Boston Marathon 2015 Runner Profile: Bill McCabe

Name: Bill McCabe

Age: 62

Occupation: Hoisting Engineer

Marathon Experience: “More than 40 marathons in six continents.”

Reason for Running: “Marc Fucarile, bombing survivor. One marathon for every day Marc was in the hospital - 100 days. My goal is to run around the world raising funds for Marc Fucarile across seven continents. I’ve got six done. I Just got back from Antarctica. My seventh continent is South America, where I’ll run the Inca Trail Marathon in June.”

Charity: Marc Fucarile

Tip: “Run the first two miles slower than the rest. Then let the crowd bring you home.”

Bib#: 23548

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