Nollywood Actress Ufuoma McDermott joins the 2016 Boston Marathon

Nollywood actress Ufuoma McDermott was one of the thousands of people who ran the 2016 Boston Marathon to support Boston’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute on April 18, 2016 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Ufuoma took her time during the race and stopped for breaks and photos with her friends who joined her for the marathon.

The three ladies were super excited when they spotted the Nigerian flag on their route.

#MemoriesOfYesterday #BostonMarathon #BeautifulDay We had to rest o! ??? Ah, I cannot come and go and die

A video posted by Ufuoma McDermott (@ufuomamcdermott) on Apr 19, 2016 at 5:59am PDT

#MemoriesOfYesterday #BostonMarathon #BeautifulDay It amazes me how despite all we’re going through we still screamed in excitement when we saw the green white and green. #GodBlessNigeria

A video posted by Ufuoma McDermott (@ufuomamcdermott) on Apr 19, 2016 at 6:11am PDT

Ethiopia won big at the race as Lemi Berhanu Hayle won the men’s Boston Marathon, and Atsede Baysa won the women’s race.

Significantly, one of the runners of this year is a survivor of the 2013 double bombings. Adrianne Haslet, a professional ballroom dancer, lost a leg in the bombing three years ago. She was one of 21 survivors competing in this year’s race and she crossed the finish line after 10 hours of not giving up.