The recipient should be an open runner who is likely to perform at a high level in the event of her choosing. For more information please contact the Margaret Bradley award committee:Margaret L. Bradley was a member of GBTC who died while on a trail run through the Grand Canyon on July 10, 2004, at the age of 24. But on Saturday, loved ones discovered that 24-year-old Margaret Bradley’s star … Monday evening, Bradley’s friends gathered at a North Side runner’s shop and in an apartment back in her native Massachusetts, trying to understand how the ultra-fit, 24-year-old known for enduring this year’s sweltering Boston Marathon to place tops among Illinois women could end up dead in the Grand Canyon, apparently killed by dehydration. Margaret ran the 2003 Chicago marathon in 2:58:52, and led the GBTC women’s team to victory in the 2004 Boston marathon with a time of 3:04:54, finishing as the 31st woman.
Just three months … The intent of the award is to select one GBTC female runner annually to compete in a domestic event of her choosing for which GBTC will cover some or all of the expenses. Margaret lived in Chicago in 2003 and 2004, and while living there she competed with the … The journey would have covered almost 30 miles and involved a 5,000-foot drop in elevation from top to bottom, where temperatures can reach more than 100 degrees, according to a press statement released by the Park Service yesterday.Whitehead lost his own daughter in a car accident several years ago, so the news of Bradley’s loss has hit him hard, he said. Margaret L. Bradley was a member of GBTC who died while on a trail run through the Grand Canyon on July 10, 2004, at the age of 24. Margaret lived in Chicago in 2003 and 2004, and while living there she competed with the Universal Sole track club, aiming to qualify for the 2008 Olympic marathon trials.GBTC has established the Margaret Bradley Award in honor of Margaret. FALMOUTH - She shined both on and off the track. GBTC is trying to build an endowment that will enable this award to be given in perpetuity. She was found dead Saturday in Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona.Bradley’s immediate family was in Arizona and was not available for comment yesterday.The pair became separated on the way down, and Bradley’s friend headed back up to the rim, with help from a U.S. Geological Survey employee he encountered, the statement said. “They’re great people,” Whitehead said of the Bradley family, who are volunteers for the Special Olympics.A 1997 Falmouth High School graduate, Bradley had been attending medical school at the University of Chicago.
But on Saturday, loved ones discovered that 24-year-old Margaret Bradley’s star went out sometime after she set off into the Grand Canyon Thursday for what turned out to be her last run. She was found dead Saturday in Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. You can make a tax-deductible donation to the endowment using the button below. Margaret Bradley, 24, is remembered as an outstanding athlete. The selected recipient must be a club member in good standing who shares Margaret’s enthusiasm and dedication toward both personal and team goals. FALMOUTH – She shined both on and off the track. Her body was flown by helicopter out of the Grand Canyon and brought to the Coconino County, Ariz., medical examiner’s office.Because of overlapping jurisdictions, both the National Park Service and the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office will perform independent investigations into a cause of death.“It’s a pretty strenuous hike, even for an overnight hike. When Bradley didn’t meet her family in Flagstaff on Friday as planned, relatives reported her missing to Flagstaff police and the Park Service at about 1:30 a.m. Saturday.On Thursday, Bradley and a male friend started off on a “day run” at the South Rim of the park at the Grandview Trailhead; they planned to arrive at Phantom Ranch at the bottom of the canyon that evening. Margaret ran the 2003 Chicago marathon in 2:58:52, and led the GBTC women’s team to victory in the 2004 Boston marathon with a time of 3:04:54, finishing as the 31st woman. Running the canyon also involves carrying your own water. The friend also told a trail worker to leave a note at Phantom Ranch informing Bradley he had aborted the run and was returning to Flagstaff, about 85 miles away.An aerial search was launched and Bradley’s body was found about 2 p.m. below the Tonto Trail in an area called Cremation drainage.