Meet Charlotte’s 2018 Boston Marathon Runners

CHARLOTTE, NC — The 122nd running of the Boston Marathon takes place Monday, April 16. In Boston, Patriots Day has grown to take on a larger meaning as one of the great days of sport and human triumph. Runners from across the globe flock to be tested by the 26.2-mile course from the Hopkinton start line to the famous Boylston Street finish line.

See a list below of who from Charlotte is running. If you see them jogging around town, give them a thumbs up. They’ve earned it.

MEN

• Eric Strong, 35 (Wave 2)
• Scott Mastbrook, 45 (Wave 2)
• Chad Champion, 46 (Wave 2)
• Don Bailey, 52 (Wave 1)
• Alan Barbera, 50 (Wave 2)
• Bryan Baumgartner, 27 (Wave 1)
• Gregory Woo, 46 (Wave 2)
• Perry Berman, 26 (Wave 1)
• Caleb Boyd, 35 (Wave 1)
• Jason Martin, 38 (Wave 1)
• Jay Seago, 41, (Wave 1)
• James Perez, 26 (Wave 1)
• Sebastian Nicewicz, 25 (Wave1)
• J. Nicholson, 48 (Wave 2)
• JP Delaney, 32 (Wave 1)
• Jason Benoit, 34 (Wave1)
• Allen Jacobs, 57 (Wave 3)
• Zach Sorgi, 35 (Wave 1)
• Michael Mason, 47 (Wave 2)
• Chuck Spencer, 54 (Wave 2)
• Ross Handy, 3 (Wave 1)
• Shaun Thune, 40 (Wave1)
• Stephen Riddell, 46 (Wave 2)
• Eric Hein, 58 (Wave 30)
• Paul Neumann, 51 (Wave 1)
• Ryan Hopkins, 27 (Wave 1)
• Scott Robertson, 32 (Wave 1)
• Ryan Phillips, 24 (Wave 1)
• Ethan Cohen, 27 (Wave 1)
• Ross Cockerham, 37 (Wave 1)
• Robert Gannett, 39 (Wave 1)
• Baki Oguz, 49 (Wave 1)
• Eric Home, 48 (Wave 2)
• Mark D’Amico, 47 (Wave 2)
• Rodolfo Sequeyro, 59 (Wave 2)
• Koine Kinyua, 56 (Wave 3)
• James Lozier, 39 (Wave 4)
• Bill Pappas, 48 (Wave 4)

WOMEN

• Tara Casey, 39 (Wave 4)
• Rebecca Kobsik, 38 (Wave 3)
• Elizabeth Hindal, 58 (Wave 3)
• Helen Baddour 29 (Wave 2)
• Alex Wang, 48 (Wave 3)
• Carol Ann Hood, 48 (Wave 3)
• Heather Carpenter, 46 (Wave 2)
• Vanessa Boveine, 25 (Wave 2)
• Margaret Finke, 56 (Wave 4)
• Julia Martin, 26 (Wave 3)
• Alexandra Moran, 24 (Wave 2)
• Amanda Lapp, 28 (Wave 2)
• Courtney Fallon, 23 (Wave 4)
• Susan Montgomery, 57 (Wave 3)
• Jennifer Watson, 45 (Wave 3)
• Molly Cybowski, 60 (Wave 4)
• Nicole Stiles, 25 (Wave 4)
• Sarah Passeri, 35 (Wave 3)
• Emily Monette, 28 (Wave 2)
• Liz Joyce, 28 (Wave 1)
• Debbie Smith, 53 (Wave 3)
• Katherine Harbold, 43 (Wave 3)
• Megan Hepp Hovis, 36 (Wave 1)
• Kelly Vanderhave, 50 (Wave 3)
• Amelia Shea, 27 (Wave 1)
• Samantha Campanaro, 24 (Wave 2)
• Brittany Williams, 23 (Wave 2)
• Flavia Coppolino, 36 (Wve 2)
• Elizabeth Bennett, 35 (Wave 2)
• Nicole Cohen, 27 (Wave 2)
• Ansley Proctor, 30 (Wave 2)
• Ashley Edwards, 26 (Wave 2)
• Whitley Hamlin, 41 (Wave 2)
• Ashley Marques, 37 (Wave 2)
• Lanna Kwon, 41 (Wave 3)
• April Oliver, 38 (Wave 3)
• Raychelle Robinson, 42 (Wave 3)
• Beth Pierpont, 53 (Wave 3)
• Kerri Mast, 41 (Wave 3)
• Grace Eberle, 35 (Wave 3)
• Jeannette Pantani, 49 (Wave 3)
• Kim Cooke, 45 (Wave 3)
• Minnie Hughes, 51 (Wave 3)
• Chen Wang, 46 (Wave 3)
• Cindy Pomeroy, 52 (Wave 3)
• Kim Sloat, 57 (Wave 4)
• Danielle Volman, 27 (Wave 4)
• Amanda Mills, 29 (Wave 4)
• Iliana Smalanskas, 23 (Wave 4)

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Different athletes start at different times. Here are the start times for each group:

• Mobility Impaired: 8:40 a.m.
• Men's Push-Rim Wheelchair: 9:02 a.m.
• Women's Push-Rim Wheelchair: 9:04 a.m.
• Handcycles and Duos: 9:25 a.m.
• Elite Women: 9:32 a.m.
• Elite Men and Wave One: 10 a.m.
• Wave Two: 10:25 a.m.
• Wave Three: 10:50 a.m.
• Wave Four: 11:15 a.m.

Want to keep tabs? Click here to find out how to track a runner.

If you want to find how to watch the Boston Marathon on TV or live stream, or get any other information about the race, check out our Boston Marathon Hub here.

Good luck, runners!

Photo by Mike Carraggi, Patch