Heather Michele Delia MacLean...Born in Melrose, Massachusetts...Daughter of Robert MacLean and Michele Maurice...Sister of Michael, Corey, Shannon, William, Alissabeth and Matthew...tried tap dancing, soccer, softball, cheerleading and hockey as a child…Heather was the first in her family to graduate from college...battled multiple cases of pneumonia in college…days consisted of waking up at 4 a.m. in Amherst, driving to Boston for training, then driving back to Amherst for classes…Heather started running at Peabody because her friend, who drove her after school to work at a local grocery store, was also doing track.