Boston, MA
Haddam woman runs Boston Marathon, raises $8,000 for Children’s Hospital team
HADDAM — Laura LaRiviere of Haddam just lately ran the Boston Marathon as a part of the Boston Kids’s Hospital Miles for Miracle staff, clocking in with a ending time of 4:42.
She ran the race April 18 for each her daughter and her “affected person companion,” Chloe, elevating $8,150 within the course of — $150 greater than her objective, in line with her fundraising web page.
When LaRiviere’s daughter Amanda was 5, she underwent open coronary heart surgical procedure at Boston Kids’s Hospital following a prognosis of sinus venosus atrial septal defect, in line with a press launch. The surgical procedure was successful, and now, 17 years later, Amanda is wholesome and attending Northeastern College, it mentioned.
Chloe can be experiencing points together with her coronary heart and has already had two open coronary heart surgical procedures to deal with her congenital coronary heart illness, Tricuspid Atresia, the information launch mentioned. The 5-year-old spends her free time with gymnastics, swimming and crafts.
After the race, LaRiviere mentioned, “My legs are nonetheless feeling these Newton Hills, however I’d run them time and again, as a result of this was top-of-the-line experiences of my life!”
She additionally had enjoyable corresponding together with her Chloe in the previous few months, LaRiviere mentioned. “One other factor I might do for Chloe is I might ship her movies of me doing ‘Cartwheels for Chloe’ all through my coaching,” she mentioned within the information launch.
“I used to be a gymnastics coach for years, and Chloe is a gymnast. I did cartwheels within the snow, grass, and sand for her, in addition to cartwheels at mile 19 of my 20-mile coaching run for her,” she defined.