Runners and walkers across the nation and locally in Baton Rouge laced up their shoes and took to the streets for Boston on Saturday morning.
Jennifer Peters, owner of Varsity Sports and former professor in the E.J. Ourso College of Business, organized a women’s and men’s team to run in the Boston marathon. On April 15, two bombs exploded near the finish line of the marathon, killing three people and injuring more than 170 racers and spectators.
None of the Varsity Sports runners were injured, Peters said.
In solidarity, Peters and Danny Bourgeois, marketing director of The Louisiana Marathon, decided to organize a 2.62-mile run and walk for Boston.
“It’s something that people across the community are doing,” Peters said.
Bourgeois said the run/walk was able to come together so quickly because of the spirit of runners in Baton Rouge.
“The running community in Baton Rouge is well connected and very focused,” Bourgeois said. “The selflessness allows for competitors and associates to pull together quickly.”
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Runners wear stickers on their shirts Saturday, April 20, 2013, during Baton Rouge Run for Boston, a 2.62 mile run organized by several local running clubs to support victims of the Boston Marathon bombing.
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Members of the Louisiana Boston Marathon team stand before a crowd Saturday, April 20, 2013, at the steps of the Louisiana State Capitol for Baton Rouge Run for Boston, a 2.62 mile run organized by several local running clubs to support victims of the Boston Marathon bombing.
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Lieutenant Governor Jay Dardenne speaks Saturday, April 20, 2013, at the steps of the Louisiana State Capitol for Baton Rouge Run for Boston, a 2.62 mile run organized by several local running clubs to support victims of the Boston Marathon bombing.
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People gather Saturday, April 20, 2013, at the steps of the Louisiana State Capitol for Baton Rouge Run for Boston, a 2.62 mile run organized by several local running clubs to support victims of the Boston Marathon bombing.
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A crowd prepares to take off Saturday, April 20, 2013, at the steps of the Louisiana State Capitol for Baton Rouge Run for Boston, a 2.62 mile run organized by several local running clubs to support victims of the Boston Marathon bombing.
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A crowd takes off Saturday, April 20, 2013, at the steps of the Louisiana State Capitol for Baton Rouge Run for Boston, a 2.62 mile run organized by several local running clubs to support victims of the Boston Marathon bombing.
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A crowd takes off Saturday, April 20, 2013, at the steps of the Louisiana State Capitol for Baton Rouge Run for Boston, a 2.62 mile run organized by several local running clubs to support victims of the Boston Marathon bombing.
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A crowd takes off Saturday, April 20, 2013, at the steps of the Louisiana State Capitol for Baton Rouge Run for Boston, a 2.62 mile run organized by several local running clubs to support victims of the Boston Marathon bombing.
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A crowd takes off Saturday, April 20, 2013, at the steps of the Louisiana State Capitol for Baton Rouge Run for Boston, a 2.62 mile run organized by several local running clubs to support victims of the Boston Marathon bombing.
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A man runs with an American flag Saturday, April 20, 2013, during the Baton Rouge Run for Boston, a 2.62 mile run organized by several local running clubs to support victims of the Boston Marathon bombing.
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