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Margaret's mother died on June 2, 2009. For ten Autumns thereafter we assembled a team, which team we named Sue's Crew in honor of Suzy B., and ran in a 5K dedicated to fighting breast cancer and finding a cure for it. We last ran in 2018. Sue's Crew X was our final go-round.
Sue's Crew X - 2018
Last year, I ran solo in a terrific event that I learned had actually taken place for the past several years, which is the Team ROAR 5K. It honors Donna Karlis, who died in 2017 at just forty-two years young following a battle against metastatic breast cancer. It is a labor of love her husband Michael has put together to honor her memory and to help their two daughters celebrate the hero that their mother was.
This year's Team ROAR 5K at Duke Island Park in Bridgewater Township, New Jersey is Sunday, October 22, 2023. Gun time is 9:30 am. I am running in it again this year and, contrary to my generally anti-social nature, I would love some company. If you are a Sue's Crew alum or you would like to be become one, then reach out to the Missus or to me. The link to register is here. When you register, you should be asked if you want to join a team. Click "Yes" and you should be given the option of joining an existing team, which list of names should include Sue's Crew. If it does not, for whatever reason, do not sweat it. Simply let us know you have signed up.
Here is the plan: Once you have signed up, and ran at least one time previously with Sue's Crew, plan on wearing your Sue's Crew t-shirt on race day. If you no longer have it - or if you are like me and are still struggling with your "Covid-19 15" and it now fits somewhat snugly - then let Margaret or me know what size shirt you need and we will bring one in your size with us on race day. While I do not know whether we have shirts from each of the ten iterations of the Crew, we have quite a few carefully packed away in our basement. It is more likely than not we have one in your size.
Long may we run.
-AK
