One of the best perks about the Franklin Park Coalition Boston Marathon Charity Team is the individualized attention our runners receive both in the fundraising world and the running world. Whether you are a seasoned marathon veteran or a newbie looking to try their luck with 26.2 miles, our coach will guide you through the experience and help you get to Marathon Monday.
Michael Toomey, an experienced individual, collegiate and high school running coach, is USATF certified and a six time NEC coach of year. He currently is the indoor and outdoor girls head track coach at Marblehead High School where in 2010 and 2011 he earned Salem News Coach of the Year honors. As a private coach, he focuses his attention on on the Boston running community through on-line programs, city-wide clinics and the Wicked Running Club – a local running club he helped start in 2004. Mike works with athletes of all levels from beginners to experienced recreational athletes to world-class runners.
Mike has agreed to assist with coaching the FPC Marathon on a volunteer basis. To learn more about his business, please visit http://www.mypersonalrunningcoach.com/. Mike can be contacted via email at mike@mypersonalrunningcoach.com.
Our team will host anywhere from 10-15 fundraisers in the Boston area over the next five months and we need your help! We are seeking prizes that can be used at fundraisers for raffle items and also for our online auctions.
All donors will receive a listing on this site as well as social media postings from the Franklin Park Coalition. Runners will be encouraged to also share information about your business through their own networks and event promotions. Many of the runner events drew over 100 people per event last year, so a small donation can be a big investment for promotion.
Your donation also helps the Franklin Park Coalition continue to make the park great for all who use it. Last year's team raised over $60,000 which was put right back into the park by way of youth jobs, sporting equipment for youth nights, restoration of historic park features, and more.
Please contact Marathon Charity Team Leader, Julie Arrison, at julie@franklinparkcoalition.org to pledge your support to the team. No prize donation to small...or too big!
If you are still looking to run in the 2013 Boston Marathon, we have space available for you! Not only will you be running for a wonderful cause, but you you will surrounded by a wonderful team of runners and a supportive staff from the Franklin Park Coalition determined to help you reach your fundraising goals.
Fill out an application today. If you'd like to learn more about our program, please contact our Marathon Charity Team Leader, Julie Arrison, at julie@franklinparkcoalition.org.
Thanks to the Franklin Park Coalition Boston Marathon runners, we are able to support an Americorps member this year who will increase the number of young people who come to the park for service and play.
The staff are happy to welcome Allison Postlethwait, also a runner and volleyball player, who is originally from Massachusetts, but went to college at Virginia Tech, majoring in communications. Within a few days of starting, Allison worked with twelve 5th graders from the nearby Neighborhood School clearing invasive buckthorn trees. Next week 25 8th graders will spend the day in the park, planting daffodil bulbs, saving oak trees from prickly
catbrier and as always, pulling buckthorn and picking up litter. Then they'll hike through the Wilderness, picnic, and celebrate with a giant kickball game before heading back to school.
Allison looks great in her FPC sweatshirt and is excited to be spending beautiful fall
days in the park.
One of the best perks about the Franklin Park Coalition Boston Marathon Charity Team is the individualized attention our runners receive both in the fundraising world and the running world. Whether you are a seasoned marathon veteran or a newbie looking to try their luck with 26.2 miles, our coach will guide you through the experience and help you get to Marathon Monday.
