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9 Edison Residents Participating In Boston Marathon 2022
The Boston Marathon returns April 18, and 9 Edison residents will be among the 30,000 participants.
EDISON, NJ — Thirty-thousand participants will cross the starting line on April 18 at the 2022 Boston Marathon. And 9 of them are Edison residents.
For the first time since 2019, the Boston Marathon will take place on Patriots' Day — a Massachusetts holiday commemorating the opening battles of the American Revolutionary War.
The day begins with military marchers at 6 a.m., with several waves of athletes beginning the race in Hopkinton throughout the morning.
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The following racers live in Edison, according to the Boston Athletic Association, which hosts the marathon:
- Insik Choi, 37: Wave 2, Corral 1, Bib No. 8267
- Stephen Crawford, 33: Wave 4, Corral 3, Bib No. 26579
- Alejandra Morales, 37: Wave 2, Corral 7, Bib No. 14443
- Duncan Nyasinga, 42: Wave 1, Corral 1, Bib No. 399
- Robert Palladino, 54: Wave 2, Corral 6, Bib No. 13198
- Xiaohong Qian, 51: Wave 2, Corral 4, Bib No. 11725
- Anand Ramasamy, 49: Wave 2, Corral 4, Bib No. 11440
- Yuxia Shi, 51: Wave 3, Corral 2, Bib No. 17009
- Janardan Sinaiborkar, 45: Wave 4, Corral 6, Bib No. 29547
There are several ways to track participants on race day:
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- Download the Boston Athletic Association's racing app, which is free on iPhone and Android devices.
- Follow along on the B.A.A. website, which will change April 18 to allow people to track runners on race day.
- Sign up for AT&T text alerts, which will text you when your favorite athlete reaches certain race milestones and crosses the finish line on Boylston Street in Boston.
Here's the schedule of starts:
- 6 a.m.: military marchers
- 9:02 a.m.: wheelchair division, men
- 9:05 a.m.: wheelchair division, women
- 9:30 a.m.: handcycle and duo participants
- 9:37 a.m.: professional men
- 9:45 a.m.: professional women
- 9:50 a.m. para-athletics divisions
- 10 a.m.: Wave 1
- 10:25 a.m.: Wave 2
- 10:50 a.m.: Wave 3
- 11:15 a.m.: Wave 4
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