Tuesday morning flights out of Boston following Marathon Monday are notorious for their hoards of grumpy, sore runners shuffling down the aisles and straining to lift their suitcases.
In 2019, musical theater performer Sarah Bowden, 40, was one of those runners, though she was neither grumpy nor sore. Instead, she hopped off a plane in San Francisco, 24 hours after finishing her second marathon in 4:01, and was onstage that evening in the touring production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
“I’ve always been like this,” says Bowden. “I’ve always had this extra energy—my family calls me an Energizer Bunny.”
This weekend, the Australian-born, New York City-based actor will put her boundless energy to its greatest test yet—running the London Marathon in the midst of performing in Moulin Rouge! on Broadway in New York City, eight shows a week, all to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
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Bowden admits that many people, including her theater colleagues, think she’s crazy. And yet, if you look at her resumé—both as an accomplished…
