In the wake of the Boston Marathon tragedy, UF students will finish the race.
The UF Sikh Students Association and the Surat Fauj Running Club will sponsor a run in solidarity with the Boston Marathon runners tonight.
Runners will meet on the Commuter Lot at 8:45 p.m. for the 1.2-mile run, which continues up Gale Lemerand Drive, right to Museum Road, down Center Drive, across Mowry Road and back toward the Commuter Lot on Gale Lemerand Drive.
Neal Singh, president of the Sikh Students Association at UF, said a run in solidarity with the victims of the attack coincided with his efforts to raise awareness about Sikhism.
“We really just wanted to spread the message that, as Americans, we should take a stand against senseless violence,” the 22-year-old UF psychology senior said.
There will be a candlelight vigil at the end of the run to remember the victims in Boston.
Surat runs in solidarity with the Boston Marathon runners are also taking place in several cities including New York, Chicago and San Francisco.
Harshpreet Kaur Khurana’s cousins were half a mile away from the blasts in Boston. She said she wants to show support to the families affected.
“I’m running to show my support to the families, because I very easily could have been one of those injured,” the 18-year-old biochemistry sophomore said.
Contact Colleen Wright at cwright@alligator.org.
