As a polio survivor, Mary McManus was a stranger to athletic endeavors. The taunts from childhood peers would haunt her throughout her life. She despised her body. With the gift of the diagnosis of post polio syndrome in December 2006, Mary embarked on a journey of transformation mind, body and spirit. She discovered the healing power of self love. As she loved her body in its deconditioned state and worked with an angel of a physical therapist at Spaulding Rehab Hospital, she connected to her body for the first time in her life. After being discharged as a patient from Spaulding, Mary hired a personal trainer to see if she could 'get a little stronger.' She got a lot stronger! In February of 2008, when Mary's trainer asked her what her next health and fitness goals were, Mary said, "I want to dance. I want to feel free in my body. I want to walk outside." As Mary's trainer was about to leave, she said 'and there's one more thing...I want to run the Boston Marathon as a charity runner for Spaulding Rehab Hospital."

With her husband and daughter by her side, Team McManus crossed the finish line of the 113th Boston Marathon 7 hours and 49 minutes after they had taken their place at the starting line with the mobility and visually impaired runners. Here's the trailer for "Keeping the Pace:The Mary McManus Story." Thanks to Joe Presser for his endless hours of filming and editing this documentary.