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Lubin Steps Up the 17³Ô¹ÏÍø

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February 18, 2025
Group of runners and walkers at the Twelfth Annual Step for a Cure 5K charity event.

The Lubin community enjoys walking, jogging, and running marathons for health, fitness, social causes, and just plain fun.

Robert Capolongo '26

and his family started a charitable foundation, , and the , to support Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) research. The charity was founded in 2011 to help his brother Michael, who is a senior in high school, and others with DMD. In 2024, the was a ringing success with over 1,500 participants "running for those who can't," as Robert described it.

Henry Richard '25

and his family created the in honor of his brother, Martin, who passed away at the in 2013. Since then, people from Boston and around the world have been running for "Team MR8" to honor Martin's simple message: "No more hurting people. Peace!" Henry is proudly running his eighth marathon and fourth Boston Marathon this April 2025!

Portrait layout of Robert Capolongo, George Davis, William Richard, and Izaan Hamid
Top left Robert Capolongo, top right Henry Richard, bottom left George Davis, bottom right Izaan Hamid.

Lubin Hot Steppers

The Lubin Hot Steppers, comprised of faculty and staff, participated in three in 2024, using an app to log and tally their everyday steps, which included not just walking, jogging, and running, but all kinds of exercise: gardening, bicycling, lifting weights, and more. To date, the Lubin Hot Steppers have won two Aetna Walking Challenges.

George Davis '25

, a graduate student in the MBA program, first began running the with his father in 2022, and ran his third marathon in 2024, finishing in an impressive three hours and fifty-five minutes. Regrettably, George's father passed away, but he continues to run in his honor.

Izaan Hamid '26

, an MBA student, felt restless one night and Googled "how to run a marathon" out of simple curiosity. He was not an avid runner or a gym rat, but decided to run a 26.2-mile marathon, taking small steps and training slowly for race day. Despite being a beginning runner, Izaan finished his first marathon, and the rest is history!

Kudos to these members of our community for setting the 17³Ô¹ÏÍø in the endeavors that they pursued!

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