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| Lt. Jacob Kruer runs a 5K at Camp Phoenix in Afghanistan. The route is practically an obstacle course, as you'll discover in the article below.. Soldiers at Camp Phoenix will participate in Mt. Vernon's Bittersweet 5K during a "shadow run" — where they run the same race at the same distance and at approximately the same time. |
When you run the Bittersweet 5K in downtown Mount Vernon Oct. 5, you'll
be joined by a group you won't actually see.
The best way to think of them is to imagine they're running behind you.
Not because they're necessarily slower — but because they've got your
back.
Soldiers at Camp Phoenix in Afghanistan will participate in the
Bittersweet 5K during what’s called a “shadow run.” Lt. Jacob Kruer contacted
us a few months ago to ask if we’d be interested in his unit doing such a run
in conjunction with our race. It works like this: they simply run the same race
at the same distance at approximately the same time we do. They’ll even get
Bittersweet T-shirts, thanks to our friends at Surge Promotions, who provided
the shirts at a significant discount. The idea is to give the soldiers a little
connection to home and the framework of an actual race. We will exchange photos
with them so we can both see how each others’ races went. Be sure to stay tuned
to Rockcastle Regional’s Facebook page.
