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Meet Stoughton's 12 Runners In The 2020 Boston Marathon

Here are the seven women and five men from Stoughton running in this year's race.

The 2020 Boston Marathon is set for Monday, April 20.
The 2020 Boston Marathon is set for Monday, April 20. (Jenna Fisher/Patch Staff)

STOUGHTON, MA — The 2020 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 28 (hello, Selectwoman Christine Howe) and as old as 61 (greetings, David Petersile) will be running on Monday, April 20. The Stoughton field consists of seven women and five 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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  • Jean Claude Brice, 50 (5:10:52)
  • Michael Freeman, 47 (5:21:52)
  • Joseph Hoch, 37
  • David Petersile, 61 (5:26:29)
  • Stephen Purnell, 37

Women:

  • Tracy Freeman, 44 (5:54:08)
  • Sue Harrington, 49
  • Phyllis Heatley, 54
  • Christine Howe, 28 (3:44:14)
  • Joyce Petersile, 60
  • Carolina Sanchez Pokrak, 44
  • Marcy Zuk, 52

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