Herren Project’s 2026 Boston Marathon Team
Every April, the Boston Marathon brings together runners from all over the world with one shared goal: to run with purpose. For Herren Project, that purpose is deeply personal.
This year, our 2026 Boston Marathon Team is made up of seventeen extraordinary individuals who are lacing up not just for the miles ahead, but for the lives those miles can impact. Leading the team are our founders, Chris and Heather Herren, whose decision to run the 130th Boston Marathon together marks a powerful full-circle moment rooted in recovery, family, and hope.
Each member of our team has a story. Some are running in honor of a loved one. Some are running because of their own journey. Others are running to give back, raise awareness about the disease of addiction, and help more people and families find hope.
Together, they are running for something bigger than a finish line.
A Team United by Purpose
What makes this team so special is not just their commitment to running 26.2 miles. It is the heart behind why they are doing it.
Each runner chose Herren Project for a reason. For some, it is about honoring someone they love. For others, it is about supporting a mission they believe in deeply. For all of them, it is about helping create a world where more people can find recovery, more families can heal, and more communities can become stronger and more resilient.
Their stories remind us that there is no single path to healing, but there is incredible power in showing up for one another.
Meet the Team
We invite you to get to know the incredible runners who make up Herren Project’s 2026 Boston Marathon Team. Click through to learn more about their reasons for running and to support their fundraising efforts.
Every donation helps fuel recovery, support families, expand prevention, and strengthen communities.
Running for Recovery, Families, and Prevention
At Herren Project, we know that addiction does not impact one person alone. It touches families, friends, schools, and entire communities. We also know the ripple effect of recovery is just as powerful.
When one person begins recovery, families begin to heal. When families receive support, communities grow stronger. When young people are given prevention education and healthy coping tools, they are better equipped to build lives rooted in wellness and resilience.
That is what our Boston Marathon team is running for.
Their fundraising helps support Herren Project’s work to:
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offer online support groups and phone consultations for families
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expand prevention and wellness programming in schools and communities
Every mile matters because every story matters.
Celebrating 15 Years of Herren Project
This year’s Boston Marathon comes during a meaningful moment in our history as we celebrate 15 years of Herren Project.
For fifteen years, Herren Project has worked to support, inspire, and empower individuals, families, and communities affected by addiction. What began with Chris’s story has grown into a national movement rooted in compassion, connection, and hope.
This year, Chris and Heather’s run reflects that journey in a deeply personal way. As they lead the team to Boston, they are honoring not only how far their own family has come, but also the thousands of individuals and families Herren Project has walked alongside over the last fifteen years. Chris is also featured in Bank of America’s Boston Marathon campaign in various places across the Greater Boston area, including Bank of America financial centers, billboards along the Mass Pike, the Kenmore and Park Street MBTA stations and Green Line, and The Prudential Center, helping bring broader visibility to the power of recovery, family healing, and the importance of building stronger, more resilient communities.
To mark this milestone, we’re also offering a special 15-year anniversary shirt, with proceeds supporting Chris and Heather’s Herren Boston Marathon campaign. Buy your shirt by March 18th to wear it with us on March 30th.
Our 2026 Boston Marathon Team is part of that story. They are carrying forward the mission that has shaped Herren Project since the beginning: helping one person, one family at a time.
Help Us Reach the Finish Line
When you support Herren Project’s Boston Marathon Team, you are helping turn miles into impact.
You are helping someone take a first step toward recovery.
You are helping a family find connection and hope.
You are helping build healthier, more resilient communities.
Meet the team. Support their fundraising. Help us keep the ripple going.
