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Meet Newport's 7 Runners In The 2019 Boston Marathon
Here are the four men and three women from Newport running in this year's race.
NEWPORT, RI — The 2019 Boston Marathon will see seven runners from Newport take part in the Bay State's greatest sporting event of the year.
Runners as young as 31 (hello, Katherine Humphrey) and as old as 64 (greetings, Betsey Walker) will be running on Monday, April 15. The Newport field consists of four men and three women.
Three of the seven 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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Ryan Gainor, 35
Adrian Massie, 41
Scott Nanfelt, 55
William Casey, 62 (4:45:58)
Women
Beth Blendell, 34 (5:16:20)
Katherine Humphrey, 31
Betsy Walker, 64 (4:22:05)
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