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Memorial service for Austin runner
Competitors in the Dallas White Rock Marathon will be reminded of an Austin runner as they pass the spot where she collapsed and died during last December’s race.
A plaque honoring Erin Lahr will be placed in a garden outside the Baylor Institute for Rehabilitation, 909 N. Washington Ave., during a memorial service at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16.
Lahr, 29 at the time of her death, collapsed without warning at the intersection of Swiss and Washington avenues, the 23-mile point of the race.
She had been keeping a brisk 8:20 pace and hadn’t shown any signs of distress before she fell, according to a friend who was running with her earlier in the race. The death saddened and shocked the Austin running community.
The plaque, which reads “May the footprint she left keep her spirit running on,” is meant to honor Lahr and inspire future runners as they finish the last few miles of the marathon.
Lahr graduated from Louisiana State University, where she played clarinet in the marching band. She lived in Austin with her husband Jeff and worked as an engineer with PBS&J, an environmental engineering firm.
Friday’s service is being organized with the support of the White Rock Marathon Board, including Phil Baker and Marcus Grunewald, as well as Lahr’s friends. For more information about it, call Olivia Zokai at 214-820-8697.
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