Local Runner Set to Join Boston Marathon Quarter Century Club While Raising Funds for Project HOPE
When Brett Gordon crosses the finish line at this year’s Boston Marathon, he will achieve something only a small number of runners ever do, complete the race for the 25th consecutive time and earn a place in the prestigious Boston Marathon Quarter Century Club. At 57 years old, Gordon is on the verge of joining an elite group of roughly 120 current runners worldwide who have reached this milestone. For Gordon, the moment is about far more than personal accomplishment. For the past 14 years, he has used the Boston Marathon as a platform to support Project HOPE, a Roxbury-based nonprofit helping women and families move out of poverty and toward long-term independence.