Local Olympian inspires varsity, casual runners

5 February 2012, 10:12 pm

'When you run free, you run fast. When you run fast, you have fun,' said Roisin McGettigan , Irish Olympian and Providence resident, to an audience of varsity and club runners Feb. 2 in an event sponsored by the Running Club. McGettigan — no stranger to running fast — competed in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She was a four-time NCAA All-American during her ...... Read More »

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