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Swampscott Runners in the 117th Boston Marathon
The 117th Boston Marathon is April 15 on Patriots Day. Thirteen Swampscott runners are registered.
Thirteen Swampscott runners will compete officially in the world’s oldest marathon on Monday for Patriots Day.
The grueling 26.2-mile race has an entry list of 26,825 this year – racers who have been training for months, and they all compete for different reasons.
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for instance, is running on behalf of Pine Street Inn, which helps homeless people in Boston.
The Boston Athletic Association, which organizes the marathon, provides some basic information about the race here.
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The marathon gets underway at 9 a.m., with the first start for the Mobility Impaired Program, followed at 9:17 a.m. by the Push Rim Wheelchair Division and the Handcycle Participants at 9:22 a.m. The Elite Women’s start is scheduled for 9:32 a.m. while the Elite Men’s start and the First Wave is at 10 a.m.
The Second Wave is released at 10:20 a.m., followed by the Third Wave at 10:40 a.m.
The historic course starts in Hopkinton and passes through Ashland, Framingham, Natick, and Wellesley on to Boston. The finish is near the John Hancock Tower in Copley Square.
For the first time this year, the BAA says it has created a mobile app to help runners and spectators maximize their handheld Patriots' Day experience. You can find the app here.
If you can’t physically follow family and friends the day of but want to get regular updates on their progress, don’t worry, real-time reports are available thanks to AT&T. You can sign up for AT&T Athlete Alert, which will track everyone from the top runners to the back of the line throughout the race.
You can register directly to receive updates the day of from your AT&T, Boost, Nextel, Sprint, T-Mobile, US Cellular or Verizon mobile phone. Text "RUNNER" to 345678.
You will need the athlete’s bib number to register. Also check back with Swampscott for final results for the local runners. You can also search for them using the widget above of the BAA site.
Here are the marathoners from Swampscott:
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25733 Meredith Flanagan 38 Female Swampscott 17226 Jacqueline Jones 39 FemaleSwampscott
26902 Stephanie Lannon 22 Female
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24581 Russell Leblang 51 Male
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25632 Brendan Reen 39 Male
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