During each lap, participants ran while holding a photo of the first responder being remembered.
Putting on the event was easy, thanks to overwhelming support from the community, Holland said. The Powhatan Fire Department managed fundraising—all donations made at the event went toward the supporting local first responders—the Powhatan High School provided the venue, and food and drinks were donated by community members.
When Holland arrived at the track a little before midnight on September 11, “it was like a Fourth of July picnic,” he said. Even at the late hour, dozens of teens and adults had shown up carrying flags, including a high school student who is planning to join the Army after graduation. Though the teen had never run more than two miles, he finished 10 miles alongside Holland.
Throughout the day on September 11, sports teams and students from Powhatan High School came out to run a few laps with Holland.At the start of every lap, a photo of a 9/11 first responder was displayed on the scoreboard. When the sun came up and the screen was no longer visible, photos of the victims were printed out and carried by the runners.
“Each lap, we thanked that individual for his or her service,” Holland said. “It was emotional. I think it meant a lot to our local first responders who were there.”Throughout the day, Holland was joined by upwards of 70 people at once on the track, which buoyed him through the rough patches of the run. “It’s nice to have a huge group of EMS workers around at an event like this,” Holland said. “At one point, they pulled me off to take my blood pressure, just to make sure I was doing alright.
as Holland finished his final laps. After he completed number 343—in a little over 19 hours—the crowd whooped. The first responders gave Holland an IV drip to rehydrate afterward, plus a potassium-rich shake. Holland wasn’t sure how much money was raised that day, but he said that all the proceeds went toward helping fund Powhatan’s volunteer fire and rescue departments.
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