Some of you might have heard about this, some might not. There was a runner killed on Monday of this last week, January 13th, 2014. Her name was Meg Cross Menzies. If you want to read a bit more, you can find the facebook event page here: #MegsMiles
What I find really interesting about the running community as a whole is this. In a lot of cases, a tragedy like this would have affected the people that knew her, friends and family, and they would have been LESS likely to go out and do whatever she was doing when this happened. But not the running community. Word spread from one runner to another, from people who knew her, to people who had never met her or even heard of her before this tragedy (that would include me). In spite of that, in spite of never having met her, people still committed to run in memory of her, in support of her family. That is what is so awesome and amazing about the running community. They pull together for each other, to support each other and to lift each other up. To see what I mean, just got to the event page, and click on the hash-tagged #megsmiles where you will find hundreds and hundreds of people who ran in memory and support of Meg.
I just want to say a big thank you, and tip my hat to the whole running community, for this true sense of community and caring. You are some of the nicest, friendliest, most supportive people I have met in all my years, and I am glad to be a continued part of the community. Some of us choose to do short races like 5k and 10k, others choose to do a bit longer like half and full marathons. Some of you crazies out there even step up to ultra-marathons. Some participate in team relays like the Ragnar Relay and Hood to Coast, others do triathlons and add a couple of other sports in there. We all seem to do a slightly different mix of things, but we can all understand each other and our passion for running, and we can all support each other, and help each other make it another step, another mile, push for a PR, or just finish. I am glad to be a part of this, and look forward to many more years of running. Thank you all.
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