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Meet Stoughton's 12 Runners In The 2019 Boston Marathon
Here are the six women and six men from Stoughton running in this year's race.

STOUGHTON, MA — The 2019 Boston Marathon will see 12 runners from Stoughton take part in the Bay State's greatest sporting event of the year.
Runners as young as 27 (hello,Christine Howe) and as old as 67 (greetings, William Coulter) will be running on Monday, April 15. The Stoughton field consists of six women and six men.
Five of the 12 runners return after finishing last year's race. Their times are below next to their names.
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Men
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- William Coulter, 67 (5:35:03)
- David Petersile, 60 (4:51:18)
- Stephen Purnell, 36
- Michael Freeman, 46 (5:38:35)
- Xiaogang Gao, 59
- Jean Claude Brice, 49 (5:17:57)
Women
- Christine Howe, 27
- Joyce Petersile, 59 (5:12:09)
- Salisha Ali, 30
- Beth Federico, 41
- Megan Lybarger, 34
- Tracey Freeman, 43
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