This Monday I would like you to meet Meagan, who will get to live this dream and set out to complete her 26.2 on a very special Monday in April.
Hello from New Hampshire!Talk about the right winter to train for the Boston Marathon…so far! It’s still weird to even think about Boston, never mind the butterflies I get every time I get to say, “I’m running the 2015 Boston Marathon!” Before this year, I never stepped foot outside to run, once late fall showed up here in New Hampshire. I would jumped on the treadmill once in a while, but nothing serious, and certainly nothing outside in the cold and the snow…brrrr! But this year, things have changed!
I’ve never considered myself a runner. I played soccer growing up and even in college, but running then was always a “punishment". When we lost a game, when we didn’t practice hard enough, when it was the dreaded “fitness day” . I didn’t start running for “fun” until I graduated college. I remember feeling free- I could run when I wanted, how fast I wanted, and wherever I wanted. Man did it feel great. Not physically at first, that’s for sure, but mentally there was something almost euphoric about logging miles. I took on my first marathon in 2005, the December after I graduated from college. I wasn’t fast by any stretch, but I was hooked on running! (It didn’t hurt that at the finish line of that race, the Nike Women’s Marathon in San Francisco, that a handsome man in a tuxedo gave me…ok, all finishers, haha…a Tiffany’s necklace instead of a finisher’s medal!)
Fast forward almost 10 years since those first steps training for my first race, I’ve come so
Which brings me to my 2015 goal…to successfully fundraise for an amazing organization and run the Boston Marathon!! I will be taking on the 26.2 miles of the 2015 Boston
I have a fundraising goal of $4000 to support this amazing foundation. Whether you know someone directly affected by a spinal cord injury or not, I’m sure you’ll agree that this cause is a worthy one. If you’re willing to support my fundraising efforts, I'd be more than appreciative. Information on how to donate is listed below.
I truly appreciate you taking the time to read my story. I guess now, though it’s taken me 10 years…I consider or should consider myself a runner. I’ve learned that if you’re running 1 mile or 100 miles…a 6 minute pace or an 11 minute pace…you’re still a runner because you choose to run. I will continue to choose to run…today, tomorrow, and long after I cross the finish line at this year’s Boston Marathon (there are those butterflies again!).
Sincerely,
Maegan Koelker
Newmarket, NH
Donation checks in any amount can be made out to: Greater Boston Chapter-NSCIA and mailed to me (please email me for my mailing address Maegan.Koelker@gmail.com). There’s also an online link available for fundraising: http://sciboston.com/meet-boston-marathon-runners/
Visit that link and at the bottom of the page, click the blue box that says "click here to help raise funds for our runners!"...then fill in the form...please put Maegan Koelker in the "honor/memorial information" section at the bottom of the form.
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