Wayland Town Crier 5/30/11: Achieving personal best at Katie Lynch Purple Shoes Challenge. The opening ceremony for the third annual Katie Lynch Purple Shoes Challenge, an athletic event for individuals with physical and sensory limitations, was wrought with emotion as family, friends and volunteers gathered to welcome this year’s athletes. Paralympic bronze medalist Anjali Forber-Pratt began the festivities with a high-speed lap around the Newton South Gymnasium and then led the parade of athletes through a tunnel of applauding, admiring and tear-filled fans. During the procession, Jacques LeDuc, the starting line announcer for the Boston Marathon, introduced each athlete. Fueled by deep admiration, the cheering was loud and prolonged. The events were under way!