“The freedom that we have comes with a cost.”
That is from Derk Grooten who is holding his 11K on Remembrance Day Run starting bright and early at 2am.
Grooten, who is originally from the Netherlands and is a veteran himself told MyPGNow.com the run is being expanded elsewhere.
“We have people in Victoria running and also, yeah, that’s going to happen again. And we’re also going to have somebody running in Smithers this year. And my daughter finally was able to run and she’s going to run at the same time in the Netherlands.”
“But I wanted to do something more physical, I came up with an 11 km run which is just physical enough to be able to complete in a in a reasonable time, gives you a good workout, that for sure.”
He added taking a moment to reflect the sacrifices made by soldiers is the right thing to do.
“I’m a veteran, and I’m a younger veteran. I think in this time and age where a lot of conflicts are around the world, it’s very important to keep remembering that the freedoms that we have in our country and in many other countries in the world are fought over for by a lot of young men and women. Most of them have given their life.”
Close to 90 people participated in last year’s run in Prince George. It will start at the Aquatic Centre parking lot.
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