March 2024 | Vol. 18 Iss. 3
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hauna Boyd wears many different hats. She runs her own dog training and pet sitting business, Pawsibilities Unleashed, and also works part time as a cashier in the cafeteria at Corner Canyon High School. Since 2012, the Draper mom has also run marathons all over the world, often accompanied by her extended family. Through her running, she has helped to raise thousands of dollars for charity. This month she will travel to Japan for the Tokyo Marathon, her sixth and final marathon major. “My dad is the one who started it all,” Boyd said. “I ran my first half-marathon with my dad in sixth grade.” Boyd’s father, Doug Perry, said that he took up running years ago to get in shape. It soon became an activity for the whole family. “It was something we always did together,” he said. “All four kids, it was just great fun.” The family often did community fun runs and “turkey trots” together.
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Growing up in Englewood, Colorado, Boyd started a running club at her high school and made the varsity team. “She was the No. 1 runner in her school. She really excelled at it and just kept at it,” Perry said. Running continued to be a major part of Boyd’s life as she married, had two sons and moved to Utah for her husband’s work. In 2006, Boyd’s mother, Julie, and her father ran the New York City Marathon, making it to the finish line even though Julie was undergoing chemotherapy for cancer at the time. Boyd’s mother passed away in 2010. In 2018, the family ran the NYC Marathon together as a remembrance Continued page 16 From left to right, Jennifer Sherwood, Kaaryn Child, Kristen Andersen, Shauna Boyd and Mark Sherwood, posed for a photo at the New York City Marathon in November 2021. (Photo courtesy of Shauna Boyd)
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