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  • Miami Runners Holding Silent Run Tuesday to Support Boston Victims

    Posted on April 16th, 2013 admin No comments

    Run to support marathon victims free and open to public.

    Members of the Baptist Health Brickell Run Club will be holding a silent run Tuesday night as a gesture of support for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings.

    Runners will gather at 7 p.m. at the Fortune International Parking Lot at 1300 Brickell Avenue for the 3.5 mile run, which is free and open to the public.

    Baptist Health will be providing bottles of water for all the runners, who are encouraged to wear white or past running event shirts. Special Boston Marathon mock bibs are also being made for runners to wear.

    The club holds the event every Tuesday and generally gets between 300-400 runners, but are expected as many as 1,000 in light of Monday’s tragedy in Boston, event organizer Frankie Ruiz said.

    Ruiz, who is also a co-founder of the Miami Marathon, said he was shocked by the bombings in Boston, which killed three and injured several others.

    “I never would have thought it would happen at the finish line of a race like this,” Ruiz said Tuesday. “That race means a lot so to see the tragedy take place in that scenario, it’s a bit tougher to swallow.”

    Ruiz said he knew many runners competing Monday through the Miami event, which is an official qualifier or the Boston Marathon.

    “For many people, to make it to Boston is a dream come true, it gives a purpose to their running,” he said. “I guess you can call it the holy grail of running, one of the most competitive ones.”

    He said organizers of the Miami Marathon have always had security measures in place for the event, and have had discussions about the type of incident that happened in Boston, but may refine and adjust their security plans in the wake of the tragedy.

    No matter what, Ruiz said, the sport will continue to prosper.

    “Running itself is just going to be that much stronger,” Ruiz said. “A tragedy like this, people are just going to stand up to it.

    “This doesn’t stop us, we’re gonna keep doing what we do.”

    (source)