met up with three young friends
who are ready to race there on a
help them achieve their goal.
Luke Stroehlein is training with
his two best friends, Aiden and
Charlie, at the village middle
school for the Houston Livestock
Show and Rodeo Run two one. Go
there running for a meaningful
cause. The idea, originating
from the counselor at the
village school. His grandfather
died and he needed a little
support with that. So oftentimes
with kids, we try to figure out
a way to kind of keep that love
going, where to pour that love
just amazing. So his grandfather
was a runner and died from
cancer. So kind of being able to
blend the two together was just
something that really helped him
through his healing journey to
live that legacy on the,
Sheridan said. I should do
something in honor of him. So.
And he was a really big runner.
So And he also loved to do it.
So we decided to do the We are
Houston Five-k. This was the
first run in his grandfather's
honor. His granddad loved
running half marathons. Now Luke
is ready to hit the pavement
downtown Houston for the rodeo
run with his best buds. They're
on a journey to raise $5,000 for
the University of Texas MD
Anderson Cancer Center. It's
meaningful for all of them. My
great uncle, he passed away
because of cancer. I think the
main reason I got inspired was
because of Luke's grandpa. But
then my grandma also has chance
cancer, so I wanted to help him
grandma. They've been training
for months. I get up in the
morning and I like I run around
my neighborhood and then like,
we all run on Sunday at the
village track. Camaraderie helps
him set the pace for the
physical challenge of running
more than three miles. It's fun.
And also, I don't want to have
them by my side to keep like me
pushing on. Sometimes I go out
in the morning with my dad like
because every morning he goes
running. So sometimes I go with
him with my sister and other
times I just train with these
two on the track. They hope more
than fun comes out of this. As
funds to fight cancer, we need
all the help we can get on this
because, uh, with you guys
watching, we can go past our
school backing them, including
their science teacher, the
school counselor is proud of
these boys working hard while
working through emotions for a
great cause. It's just the
snapshot of two boys that were
motivated to do it and our best
buddies with him. But he does.
That's his character. He want
people want to be Luke and they
want to do what Luke's doing
because he always makes really
great choices. That'll be A5K.
Oh, they are so sweet. What a
great story. Well, here's the
corner of Walker and Bagby at 9
a.m. with the wheelchair races.
The time ten K starts at 9.15,
followed by the five K at 9.35.