My name is Kaitlyn, I am a from the South Shore of Massachusetts, a photographer, a runner reborn, and mom to two little boys Camden & Nathan.
I am honored to run The 2025 Boston Marathon for The Flutie Foundation! This will be my third time running for Dougie's Team. In November 2023 I ran my first 1/2 Marathon in Disney and this past September I ran the Berlin Marathon!
It has been a lifelong dream of mine to run the Boston Marathon. When I was 12 years old I volunteered at the starting line in Hopkinton and I said one day I am going to run this! That one day, 29 years in the making, has arrived and I honored to do it for The Flutie Foundation, an organization that supports families, like mine, who have been touched by Autism.
Autism has changed my life in the most beautiful way possible. My oldest son was diagnosed at 22 months old and since then I have been committed to helping others who are on the same journey. There are so many hopes and dreams that come along with having your first child but no one prepares you for the words "He has Autism." I remember crying, thinking somehow I had done something to give him Autism. I knew nothing about ASD, I didn't know what his life would be like, I didn't know how to help him. I also didn't know that having an Autistic child is a rare gift, it opens your eyes, it forces you to learn, it lights a fire inside you to fight for them. To fight for inclusion and acceptance for everyone on the spectrum.
The Flutie Foundation's mission is to helped Autisic people and their families live life to the fullest. The money we raise directly supports those in our community! Every donation, big or small, will have an impact!
I run not for myself, but for the people and families who are navigating life with Autism.
Thank you for supporting me and The Flutie Foundation!
"Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise"