Memorial Race Honors Fire Victim

About 200 people ran a 5K race on Saturday in honor of Nina Brekelmans, a recent Georgetown University postgraduate who died in a house fire near Dupont Circle in June. Brekelmans earned a master’s degree in Arab Studies and was preparing to move to Jordan as a Fulbright scholar to research female runners.

“It’s just wonderful everyone is here for Nina,” said Brekelmans’s father. “It’s really helping us.” The race was the first her father has run. Proceeds from the race will fund an Arab Studies scholarship in her name.