Karen Downey's Album: Wall Photos

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I have so many memories of Jill. I first met Jill through Team in Training where we were roommates in San Francisco. This was only my 2nd marathon and I was so excited to speak with Jill on her training and how she ran sooooo fast. I was ready to take notes from my running hero! I soon realized Jills running was just about having fun and spending time with friends and if you train hard you can play harder and fast times will come naturally. After meeting her, I qualified for the Boston Marathon. I thank her for that. Jill and I went on over 15 trips together to run races – NYC, Boston, Virginia Beach, Chicago, Puerto Rico, Steamtown, Marine Corps, Trinidad, Tobago……the list goes on and on. The special race we did each and every year was the Streetsville Bread n Honey Race. We would run the 1km kids race with Kayden and Ryder, then run the 15km race and then off to the fair to hit some rides. I think this was Jills favourite race as she loved running with K. Jill was the best mom. Her face always lit up when she spoke of Kayden. She went from my running hero to my mom hero! I will miss her
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