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Winner of Hopkinton Running Club Lottery Number To Run His Third Consecutive Boston Marathon
Father of 2 Mike McNamara runs the Boston Marathon to keep in shape, set an example for his kids, to have something to strive for during the winter and to be part of something so big and historic in Massachusetts!
If Mike McNamara did not live in Hopkinton, he probably never would have run the Boston Marathon.
"Living in town, it’s hard not to get excited about the Marathon," McNamara said.
"In the past, several of my friends have run the Marathon and I was just a spectator," he said. "When I turned 40, I decided to give it a try."
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Before he started training for Boston, the furthest Mike had ever run was 5 miles. Now, he trains for 18 weeks where he runs four days a week, with a long run on Saturdays. He also cross-trains one day.
Mike also lift weights four days a week. Each year he tries to improve on the previuous year's marathon. During the year, he also runs four to five 5K races and one sprint triathlon.
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He hopes that when his kids get older they will run the Boston Marathon.