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26 From Mansfield to Run the Boston Marathon

Look who's joining the big race from Mansfield this year.

By Charlene Arsenault and Dan Libon

MANSFIELD, 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.

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The following is the list of the 26 runners from Mansfield who are signed up to participate in the Boston Marathon 2016.

  • John Agudelo, 30
  • Jennifer Andruzzi, 36
  • Paul Angland, 47
  • Matt Birnie, 28
  • Brendan Boyle, 24
  • Josh Brodin, 25
  • Donald Burke, 59
  • Julie Cashman, 45
  • Valerie Chirichiello, 55
  • Eileen Dimarino, 50
  • John Fitts Jr., 40
  • Rebecca Frechette, 31
  • Lorraine Galanti, 50
  • Melissa Godin, 25
  • Jennifer Markowski, 42
  • Stephen Megerdichian, 53
  • Jerry Murphy, 26
  • Melissa Norcross, 33
  • Robert Norcross III, 34
  • Lawrence Quirk, 49
  • Kelly Sabella, 44
  • Stephen Scala, 56
  • Jessica Snigir, 31M
  • Maura Strickland, 28
  • Ashley Weimar, 29
  • Marsha Whitman, 46

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