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Danielle Morin

Natalie Arndt • June 6, 2022
"When I was a freshman, I watched the marathon for the first time, and I was just blown away,” she said. “When it was late enough in the day that the charity runners were coming past, I just felt so inspired. I could see myself out there because they were fighting for something bigger than themselves, working for a cause that they had poured their time and their hearts into.”
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Olivia Colombo

Maggie Leahy • June 6, 2022
“I went in last time with almost zero expectations other than I wanted to finish, and I think this time I had more of an idea of what I was capable of and what I wanted to do,” Colombo, LSEHD ’22, said.
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Alex Walsh

Annie Ladd Reid • June 6, 2022
“I guess for senior year I wanted to, especially for second semester… to set a kind of goal and a challenge for myself,” Walsh, MCAS ’22, said. “Especially something that was out of my comfort zone.”
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Mary Brooks

MC Claverie • June 6, 2022
“Mile 21 was awesome because I recognized some people but I felt like some people recognized me too,” Brooks said. “I think I had my hand out for like, a half mile just giving everyone high fives. So yeah, I think, that's like a very powerful energy.”
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Jack Bracher

MC Claverie • June 6, 2022
“The marathon has been a part of my life my entire life, and my mom ran it when I was younger,” Bracher, MCAS ’22, said. “Seeing her run it in the fall made me want to run it in the spring.” 
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Mae Mae Utsch

Natalie Arndt • June 6, 2022
“I have always wanted to run the marathon,” Utsch, CSON ‘22, said, “It’s always been like a bucket list item for me … and we had ended up having two this year, so I was thinking that it was a perfect opportunity to have one Marathon Monday date with my friends in the Mods and then also be able to cross the finish line and achieve that kinda bucket list item.”
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Tim Smyth

Tommy Roche • June 5, 2022
“Of course, you know, at BC, as a senior, it’s such a momentous day that, you know, everyone’s looking forward to, and they're all cheering you on,” Smyth said. “So all my friends were [cheering me on,] as I said. It was really amazing. It’s really what I wanted to do, to finish [my time at] BC doing the Marathon.” 
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Sophie Oliver

Stephen Bradley • June 5, 2022
“I’m a senior now, and I just remember being a freshman and going to my first Marathon Monday, and I was moved to tears by people I didn’t even know running by BC,” Oliver, MCAS ’22, said. “So, it’s always been something I wanted to do.”
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Joe Bednar

Sophia Ellis • June 5, 2022
“To be able to tell my mom I’m running for cancer research was very, very cool,” Bednar said.
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Cooper Schmitz

Amy Palmer • June 5, 2022
“I got this haircut like four days before the marathon just because the mullet won, so I was able to raise like 500 bucks which was really cool,” Schmitz, CSOM ’22, said.
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Nina Khaghany

Erin Flaherty • June 5, 2022
“When I got to see Newton, after running all those places, it was just like, I finally made it home,” Khaghany said.
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Jack Grady

Erin Flaherty • June 5, 2022
“It’s definitely a day I'll never forget,” Grady said. “I felt a lot of love from people I did know and didn't know.”
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