Today I run my 1st 5K race in years. Last time I ran a road race for a cause was in 2018 in Yarmouth, Massachusetts- for a young policeman who was killed from serving a warrant to a person that was believed to have violated a probation. I ran this 5K in support for the great defenders of peace and order.
Today is a bit different. I am running my first ME Strong 5K. When I thought I have shelved my running days, I have decided late last year to revive it. While I am trying to find a purpose of why I should do it again, I started running a few times a week before I go to work and during my days off.
ME Strong 5K is a popular race here in Deland that inaugurated in 2012 which aims to support friends, families, and community members battling cancer. I never knew of it until we moved here from Cape Cod in 2019. I have missed the past three events due to pandemic and I wasn’t at the right frame of mind to run again- at least during those times. But that changed today.
In early December another good friend of mine is diagnosed with Breast Cancer. She is among of my many friends that is currently battling this cruel disease. I already have lost two, a few are survivors; and as of my current count, at least three of my close friends are undergoing treatment.
Today I find the right reason to run a race again; and perhaps in the coming years. This is for the friends and families I lost, who are battling this cruel disease, and most importantly, the ones who survived.❤️🏃🏼
