Running For A Great Cause

[Photos Virginia Pilot]

Several thousand participated in the Shamrock Marathon and half-marathon on Sunday in Virginia Beach.

More than 100 runners participated Sunday to honor Mike McGreevy, a Navy SEAL killed in action in Afghanistan in 2005.

McGreevy was an avid runner. So his wife, Laura, organized Team Groove - McGreevy's nickname was Groove because he liked to dance - to raise money for the Mike McGreevy Memorial Scholarship Fund, which awards two scholarships per year.

Between a fund raising pull-up contest, the race and donations (www.mikemcgreevymemorialfund.org), the group raised more than $10,000.

One of my refinance clients is an active runner and participated in the event and its amazing how our community can get together for a good cause that makes me proud to be a Virginia Beach Local.