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Runner Profile: Son Inspires Newton Man's First Boston Marathon
Newton Patch is featuring a number of locals running in this year's Boston Marathon. These "baseball card" runner profiles will give you a glimpse of the hard work and dedication here in the Garden City.
Runner name: Bruno Miquel
Age (or age group): 45-49
Lives in: Waban
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Profession: Marketing
Marathon experience: First Boston Marathon; Ran the Bay State Marathon twice (2010 and 2011)
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Reason for running: At the age of three, my son, Quentin, was diagnosed with Juvenile Retinoschisis, a condition that can cause a progressive loss of central and peripheral vision due to degeneration of the retina. Quentin is currently treated at Massachusetts Eye and Ear in Boston as a patient of retina specialist Dr. Shizuo Mukai, inspiring my participation in my first Boston Marathon. I'm joining Team Eye and Ear to raise funds for Dr. Mukai's research to potentially find a cure for Juvenile Retinoschisis.
Training tip: Start slowly.
Qualified runner or charity bib? Charity; Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in Boston, under the John Hancock Non-Profit Program. More information on Miquel's run is available on his fundraising website.
Bib number: 24745
Would you like to be featured in a Newton Patch Boston Marathon runner profile? Fill out our questionnaire and email your information to Melanie.Graham@patch.com. The deadline for submissions is Fri., April 12, 2012.
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