A big fan and inspiration at the Boston Marathon got a huge honor Wednesday. A portrait of Spencer, a 13-year-old dog known for his iconic “Boston Strong” sign, was unveiled at marathon headquarters in Fairmont Copley Plaza. Spencer’s owners told NBC10 Boston that Spencer is running out of time after being diagnosed with an untreatable…
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Nurse runs five marathons to raise money for cancer charity
A uro-oncology nurse consultant has completed five marathons in the run up to her 50th birthday to support The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity. Netty Kinsella, who works at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, completed four marathons solo and then was joined in her fifth and final marathon by some of her colleagues from the urology…
Extreme athlete races for breast cancer awareness
Nontu Mgabhi has tackled the toughest marathons on Earth, raising millions for rural schools. Now she’s running the Comrades to raise awareness of breast cancer. Durban – Richards Bay psychologist Nontu Mgabhi has tackled some of the world’s most gruelling marathons for charity and this year she is doing the Comrades Marathon to raise awareness…
Amputee athlete sets world record for consecutive daily marathons
When amputee athlete Jacky Hunt-Broersma says, “I can do hard things,” she means it: the amputee has raced 104 marathons in as many days, all while wearing a carbon-fiber prosthetic. Hunt-Broersma, 46, finished the journey on Saturday near her home in Phoenix’s suburbs, setting an unofficial world record in the process. “What an adventure,” she…
Portsmouth woman won’t let cancer run her life, so she’s running the Boston Marathon
Kara Niewohner underwent a double mastectomy in October, which completely destroyed the cancer. She’s slated to run the Boston Marathon in April. NEWPORT — Cancer’s a disruptor, and not just physically. It upends daily routines. Oftentimes the things you love – the shapers of your identity and your sources of confidence – have to be modified to…
Mentor native Katie Spotz runs across Ohio to complete ‘ultra-marathon’ for charity
SAGAMORE HILLS, Ohio — Her mission was to run 341 miles across the state of Ohio from Cincinnati to Cleveland. That goal is nearly complete as Mentor native Katie Spotz, 34, begins the final leg of her journey from Sagamore Hills to Edgewater Park in Cleveland on Thursday morning. “Her goal is to break the…
Marine runs five marathons in five days for sister with cancer
A royal marine has run five marathons in five days to raise money for drugs to help prolong the life of his sister who has incurable cancer. Mike Francis, of Taunton based 40 Commando, took on the challenge after completing eight weeks of training. Justine Jianikos, from Pontypool, Wales, has stage four breast cancer that…
A Principal, Her Dad, a Marathon, and a Sweet Tale of Thanksgiving
Stephanie Andrewlevich will sit down to Thanksgiving dinner Thursday with a heart full of gratitude. She’ll give thanks for her father, for hundreds of kids living in poverty who managed to raise money for their own school, and for another marathon under her belt, finished with cheers from both loved ones and strangers inspired by…
Mississippi State football coach runs Boston Marathon for charity
Mississippi State football coach Dan Mullen had never attempted to run a 5K race, much less a 26.2-mile marathon. But Mullen, 43, tackled the most famous marathon of them all Monday, completing Boston in 4 hours, 28 minutes, 35 seconds. That’s a 10:15 per-mile pace, very impressive for a neophyte distance runner. “So proud of…