Quinn Strong: Running with the power of purpose
I didn’t choose to go blind. But the choice I made after going blind, that’s what defines my life. On a cold, gray April day, running into a headwind and then steady rain, this choice led me to the hilly, grueling Boston course. Here, on this most unlikely day, I beat my previous personal marathon […]
I had just gotten out of the city, away from the devastation, and now my husband was heading directly into it
I woke up the morning of April 15 th, 2013, ready to conquer a marathon. Literally. I had trained for the past four months with every fiber of strength, passion, tears, and determination to run through eight cities totaling 26.2 miles. The winter of 2013 was an unforgiving one. My long runs were constantly tested […]