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From Start Line to Sidelines: Rachel and Chuck Lindberg Champion Inclusion in Many Ways

Rachel Lindberg is running the Boston 5K, but that’s just one of the many ways she supports Special Olympics MA. Alongside her dad, Chuck, Rachel champions inclusion through racing, coaching, and volunteering.

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GoGo for JoJo: Racing Toward Inclusion at the Boston 5K

JoJo Calkins is a determined 4-year-old who never lets obstacles slow her down. From adaptive sports to therapy, she’s unstoppable! Now, her family is running the 2025 Boston 5K to support Special Olympics athletes like her.

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Crossing the Finish Line: A Father-Daughter Journey from Tragedy to Triumph

After surviving the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, Jamie Zito is coming out of retirement to run—this time with his daughter Isabella, who was at the finish line that day. They're running for Special Olympics to turn pain into purpose.

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Ian Saarmann runs the Boston Marathon to inspire Special Olympics athletes

Next Monday, Ian Saarmann will race in the 125th Boston Marathon after raising a whopping $17,000 for the Special Olympics Massachusetts Xtra Mile Marathon Team.

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Larry Crosman brings Special Olympics PA athlete to Boston Marathon

Special Olympics Pennsylvania athlete Ernie Roundtree will be racing in the 125th Boston Marathon. Why? Because it's been a lifelong dream of his.

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Xtra Mile Walking Clubs Announced

Spring into action with walking clubs all over the state!

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250 miles by the end of 2020

Meet the top fundraiser from the past few years of the Peabody Holiday Torch Run.

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Wilmington educator runs at home for Special Olympics

Diana Hill is a Special Education teacher at Wilmington High School and a co-organizer of the Wilmington and Burlington Unified School Day Games which typically happens each spring.

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Boston - A special place to run

We asked our Xtra Mile Boston Marathon® runners where the coolest place they ever ran was. Many of them actually said Boston is their favorite place to run! Read their responses.

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The Marathon is About Family

When Aimee Dubois runs the Boston Marathon® on the Xtra Mile team in April, she’ll be doing more than accomplishing a personal goal.

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Special Olympics MA named official fundraising partner of B.A.A. 5K

The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) today announced that Special Olympics Massachusetts has been named the Official Fundraising Partner of the B.A.A. 5K.

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Meet Xtra Mile 2019 Boston Marathon Runner Sean Dixon

Sean Dixon is a Massachusetts native. He grew up in Shrewsbury and currently lives in South Boston where he has lived for the last three years.

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Meet Xtra Mile 2019 Boston Marathon Runner Ken Collins

Ken Collins was born in Youngstown, Ohio and at 4 years old he moved to Massachusetts and grew up in Raynham, Massachusetts. Today, Ken still lives in Raynham in a house next to the one he grew up in with his wife, three kids, and dogs.

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