22 From Braintree to Run the Boston Marathon

By Charlene Arsenault and Dan Libon

BRAINTREE, MA — They run in memory of loved ones. They run for causes. They run for health. They run because they love to challenge themselves.

No matter the reason, it’s a feat that these runners train all year to hopefully complete the historic 26.2-mile route from Hopkinton to Boston.

The following is the list of the 22 runners from Braintree who are signed up to participate in the Boston Marathon 2016.

• Anne Benjamin, 46
• Michael Bolton, 39
• Steven Carlson, 33
• Nancy Driscoll, 62
• Nancy Keener, 47
• Jennifer Kelly, 42
• Kelly Lessard, 45
• Edward Leung, 22
• Tori Machado, 22
• Amanda Maxwell, 34
• John McCusker, 62
• Kaitlyn McDonough, 31
• James McGourty, 54
• James O'Mahony, 38
• Stephen Pugsley, 59
• John Pyliotis, 39
• Jennifer Reissfelder, 43
• Chris Schneider III, 47
• Molly Sullivan, 25
• Dawne Sweeney, 51
• Christopher Tarpey, 56
• Michael Walsh, 31

Photo via Boston Marathon