North River Outfitter and Mass Eye and Ear Invite Locals to Join in Sending the Marathon Runners Off

    BOSTON, MA, April 11, 2017 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Meet the Runners from Team Eye and Ear

Will McNamara,
A Team Eye and Ear veteran, Will McNamara returns this April for his 9th Boston Marathon! Will suffered a mountain biking accident in Vail, Colorado 10 years ago where during surgery he suffered a stroke to the optic nerve in both eyes, leaving him legally blind. Today Will and his wife, Alexis, live happily in Sommerville with their two dogs. This year Will runs with the aspiration that one day the research the McNamara's support will help restore his vision.

"Dr. Joseph Rizzo at Mass Eye and Ear has given me the inspiration to move forward in my life after losing my sight," Will explains. "It gives me a great feeling to be a part of this team!"
His Bib Number is 25316

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Kerryn Doherty,
Two years of running for a great cause- and the excitement still grows! Kerryn runs as part of Team Eye and Ear to raise funds for the advancing research in the Neuro- Ophthalmology Department. As a former patient, Kerryn knows first-hand how impressive this Boston Hospital truly is, and runs to give back to the doctoring team that so positively impacted her life. Kerryn has been a Boston resident for over 10 years and currently lives in the South End.
Her Bib Number is 30069

Proceeds from today's event will benefit Eye and Ear.

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