'Part Of Something Really Big': Newburyport Native Runs Boston Marathon For Local Childhood Cancer Treatments

Tens of thousands of people will race the 26.2-mile course in Monday's Boston Marathon. A smattering of them have visions of victory; the rest are in it for the challenge. That contingent includes Newburyport native Meghan Connors.

Connors is running her fifth Boston Marathon as part of a team raising money for the Massachusetts General Hospital Pediatric Oncology division. That’s where she was successfully treated after being diagnosed with neuroblastoma at the age of 3.

Earlier this month, Connors paid a visit with us to the finish line, as she prepared for the Marathon on Monday — which just happens to be the day she turns 32 years old.