 Professional runner Ryan Hall will toe the line with 26,000+ other runners this Monday at the 113th running of the Boston Marathon.  Here at Team Firstgiving, we are continuously inspired by marathon fundraisers like Terrie, who not only accomplish the amazing feat of training for and running a marathon, but also take on the challenge of fundraising several thousand dollars for charities like Mass Eye and Ear Infirmary. Originally from Boston, Terrie has been living abroad [...]  Here at Team Firstgiving, we are continuously inspired by marathon fundraisers like Mike, who not only accomplish the amazing feat of training for and running a marathon, but also take on the challenge of fundraising several thousand dollars for charities like Doctors Without Borders. Mike was kind enough to take a break from training to [...]  Here at Team Firstgiving, we are continuously inspired by marathon fundraisers like Mary, who not only accomplish the amazing feat of training for and running a marathon, but also take on the challenge of raising several thousand dollars for Boston Marathon charities like Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital.  Here at Team Firstgiving, we are continuously inspired by marathon fundraisers like Wayne, who not only accomplish the amazing feat of training for and running a marathon, but also take on the challenge of fundraising several thousand dollars for Boston Marathon charities like Mass Eye and Ear Infirmary.  The historic Boston Marathon is happening right in our backyard, and we’ve been keeping up with lots of Boston Marathon fundraisers and charities as April 20 fast approaches. So far over 800 charity runners have raised almost $700,000 online with their personal fundraising pages. Larry is just one of many marathon fundraisers we know with an [...]  What is a virtual event, you ask? Well, we’ll tell you. A virtual event is one that doesn’t require its participants to be in the same place at the same time in order to participate. It can take place anywhere in the country (or the world), in any time zone. It [...]  Will Weidman says he was born to run and completed a 100-mile endurance run last summer. He’s raised over $2,000 in support for Organs ‘R’ Us with his fundraising page. How does he do it? We were fortunate enough to catch Will out of his running shoes for a few moments and ask him. Why are [...]  Not only did Paul finish the Chicago marathon back in October, he fundraised $33,550 for Spinal Muscular Atrophy Research with his Firstgiving page. This probably goes without saying, but neither the running nor the fundraising was a small feat.  If you’ve been following Ryan Hall’s marathon career, you may have heard: he’s running the 2009 Boston Marathon as part of the John Hancock Elite Team. |
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