Marines and other military personnel will run early Sunday through Kent as part of the \u201cAlways Brothers for One Mind Run\u201d fund-raising event.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Runners will pass through Kent at about 2:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 11 at Foster Park, South 259th Street and 74th Avenue South, according to city officials.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“Always Brothers\u201d is a group of Marines, accompanied by soldiers, sailors, airmen, family and friends, who will run a 100-mile ultra-run to honor the fallen U.S. service men and women from the state of Washington and to raise money for \u201cOne Mind for Research.” Communities are invited to greet runners as they pass through.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The run will begin at Leschi Marina on Lake Washington at 6 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, and will follow a route that will continue into south King County, Pierce County and back into Seattle where it will end at the Seattle Center and the iconic Space Needle at approximately 9 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 11.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The group is former Marines who served on Presidential Guard Duty, stationed at Marine Security Company Camp David or the White House Communications Agency (WHCA). What started out as a handful of former Marines now encompass veterans from all branches of the military, civilians, friends, and family members.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Each year they run 100 miles to raise awareness and funds for the families of fellow veterans. This year the run is in Washington State and coincides with the Marine Corps’ Fourth Annual Marine Week activities, Aug. 5-11 in Seattle. Proceeds from the run will be donated to One Mind for Research, a non-profit organization that supports the treatment and research of brain disease such as post-traumatic stress (PTS) and traumatic brain injury (TBI).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Some runners will run the entire 100 miles while others will run as part of a team, with each team member running 5-to 25-mile legs. Participants will stick together the entire way, raising awareness of brain diseases and the stigma associated with them.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n