Hopkinton Mom Runs for Charity in Her First Boston Marathon

Although she has been running for nine years, the first time Kathleen Fraser ran a long distance was a half-marathon in June.

Now she trains by doing short runs during the week and one long run on Saturdays to get ready for her longest race ever.

Last month, along with her friends Annabel Champlin and Natasha Clarke, who are part of her team, Kathleen joined the trio's friends from Boston's Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to hold a fundraiser.

Through the generosity of local businesses and their friends and family, the event raised groups more than $21,000 to help in the fight against cancer.

 Fraser used to live in Boston, watched the Boston Marathon many times and always wanted to run it.

Now that she has moved to Hopkinton with her husband and two daughters she will finally be part ofone of the biggest races in the world.