It's that special time of year when thousands of friends, family and strangers come together to run the streets of Boston in the name of determination, perseverance and, above all, crossing the finish line after 26.2 miles.
Among those in the 2012 Boston Marathon are seven men and four women who call Edina home.
They are as follows:
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- Steve Alpeter, 49
- Janet W. Chen, 52
- John G. Cummings, 36
- Ellen H. Gans, 28
- David A. Iacono, 50
- David W. Johnson, 72
- Paul H. Kalina, 50
- Matthew Olson, 22
- Christeen O. Paulison, 44
- Joshua Riff, 37
- Jenifer B. Shoemate, 45
The 11 racers are spread throughout waves 1-3, with four in the first wave, three in the second and four in the third. For the 2012 Boston Marathon, the cut-off time between the first and second waves is 3:19:10. The cut-off time between waves two and three is 3:43:48.
According to our sister site, , runners scheduled to run the Boston Marathon on Monday are advised to do so with caution. Because of the expected high temperatures of nearly 90 degrees on Monday, the Boston Athletic Association issued an email statement this weekend that offered a deferment to any official runner who would like to postpone his or her participation until 2013.
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Check back in the coming days to see how Edina's crop of runners fared. For more on the Boston Marathon, head to its website.
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