Last year, Saucony debuted our Saucony 26 program in Boston. Through the people who participated, we were able to share the amazing stories of a small collection of runners, who are representative of the entire collection of marathoners, with the people of Greater Boston.
The riveting stories of the inaugural Saucony 26 Boston group can still be viewed at Saucony 26

Once again, Saucony is seeking twenty-six people from communities in and around the Boston Marathon race course who have their own special reason for running.

There will be one runner chosen to represent each full mile of the race course. There will be male and female runners chosen. There will be runners experiencing their first marathon, while others will have run a dozen or more. There will be runners in the program who have trium phed over injury or illness, while others are running for the benefit of another.

Runners who are selected to participate in the program will receive:
* - special Saucony 26 apparel which they are expected to run in
* - a pair of Saucony shoes
* - a contribution of $10 for every mile of the race completed to either keep or donate to a charity of choice
* - 4 invitations, including the runner, to a special family reception area race day
* - and more!

The Saucony 26 program is a way for all of us to not only celebrate our differences, but also to celebrate our collective and passionate love for the sport of running. We would like to encourage you to share the basis of this program with worthy runners who are already qualified to run this year's marathon.

If you'd like to nominate a runner or be considered yourself for the 2005 Saucony 26 at the Boston Marathon, please fill out the online enrollment application found at Saucony 26

The deadline to submit an application for consideration is January 15, 2005.

Good running!

Your fellow runners at Saucony

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