Wareham woman completes Philadelphia Marathon
Nov 23, 2011
Kerry Smith (middle) poses with her step-mother and brother at the Readers Becoming Leaders race last year. Smith's brother joined her in running the Philadelphia Marathon. COURTESY KERRY SMITH
Wareham resident Kerry Smith ran and completed the Philadelphia Marathon in under five hours on Sunday, Nov. 20.
Through sponsor donations, Smith raised more than $700 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), which works to find a cure for the disease.
"The people of the city and the spectators cheering were just amazing," Smith wrote in an e-mail the day after the race. "I am hurting pretty badly today, but I am so glad that I did it and can't wait to do another one!"
