Clackamas CC president raises thousands for Salem students with 1,400-mile run

Tim Cook arrives to a cheering crowd at Chemeketah Community College on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, marking his tenth stop out of 17 Oregon community colleges. (HAILEY COOK/Salem Reporter)
Tim Cook arrives to a cheering crowd at Chemeketa Community College on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, marking his tenth stop out of 17 Oregon community colleges. (HAILEY COOK/Salem Reporter)

A 1,400-mile running journey is bringing thousands of dollars to help Chemeketa Community College students in need.

Tim Cook, the president of Clackamas Community College, hung up his running shoes Thursday after completing a 52-day odyssey visiting every community college in Oregon on foot. 

He crossed the finish line at Columbia Gorge Community College in Hood River, having run essentially a marathon daily for almost two months.

The feat was intended to raise money and…

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