To the Editor:

I give participants in the 18-mile run on LBI so much credit for braving the elements on Sunday.

These runners, as well as all the volunteers, proved to have the will and the stamina to face whatever came their way. There were periods of torrential downpours and gusty winds that did not deter the runnersfrom their destiny, which was the finish line. They ran into that wind and rain for the entire trek, with many of them never questioning themselves as to if they should stop and give up.

October 12, 2016