Steph Forbes (Photo by Maggie Wen/BU News Service)
By Maggie Wen Boston University News Service
The 126th Boston Marathon welcomed runners and spectators once again this year. Steph Forbes, a 2021 Boston University graduate, who is currently working for Ernst & Young participates in Boston, shared her runner’s journey after training for this race for the past four years.
Boston University News Service’s photographer Maggie Wen chatted with Forbes about her journey.
Steph Forbes, a former year track and field BU student, who is currently working in Boston, prepared for the Boston Marathon weeks before the race. (Photo by Maggie Wen/BU News Service)
Forbes smiling on a sunny training day. (Photo by Maggie Wen/BU News Service)
Forbes, after running her first marathon back in October 2021, decided to run for the Boston Marathon. (Photo by Maggie Wen/BU News Service)
Forbes said that some of her closest friends during college would definitely be her track and field teammates. She was excited to know that they would all be there to cheer for her during the Boston Marathon at St. Mary Street Station. (Photo by Maggie Wen/BU News Service)Forbes training for the Boston Marathon along the Charles Rivers next to Boston University Campus. (Photo by Maggie Wen/BU News Service)Forbes said that during some of the first attempts of long distance running, her watch broke but she realized that she was running faster than her usual speed. She felt really good after the run, and the malfunction of the watch was one of the reasons she participated in the Boston Marathon. (Photo by Maggie Wen/BU News Service)With her BIB number 9891, Forbes ran the Boston Marathon today. (Photo by Maggie Wen/BU News Service)
