Rookie teammate crosses Boston Marathon®️ finish line in honor of her 6-year-old daughter

Last month, Lara Ziobro ran the Boston Marathon with Tedy’s Team in honor of her 6-year-old daughter, Logan, who is a pediatric stroke survivor.

When Logan was 2 years old, Lara and her husband, Topher, noticed that she was behind her peers on physical milestones. She was slow to talking, dragged her foot when walking, and was holding her arm in an unusual way.

After six months of looking for answers from various doctors, it took a neurologist less than 5 minutes to diagnose her. Logan had a pediatric stroke, either in utero or at birth, that resulted in left-sided spastic hemiparetic cerebral palsy.

“The realization that children can have a stroke was a shock to us, but it opened our eyes to a world we knew little about,” said Lara. “Since then, we have learned so much about resilience and strength through Logan.”

Over the last 4 years, Logan has overcome obstacles, set and achieved new goals for herself, and through her determination and joyful spirit, she has been an inspiration to her family.

When Lara started running in 2020, she quickly fell in love with it. While distance running is not something that Logan can do yet, Lara is making sure she runs her miles for both of them.

On April 21, 2025, Lara ran the Boston Marathon with Tedy’s Team – running every 26.2 miles of it with her daughter on her mind and in her heart.

“I felt a flood of emotions when I saw my daughter and showed her my medal,” Lara explained. “I was overwhelmed with pride for pushing myself so hard in her honor, and absolute joy to see both her, and our son.”

Lara raised over $10,000 for Tedy’s Team and was a recipient of our Social Media Star Award. This award was given to two runners who used their social media platforms to share their journey, their story, and the mission of Tedy’s Team. Through her activity on social media, Lara helped to share the stroke warning signs and raise more awareness for pediatric stroke.

While race day has come and gone, there is still time to support Lara’s fundraising efforts through her personal fundraising page, and to learn the warning signs of stroke, which are best remembered by using the acronym BE FAST, which stands for:

• Balance Difficulties
• Eyesight Changes
• Face Drooping
• Arm Weakness
• Speech Difficulties – and if you notice any of those warning signs, it’s…
• TIME TO CALL 9-1-1.

BE FAST is an acronym to help you quickly recognize common signs of a stroke and to take any necessary action by calling for emergency medical services. Other symptoms may include sudden and severe unexplained headache or migraine with no obvious cause, and confusion or trouble understanding things they would normally know.