspiration by serving as a running coach for adults in Couch to 5K, tutored other students, and was the leading scorer on his basketball team this past year. Even with all of Peyton's love of sports from kayaking to swimming, boating to football, he also loved school and his teachers, making straight A's and holding perfect attendance. He was recognized for the Principle's Honor Roll. Peyton's family, however, was number one! He loved to be with his grandparents on their boat, swim off their dock, run with his dad, and camping and spending hours talking with his mama about life and love.
"That whisper of encouragement you hear will be Peyton cheering you on.
Run strong, jump high and throw long!"
"That whisper of encouragement you hear will be Peyton cheering you on.
Run strong, jump high and throw long!"