At Fund-Raiser, Thousands Run to Their Hearts’ Content
An estimated 8,500 good-hearted people ran and walked Sunday in the American Heart Assn.’s Heart & Sole Classic, the Orange County chapter’s 18th annual fund-raiser that collected at least $320,000.
Participants ran 10 kilometers or walked five through the streets around the Irvine Spectrum, having collected pledges and sponsorships to benefit the nonprofit organization. There also was a 1K run for children.
“You could run in honor of a friend or loved one,” said Danny Knott of the Times Orange County Edition’s human resources department. The Times was the event’s media sponsor.
More than 100 Times employees ran or walked Sunday morning in memory of the late Bill Billiter, an avid runner and longtime Times reporter and editor who died of a heart attack in 1997. Billiter had for years raised money by running in the Heart & Sole Classic.
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