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Hopkinton Mom to Run 5th Boston Marathon

Lisa English, mother of three sons aged 17 to 21, has been running on and off for more than 30 years. She has run in numerous marathons including Boston four times.

Lisa English is getting ready to run her fifth Boston Marathon next week.

English has also run marathons the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C., the Albuquerque, NM, marathon and the Baystate Marathon in Lowell. 

She even ran an international marathon in Toronto.

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English has a four-month training plan to get ready. 

She runs three days a week with one day being a five-to-six-mile interval workout. Another day is a nine-mile midweek run. The third day is a weekend long-run. 

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English also cross-trains one or two days a week with swimming, biking or lifting weights.

Although her boys and her running keep her busy enough, English also works as a software development program manager at Hayes Management Consulting.

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