128th Boston Marathon on April 15, 2024Credit: Omar Rawlings/GettyNEED TO KNOWAn Australian couple will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary at the Boston MarathonPeter Geraghty and his wife, Kerry, say they're going to run the marathon together, not just hand-in-hand"We're going to run it just to enjoy the whole experience. The time doesn't matter," Peter saidPeter Geraghty, 76, and his 73-year-old wife, Kerry, will be celebrating a huge milestone at the Boston Marathon.The Australian couple has run a combined 36 marathons but never Boston, they told WBZ-TV. After traveling from Brisbane, they'll be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary at the event."The Boston Marathon is the most prestigious marathon in the world," Peter said.

"It's our 50th wedding anniversary in a couple of days, so running the marathon plus the 50th anniversary, how good can it get?"Kerry said they plan on running the marathon together, not just hand-in-hand. "We've heard so much about the Boston crowds and the support. We're going to run it just to enjoy the whole experience.

The time doesn't matter," Peter said.View this post on InstagramThe Boston Marathon starts at 9 a.m. on Monday, April 20 in Hopkinton, Mass. The 26.2-mile course runs through Ashland, Framingham, Natick, Wellesley, Newton and Brookline. It ends on Boylston Street in Boston.Peter and Kerry aren't the only runners with an amazing story at this year's event.

Nick Davis, whose parents are both marathoners, will be taking part in the historic race with his 70-year-old father. In an interview with PEOPLE, he explained his fitness background is a bit nontraditional since it took him a while to get into it.Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories."I found my way through fitness in a little bit of a different way," he said. "I grew up as a competitive dancer and professional dancer, and it's so connected to the world of fitness that I made my way over here in a pretty swift transition.

I'm following in the footsteps of my family."Davis noted that the Boston Marathon is a "big deal" in the state. "I rarely ever miss a race. It is such an integral part of the year," he said."It's so special because every marathoner in the entire world looks at Boston as the one race that they're dying to do and to qualify for," Davis added. "So growing up there and having that be a normal yearly occurrence is super cool."Read the original article on People