As runners heal up from the Pittsburgh Marathon weekend, we’re catching up with a local teacher who brought her student along for the entire 26-mile journey. For them, this wasn’t just a race, it was a shared experience and a chance to cross the finish line together. Advertisement Megan Megrey is a special education teacher at the Watson Institute in Sewickley. In this year’s full marathon, she ran with her 5-year-old student, Miesha. “It came to a fruition because she really loves people watching.