The local chapter of the organization hosts weekly runs and walking events aimed at bringing attention to the Israeli hostages taken in Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, terror attack. In Colorado, the group has ...

Sunday's attack in Boulder targeted a group called Run for Their Lives, which raises awareness about the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. Now, they're figuring out how to move on.

Run for Their Lives also has chapters in Denver and Fort Collins, according to the website. The Boulder group chooses to walk to accommodate people of varying ages and abilities.

The more-than-230 chapters of Run for Their Lives handle security individually, Weiss said. While a few groups cancelled Sunday’s walk, she said the vast majority have not missed a week.

Run for Their Lives has vowed to continue until the last of the hostages taken into Gaza return home. There remain 58 hostages in captivity, of whom as many as 23 are alive.

Run For Their Lives is a peaceful walk and not a protest or rally, according to Hutkin. “The sole purpose of Run for Their Lives is to raise awareness about the hostages,” she said.

The ‘Run for Their Lives’ group marches down Main Street in Williamsville. Despite a violent attack on members of their group in Boulder, Colorado, this group vows to keep walking ...

Rachel Amaru, an organizer for Run for Their Lives in Boulder, embraces Rachel Cohen, who was at the June 1 attack, on June 8, 2025, in Boulder, Colorado.