Marathon Monday: 12 Stoughton Runners Set to Take Part in 2013 Boston Marathon

Twelve Stoughton residents qualified for the 117th Boston Marathon, which is set to take place Monday, April 15, 2013.

Stoughton Runners Set to Take Part in 2013 Boston Marathon This Monday

Twelve Stoughton residents qualified for the 117th Boston Marathon, which is set to take place Monday, April 15, 2013.

Eight men and four women from Stoughton, ranging in age from 25 to 61, have qualified for the 117th running of the Boston Marathon and will be making the 26.2 mile trek from Hopkinton to Boston on Patriots’ Day, Monday, April 15, 2013. It's the world's oldest annual marathon. Here is a list of Stoughton's 12 scheduled participants, according to the Boston Athletic Association website: Coulter, Rossi, Sussman, Swartz and Weiner ran in the 2012 Boston Marathon. Take a look at how the Stoughton field fared last Patriots’ Day by clicking here. In addition to the field of Stoughton residents taking part this year, Bobby O'Donnell, 19, of Easton, the son of Stoughton Fire Captain Bob O'Donnell, will also be running. Jeff Russell, 60, of West …

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Stoughton's Nicole Jacobs Running Boston Marathon for Cancer Research

On April 15, Nicole Jacobs from Stoughton will be running in the 117th Boston Marathon as a member of the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge team.

The following is adapted from a press release from the Dana-Farber: On April 15, Nicole Jacobs from Stoughton will be running in the 117th Boston Marathon to help conquer cancer as a member of the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge team.  Jacobs, along with more than 550 Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge teammates from across the United States and around the world, will run Massachusetts’ historic marathon route from Hopkinton to Boston with a goal to raise $4.6 million for cancer research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. "My teammates and I have been training with thousands of special people in our hearts," Jacobs writes on her personal fundraising page. "I am partnered with a pediatric patient who is diagnosed with cancer...All 26.2 miles are …

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About Town with Mark Snyder

ABOUT TOWN: Stoughton Native Organizing Hoops Tourney, Running in Marathon for Charity

Welcome to "About Town with Mark Snyder," a column that will keep you up to the minute with what's what, who's who and what's going on around town. If you see or hear something we could use here, let us know by sending an e-mail to pmpco@aol.com.

STOUGHTON NATIVE RAISING MONEY FOR CHARITY: Nicole Floro, a member of the Stoughton High School Class of 2005, is organizing a 3 on 3 basketball tournament in support of The Michael Lisnow Respite Center. The tournament, "Ballin' for a Cause," is scheduled to be held on Saturday, January 19, 2013 at the Bridgewater Sports Complex (350 Bedford St. in Bridgewater). It is open to men and women aged 18+ and every team is guaranteed to play at least three games through double elimination, with a consolation round. Floro, who played STOYAC Basketball, ran track and played varsity field hockey for Stoughton High, tells About Town, "I became involved with the Michael Lisnow Respite Center through my acceptance on their Marathon Team for the 2013 …

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