FILE - In this April 17, 2017, file photo, runners head down the stretch to the finish line in the 121st Boston Marathon in Boston. “A virtual Boston race that invites everyone is a reason to celebrate,” said Maria Arana, a marathoner and coach in Phoenix. It also comes as the Boston Marathon and other big-city races are struggling to stay afloat during the pandemic and looking for creative ways to keep runners engaged online. Grilk said the in-person race, if it comes off as scheduled on Oct. 11, will have a reduced field to help keep athletes and spectators safe. It's not the same as the actual Boston Marathon, and it doesn't devalue” the experience of those who meet strict qualifying standards for a chance to line up in Hopkinton, Massachusetts.

When American running legend Bill Rodgers won the first Gate River Run, he went out and ran the course a second time: to get in some more training. Having run the "Gate" numerous times, somewhere in the middle of the pack, it's as much of a social event as anything else. That's the Gate River "Run." People love to run the Gate and around the country and the world, the running community knows about the Gate." In fact, in the early ‘80's the city make the run part of "River Day" that included a full celebration of the river on the North and South banks with festivals, concerts and the like.