Boston Marathon 2013 Profile: Maria Catanzano

Are you running in the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15? Fill out this form to submit your profile to Tewksbury Patch—make sure to email us a photo at williamg@patch.com—and we'll print your profile this days leading up to the 2013 Boston Marathon.

Name: Maria Catanzano

Age: 22

Marathon Experience: My freshman year at BU I watched the Boston Marathon in person for the first time and told myself I would run for my senior year - so here I am.

Reason For Running: I am running the Boston Marathon with the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge team, and this is the webpage through which you can support my fundraising efforts: http://www.rundfmc.org/2013/mariac
I hope not only to help those suffering from and fighting against cancer, but to encourage people around me to choose a healthy lifestyle.

Training Tip: I am lucky to have such a beautiful city to run around and to have had the opportunity to run around places like Sydney, the Outback, and Honolulu - because it is a great and healthy way to see the world.