Susan Clayton told her story to producer Shweta Watwe for an episode of The Daily Rally podcast. It has been edited for length and clarity.
They say your life flashes before you, and it doesn’t really flash, but moments pass in front of you. And one of them was, “I’m not gonna be able to do my 12 miles tomorrow.”
I live in Baltimore, Maryland, and I was born and raised here in Baltimore. I am an inventor and business owner of a mitten called White Paws Run Mitts.
The 2021 Boston Marathon decided that they were gonna have a virtual Boston Marathon. I decided I was gonna do it because I was like, I’m never gonna qualify any other way, so I’m gonna do this virtual marathon. I’ve done lots of half marathons, but this would’ve been my first marathon, so I was super excited.
It was in the summer and it was actually four days before my birthday. I was leaving work. The sun is starting to set, but it’s not completely dark. It’s sort of like that glory time of the day when you want to be outside after work, and you want to go and hang out with your friends, maybe sit and have a cocktail.
I was…
