Free St. Louis Unity Run for Boston Is Saturday

What better way to honor those injured Monday in the Boston Marathon bombing than by getting out for a run? 

The St. Louis Unity Run for Boston will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in Forest Park. The three-mile course will start at the Forest Park Visitors Center.

The free event is sponsored by the Saint Louis Track Club. The run is open to children and adults.

According to the Fleet Feet St. Louis Facebook page, Amy Marxkors will be reading her piece "For Boston" at the event. 

See our previous coverage:

• Wash U Terrorism Students Discuss Monday's Events
• Runners from U City Area Describe Chaos in Boston
• University City Reacts to Boston; Share Your Thoughts
• Boston Marathon Explosion: University City Runners Were There