Eighth
annual event, presented by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund, to
be held on Sunday, October 12
Boston,
Mass. ÛÒ Of the record 5,093 runners to
have registered for the B.A.A. Half Marathon, presented by Dana-Farber Cancer
Institute and the Jimmy Fund, this coming Sunday, 51 of them have been a part of
the event since the inaugural edition in 2001. Each of these 51 will be looking
to complete the race for the eighth consecutive year.
The
group spans the ages of 31 to 64 and consists of 13 women and 38 men with
personal bests on the B.A.A. Half Marathon course ranging from 1:10:56 to
2:36:40. They will be traveling to Boston from
around Massachusetts, as well as New Jersey, Louisiana,
California, and even Oxford, England.
The
fastest member of the group in 2007 was Bobby Bligh (Wakefield, MA), who placed third in the masters’ division
with a time of 1:17:10. The fastest woman last year was Patrycja Missiuro
(Somerville, MA) who finished in
1:39:15.
Among
the 51 streakers are three past champions. Wayne Levy (Waban, MA) won the
inaugural B.A.A. Half Marathon in 1:10:56, the
fastest time posted by any of the streakers. Sarah Nixon (Medfield, MA) won both the inaugural B.A.A. Half and the
second edition, with times of 1:21:14 and 1:22:32. Nixon is not the only
two-time champion on this list. Timothy Kelly (Weymouth, MA) won the
first two B.A.A. Half Marathon wheelchair
titles, and has consistently been a top finisher in that division, most recently
placing third in 2007. Kelly’s personal best of 58:41 came in
2004.
Hal
Goforth (El Cajon,
CA) holds two distinctions: At 64
he is the oldest athlete on the list, and he also has an active streak of 31
consecutive Boston Marathon finishes. His best finish at the B.A.A. Half is
1:24:46, in 2002. He completed last year’s race in 1:30:29, the fastest time
posted by a man in the 60-69 age group.
The
B.A.A. Half Marathon starts and finishes at Roberto Clemente Field, in Boston’s Back Bay
neighborhood. The 13.1-mile route shows off Boston’s Emerald Necklace park system, starting in the
Fenway area, and covering Riverway, Jamaicaway, and Arborway on the out-and-back
route to Franklin Park and the Franklin Park
Zoo. A portion of each participant’s entry fee is donated to the Emerald
Necklace Conservancy and is directed toward the enhancement and maintenance of
the park system.
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The
athletes hoping to extend their streaks on October 12 are:
Men
Hometown
Best Time
Chris
Anderson
Jamaica Plain, MA
1:43:52 (2006)
Bobby
Bligh
Wakefield, MA
1:14:48 (2001)
Peter
Cohn
South Walpole, MA
1:36:12 (2001)
John
Degnan
Jamaica Plain, MA
1:46:44 (2004)
Jack
Dresser
Wayland, MA
1:35:27 (2004)
David
Driscoll
Peabody, MA
2:36:40 (2002)
Jeffrey
Ecker
Newton,
MA
1:40:24 (2003)
Andrew
Fuller
Boston,
MA
1:30:56 (2007)
Robert
Gaudet
West Roxbury, MA
1:50:20 (2003)
Hal
Goforth, Jr.
El Cajon, CA
1:24:46 (2002)
Larry
Hanson
Georgetown, MA
1:53:26 (2004)
Philip
Harrington
Brookline, MA
1:44:46 (2006)
Eric
Kelly
Milton, MA
1:48:46 (2004)
Douglas
King
Abington, MA
1:50:22 (2001)
Michael
Leonard
Quincy, MA
1:56:36 (2005)
Wayne
Levy
Waban, MA
1:10:56 (2001)
Eduardo
Lopez
Oxford,
GBR
1:36:18 (2002)
Mike
Mason
Peabody, MA
1:28:19 (2004)
Jonathan
McIntyre
Arlington, MA
1:23:59 (2001)
Michael
Mellone
Hull,
MA
1:46:19 (2001)
John
Monahan, Jr.
Newton,
MA
1:33:42 (2004)
Mark
Monti
Cambridge, MA
1:53:09 (2001)
Michael
Mullen Natick, MA
1:26:54 (2004)
Michael
Murphy
Saugus,
MA
1:38:05 (2006)
Steve
Murray
Milton, MA
1:31:52 (2006)
Joseph
Palladino
Boston,
MA
2:07:37 (2001)
Bob
Pomeroy
Arlington, MA
1:29:41 (2006)
Ronald
Rakow
West Roxbury, MA
1:40:36 (2006)
Michael
Reardon
Needham,
MA
1:40:37 (2002)
Ken
Ross
Boston,
MA
1:23:31 (2004)
John
Singleton
Waltham,
MA
1:34:44 (2004)
Philip
Smith
Cape May, NJ
1:59:41 (2001)
Jeff
Teumer
Brookline, MA
1:47:03 (2004)
Christopher
Wagner Allston, MA
1:53:34 (2003)
Robert
Walter
Shreveport, LA
1:40:20 (2003)
John
Wermers
Dorchester, MA
2:01:15 (2005)
Michael
Wessels
Brookline, MA
1:27:40 (2004)
Women
Hometown
Best Time
Beth
Ann Brown
Quincy, MA
1:47:43 (2006)
Judy
Callahan
Stoughton, MA
2:03:13 (2005)
Barbara
Cleary
Brookline, MA
1:44:32 (2004)
Barbara
Connolly
Wellesley, MA
1:46:33 (2001)
Maria
David
Malden,
MA
1:43:01 (2003)
Donna
Dominguez
Sterling,
MA
2:06:40 (2004)
Carolyn
Harthun
Wellesley, MA
1:47:43 (2005)
Kate
Maul
Boston,
MA
1:42:16 (2006)
Patrycja
Missiuro
Somerville,
MA
1:32:43 (2004)
Terri
Murray
Milton, MA
1:47:52 (2007)
Sarah
Nixon
Medfield, MA
1:21:14 (2001)
Mae
Shoemaker
Sudbury,
MA
1:40:45 (2001)
Cynthia
Smithy
Wellesley, MA
1:53:18 (2007)
Men’s
Push Rim Wheelchair
Best Time
Timothy
Kelly
Weymouth,
MA
58:41 (2004)
For
more information about the B.A.A. Half Marathon
presented by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund, please visit www.baa.org or http://www.jimmyfund.org/eve/event/half-marathon/.
Established
in 1887, the Boston Athletic Association is a non-profit
organization with a mission of managing athletic events and promoting a healthy
lifestyle through sports, especially running. The B.A.A.’s Boston Marathon is the
world’s oldest annual marathon, and the organization manages other local events
and supports comprehensive charity, youth, and year-round running programs.