On April 19, 1995,
a great wrong was done in Oklahoma City. However, on this day in April
the forces of fear and hate were beaten by love and compassion.
The Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon is a race that is not about running—it is about life.
168 banners line the marathon course, one for each victim. Those
banners serve to remind us as we run that we have been given the gift
of life and that it is too precious to waste.
This is what the Memorial Marathon is about: realizing the preciousness
of time, valuing one another, taking life as it comes and making
something magic from it. Celebrating Life.
You don’t have to be a runner to participate in the Memorial Marathon.
All you have to do is change the world you live in one moment, one
opportunity, one person at a time.
It is not about running—it is about living.