Man competing in Los Angeles Marathon to honor late wife’s memory 

One 12 months after his spouse died of a coronary heart assault eventually 12 months’s L.A. Marathon, Ryan Paddock shall be lacing up his sneakers and working to honor her legacy. 

Trisha Paddock was working as a part of a charity staff that was elevating cash for the Asian American Drug Abuse Program eventually 12 months’s half marathon when she collapsed on the end line and died of a coronary heart assault shortly after. She was 46 years previous. 

It was the primary marathon-related demise in 15 years, and whereas Ryan and his youngsters had been barely hesitant about his choice to take part on this 12 months’s version of the race, they felt as if there was no higher approach to honor her. 

“She’s lifeless, however I do know she lives eternally,” stated Ryan Paddock. “Perhaps she’s watching over…angels are supposed to fly and once you’re doing issues for a better trigger, they’re meant that will help you.” 

Ryan has raised greater than $20,000 to this point and says that he'll ensure that he completed a bit slower than Trisha’s run time, saying that she at all times got here first.  

You may watch the thirty eighth working of the Los Angeles Marathon Sunday morning stay on KTLA.

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