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11 Westfield Residents Racing In 2022 Boston Marathon: Find Out Who

The Boston Marathon returns April 18, and 11 Westfield residents will be among the 30K participants.

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This year's Boston Marathon takes place on April 18.
This year's Boston Marathon takes place on April 18. (Jenna Fisher/Patch)

WESTFIELD, NJ — Thirty-thousand participants will cross the starting line April 18 at the 2022 Boston Marathon. 11 of them are Westfield 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.

The following racers live in Westfield, according to the Boston Athletic Association, which hosts the marathon:

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  • James Borden Jr., 41: Ward 1, Corral 5, Bib No. 4369
  • Joanna Garfield, 41: Ward 3, Corral 4, Bib No. 19321
  • Judith Hudson, 68: Ward 3, Corral 8, Bib No. 23785
  • Neeraj Kumar, 40: Ward 2, Corral 1, Bib No. 8161
  • Jane Liang, 59: Ward 3, Corral 7, Bib No. 22107
  • Dennis Mcgorty, 51: Wave HC, Bib No. H21
  • Daniel Morgan, 59: Wave 3, Corral 2, Bib No. 17779
  • Jianhui Shen, 34: Wave 1, Corral 5, Bib No. 4003
  • Kieran Stewart, 43: Wave 1, Corral 7, Bib No. 6406
  • Vivian Suchy, 40: Wave 2, Corral 5, Bib No. 12423
  • Corinne Zbranak, 42: Wave 3, Corral 2, Bib No. 17096

There are several ways to track participants on race day:

  • 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:

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  • 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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