The Brigham Stepping Strong Marathon Team
Key Info
RACE DATE
Monday, April 21, 2025
Contact Ali Luthman
marathonteam@bwh.harvard.edu
PHONE
857 505 1225Thank you for your interest in learning more about the 2025 Boston Marathon with the Brigham Stepping Strong Team. All funds raised benefit The Gillian Reny Stepping Strong Center for Trauma Innovation at the Brigham.
In their own words…
Osama Alshaykh, 2021 team
I want to thank you for everything. The encouragement is awesome and the dedication is second to none. While running I realized that I am prouder being part of the Stepping Strong Team than finishing a marathon. It is the stories and the work you have been doing that inspired us.
Danielle Reny, 2014, 2015, 2023 teams
I ran the 2014 Boston Marathon for Gillian—my sister, best friend, and greatest gift. I ran for the supporters, survivors, responders, doctors, and nurses who saved our family in myriad ways. And I ran to finally cross that finish line in 2014 with the conviction that there is so much good in this world.
Tom Steinbrunner, 2016 team
During my deployment to Iraq, I saw firsthand the impact of trauma, both physically and mentally. I run with BWH because Stepping Strong is a great platform to help survivors of traumatic injury.
The Stepping Strong Story: Turning Tragedy Into Hope
In 2013, Boston was changed forever when a beautiful Marathon Monday turned into a senseless tragedy. Gillian Reny, then a high school senior, was one of the 39 critically injured patients rushed to Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where doctors and nurses saved her life and both of her legs. In gratitude to the Brigham, the Reny family established The Gillian Reny Stepping Strong Center for Trauma Innovation to help other trauma patients like Gillian regain their strength and ability to step strong once again.
Why we run
All funds raised benefit The Gillian Reny Stepping Strong Center for Trauma Innovation
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What We Support
The mission of The Gillian Reny Stepping Strong Center for Trauma Innovation is to catalyze multidisciplinary collaborations that inspire groundbreaking innovation, effective prevention, and compassionate intervention to transform care for civilians and military heroes who endure traumatic injuries and events. Stepping Strong funded initiatives are making a profound difference for trauma patients and their families worldwide. To date, the center has raised more than $30 million. But much more needs to be done.
Trauma is often referred to as the neglected global epidemic of modern society as it accounts for 43 million hospital visits and an economic burden of $2 trillion per year. It is the number one cause of death for people 44 or younger, ahead of cancer and heart disease — and every 3 minutes, someone dies from a traumatic injury. When you support a member of the Brigham Stepping Strong Marathon team, you are helping the Brigham turn tragedy into hope for civilian and military heroes worldwide who have suffered devastating traumatic injuries.
With Gratitude To The Reny Family
Thank you to the Reny family for generously sponsoring our Brigham Stepping Strong Marathon team. This gift will help advance the crucial work of The Gillian Reny Stepping Strong Center for Trauma Innovation, which catalyzes research collaborations to transform trauma care, injury prevention, and intervention for civilians and military heroes.
The Gillian Reny Stepping Strong Center for Trauma Innovation
Learn about the mission and important work of the center.