Jamicka Edwards just got done running the Boston Marathon, but now she's set to tackle her seventh 500 Festival Mini Marathon.
Avid runner and Army veteran Jamicka Edwards just finished her first Boston Marathon and is now preparing to run her seventh 500 Festival Mini-Marathon.Jamicka Edwards is an avid runner, Army veteran and a ball of energy.
She just finished her first Boston Marathon, and now, 2024 will be Edwards’ seventh year in a row running the Indy Mini. She moved to Washington, D.C. for a job, but she doesn't miss a Mini-Marathon. She said May can't come soon enough. “It's the track. It's the people. It's the crowd support. Indy goes all out. This is May. I just got chills saying it, thinking about it,” Edwards said. “People see my pictures, but you need to come. Only runners will have the opportunity to go around the 500 Speedway track. Otherwise, you only see it in the movies, on TV. To be able to run it as a runner is just incredible," Edwards said."It won't get old to me.
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