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Ryan Vanderweit, a U.S. Army veteran who earned his master’s degree in sports leadership at Northeastern University, is running the Marathon de Sables to raise money for organizations that support veterans. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

This US Army veteran doesn’t consider himself a runner. So why’s he running 150 miles through the Sahara Desert?

A U.S. Army veteran and certified strength and conditioning specialist, Ryan Vanderweit, who earned his master’s degree in sports leadership at Northeastern, is no stranger to physical challenges. But even he says the 250-kilometer Marathon de Sables is daunting.

by Molly Callahan February 28, 2020

Can anyone break a two-hour marathon? Photo via iStock.

Chasing the elusive two-hour marathon

Thousands of runners will test their mettle over 26.2 miles in the Boston Marathon on Monday, each striving for personal bests. Some will break records personal records, but will any but the best elite runners—and will they even—achieve that elusive sub-two-hour marathon? We asked the director of the Sports Physical Therapy Residency program what it will take to accomplish that lofty goal and whether we’re likely to see it in Boston anytime soon.

by Molly Callahan April 13, 2017

Powerful firsthand accounts drive Northeastern graduate’s Boston Marathon play

Joey Frangieh, AMD’12, is the co-creator and director of a new production, Finish Line: A Documentary Play About the 2013 Boston Marathon, that brings to the stage the stories of real people—using only their own words, verbatim. The show runs through Sunday at Boston’s Shubert Theatre.

by Greg St. Martin March 24, 2017

04/13/16 - BOSTON, MA. - Diego Rivas, E'16, poses for a portrait at Northeastern University on April 13, 2016. Rivas will be competing in the 2016 Boston Marathon. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Born to run

Diego Rivas, E’16, grew up in a family of runners. But he didn’t pick up the sport until he enrolled at Northeastern. On Monday, he’ll compete in his first Boston Marathon, dedicating his run to his marathoning friends in Boston and to the victims of the 2013 bombings. “For me,” he says, “it will be an honor.”

by Jason Kornwitz April 15, 2016

Northeastern runners ready for Marathon Monday: ‘I just can’t believe it’s here’

Five members of the Northeastern community will run the marathon on Monday on behalf of buildOn, an organization that uses service and education to combat social issues.

by Joe O'Connell April 15, 2016

Remembrance ceremony honors victims, survivors, and heroes of the Boston Marathon bombings

Members of the Northeastern community convened on Wednesday afternoon to remember those affected by the attacks, which killed three people and injured more than 260 others.

by Joe O'Connell April 16, 2015

Why she runs

Jillian Gleason, BS/MS'15, will run the this year's Boston Marathon on behalf of the Martin W. Richard Charitable Foundation, which was created to honor the memory of the 8-year-old boy who died in the 2013 marathon bombings.

by Jason Kornwitz March 12, 2015

Vigil marks marathon bombing anniversary

The Center for Spirituality, Dialogue, and Service held an interfaith vigil on Tuesday to remember those affected by the tragic events of April 15, 2013.

by Joe O'Connell April 16, 2014

One year later, Our Marathon exhibit offers a ‘moment for reflection’

A new exhibit marking the one-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings is on display at International Village. Designed by undergraduates, the exhibit uses stories and photos from Northeastern’s Our Marathon digital archive.

by Joe O'Connell April 15, 2014

‘Home under siege’

More than a dozen students in an advanced writing service-learning course have each curated two exhibits for the Our Marathon digital archive, a web-based, crowd-sourced collection of pictures, videos, and oral histories in memory of the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings.

by Joe O'Connell December 10, 2013