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Amelia Ashton-Jones plans to run along the River Thames in London at the same time as the Run to Remember in Christchurch this weekend.
Two overseas runners with links to Christchurch are running their own Run to Remember on the other side of the world. Amelia-Ashton Jones visited Christchurch on her travels in 2001 and fell in love with the city and its people. She has many Kiwi friends, some in England, who will also run to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the February 2011 earthquake. In recent years, the Run to Remember has also grown to commemorate the lives lost in the March 15 terror attack. The purpose of the event plus the benefits of running were enough to convince Ashton-Jones to start her own version of the run in the United Kingdom.