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2012 Boston Marathon

Monday, April 16, 2012

Ten Stoughton Residents Cross Finish Line of 2012 Boston Marathon

Greg Swartz, 50, paced the Stoughton runners at this year's Boston Marathon, finishing in 3:45.26.

Ten Stoughton residents, ranging in age from 28 to 60, made the 26.2 mile trek from Hopkinton to Boston on Monday, April 16, 2012 running in the 116th Boston Marathon. The Stoughton field included seven males (William Coulter, Joe Rossi, Tim Stone, Barry Sussman, Greg Swartz, Stuart Weiner and Mike Wilson) and three females (Mara Hochberg, Jennifer Joyce and Leanne Pacheco). Lisa Andrews also qualified but wasn’t able to run in the Marathon because of a stress fracture in her right foot. Fifty-year-old Greg Swartz led the Stoughton bunch finishing in less than four hours, completing the course in 3 hours 45 minutes and 26 seconds (3:45:26). Swartz ran at an 8:36 per mile pace. Almost 27,000 runners (26,656 according to the Boston Athletic …

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Stoughton Will Be Well-Represented at 2012 Boston Marathon and How the Nine Stoughton Runners Fared at the 2011 Boston Marathon

Beth Rawl

5:38 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012

Wow! Congratulations to all of the Stoughton runners. What an accomplishment! Way to go Greg!   more ›

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Stoughton Will Be Well-Represented at 2012 Boston Marathon

Ten Stoughton residents qualified for the 116th Boston Marathon, which is set to take place Monday, April 16, 2012.

Seven men and three women from Stoughton, ranging in age from 28 to 60, have qualified for the 116th running of the Boston Marathon and will be making the 26.2 mile trek from Hopkinton to Boston on Patriots’ Day, Monday, April 16, 2012. Click on the link below to see a full list of Stoughton runners: Click on the following links to read about two Stoughton residents and one Stoughton native running this year’s Boston Marathon to raise money for local charities: And, to see how Stoughton’s runners performed at the 2011 Boston Marathon, click on the link below:

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Stoughton Runners Set to Take Part in 2012 Boston Marathon, Stoughton’s Lisa Andrews Running 2012 Boston Marathon for Cancer Research, Stoughton’s Joe Rossi Looks to Deliver “HOPe” with Boston Marathon Run, and 2 more ›

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Jeffrey Pickette

8:07 am on Monday, April 16, 2012

Unfortunately, I've been told Lisa Andrews won't be able to run in the Marathon because of a stress fracture in her right foot. Hope she has a speedy recovery.   more ›

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