I can’t think of a better way to honor and remember my brother, Scott Ebert (known as “Screamin Ebe” by all his friends) than by running the Marine Corps 10K in his honor. Scott was killed in a car accident on January 15th, 2008 at the young age of 43 and our lives have not been the same since that day. The Marine Corps 10K race gives me and my family an opportunity to run in his memory and raise money for a great cause, Fitness for Survivors.

My brother wasn’t the type to run races (he’d much rather watch a Nascar race!) Often when I’m struggling through a training run I think of Scott and giggle to myself knowing that he’d laugh at me and crack some joke. He’d sip his Budweiser and say something like, “Really now, don’t hurt yourself on my account.”But still, running The Marine Corps 10K in Scott’s memory feels like the perfect opportunity to honor his life and raise money for a great cause –The Knights of Heroes.

My first race was in June 2001, the GBMC Father’s Day 5K when I ran in honor of my Dad who died at the age of 50. Running in my dads honor was a very uplifting experience for me, so after my brother died I asked nephew Tyler, (Scott’s son) to run the race with me, in memory of both our Dad’s. Tyler jumped in with enthusiasm and made me so proud with his positive attitude. Seconds after the finish line, Tyler asked about other races we could register for (the tell tale sign of that happy, healthy runners high). And with that, we had a new family tradition. My mom, step dad and husband participated as well and it was a great, inspiring family day.

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“Whatever your labors and aspirations
in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in
your soul. With all its shame, drudgery, and
broken dreams it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.”
– Max Ehrmann

 

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