21 From Canton to Run the Boston Marathon

By Charlene Arsenault and Dan Libon

CANTON, MA — 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 that these runners train all year to hopefully complete the historic 26.2-mile route from Hopkinton to Boston.

The following is the list of the 21 runners from Canton who are signed up to participate in the Boston Marathon 2016.

• Mike Barrera, 25
• Ellie Carten, 24
• Justin Merenda, 34
• Stacy Nee, 40
• Paul Newman Jr., 43
• Alicia Priselac, 36
• Louis Raffetto, 34
• Alexis Regan, 27
• Theresa Regan, 56
• Falko Schmidt, 37
• Richard Sementelli, 57
• Samantha Spina, 36
• Susan Tamasi, 51
• Stephen Teague, 43
• Susan Thompson, 31
• Helen Van Riel, 30
• Brianna Whelan, 26
• Amy Wick, 40
• Andrea Widberg, 41
• Andrew Wilkins, 40
• John Zimmer, 46

Photo via Boston Marathon