At this race stripping off layers is a requirement. Runners discard layers midrace so they can be donated to homeless shelters. In 2019, they collected 1,700lbs of clothing, and this weekend, they hope to collect even more.
Jan 6, 2019Fifteen years ago on a Tuesday, when now 30-year-old Katie Gregory was in high school, she was going around her hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina, with her family when they noticed a man feeding a group of homeless people. Her mom went up to the man, Arthur Hatton, and asked how they could help.. “It was very grassroots and rogue. We’re not in a shelter—we’re literally on the streets.
After helping their new, formerly homeless, friend pour drinks and serve food to their community, Gregory and her family became hooked on giving back. She hasn’t missed many Tuesdays with Arthur since. The more she served the people in her own backyard, Gregory grew a greater understanding of them. She let go her prior assumptions about many of these men and women and instead began to see people who had a lot more in common with her than she thought.Photo courtesy of Katie Gregory
“A lot of them really have the same background you and I do,” Gregory said. “They may have just had a spell of bad luck and maybe not the support system I have to get me back on my feet. Some of them are living paycheck to paycheck and value the little things we take for granted, like a pair of socks or gently-used pair of shoes.”New York City Marathon
and other races over the years, Gregory had experienced the tradition of wearing outer layers and stripping them off midrace. Usually, race organizers donate these clothes to charities and homeless shelters. Knowing that, Gregory wanted to expand the work she and others did every Tuesday to a larger scale to spread awareness.
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