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Marathoner goes above and beyond seventh-grader, and competing in track and field at Oyster Bay Middle School. “I really enjoyed When Oyster Bay native Eli- the group of friends that I was sia Gallo crossed the finish line with,” she recalled. “It was of the 2025 Boston Marathon, almost like we were suffering she completed more than her in track, because it’s very hard first 26.2-mile race. to do without a good group of The recent Boston College people.” graduate had also raised more She ran the Long Island Half than $20,000 for Marathon as a high Brigham and Womschool senior, and en’s Hospital’s completed another S t e p p i n g S t ro n g half marathon Center for Trauma while studying Innovation, tur nabroad in Barceloing months of na, Spain. But it training into supwas an unexpected por t for trauma oppor tunity last ELISIA GALLO survivors and their fall that set her on Boston Marathon families. the path toward “I knew I wasn’t finisher Boston. just running for After a friend myself,” Gallo said. “I was run- decided not to run the Camning for this whole community, b r i d g e H a l f M a r at h o n i n for the hospital, for the Step- November, Gallo stepped in and ping Strong team, and I was ran the 13.1-mile race in her fired up, and I was ready to go.” stead. “I hopped in without any The 21-year-old Oyster Bay training,” she said. High School graduate recently Encouraged by Kevin Cotter, earned a degree in economics head coach of track, field and and business from Boston Col- cross country programs at Oysl e g e, a n d p l a n s t o [ / / D O ter Bay High School, who had WHAT?//]. While she has been run the Boston Marathon, involved in sports like track Gallo decided to apply for one and soccer for years, running a of the race’s limited charity marathon was never part of entries, and submitted applicaher plan. tions in mid-November 2024, She discovered running as a CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
By WILL SHEELINE
wsheeline@liherald.com
Courtesy Ann Balderstone-Glynn
Celebrating 250 years of American independent ‘Theodore Roosevelt,’ above, and his wife Edith greeted attendees of the Oyster Bay parade. This year marked the first time children could ride bicycles in the parade, right. Story, more photos, Page 3.
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knew I wasn’t just running for myself.