Avid Running Couple to Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary by Completing Boston Marathon Together

128th Boston Marathon on April 15, 2024
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NEED TO KNOW

• An Australian couple will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary at the Boston Marathon
• Peter Geraghty and his wife, Kerry, say they're going to run the marathon together, not just hand-in-hand
• "We're going to run it just to enjoy the whole experience. The time doesn't matter," Peter said

Peter Geraghty, 76, and his 73-year-old wife, Kerry, will be celebrating a huge milestone at the Boston Marathon.

The Australian couple has run a combined 36 marathons but never Boston, they told WBZ-TV. After traveling from Brisbane, they'll be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary at the event.

"The Boston Marathon is the most prestigious marathon in the world," Peter said. "It's our 50th wedding anniversary in a couple of days, so running the marathon plus the 50th anniversary, how good can it get?"

Kerry said they plan on running the marathon together, not just hand-in-hand. "We've heard so much about the Boston crowds and the support. We're going to run it just to enjoy the whole experience. The time doesn't matter," Peter said.

The Boston Marathon starts at 9 a.m. on Monday, April 20 in Hopkinton, Mass. The 26.2-mile course runs through Ashland, Framingham, Natick, Wellesley, Newton and Brookline. It ends on Boylston Street in Boston.

Peter and Kerry aren't the only runners with an amazing story at this year's event. Nick Davis, whose parents are both marathoners, will be taking part in the historic race with his 70-year-old father. In an interview with PEOPLE, he explained his fitness background is a bit nontraditional since it took him a while to get into it.