“[Arbery] loved to run,” Jason Vaugn, Arbery’s high school coach and one of the organizers of the run, tells Runner’s World. “He loved to do it. It cleared his mind and it helped him make sense of the world. Unless it was pouring rain, he was running.”
, the 25-year-old black man was running near Brunswick, Georgia, when a father and son—both armed—chased him down, thinking he looked like a suspect in a string of break-ins. The investigation and legal actions are ongoing. On May 6, video of the shooting was released, which brought the story squarely into the public eye, and the district attorney announced plans to convene a grand jury.for Arbery’s family with the idea of doing a virtual run in Arbery’s honor.
“[Arbery] loved to run,” Jason Vaugn, Arbery’s high school football coach and one of the organizers of the run, tells. “He loved to do it. It cleared his mind and it helped him make sense of the world. Unless it was pouring rain, he was running.” For the run, organizers are asking runners around the world to dedicate 2.23 miles—the numbers represent the date that Arbery was killed—of their run to Arbery and his family. Once runners complete their run, they are asked to share photos and messages on social media using the hashtag“We are calling runners across the nation and the world to find your favorite route, your favorite neighborhood, favorite park, the treadmill, wherever you do your routine, and come together and dedicate 2.
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