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Family of Sally Meyerhoff to Attend Sunday's
More Magazine | Fitness Magazine Women's Half-Marathon
2010 Champion Meyerhoff died in a cycling accident in March
New York, March 31, 2011 - Less than a month after a bicycling accident
took the life of national-class marathoner, Ironman triathlete, and 2010
More Magazine | Fitness Magazine Women's Half Marathon champion Sally
Meyerhoff, her parents, Cindi and Tom, along with her younger sister
Samantha will honor her by attending and participating in this Sunday's
race in Central Park, it was announced today by New York Road Runners
officials.
Samantha, 21, a junior and a member of the St. John's University track and
cross country teams, will run the 13.1-mile race wearing bib 134, the
number her sister wore when she finished 27th in the ING New York City
Marathon 2010. Her parents will be watching and cheering for the 8,000
runners expected for the women's-only race, and they will present the
inaugural "Meyerhoff" award to the champion.
"Sally and I were unbelievably close, and she always wanted me there to
support her at her races," said Samantha. "Running this race in her honor
is something I know she would want me to do. She was my inspiration and
motivation and still is. Every day I run, she is with me."
Sally died on March 8 in a cycling accident near her home in Maricopa, AZ.
She was 27. Known for her fiery red hair, often worn in pigtail braids, and
her running skirts, Sally was a favorite of participants and spectators
alike. She was scheduled to defend her title in this year's More Magazine |
Fitness Magazine Women's Half-Marathon.
An NYRR member, Sally won four local events in 2010. At last year's More
Magazine | Fitness Magazine Women's Half-Marathon, she outran 2004 U.S.
Olympic Trials winner Colleen De Reuck to set an event record of 1:14:40
despite bitter cold and rain. She also won last year's Bronx Half-Marathon,
Percy Sutton Harlem 5K, and Henry Isola XC Classic.
"I don't run for just myself anymore," said Samantha. "I run because I know
Sally had more passion for running than anyone will ever understand. She
was an amazing best friend, sister, daughter, mentor, and athlete. If I
become half the person she was, I will feel blessed. I miss her, and I know
I'm not the only one. You're forever in our hearts, Sal."
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