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On Monday, several childhood friends of the late Martin Richard as well as former teachers and dedicated runners for the organization crossed the finish line for what will be the last BAA Boston Marathon for Team MR8, the squad of runners representing the foundation named for Martin. This year’s team fielded 66 runners, including 12 who were childhood friends running for the
Childhood friends of Martin Richard, the eight year old boy who was killed in the Boston Marathon bombing, will run the race in his honor ten years after his death.
Ten years after the Boston Marathon bombing, friends of the late Martin Richard are gearing up to run the marathon in his honor on Monday, a day that has always been excruciating for them after the horrific tragedy.
The memory of Martin Richard, who was killed 10 years ago this week in the Boston Marathon bombing, was cemented in time at the age of 8. But his closest friends are now young adults who have been preparing to run their first Boston Marathon next Monday in his honor. The passage of a decade has been both fast and slow for the friends, who are running as members of The Martin