As I was walking through the old city in Santiago de Compostela,
I hear a big commotion coming from the plaza do Obradoiro = Laborers square, in
front of the Cathedral.
I figure it was a big group of pilgrims reaching the Cathedral
after the camino = the way, and they were celebrating, as it happens many times
when big groups arrive.
However, it was a group of people that run from Madrid to
Santiago to raise awareness about cancer.
There are 613 km. = 381 miles, and this group ran it in two
weeks.
They were divided into teams, and they run 6 hours a day. Each
member ran for 20 kms. about 2 hours a day every morning. In the afternoon they would stop at different centers to give talk about cancer and it's complications. to bring awareness to the people and to show them how people can help.
They arrived happy to have met their goal, they were happy to
bring awareness about this terrible disease, they were happy to be able to do
something about it.
They were laughters, they were tears amid the embraces, and there
was dance.Spouses, children, parents, accompanied the runners, cheering them. A group of bikers (yellow vests) joined them along the way.
After running for two weeks, all of them did a dance full of
energy and fun.
