Meet Our 2008 Boston Marathon ® Team

Name: Mark Moran

Hometown: Lynbrook, New York

Mark's Story:

I've been running since 1975, well before the jogging boom.  The running community was small and tight-knit.  Runner's World was our bible, the Boston Marathon was our Super Bowl, and Bill Rogers was our Joe Montana.  I was determined to run the Boston Marathon when I reached my mid-20s.  But with a series of demanding jobs, attending graduate school at night, and three kids, running became an occasional outlet, and a marathon was out of the question.  In my late 30s I rediscovered running and soon realized that training for a marathon would focus me.  I have run three NYC Marathons.  In the last one, I dragged three brothers along for their first-time marathon experience. They all finished safely, were thrilled by the experience and are eager to run another marathon. As I recently launched my own start-up company (FindingDulcinea.com), I now have more flexibility to fully embrace running and my brothers, who have new runner zeal, began looking for another race within hours after crossing the finish in New York in 2007.  We are all now ready and eager to tackle the pantheon of long distance running the Boston Marathon.  I have been an avid supporter of Habitat for Humanity for more than ten years, and I was thrilled to learn I could gain entry to this elite race simply by helping raise funds for a charity I so avidly support.

You Can Help!

Do you want to help Mark run this year's marathon? You can submit a donation to Habitat which will go directly towards Mark's fundraising requirement of $3,000. You can send your donations for Mark online, by phone or by mail. Please make sure you specify that your donation is for Mark Moran.

Donate Online

We are able to accept secure online donations through an agreement with Network for Good. Please make sure to include Mark Moran's name when you specify your donation. Click on the image below if you are interested in making a tax-deductible donation online using your credit card.

Donate By Phone

Please call (617) 423-2223 ext. 10 to speak with Maureen Galvin if you wish to make a donation using your credit card. Be sure to tell Maureen that your donation is to go towards Mark Moran's marathon fund.

Donate By Mail

Please make a tax-deductible check payable to Habitat for Humanity Greater Boston if you wish to mail in your donation. Please be sure to include Mark Moran in the memo.

Habitat for Humanity Greater Boston
240 Commercial Street
4th Floor
Boston, MA 02109