Jeff Metcalfe
The Arizona Republic
Jan. 10, 2008 10:21 PM

FLAGSTAFF - Alicia Shay could be running away from the memories. From the sport she loves. From God.

There are days since the death of her husband, Ryan, during the U.S. Olympic Men's Marathon Trials on Nov. 3 when that seems like the correct choice. No one could fault her - a widow at age 25, four months after their wedding. Except she knows Ryan would not approve.

"One thing that Ryan really imprinted on my life, he never