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5 Highland Park Runners Slated To Compete In 2023 Boston Marathon

The handful of local runners includes Julie Pfeffer who also competed in and finished last year's annual Patriot Day marathon event.

Five Highland Park runners are among the tens of thousands of competitors who will toe the starting line in Monday's Boston Marathon.
Five Highland Park runners are among the tens of thousands of competitors who will toe the starting line in Monday's Boston Marathon. (Haley Cornell/Patch)

HIGHLAND PARK, IL — Five Highland Park runners are among the scores of road racing enthusiasts that will take part in the 2023 Boston Marathon on Monday.

You can see the list of Highland Park residents running below. Julie Pfeffer is the lone local runner who will compete in Monday’s 26.2-mile Patriot Day run and who participated in the 2022 Boston Marathon in October. Her 2022 times are noted below.

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Runners

  • Richard Levitz, 59
  • Theresa Peterson, 48
  • Julie Pfeffer, 54 (Finished the 2022 event in 3:33.25)
  • Matthew Schumanski, 45
  • Victor Dean, 56

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