MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Runners in the annual St. Jude Memphis Marathon hit the starting line Saturday morning in downtown Memphis.
More than 22,000 runners were expected to participate. It’s the largest single-day fundraiser for the children’s research hospital.
“I drove through a snowstorm to get down here,” said runner John Amendola, who came from Connecticut to run alongside his brother-in-law for the second year in a row. He says this is his first marathon…