Schubert-Akin finishes 25th consecutive Boston Marathon
Gains her membership in the exclusive BM Quarter Century Club, one of about 10 women
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April 24, 2019
The Boston Marathon is known for the infamous Heartbreak Hill, the steep half-mile incline at mile 20 that takes out many runners in the 26.2 mile race. Imagine, Jennifer Schubert-Akin has run up that foreboding hill to finish the Boston Marathon 25 consecutive times. She's persevered through rain, sleet, wind, thunderstorms, stifling temperatures, hobbled in with injuries some years – and she crossed the finish line just a few moments before the horrendous bombing in 2013.
Now on this 123rd running of the oldest annual city marathon in the world April 15, Schubert-Akin's accomplishments place...
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