Who to Cheer For? : Weymouth's Boston Marathon Runners

They run for all sorts of reasons: in memory of a loved one, to raise money for a cause ... and just to say, "I did it."

The 117th annual Boston Marathon takes place on April 15 this year, taking runners through the course that threads from the Hopkinton starting line to Boston.

As it states on the official website, "the Boston Marathon is the world's oldest annual marathon and ranks as one of the world's most prestigious road racing events. The Boston Athletic Association manages this American classic, which is sponsored by John Hancock Financial Services. The Boston Marathon has distinguished itself as the pinnacle event within the sport of road racing by virtue of its traditions, longevity and method of gaining entry into the race (via qualification)."

So who's running from Weymouth? Here is the updated list, as posted on the Boston Marathon site:

13060

2/5

Berges, Rita C.

28

F

Weymouth

MA

USA

USA

25079

3/9

Casey, Patrick A. Jr.

44

M

Weymouth

MA

USA

USA

23221

3/6

Cleary, Laurel A.

39

F

Weymouth

MA

USA

USA

26881

3/9

Colombo, Bob P.

52

M

Weymouth

MA

USA

USA

24865

3/9

Dempsey, Melissa H.

23

F

Weymouth

MA

USA

USA

22082

3/5

Drown, Helen D.

55

F

Weymouth

MA

USA

USA

24440

3/9

Farina, Corey M.

37

M

Weymouth

MA

USA

USA

26963

3/9

Fiorello, Michael

42

M

Weymouth

MA

USA

USA

21298

3/4

Fowle, Amanda

28

F

Weymouth

MA

USA

USA

26836

3/9

Frasier, Darlene E.

43

F

Weymouth

MA

USA

USA

23621

3/6

Gattonini, Jackie

28

F

Weymouth

MA

USA

USA

25815

3/9

Ghiorse, Richard D. Sr.

58

M

Weymouth

MA

USA

USA

22693

3/5

Giddings, Jeffrey P.

35

M

Weymouth

MA

USA

USA

21536

3/4

Haskell, Richard F. Jr.

27

M

Weymouth

MA

USA

USA

22101

3/5

Hicks, Robert W.

47

M

Weymouth

MA

USA

USA

25325

3/9

Kelly, Kaitlin M.

22

F

Weymouth

MA

USA

USA

25062

3/9

Kelly, Kevin M.

55

M

Weymouth

MA

USA

USA

16093

2/8

Kennedy, Melissa

31

F

Weymouth

MA

USA

USA

25324

3/9

Kiely, Maureen B.

49

F

Weymouth

MA

USA

USA

24003

3/9

Kiely, Shannon M.

32

F

Weymouth

MA

USA

USA

21632

3/4

Liberatore, Glenn L.

29

M

Weymouth

MA

USA

USA

786

1/1

Manewell, Adam

38

M

Weymouth

MA

USA

USA

23395

3/6

McAuliffe, Janet M.

45

F

Weymouth

MA

USA

USA

10761

2/2

Oba, Yukiko

47

F

Weymouth

MA

USA

JPN

21933

3/4

O'Brien, Andrew T.

32

M

Weymouth

MA

USA

USA

23728

3/6

O'Brien, Sean P.

37

M

Weymouth

MA

USA

USA

27041

3/9

Olson, Jonathan T.

26

M

Weymouth

MA

USA

USA

24981

3/9

Racicot, Linda A.

45

F

Weymouth

MA

USA

USA

24980

3/9

Racicot, Peter C.

46

M

Weymouth

MA

USA

USA

21643

3/4

Rogers, Maureen F.

38

F

Weymouth

MA

USA

USA

18474

3/1

Shea, Carolyn

57

F

Weymouth

MA

USA

USA

22340

3/5

Shireman, Justin J.

34

M

Weymouth

MA

USA

USA

26200

3/9

Shireman, Melissa

28

F

Weymouth

MA

USA

USA

22156

3/5

Vaille, Jeremy J.

34

M

Weymouth

MA

USA

USA

23686

3/6

Wallace, Erin G.

36

F

Weymouth

MA

USA

USA

If you have any words of encouragement for the Weymouth residents running the Boston Marathon this year, you can put them in the comments section below.