RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Mackenzie Harry, 25, crossed her first 5K finish line at the River City Half Marathon and 5K on Saturday, March 9. Running was something she and her doctors weren’t sure she’d be able to do again after she had surgery to remove a massive brain tumor six months earlier.
“Today for me it wasn’t about the pace or the time,” Harry said. “I mean, I’m very happy I did it in under an hour, but it wasn’t about that. It was about just showing up and doing it.”
It was August 25, 2025, that Harry went to the emergency room after suffering from intense migraines and pressure in the back of her head for four weeks.
“I thought it was gonna be something simple like a spinal tap to drain the fluid,” she said…