More than 100 years later, Kennedy is following in his footsteps. Legendary long-distance runner Tom Longboat, from Six Nations of the Grand River - who twice ran away when attending the former Mohawk Institute Residential School - won the marathon in 1907. Kennedy won't be the first Haudenosaunee man to run in Boston. I knew at one point, down the road, it would happen but I didn't know it would be that quick." ![]() "Even when I started running my five and 10 kilometres, I never thought I would progress to a marathon as fast as I did. "If someone told me back in 2015 that I would be running marathons at this point I wouldn't believe them, I wouldn't believe myself," the London-based father said. It's a goal he can hardly believe he is close to achieving. Joel Matthew Kennedy, 37, a Bear Clan member of the Oneida Nation, is setting off from his home in Ontario Friday, travelling to Boston for the Easter weekend race. ![]() ![]() On Monday, the Boston Marathon will see 30,000 runners for its 126th race.Īmong the thousands will be one Haudenosaunee man running for charity.
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