Boston Marathon 2015 Runner Profile: Amy Gilligan, Running for Her Daughter

Name: Amy Gilligan

Age: 44

Reason for running: I’m running in honor of my daughter Kiki Gilligan who has cystic fibrosis.

Charity (if applicable): I’m running to raise awareness of the Massachusetts General Hospital Cystic Fibrosis Center. My fundraising page.

Marathon experience: This will be my second marathon.

Training tip: I would say the greatest part of training was letting Kiki pick out most of the songs on my playlist. Whenever a song she chose came on I thought of her and my other two children, Alli and Jackson. It made me dig a little deeper and run a little stronger.

Bib number: 28539