Islanders Running the Marathon: Max Sherman

On April 16, 2012, tens of thousands of runners will line up to run the 116^thBoston Marathon. Of those thousands, there will be people running from all over the world. Some will run for charity, some for the memory of others, some to beat their own record, some just because they want to see if they can.

Among those runners will most surely be Islanders. We will be profiling these Islanders leading up to the race - letting you know who is running, why they’re running and how you can keep track and cheer them on.

Runner name: Max Sherman

Age (or age group): 27

Profession: Personal Trainer/Outreach Coordinator for CONNECT to end Violence

Marathon experience: watched it on TV

Reason for running: Easier to train and check it off the list now then after a mid-life crisis

Training tip: Do the training and forget the arrogance.

Qualified runner or charity bib: qualified to only run for charity