After reviving the tradition last year, the Kentucky Beta chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon elected to continue the “Run so They Can Ride” relay in 2018 by running the 100 miles to Middle Tennessee State before WKU played the Blue Raiders Friday.
Beginning at midnight, each member ran approximately six to eight miles during the transit.
Since this year was the 50-year anniversary of the creation of the event, SAE alum and founder of the run, Richard Ziegler, flew into town from North Carolina to serve as the opening runner.
When Ziegler originally came up with the idea, philanthropy was not considered, nor was it an SAE-only event.