SPORTS
Marathon runner's death inspires $1M in donations
April 25, 2012
April 25, 2012
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(AP) LONDON - Donations to the charity supported by a 30-year-old woman who died during the London Marathon topped $1 million on Wednesday as thousands took up her cause.
Claire Squires entered the race to raise money for an organization that helps prevent suicides and had collected about $800 online before she set off on the 26.2-mile course on Sunday. By Wednesday, the fundraising total in her name had reached $1.1 million with more than 60,000 donations.
Squires collapsed near Buckingham Palace near the end of the race, and her death has touched hearts in Britain and beyond.
"It's just
Claire Squires entered the race to raise money for an organization that helps prevent suicides and had collected about $800 online before she set off on the 26.2-mile course on Sunday. By Wednesday, the fundraising total in her name had reached $1.1 million with more than 60,000 donations.
Squires collapsed near Buckingham Palace near the end of the race, and her death has touched hearts in Britain and beyond.
"It's just
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