Ideas needed on how to honor someone who died

[floridafam]

My DH will be doing the Florida Half Ironman on May 23 at WDW.

This happens to be the anniversary of the day my brother died of colon cancer.

One of the reasons my DH got into triathlons was because of my brother. His first race was a race named in honor of a triathlete in our area who died of cancer. DH thought it was a great way to tackle a challenge, stay healthy and honor someone's memory.

Any ideas on how he can "dedicate" his race or run it in honor of someone? I thought maybe he could wear an armband or something on his shirt but anything extra like that basically rubs his skin raw due to the length of the race.

I'd love to hear any suggestions.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Shel]

So sorry to hear about the loss of your brother. Could your DH get a tshirt with a picture of your DB printed on the front of it, and maybe the year of his birth/death under the picture, or even his name?

 

[floridafam]

Good suggestion. I was thinking of that but I don't know what he will be wearing the day of the race. He would probably only be able to wear the shirt in the run but that may work. I know my parents will want to see a picture of him finishing.

Thank you. That is excellent idea.

 

[Griggle]

I'm so sorry for your loss. I lost my dad to it 14 years ago.

We were at a benefit run not too long ago and I saw a lot of temporary tattoes on people's arms, backs, faces, even heads!

Some were simple (ie: For Mom in a heart)...some were pretty ornate....pics, names, dates.....pretty creative. Some done with marker - some done with airbrushing....

It's almost a good idea to have someone set up a booth - kindof like they do with painting kids faces at fairs....