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Boston Marathon Stories

REAL RUNNERS

We interviewed some incredible runners before the start of the 2008 Boston Marathon, then followed up with them at the finish. But what makes these folks so special isn't their finish times -- it's their stories.


PUBLISHED 04/30/2008



Johan Otter: Bear-Attack Survivor Runs 3:30
He fought off a grizzly to protect his daughter. Then he took on Boston.








Wendy Terris: Two Marathons, One (Tough) Weekend
This Trials Qualifier went the distance - twice.








Ray and Andy: Running Together
Andy, a child affected by spinal bifida, has finished 9 Bostons with Ray's help.






Rob Barnes: How Is This Man Smiling?
After he ran a 50-miler, then Boston, on back-to-back weekends? We don't know. So we asked.







Ryan and Cathy: Fast Son, Tough Mom
They dreamed of running Boston together. She wouldn't let a knee injury stop her.






Dave Copeland: Trading Beer For Boston
Hear how one man got off a bar stool and into running - and lost 45 lbs. on the way.







Holly and Emily: Two Sisters, One Dream
They ran four marathons last year just to qualify for this Boston race.






Read More Boston Stories Here


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