Aaron Martens is ready to run

His months of training almost over, Bassmaster Elite Series pro Aaron Martens says he is ready.

His months of training almost over, Bassmaster Elite Series pro Aaron Martens says he is ready.

He’ll take on a 21-mile share of a 199-mile relay run from Miami to Key West, Fla., on Jan. 6-7, as a member of the Racing Fish Heads, a team registered to take part in the Ragnar Relay Series event. His wife, Lesley Martens, who ran last year in the same event, is another member of the 11-runner team captained by Eric Lopez, director of site operations for B.A.S.S. — and an avid runner.

In his new Bassmaster.com blog, Martens said that to benefit a charity, he’ll be set up next week to ask for people to sponsor him in his debut as a runner. The charity he’s selected is Tackle the Storm Foundation, to which many Elite pros have donated jerseys for auction