“There’s so much pride in running [the Boston Marathon]. It makes me so proud to represent who we are and where we’re from.”
Caroline Sekaquaptewa, 47, and her brother Wayne, 42, grew up running; it was an important part of their Hopi culture, and part of their daily life. Even after time away from running, both returned to the sport as adults; in many ways, running returned them to their roots and the Hopi values.falls on Indigenous Peoples’ Day , and both Wayne and Caroline will be running.
Caroline and Wayne were raised in the village of Sipaulovi in Arizona. The sandy trails of the Hopi land meander up and down mesas, many leading to the same places—towns and gathering areas—where Hopi people have run to for generations.. “We have running in our culture ... we have traditional races within certain ceremonies, and you always see kids running everywhere.”Caroline ran cross-country in high school and was aware of the importance of running even beyond racing and accolades.
When Caroline saw Wayne running again, she was influenced to get back into it too, in 2007. She ran her first half marathon when she was four months pregnant, and she firstCaroline also started doing triathlons in 2008; at that time, she and Wayne had moved to the Phoenix, Arizona, area, and they started prioritizing racing and getting faster. As they both ran more races and continued to get faster, qualifying for Boston each year, they also motivated others to start running.
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