Anyone who thinks they have a busy schedule or has their dance card filled up for at least the next three months has plenty of time on their hands when compared to Oak Harbor High School senior Megan Hall.

In addition to her high school studies, she is also a full time student at Skagit Valley College and competes on the Wildcats’ cross country and track teams.

Running is a big part of the 18-year-old’s life and it has, and will, take her places.

“I’m planning on transferring to Everett Community College next fall,” Hall said. “They have offered me a nearly full-ride running scholarship.”

But high school running and college scholarships aren’t even half of Hall’s odyssey.

On Thursday, April 12, Hall, along with her parents Kelly and Steve and grandmother, Marian Larsen, will be making a cross county flight to Boston, where she will be running in the prestigious Boston Marathon on Patriot’s Day.

For people living in Massachusetts, Patriot’s Day is a bigger holiday than the Fourth of July.

For those who might be unfamiliar with the holiday, Patriot’s Day is celebrated on April 18 and commemorates the date when Paul Revere made his famous ride in 1775 to alert the militia that the British were coming.

Like many holidays, the date of celebration has been shifted to a Monday to give people a three-day weekend. This year, Patriot’s Day will be celebrated on April 16.

Also significant to the date is the Boston Marathon and Hall will be among the 22,500 runners when the 111th running of the event steps off at 10 a.m. eastern time.

Hall is no stranger to marathons, and the Boston event will be the fourth one she has competed in.

“I’ve run in two Whidbey Island Marathons and one in Portland,” she said.

A person can’t just show up and run in the Boston Marathon. They have to qualify, and Hall ran a time of three hours, 35 minutes and 40 seconds in Portland last October to make the cut.

“My best finish in the Whidbey Island Marathon was four hours the last time I ran,” she said. “The first time was four hours and 30 minutes, so I have cut about 30 minutes off my time every time I’ve run.”

The Hall family will be spending four days in Boston and Megan said her mother has a “whole itinerary” of places to visit.

“Me, I’ll just be focusing on the marathon and following them around,” she said with a smile.

Hall said weather-wise, things aren’t looking too good in the Boston area right now.

“I heard they are expecting snow, but I’m really excited about competing. I’m really stoked,” she said.

When she isn’t studying or running, Hall said she is really active in her church.

“I’m planning on going on another mission trip this summer along with others from my youth group of Living Word Fellowship to help people in greater need,” she said. “My love for missions began last year when for the first time I attended a missions trip to Mexico.”

Hall is one busy young lady and she will be a great Whidbey Island representative on the East Coast.