Six Nantucket runners completed the 125th Boston Marathon on Monday. Grace Hull was one of them, finishing in 5:18:58 (12:10 pace). It was her first time running the Boston Marathon and she said it was great to be out there in front of a large crowd.
“It was amazing because I saw so many people I knew and that made it so much better,” she said. “I had two friends come up and they met me at three different points along the route. They had Powerade for me, some coffee. It really gives you a boost to keep pushing yourself.”
Hull said she decided to run in July and chose to run for The Boston Children’s Hospital. Hull’s daughter, Charlotte, was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder in December of 2017, one week before Christmas. Hull said in her fundraiser page that after seeing how much Boston Children’s Hospital does for kids and her daughter, she has grown to strongly believe in their cause, what they do, and wanted to run to provide any support she could.
Hull said between The Nantucket Conservation Foundation’s Race For Open Space in July and The Boston Marathon, it has felt great to have live races back.
“The energy, I mean, you can’t beat it,” she said. “The people are cheering for you. You have your name on your bib and strangers are cheering you on. It is so good to have this back. I didn’t realize how much I missed it until I was able to start doing it again. Boston was always a marathon I wanted to do and I am so happy I was able to do it.”
The other runners who finished the Marathon and the causes they ran for are below:
Mary Mcginty completed the marathon in 4:15:05 (9:44 pace). The Current could not locate a donation page.
Katie Manchester completed the marathon in 4:22:50 (10:02 pace). She ran for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. You can read more about her and her friend she is running for, Kori Olson, by following this link.
Mary Shertenlieb completed the marathon in 4:47:48 (10:59 pace). She ran for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Shertenlieb, a three-time cancer survivor at just 45 years old, talks more about her story here.
Sean Mitchell completed the marathon in 5:07:18 (11:44 pace). He ran for The Last Call Foundation, which supports firefighter safety, gear, and research. The foundation was founded in memory of Boston firefighter Michael Kennedy, who was killed in a Beacon Street fire in 2014. You can read more about why Mitchell ran here.
Sarah Moura completed the marathon in 5:19:08 (12:11 pace). She ran for Massachusetts General Hospital. A patient services coordinator at the Nantucket Cottage Hospital, she raised funds specifically for the emergency response department. You can read more about her story here.
