Boston Marathon: 41 North Andover Runners

North Andover, MA -- That bib number is more than just a number for those who run the Boston Marathon, which will be held April 17.They run in memory of loved ones. They run for causes. They run for health. They run because they love to challenge themselves.No matter the reason, it’s a feat these runners train all year to hopefully make it the 26.2 miles of the historic Hopkinton to Boston route.

The following is the list of the 41 runners from North Andover who are participating in the 2016 Boston Marathon:

• Abbott, Angela 41
• Applin, Tracy 40
• Caron, Jeanne 44
• Casey, Kathy 55
• Chapelle, Donald J 57
• Chiles, Stephanie 23
• Cooper, Steve 53
• Costantino, Tracey A. 44
• Cronin, Jillian 33
• Daher, Nicholas 27
• DeFeudis, Joseph 40
• Dube, Michael P. 38
• Ferguson, Nichole M 29
• Forgues, Brittany L. 31
• Fraczek, Marianne E 38
• Fung, Kevin C 21
• Geffken, Paul R. 33
• Gorman, John 58
• Havey, Kristen E. 29
• Hurley, Susan A. 53
• Jackson, Kristina 53
• Keith, Douglas D. 51
• Kinneman, Tom 63
• Larosa, Mark 37
• Manzi, Albert P. Jr. 63
• McGillivray, Dave 61
• McVeigh, Erin C. 37
• Moran, Troy J. 46
• Papa, Kelley E. 45
• Parke, Sue L. 34
• Plume, Lisa C 52
• Pomfret, Deanna M. 45
• Ritchie, Lisa J 39
• Savarino, Olivia 24
• Siwicki, Katie B. 41
• Svendsen, Dana 28
• Torabi, Susanne 54
• Triano, Nicholas P. III 55
• Wang, Yiping N. 58
• Wittbold, Kiernan M. 25
• Zelitch, Bernard D.64

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Photo: The 2014 Boston Marathon. (Credit: JD/Flickr)