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Michelle and Martin McNulty Run for the Animals
September 23, 2007, 11:15PM MT
By Susan Robinson
Husband and Wife team run the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon for the animals at Best Friends.
Husband and Wife team run the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon for the animals at Best Friends.
By Susan A. Robinson, Best Friends Network
Michelle McNulty of South Florida enjoys hanging out with her animals and her husband Martin who is also running the marathon.
Their family consists of four lucky adopted furkids - three kitties named for great destinations: Hollywood, Sydney and Vegas. I wonder if their personalities match their names? And one adorable pooch named Buckley who is pictured above lapping up the attention.
Both Michelle and her husband are big animal lovers and since they do not have space for more pets they wanted to make sure they could do something for those animals who may need a little help.
This is Michelle's second marathon but her first Chicago Marathon, having already run the Miami Marathon. Her training is going well especially with all of her furkids lending a paw of support - well kind of... Buckley sits on top of her or her husband when the alarm goes off insisting they all stay in bed but the kitties win out by meowing loudly for their breakfast and making sure no one goes back to sleep! Michelle tells me, "We have quite the marathon motivating team."
Here is Michelle's training tip for other runners:
"If you ever feel like you are too tired to get up in the morning or too tired to run another mile remember what you are running for...the animals!! They are counting on you!!
Thanks Michelle and Martin for all you do and we look forward to cheering you on during the marathon!
Good running!
What You Can Do:
For more information go to the Chicago Marathon Website
Go to the Marathon Blog on Chicago Community here.
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Photo submitted by Michelle McNulty