According to the Boston Athletic Association's website, there are hundreds of Pennsylvanians lacing up their running shoes and participating in the 2012 Boston Marathon today ... and a bunch of them are from the Abington area.
The race is in its 116th installment.
See the list below.
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The 42-kilometer race (about 26 miles for those who hate the metric system) is the world's oldest annual marathon according to the Boston Athletic Association's website, www.baa.org. Runners must qualify at a certified marathon, and must be at least 18 years old.
The "elite" women start at 9:32 a.m. followed by the "elite" men and wave one at 10 a.m.; wave two starts at 10:20 a.m. and wave three starts 20 minutes later.
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According to the National Weather Service's website, it will be cloudy in Boston tomorrow morning; the high will be 88 degrees.
Name City Age Daniel R. Brewer Elkins Park 53 Betsy Butterworth Glenside 52 Lisa A. Cataline Huntingdon Valley 49 Margaret L. Glooney Rydal 41 Dennis Difebbo Wyncote 41 Mark L. Dooley Jenkintown 47 Justin Feil Willow Grove 38 John Heely Willow Grove 48 Matthew F. Palombaro Glenside 36 Murray Peete Wyncote 45 Paul S. Peters III Cheltenham 35 David Scholl Glenside 36 Patricia L. Sharp Huntingdon Valley 38 David L. Silver IV Glenside 32 Karen Stevenson Huntingdon Valley 49Do you know any of these people? Are you one of these people? Let us know and share your experiences and photos.
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