Members of the American Red Cross Boston Marathon team meet every Saturday at the Heartbreak Hill Running Club for a long run. <\/p>\n
Each runner has a special connection to the American Red Cross, whether its volunteering at food pantries or donating blood, but theres one other thing all 60 teammates have in common they cant run a mile without thinking about the tragedies of last year. <\/p>\n
Lisa Pacheco, who is the teams yoga teacher, holds back tears as she remembers cheering for last years American Red Cross Team. <\/p>\n
Within seconds it went from cheering on those people to oh my gosh, how important is the Red Cross right now, she said. <\/p>\n
This year, the team has increased its fundraising goal to $225,000, and with just two months left, theyve already raised more than $140,000. <\/p>\n
With the Red Cross of Eastern Massachusetts you realize that theres actually a mission locally, said team coach Dan Fitzgerald. People want to be involved in this marathon. <\/p>\n
This is Fitzgeralds third year coaching. <\/p>\n
For a lot of us it (the tragedies) reinforced the fact that we want to be back this year and give it a good go, he said looking back at his team who was stretching and preparing for their more than 10-mile run. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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