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“I love everything Pioneers Run Crew has done for me,” says Frances Ramirez, holding her forearm up to the camera, showing off the club’s logo tattooed in thick, black type.
Like a first love, she wanted to commemorate the crew she dedicates so much of her life to, enough for it to easily be considered a part-time job. Ramirez is one captain of five, who are dedicated to showing Bostonians that healthy living doesn’t have to be expensive; that running is for everyone; and that running is a way to make friends and join a community.
“I didn’t know there was a running culture until I was in it,” says Jeremy Guevara, another of Pioneers’ co-captains.
When you talk about running in Boston, where the crew is located, it’s hard not to think about the Marathon. It brings thousands of people to the city every April (or October, as was the case in 2021). But Ramirez and Guevara note that the Boston…
