“You kind of have to remind yourself that it’s only temporary.”
Features
Figure Skater Strides for Her Stepmom
“Running for me is a lot about healing and working things out … When you run, your body hurts, but your mind feels clear. That’s my personal reason why I run. Whether it’s school or you’re fighting with your friends, or you’re just tired, or, it can be bigger things,” said Lauren Healy, MCAS ’19.
Features
Given Turns Boston Marathon into Family Occassion
“Without training for this marathon I wouldn’t have seen so much of Boston … I had no idea how much that was there.”
Features
Serial Marathoner Looks For One More
“When you do like 10 miles, you’re like, ‘Oh a half marathon’s only a 5K more,’” Thurlow said. “So, you kind of start like, ‘Oh, could I do a half marathon twice and call it a day?”
News, On Campus, Featured Story
Boston Marathon Bombing Survivor Reflects on Spiritual Life
Patrick Downes gave the Ignatian Society’s inaugural AMDG (ad maiorem Dei gloriam) Lecture on Monday night.
Arts, Movies, Review
‘Stronger’ Vivifies True Struggle of Boston Bombing Victim
In an Oscar-worthy performance, Jake Gyllenhaal animates the real life bodily and spiritual struggles of a man maimed on the day of the Boston Marathon.
Features
The Day After
A week after Marathon Monday, The Heights follows up with seven BC student runners.
Top Story, Features
Carson Truesdell Is Gunning to Break His Own Marathon Record
In high school, Carson Truesdell ran across the Grand Canyon for the adventure of it, and now he’s pushing himself to run the Boston Marathon under 02:30:00.
Top Story, Features
Maddie Perlewitz Finds Community in a Solo Sport
After 400 miles, 20 weeks of training, and $10,000 worth of fundraising, Maddie Perlewitz is finally reaching her ultimate goal: running the Boston Marathon.
Featured Story, Features
From the Black Box to the Blacktop, Emma Howe’s Craziest Semester
On top of training for the Boston Marathon, Emma Howe has two internships and performed in the theatre department’s production of Kingdom City.
