Local residents begin marathon training

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - For some runners it’s never too cold or never too early to start training to run a marathon.

Team Griffin's Friends is starting their marathon training for the 2013 Boston Marathon.

Team Griffin's Friends includes both beginners and seasoned marathon runners, but their goal is not to just finish that 26.2 mile run, they also raise money for children with cancer.

The money they raise goes to help families whose children suffer from cancer so families can do different activities with their kids as they go through treatment.

The team has grown from just a team of 23 to now more than one hundred.

They raised 90k last year. This is the 19th year the team will run.