04/30/2024
If you're running the Mountain Goat Run this Sunday, spare a moment on two hills, one to the west, the other to the east, to smile and remember the best friend and best coach runners in this town every had.
Brendan Jackson, gone seven years today, has his name written on the Hall of Fame Goat statue on the hill in Onondaga Park.
On the hill in Thornden, the encouraging words he always wrote for us in chalk were always the best part of the final stretch.
I'll imagine him waiting at the top of those hills for us, bringing that fabulous smile and unstoppable energy. Brendan, you made it possible, and bearable, and great fun to do things we thought were unimaginable.
Thank you.
We got this.
Run in peace.