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038-066 Shortcuts_SU05 Carmel Magazine 4/25/13 11:21 AM Page 5 SHORTCUTS EVENT Photo: DMT Imaging Run in the Name of Love Dogs are loved too and may participate in this year's Run in the Name of Love 2K walk along Carmel's scenic streets. A 5K run begins at the Sunset Center, and both events end at Scenic Road and 8th Street. nly in Carmel…will you be able to Run in the Name of Love, on O a 5K course that passes gobsmackingly beautiful scenery such as honor someone in their own lives." Love went through the daunting task of obtaining all necessary per- Carmel Mission Basilica, Point Lobos, the vast blue Pacific, Scenic Drive and mits. One aspect of the event was fairly easy, however: the canine part. …can you do a 2K walk with some of those same vistas, plus experi- "When I presented it to the City, Council members broke out in big Pebble Beach. ence the side streets of Carmel-by-the-Sea. …walk that same 2K with your favorite canine companion. A city whose Chamber designates it "Dog Heaven" is a natural for this. grins," Love recalls. Each participant is urged to designate a person to whom they dedicate That's right.The 3rd annual Carmel Run in the Name of Love welcomes their race. "It's a time to pay tribute to someone they love," Love says, "and your pooches. The event has a unique purpose and premise. "Each par- point where runners are encouraged to write a message to the person four-legged friends. But this event is much more than a way to exercise ticipant is encouraged to run in tribute to someone they love," says Race Director Susan Love. Held each Father's Day, the Run was started at the University of Virginia to memorialize Love's son Brian James "B.J." Love, a young Carmelite who lost his life in a snowboarding accident. "I decided to bring the race back to Carmel," says Love, "and expand the concept so that everyone could 44 C ARMEL MAGAZINE•SPRING/SUMMER 2013 lends an opportunity to reflect and remember." A board at the race's end- they have honored and an online "Tribute Book" offers a further way to express that message of love. Run in the Name of Love takes place Sunday, June 16. Proceeds benefit the Big Sur Marathon's JUST RUN® youth fitness program. To learn more and register: www.run4love.org. —Michael Chatfield