Memphis to Peoria: St. Jude runners begin 465-mile relay
Runners left the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital campus for a 465-mile run from Memphis to Peoria, Illinois, on July 30. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Neon green became a symbol of hope, resilience and community at this year’s 465-mile Memphis to Peoria Run, which kicked off on the campus of St. Jude Children’ Research Hospital on Wednesday, July 30.
The annual relay begins with a drive from Peoria, Illinois, which is home to The Jim and Trudy Maloof St. Jude Midwest Affiliate Clinic — St. Jude’s first satellite clinic.
About 200 runners, some sporting neon-green running shoes, shorts or laces, convened at the starting line on St. Jude’s Downtown campus to kick off the four-day run back to Peoria.
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Aisling Mäki
Aisling Mäki covers health care, banking and finance, technology and professions. After launching her career in news two decades ago, she worked in public relations for almost a decade before returning to journalism in 2022.
As a health care reporter, she’s collaborated with The Carter Center, earned awards from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists and won a 2024 Tennessee Press Association first-place prize for her series on discrepancies in Shelby County life expectancy by ZIP code.
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