When not sitting at his computer, Bill is an avid distance runner. His current goal is to complete a marathon or an ultramarathon in every US state and Washington, DC. 18 states are checked off, only 33 to go! Bill has participated in a number of ultramarathons - those runs that are longer than 26.2 miles. He is especially proud of his perfect record of participation in all 13 Megan's Run events, a 24-hour track run to benefit SIDS research.  Over the lifetime of the event, Bill raised more than $30,000 and ran over 1,000 miles. One of his favorite "short" runs is the Steens Rim Run, a 10K run held every August on Steens Mountain southeast of Burns. He boasts a perfect record of participating in each of the 25 events run at 9,000+ elevation!

Bill is a proud member of the Rotary Club of Clackamas, Oregon.  He has presided as club president -- twice!  Bill has 24 years of perfect attendance at Rotary meetings…and counting! Among his Rotary highlights was attending the International Convention in Glasgow, Scotland in 1997 and visiting several Scottish clubs.  Bill attended Rotary's Centennial International Convention in Chicago, in June 2005 while serving as his club's centennial president.  He assisted a new club in West Linn get chartered in April 2006.  In 2009, he plans to attend the 100th Rotary International Convention in Birmingham, England.

Bill sponsors an endowment fund at Clackamas Community College in Oregon City.  The Bill McCracken and Pam Husband Endowment for Child Care provides childcare grants that enable single  parents to attend the college and improve both their and their children's lives.  Bill also funds a scholarship for business students at his alma mater, Boise State University in Idaho. 

Through his Rotary Club, Bill purchased, and had placed in local schools, four Automatic External Defibrillators (AED), to assist people in quickly responding to potential heart attacks.  He also purchased one for the office!