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14 People Who Are In Tech And Finished The 2014 Boston Marathon

Alexia Tsotsis
2014 Boston Marathon
Running a marathon is something that many of us have on our bucket lists, but is low on our day-to-day priority list. “
2014 Boston Marathon
After the tragedy of last year’s events, this year’s Boston Marathon offered much incentive for people to finally get out there and run. “
2014 Boston Marathon
Over 35,000 people ran the marathon this year (versus around 26,000 last year), with increased security for obvious reasons. “
2014 Boston Marathon
There was a drop-off in bandits, or people who jump into the race without numbers, and an increase in charity runners. Normally there are 500,000 spectators; today there were 1 million.”
2014 Boston Marathon
A few in the tech community ran the race, and we got to cheer them on from the social media sidelines. Many of them were running for Camp Interactive, an organization that teaches underprivileged children tech skills. “
Brett Van Zuiden
Brett Van Zuiden is a Y Combinator and MIT alumnus who has founded a startup called Ink. nnMIT’s presence was especially strong since an MIT police officer was killed by the Boston Bomber.”
Mitch Westwood
Mitch Westwood, another MIT alum, is a mechanical engineer at OsComp systems; his time was 4:53.”
Reece Pacheco
Shelby co-founder Reece Pacheco ran for Team Red Cross, finishing at 3:33.”
Chris Fralic
First Round Capital Partner Chris Fralic Facebooked a picture of his pin. “Keep calm and marathon on,” he wrote.”
2014 Boston Marathon
Congratulations to this group and everyone who finished the 26.2 miles. May we join you at the finish line someday. (Additional reporting and photos: Samantha Ou2019Keefe.)”

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Alexia Tsotsis
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