September 2009
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Gaylord man runs first 5K race in memory of his Sister .
Posted by doncampbellmodels on 24 Sep 2009 | Tagged as: From the Workshop
Gaylord man runs first 5K race in memory of his Sister .
Gaylord runner- Just two more days until race day . 25 years ago I used to run 5 miles every morning . It was rare I would miss a day . Often my sister Sandy who lived next door to us would run with me and we talked about entering our first race together at the Highland Festival Run. Once in a while her son Greg would run with us too.
Sandy went jogging alone one evening and never returned.
She was killed .
I never ran again for 25 years.
This first race of my life will be very exciting but also very emotional.
I will be running with my daughter Nicole , my wife Deb and Nicole’s husband Bill.
I never dreamed I would ever run again let alone run with Deb, Nicole and Bill.
That was a defining moment in my life 25 years ago and I even ended up quitting my job and we moved away.
I always hoped something good would come out of something so bad.
After 25 years a few good things happened over the years and this is one of them. Sandy will be in my thoughts as I run this race on Sat.
25 years ago I was a workaholic but after that I always put Deb and Nicole first and enjoyed everyday. That was another postive thing that happened from this tragedy.
Have a great Thurs.