There are countless first-timers in the Gate River Run field each year. One that News4JAX met this week, Vidya Ramachandran, said she prepared for Saturday’s race for nearly a year after joining Moms on the Run.
“You set your own goals, and that’s what I wanted to do,” the 50-year-old said of joining the running group.
She said the shift to becoming a runner was prompted by another life change: becoming an empty nester. So far, “V,” as her friends call her, has run three 5Ks. After training for more than six months, she finished the Thanksgiving Distance Classic, which was a very proud moment. She said that helped her feel ready to tackle her first 15K with Saturday’s Gate River Run – a race she’s heard about since she moved to Jacksonville because of her TV station of choice: News4JAX.Vidya said she couldn’t have gotten to this point without the support of her running group—and the friendships she’s made as she put in the miles of training.
“However slow you are, or one day you just can’t get your legs to move, you will have somebody with you to run,” she said. “And it’s not just running. I find they are helping me build on my strength.”Copyright 2023 by WJXT News4JAX - All rights reserved.
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