Former NHL forward Bobby Carpenter and Denna Laing of the NWHL teamed up to complete an inspiring and potentially life-changing running of the Boston Marathon on Monday.
Carpenter pushed Laing - who sustained a spinal injury on Dec. 31, 2015, in the Outdoor Women's Classic as a member of the Boston Pride - over the course of the 26.2 miles in a racing wheelchair to benefit Journey Forward, an organization that works to better the lives of those with spinal cord injuries.
Congratulations to former NHL star Bobby Carpenter and NWHL player Denna Laing on completing this year’s race in 4:32:30! pic.twitter.com/jXlSvQGhu9
— Boston Marathon (@bostonmarathon) April 17, 2017
"At first I was a little hesitant just because I didn't know really how I was going to feel about sitting in a chair," Laing admitted heading into the race, per Amalie Benjamin of NHL.com. "But Bobby said that we would run for Journey Forward and, for me, to help that group out is a no-brainer. So I quickly got on board."
The pair has managed to raise over $81,000 for Journey Forward, well exceeding their goal of $53,000.
Carpenter, 53, had run the marathon once before on his own in 2016.
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