Unique run encourages costume wearing

WinkNews.com, FL, USA
Friday, October 26, 2007

Unique run encourages costume wearing

By Judd Cribbs

Run a Race! Win a Prize!
Story Updated: Oct 26, 2007 at 6:35 PM EDT 

Lisa Rice McGarity has been legally blind since childhood but hasn't lost a 
step in pursuing her passions.

She earned a doctorate degree in chemistry, has been a teacher at Edison 
College for 20 years and is a marathon runner.

"I can't see as well as everybody else," she says. "But I know where the road 
is. I won't say that I've never tripped, though."

A few years ago, the Naples resident decided to do something with her love of 
running and came up with the Halloween Monster Crazy 8-K Run and 2-Mile Fun 
Walk. "What better way to raise money for the Foundation Fighting Blindness 
than to have a road race," she says.

Participants are encouraged to wear costumes and those best attired will win 
prizes. The 8-kilometer run is approximately five miles and is being held 
Sunday morning (October 28th, 2007).

For more information on the race, call 239-434-9786. 


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