When Linda Ludwig became a regular runner after having three daughters and completed multiple marathons, she wanted to celebrate with a little reward. As runners, she says, “we’re always proud of what we do, and we want something to show that.”
She was looking around race expos and says, “I couldn’t find what I was looking for.” When she didn’t see any running-themed jewelry, Linda decided to make her own 26.2 to hang around her neck.
From the metal and stamping tools she bought at a Michael’s craft store, this teacher from Marquette, Michigan, tapped into a potential side business. In 2014, LL Always was born. “You do say yes sometimes before you know what you’re doing,” Linda admits.
While fleeing her home and neighborhood during the California wildfires last fall, Shelly Howe describes getting out of her family’s car as they were stuck in a bottleneck of evacuees. She wanted to run back and see her home and then return to their vehicle. She was a runner after all, and the cars were moving so slowly.
Turning 60 years old is big, so Marie Mayotte decided to celebrate all year long. #TheYearof60! 
