Friday, March 22, 2013
Event serves as a fundraiser for the Flying Henrys of the Pan Mass Challenge and the Meghan Mccarthy Brain Tumor Fund.
Three years after her tragic death, the family and friends of Meghan McCarthy continue their efforts to make her name synonymous with the battle waged by cancer patients and the ongoing fight for a cure. The Annual Meghan McCarthy 5K Road Race is scheduled for Sunday, March 24. The event serves as a fundraiser for the Flying Henrys of the Pan Mass Challenge and the Meghan McCarthy Brain Tumor Fund. The race begins at Tewksbury Memorial High School, 320 Pleasant St. Registration is $15 pre-race and $20 on race day. Check-in is from 8:15 to 9:45 a.m. and the race starts at 10 a.m. The event is open to walkers and runners of all ages and there are prizes in each age/gender group. Post-race refreshments are provided. There will be raffle …
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Proceeds from the race will go to benefit the 4th of July Fireworks display.
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Saturday, June 23, 2012
At 10 a.m. on Sunday, June 24, runners will gather on Main Street for the first Tewksbury Trot Road Race/Walk. Organizers and sponsors are hoping the event becomes a summertime tradition in Tewksbury, with proceeds going to benefit the 4th of July Fireworks display. The 6.3K race/walk is being put together by Harry Pratt of Ultimate Marketing, a familiar name in New England road racing circles. "I love doing these races," he said. "I do it because I enjoy it, I do it as a hobby. I'd do it as a job if I could." The entry fee for the race is just $10. Kids run or walk free and there is a maximum cost of just $20 per family. And for an extra $5 you can get a race t-shirt. However, race sponsors have announced that any Tewksbury residents …
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Event is scheduled for March 25.
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Registrations are now being accepted for the Meghan's Miracle Road Race, scheduled for Sunday March 25, 2012 10 a.m. (Check in at 8:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.), starting at Tewksbury Memorial High School. More information on registration can be found at https://sites.google.com/site/meghansmiracle/home/registration---road-race
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Tuesday, March 22, 2011
464 participants join forces to try and 'expand the miracle.'
During Meghan McCarthy's two-and-a-half-year battle with cancer, certain words and phrases floated through the halls of Tewksbury Memorial High School, the basketball court, and cyberspace. Among them, a certain phrase managed to overshadow any negativity felt around her condition at the time, and long thereafter ... Tewksbury Tough. On Sunday morning, a crowd of racers came together to honor Meghan by participating in the second Annual Meghan McCarthy 5K Road Race. Some walked, some ran, but of the many who wore numbers that morning, all of them had a single goal in mind -- reverence. "I wasn't running for time," said Richard Kirby. "I ran because it was a good cause. (Meghan) was in the grade ahead of me. I really didn't know her that …
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Saturday, March 19, 2011
Second annual Meghan McCarthy 5K Road Race will take place Sunday.
When Tewksbury High senior Meghan McCarthy tragically passed away after a long battle with a brain tumor last January, Rob Wallace experienced all the same emotions that the rest of his classmates endured. "I knew her for a long time," said Wallace, who is president of this year's senior class at TMHS. "She grew up in the same neighborhood as I did and we used to take the same bus to school. I saw her everywhere. So it was real sad. It was awful." After attending McCarthy's tear-filled wake and her funeral, and the emotional basketball game tribute to her, Wallace and some friends were inspired to do something to help preserve the memory of McCarthy and her courageous battle against cancer. So Wallace got together in the school library …
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Melissa Gleaton
2:10 pm on Friday, March 22, 2013
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