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本帖最后由 lupo 于 2011-8-8 23:57 编辑
图书馆新一期runnersworld看到的故事（爱跑步的人谈911的经历）：
THE WIDOW: The Call From Flight 93
By Lyz Best
Photograph by Michael Lewis
There is truth to the saying that there is a story behind every runner. My story is that I am a Flight 93 widow. My husband was Jeremy Glick. He was my high school sweetheart, my husband of five years, and a doting father to our daughter, Emmy, who was just 11 weeks old when her father died on a day burned numbingly into my memory
On the morning of September 11th, Jeremy boarded United Airlines Flight 93 from Newark, New Jersey, for a quick business trip to California. Less than an hour into the flight, he called to tell me his flight had been hijacked. We spoke for nearly 30 minutes, and during that time he and the other passengers put together a plan to try and take back the plane from the hijackers. Jeremy told me that he was going to attack the hijacker who was guarding the passengers in the rear of the plane. As I had been watching the events unfold on television that morning, I told him he had no choice but to do it and to be strong and that I loved him. He told me he loved me, too, and to stay on the line because he would be right back. I waited and waited, but he never did come back.
Only later that morning did I learn that the plane had crashed in rural, western Pennsylvania. All 40 passengers and crew aboard were dead.
Before that day, I had been an occasional runner. I ran a few days a week, when I could fit it into my schedule. I ran for fun. I ran for fitness. I would even say I ran for vanity, often starting an intense running regime before swimsuit season. I have always been athletic, but nothing compared to my Jeremy, the superathlete. He was a nationally ranked collegiate judo champion, a bit over six feet tall and 220 pounds of muscle. Yet, when we did run together, he always went at my pace. When we lived in Manhattan, we would run the Central Park loop together. When we moved to the suburbs, we would run the hiking trails behind our house. I loved running with him. I loved how free and invincible we felt. And I loved how much fun we had. Four or five miles would breeze by, and by the end we would typically be laughing so hard that we'd collapse in a field having forgotten why we started laughing in the first place. Then he would get his training face on and say, "Okay, get up. Now we're doing sprints." And off we'd go. He was my own personal trainer.
In the days after my husband died, my reasons for running changed. Running became cathartic. It was the time when I found what little inner peace I could in the chaos that September 11th left behind. It was a time where I connected with Jeremy spiritually. In simple terms, it just made me feel good when nothing else did. Now, 10 years later, running still keeps me balanced. I suffer from anxiety and depression as a result of losing my husband in such a horrific way. I find that on days that begin with a run, I feel better. Still, on many a run, tears accompany the sweat that streams down my face.
Emotions will be bubbling on November 6 when I run the New York City Marathon in honor of Jeremy. I will be one of 21 marathoners who lost a family member on Flight 93, and we'll each have our own story for why we're there. But as a group--the "Families of Flight 93"--we hope to raise awareness for our efforts and those of our partners to complete a lasting memorial where the plane went down, outside the town of Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
This will be my first marathon, and I expect it to be quite a challenge. My belief that I can complete it comes from the strength Jeremy showed when he called from the plane. Knowing that his life was in danger, he whispered into the phone, "Lyzzy, I need you to be happy, and whatever decisions you make for you and Emmy, I will support them. Just be happy." I imagine the 26.2 miles that await me will be filled with memories, smiles, tears, and happiness. I also imagine that with each step I'll hear Jeremy's loving voice filled with pride, encouraging me to push a little harder.
I love you, Jeremy. This one's for you. |
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