20-year-old Henry Richard ran in the 2022 Boston Marathon, and was very emotional after completing the race on Monday in honor of younger brother, who was the youngest victim of the Boston Marathon bombings in 2013.
Martin Richard was 8 years old when his brother died from the bombings nine years ago.
"It's great to get here finally. It's been years in the making for me so I’m just so happy I could finally be here,” Richard told CBS Boston affiliate WBZ. "I know Martin would have been doing it with me — so happy to finish it, that’s all I can think about."
"I did it for both of us, and my sister and the rest of my family," Richard added.
He finished the race with a time of 4:02:20, according to The Boston Globe, and celebrated afterwards with his parents and his sister, Jane, who lost a leg in the bombings, according to Today.
Richard ran to raise money for the Martin Richard Foundation as part of Team MR8.
Meb Keflezighi, who won the 2014 Boston Marathon, ran for Team MR8 in 2018 before he retired from competitive racing. He was there to congratulate Richard for his achievement and to award him his medal.
"Martin is always on my mind," Keflezighi told WBZ. "For Henry to come in here, what a courage. What a courage, what a strength."
Richard went on to say that he plans to continue to run in the race in the future, and expressed how proud he is to be a part of Boston.
"I love this city and I couldn’t be more grateful to them and everything they’ve done for me," Richard said. "No matter what happens, you’ve got to keep fighting, you’ll get to where you want to go."
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