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Hopkinton Running Coach Ready for 15th Boston Marathon

Margaret Kennedy has three teens and trains other runners. Each winter, she adds a weekend long run to her schedule to get ready marathon-ready.

Margaret Kennedy is the mother of three teenagers. One is in college. One is almost there. And one is in high school.

But Margaret still finds time to run a major marathon each year.  Besides her 14 Boston Marathons, she has also run the Hartford Marathon.

Kennedy trains all year long, but starts her Boston Marathon training in January when she begins adding miles to her long run on weekends. 

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She runs about three times a week and cross-trains with swimming and strength training.  She also uses a stair-treadmill and stationary bike.

When she isn’t running herself, Margaret works as a personal trainer and running coach.

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