Runners share their marathon motivations.from @runna

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I ran today for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention in honor of my late brother-in-law, Drew. I ran today, in honor of my dad. My dad died eleven years ago with multiple myeloma, better I wanted to do this in honor of him. This was my first marathon, and so I didn't think I was gonna make it, but tier we are. Last year, I got diagnosed with, type two diabetes, which is a big wake up call for for myself. I've not been taking care of my health seriously. I wasn't showing myself, the love and respect that I need to show myself and got that diagnosis. So I wanted to change my life and just start moving more, and, we did it, Joe. I am currently celebrating my one year post brain surgery. So that was my why for today. This time last year, I was still in the hospital, and I am just enjoying every second of being alive and being here. Because, Because, I took the challenge on and because I'm old and I wanted to do the Chicago marathon. I've done other marathons, but this is a big deal. I'm so grateful to be here and to have done it. Thank you, hon. No I am a back of the pack runner and what they would consider to best, over a plus size woman who's also black. And so I wanted others that good like me to recognize this is something that they can also achieve as well. I ran the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention in honor of my brother Nick who died by suicide five years ago. I ran today for my family, my friends, my loved ones, and to show people that good like me that when life... Oh. Life's still good up. You gotta do what you gotta do to keep going. I rank for Tourette's Action UK. My cousin has Tourette's, so... Yes. I'm going through and running all the world majors, but I also changed my life after COVID and went from from three hundred twenty seven pounds and then started walking and losing weight and getting healthy. We rank 14 Worse Vision no raise money for clean water for other kids around the country. It was a very, very tough day. We got passed by the sweeper at mile 10, and we almost gave up. The kids that tier running for, that they don't have the option to stop, that they have to walk that every day to go get water that sometimes isn't even clean. So we had the option, and we didn't wanna do it. We wanted to do it for them. I ran today because this is my hometown, Chicago. I'm celebrating my eightieth birthday. It's my fifty third marathon. Love the city.