The running community is absolutely amazing,
but I already knew that!
This morning I ran with two other MRTT ladies for the very first time. Many from our group were either running in the Rock ‘N’ Roll USA Half Marathon or the Lucky Leprechaun 5K, so that left only three of us to brave the early morning darkness for our Saturday morning run. These two mamas are so nice and I can’t tell you how fast my five miles with them went by as we got to know each other! Erin and Jackie continued on for four more miles (totaling nine miles each) after I stopped to join the Cruisers for our weekly run. As a group, the three of us ran 23 miles for Jaime.
MRTT ran for Jaime
I said goodbye to my new friends and took off with the Cruisers for the rest of my run. Jerome printed out purple Run For Jaime ribbons for us to pin to our shirts. On the three mile run from the parking lot to the shoe memorial, we saw so many other runners (many wearing purple – Jaime’s favorite color). My heart danced seeing such love and support for our fellow runner.
Cruisers running for Jaime
Since I stopped by on Thursday, Jaime’s shoe memorial had quadrupled in size with runners from all around the area adding their shoes to pay tribute to their fellow runner.
By the time we got back to the parking lot, we had run six miles. Jerome continued for four more miles which gave the Cruisers a total of 34 miles for Jaime.
Between the Cruisers and MRTT runners that morning – seven friends in total – we ran 57 miles for Jaime. It was the least we could do…
- Questions:
- Did you run miles for Jaime today?
- Did you race today?
- Who’s got fun plans this weekend?
That’s awesome – gives me goosebumps about what an amazing group runners are.
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Just amazing!
Ho corso 12 km dedicandoli alla memoria. R.I.P.
What a beautiful testament to Jaime’s memory. The running community is the best!
I did the Gate River Run 15K today. It was a tough one for me 🙁
We will have a a nice family lunch at an Irish pub, and I will make soda bread and colcannon. We are half Irish so we always try to take a bit of a family day on 3/17.
Congrats on completing your 15K! Here’s to a Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
What a beautiful outpouring of support and love. Yes, I ran 7 miles for Jaime today. I’m glad you got to revisit the shoe memorial again. It’s huge! Awesome! I’m sure Jaime was smiling down on all of the love people were sending up.
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I’m sure you’re right about Jaime smiling down. We saw one of her close friends at the memorial today, and she said that Jaime would be so pleased with the turnout today and how the running community has pulled together.
That shoe memorial is such an outpouring of love. The running community sure does take care of and support its own. I dedicated the 13.1 miles of my half marathon this morning to Jaime.
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I just read that because of the snow forecast, a good Samaritan stopped by and wrapped it in plastic-wrap to protect it from the snow. Amazing!
This is so amazing! I think it was incredible for you to write about Jaime, even though you didn’t know her. I logged 10 miles on Saturday & prayed for Jaime’s family during my run. I’m so glad you raised awareness about this tragic accident so it could virtually bring together runners from all over. <3
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Thank you for the kind words and for running for Jaime.