Boston Marathon 2015 Runner Profile: Katie Buteau, of Wellesley

Katie Buteau, of Wellesley, will be running the 2015 Boston Marathon.

In September 2013, then-25-year-old Buteau suffered a right vertebral artery dissection while getting her hair shampooed at the hair salon. The injury to the artery caused two blood clots to subsequently break off and travel to her brain causing her to suffer two separate strokes. Buteau survived with no permanent neurological impairment.

Katie will be running as a member of Tedy’s Team, led by former New England Patriots linebacker and triple Super Bowl ring-holder Tedy Bruschi.

“Completing the Boston Marathon means so many different things to me, but on Marathon Monday, I’m most looking forward to trusting my body again,” Buteau said for a recent press release. “I feel that if I can run a marathon, I don’t have to be scared that my body will let me down anymore.”

Tedy suffered a stroke at the age of 31 in 2005. Tedy’s Team has raised over $3 million for stroke research and educational programs.

Click here to view Katie’s charity page and/or to make a donation.

If you’re running the 119th Boston Marathon on April 20, Patch wants to recognize you.

We’re putting together brief profiles of local runners, and we want to include you! To be featured on Wellesley Patch, email a photo and the above information to Wellesley Patch editor Mike Bednarsky by emailing michael.bednarsky@patch.com