The 2014 Boston Marathon is currently underway, and as we hope for a safe race and remember those who lost their lives at the finish line last year, I'd like to take a moment to wish our local Darien competitors the best of luck!
Here are their names and bib numbers. If you would like to check up in on your runner and see how they placed, or watch the race on a live feed, visit the official Boston Marathon site here: http://www.baa.org/
11646 Decsi, Shana
13403 Flowers, Robert M.
32790 Freni, Edward C Jr.
17158 Harrison, Scott
8039 Herbert, Liz M
13485 Knight Pech, Heather
9464 Lane, Sarah C.
34139 Matson, Spencer W
28498 Robertson, Kelsey A.
6154 Saunders, Benjamin H.
18804 Struk, Christa H.
To quote Emil Zatopek, a long distance runner and gold metal olympian:
"We are different, in essence, from other men. If you want to win something, run 100 meters. If you want to experience something, run a marathon."
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