Better by the Mile: Event celebrates decade of getting healthy in Boston neighborhood [Video]

On Saturday, hundreds will take another step toward better health at the aptly named “Road to Wellness” in Roxbury. And it’s clear the 5K and 2-mile walk is so much more than an athletic event. “They make me feel so wonderful. That this is where I’m supposed to be,” said longtime participant Rbey Thomas. She can’t help but get emotional when she talks about her own health journey — a journey that began during the pandemic. “Just reflecting over my life and my health and my well-being after losing loved ones,” she said. “It just took a toll on my health.”It turns out help was as close as her own neighborhood. “Just being around community that’s not going to judge you,” Thomas explained. “A safe place to be and enjoy and see people who look like you.”Fellow participant Ivy Taylor says that is the point. “I know these streets and …