UC 9/11 Memorial Run

2700 Bearcat Way,Cincinnati OH 45221

10 September, 2021

Description

This is the 7th annual 9/11 Memorial run held at the University of Cincinnati. Hundreds are expected to scale the steps of the University of Cincinnati’s Nippert Stadium on Friday, Sept. 10, in memory of the victims of the 9/11 attacks. The seventh annual 9/11 Memorial Run event, organized by UC’s Veterans Programs & Services office, or VPS, and Army and Air Force ROTC detachments, remembers the more than 400 first responders and nearly 3,000 civilians who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the U.S. “The day of Sept. 11, 2001, should never be forgotten,” said Terence Harrison, VPS program manager and an Iraq War combat veteran. “We would like the region to know that our school will never take their sacrifice lightly.” Participants are challenged to climb 2,071 steps in 56 minutes — symbolic of the 110 floors of each of the World Trade Center towers. Registration for the event, which is free to participate in and open to the public, begins on-site at 5:30 a.m. A limited number of T-shirts commemorating this year’s 9/11 Memorial Run will be available; a suggested donation of $10 is requested in exchange. T-shirts from prior years will also be available for a suggested donation of $5. All funds raised will go toward the creation of an emergency relief fund for veteran students. Those who wish to participate without running the stairs will once again have the option to walk a path around Carson Field (the playing surface at Nippert Stadium) or around the top of the stadium stands. “We understand that not everyone has the ability to run up and down stairs for nearly an hour,” Harrison said. “We want to provide more options for those who wish to participate in this solemn event.” Parking in Calhoun Garage will be validated for the first 100 people to pre-register for the event. Any extra parking passes remaining will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. The event begins at 6:46 a.m. and continues through 7:42 a.m. While it takes place earlier than the actual events the day of the attacks, the event is timed in recognition of specific moments from that day