Derly in the News!

Our very own Team FPC Derly Ortiz is quoted in the Jamaica Gazette this week.

http://jamaicaplaingazette.com/2014/03/28/jp-runners-prepare-for-boston-marathon/

Derly Ortiz has run several marathons before—though this will be her first time running the Boston Marathon—and is selling bracelets to help raise money for the Franklin Park Coalition. Last year, volunteered at mile 20.

“After the [bombing], it was very emotional and heartbreaking. I wanted [to] and was committed to run Boston this year. I want to be part of the historic event,” she told the Gazette.

She said that training has been “challenging.”

“I have been training on the famous Heartbreak Hill to get my body prepared to what’s to come. Those hills are tough,” she said. “My goal is to finish strong in this race and [I’m] determined to be my best.”