Still Accepting Applciations!

The Franklin Park Coalition is in the process of selecting members for the 2014 Boston Marathon team and we are still accepting applications. All of the applications can be found here: http://fpcmarathoncharityteam.blogspot.com/p/team-application.html

If you have any questions about joining the team, please email our Marathon Charity Team Leader, Julie Arrison. 

The Franklin Park Mile, Presented by the Forest Hills Runners

From the Forest Hills Runners Website:

The goal of the Franklin Park Mile is bigger than you can imagine.  The aim is to transform the world, changing the essence of how people experience their lives.  The world today is a global one; it is a multiracial, multiethnic, multilinguistic, multigender mosaic with more connectivity than anyone ever imagined possible.  And though community is sometimes forgotten with the possibility of faraway connections, it is essential for everyone.  A strong community can produce wellness in a way that almost nothing else can and yet many people are becoming less and less connected to those around them.  Community running supports the natural development of communities that revolve around common activities, which creates a population that is both empowered and capable of empowering those they interact with.

Though Boston has many diverse communities within its boundaries, Boston is a unique community in and of itself – one that is exceptionally diverse and yet segregated and separated, not able to take advantage of all it has to offer.  To truly empower Boston and bring out its strengths, the Boston community must find common ground – something simple and unifying.  The Boston Marathon bombing brought Bostonians together in a way few have experienced, but that unification was short-lived because it occurred due to a single event people hope will never again occur.  The Franklin Park Mile, on the other hand, will bring people together from both the running community and from the diverse neighborhoods surrounding Franklin Park.  By bringing people together though an activity that is positive and that supports the development of free community running groups, the Franklin Park Mile will ideally help to spark the further development of Boston community and unification just as FHR believes Community Running for All will be able to do nationwide.

To register for this great community run, please visit: https://www.racemenu.com/events/33391-The-Franklin-Park-Mile

Want to be a part of greatness?

Apply to run with the Franklin Park Coalition Boston Marathon team today! Our selection process will begin soon, so there is still time to get your application in!

Click here to view our application: 2014 Franklin Park Coalition Boston Marathon Application.

Happy Application Day!

All runners who would like to be a part of the Franklin Park Coalition Boston Marathon team are encouraged to fill out our application. 

We will be accepting applications for three categories of runners for the 2014 Boston Marathon. If you have secured entry either by qualification or special invitation your application is here: 2014 FPC Boston Marathon Application for Runners who have secured entry elsewhere.

If you have secured a deferred entry from the 2013 Boston Marathon, your application is here: 

2013 Boston Marathon Starters Who Did Not Cross Boylston Street Finish Line Entry Runner.

If you do not have a secured entry to the Boston Marathon, our regular application is here: 2014 Franklin Park Coalition Boston Marathon Application.

Our Marathon Charity Team Leader, Julie Arrison, can be reached at julie@franklinparkcoalition.org with any questions you might have.

Benefits of being a member of the Franklin Park Coalition Boston Marathon Team:

·         Guaranteed race number for the 2014 Boston Marathon on April 21, 2014

·         Work with a team of runners who are committed to the mission of the Franklin Park Coalition and training for the Marathon.

·         Receive a handbook with coaching support from Michael Toomey of Toomey Sports Running Center and fundraising support from the Franklin Park Coalition.

·         Online fundraising access will be provided.

·         Team training runs

·         Franklin Park Coalition Marathon Team clothing including a hooded sweatshirt, long sleeve tech, and singlet for race day

·         A team kickoff fundraising party at in Jamaica Plain, and a pre-race pasta potluck party.

·         Frequent support from Franklin Park Coalition coaches and other team members on training and fundraising concerns at our Franklin Park Coalition Marathon Charity Team blog.

Responsibilities of being a member of the Franklin Park Coalition Marathon Team:

·         Raise a minimum of $4000 to support Franklin Park Coalition youth, athletic, and cultural programming.  ($500 for those who have already secured their entry elsewhere)

·         Be physically able to complete the Marathon in under 6 hours

·         If you are local to Boston, attend Franklin Park Coalition Marathon Charity Team meetings between December 2013 and April 2014. 

·         $325 B.A.A. race entry fee that does not count towards your fundraising total.

Just Days Away from Application Release!

Applications for the Franklin Park Coalition Boston Marathon team will be officially released on September 9. Do you want to be a part of a phenomenal team?!