23 From Braintree to Run the Boston Marathon

By Charlene Arsenault (Patch Staff)

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 make it the 26 miles of the historic Hopkinton to Boston route.

The following is the list of the 23 runners from Braintree who are signed up to participate in the Boston Marathon 2015.

• Anne Benjamin, 45
• Kassandra Berry, 30
• Michael Bolton, 38
• Christopher Cardoza, 25
• Steven Carlson, 32
• Kim Carvello, 48
• Kevin Cloherty, 50
• Sean Fernald, a22
• Richard Gavin, 50
• Bre-Anne Harris, 34
• Nancy Keener, 46
• Alexis Lempereur, 31
• John McCusker, 61
• Kaitlyn McDonough, 30
• Jill Morris, 39
• Lauren Mullen, 29
• Danielle O’Dwyer, 24
• Chris O’Shea, 33
• Elizabeth Pyliotis, 35
• Alysa Rynne, 41
• Megan Sullivan, 23
• Dawne Sweeney, 50
• Michael Walsh, 30

Runners, want to share your special story? We’d be glad to talk with you. Email dan.libon@patch.com.