West Texas Endurance to host 13th Willie McCool run in Lubbock
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West Texas Endurance will host the 13th annual Willie McCool Memorial Half Marathon, 5K & 10K Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Silent Wings Museum.
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The event will begin at 7:30 a.m. in front of the museum located at 6202 N. I-27 north of Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport, according to a news release from the organization. Registration information is available through the organization's website, www.westtexasendurance.com.
A donation will be made to the Willie McCool Scholarship Fund at Coronado High School. Commander McCool, a Coronado High School graduate, was one of seven astronauts who perished in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003.
“It is always an honor to present the Willie McCool Memorial Half Marathon, 5K & 10K in Lubbock," said Ainsley Nelson, a principal of West Texas Endurance. "It gives each of us an opportunity to remember a great man who loved running.”
This year, Nelson said the event will also feature a free one-mile run for the McCool Academy Running Club.
"We hope Willie would be proud to see the kids following in his footsteps, enjoying a run with their friends and maybe, one day, fulfilling their dreams to become an astronaut," she said.
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: West Texas Endurance to host 13th Willie McCool run in Lubbock