Meet Homer Glen-Lockport 2018 Boston Marathon Runners

HOMER GLEN-LOCKPORT, IL — The 122nd running of the Boston Marathon takes place Monday, April 16. In Boston, Patriots Day has grown to take on a larger meaning as one of the great days of sport and human triumph. Runners from across the globe flock to be tested by the 26.2-mile course from the Hopkinton start line to the famous Boylston Street finish line.

See a list below of who from Homer Glen and Lockport are running. If you see them jogging around town, give them a thumbs up. They’ve earned it.

MEN

• Mark Bohdan, 27, Homer Glen
• Mark Bardell, 54, Lockport
• Frank Garrett, 48, Lockport

WOMEN

• Denise Dalton, 46, Lockport

Different athletes start at different times. Here are the start times for each group:

• Mobility Impaired: 8:40 a.m.
• Men's Push-Rim Wheelchair: 9:02 a.m.
• Women's Push-Rim Wheelchair: 9:04 a.m.
• Handcycles and Duos: 9:25 a.m.
• Elite Women: 9:32 a.m.
• Elite Men and Wave One: 10 a.m.
• Wave Two: 10:25 a.m.
• Wave Three: 10:50 a.m.
• Wave Four: 11:15 a.m.

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Good luck, runners!

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