BOSTON (AP) — Teams are forming to run the 2014 Boston Marathon in honor of victims of the deadly bombings at last year’s event.
The charitable foundation started by the parents of 8-year-old Martin Richard announced Thursday that it had selected 72 runners from more than 250 people who submitted applications. They’ll raise funds for the MR8 Foundation, which invests in education, athletics and community.
Martin was one of three people killed near the finish line on April 15.
Boston University says the parents of Chinese student Lu Lingzi, another of those killed, are making five of the 15 spots they were given available to members of the BU community.
Money raised will benefit the Lu Lingzi Scholarship Fund, which gives two graduate students an annual stipend and tuition for up to two years.
