Community participates in St. Joseph Marathon

By Ashley Luthans

Early Saturday morning, runners from around the area came out to participate in the St. Joseph Marathon.

Beginning at Civic Center Park, the event included a marathon, half-marathon, 10k and 5k race.

Marathon and half-marathon runners took off through downtown St. Joseph starting at 7 a.m., with 10k and 5k runners starting at 7:30.

First-time marathon runner Scott Keegan said that he ran for a cause.

“I’m running for Team World Vision to raise money to bring clean water to people who don’t have it in third-world countries,” Keegan said.

Jaymon Meikle ran his first half-marathon at the event Saturday morning.

“Just to be able to say that I’ve been able to do it,” Meikle said. “I’m excited to give this a go.”

Keegan shared that he believes this event is beneficial for the community.

“I think it’s a good community event,” Keegan said. “It brings a lot of people out here just to get to see, especially, different parts of St. Joe and especially downtown. So I think it’s a great event for the city.”