Health & Fitness

Boston Marathon 2021: Track Birmingham Area Runners

The Boston Marathon is underway, and 35 runners from the Birmingham area are competing this year.

Tsedat Ayana of Ethiopia crosses the finish line for fourth place during the 125th Boston Marathon.
Tsedat Ayana of Ethiopia crosses the finish line for fourth place during the 125th Boston Marathon. (Maddie Malhotra/Getty Images)

BOSTON, MA β€” The Boston marathon is underway, which means 35 runners from the Birmingham metro are making their 26.2-mile journey from Hopkinton to the famed Boylston Street finish line in Boston.

To track a particular runner, go to the Boston Athletic Association's tracker. You can search participants via electronic chips if you have their bib number, name or city/town they are from. This year has staggered start times; everyone will have left the start line by 10 a.m. CT.

Birmingham-area runners competing in the 2021 Boston Marathon (and their 2019 time, is applicable):

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Men

  • Owen Bradley, age 42
  • John Brown, age 70
  • David Brush, age 48
  • Daniel Burton, age 34
  • John Casterline, age 59 (2019 time: 3:51:33)
  • Jason Crosson, age 39
  • Michael Gann, age 56
  • John Neiman, age 46 (2019 time: 2:47:45)
  • William Ogletree, age 35
  • Charlie Parks, age 41
  • Billy Rose, age 40
  • John Schor, age 58
  • Kevin Simpson, age 55
  • Andrew Strasburg, age 36
  • Jeff Turner, age 37
  • Scott Weisberg, age 51
  • Gary York, age 62 (2019 time: 3:56:58)

Women

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  • Theresa Burst, age 63 (2019 time: 4:24:56)
  • Christina Chambers, age 33
  • Jennifer Crain, age 42
  • Elsbeth Davenport, age 31
  • Sheila Freeman, age 55
  • Marianthe Grammas, age 46 (2019 time: 3:36:35)
  • Misty Griffin, age 47
  • Nikki Harvey, age 47
  • Fontaine Haskell, age 40
  • Brittany Hayden, age 35 (2019 time: 3:34:47)
  • Alison Hoover, age 55 (2019 time: 4:22:22)
  • Beth Lauderdale, age 40
  • Morgan Mccomb, age 31
  • Rachael Nichols, age 40
  • Irma Palmer, age 54 (2019 time: 3:56:27)
  • Tammy Ruff, age 54 (2019 time: 3:53:11)
  • Carrie Wallace, age 43
  • Lori Vonpingel, age 36

The Boston Marathon is being run in October for the first time after being postponed and ultimately canceled in 2020 and delayed this year. Race officials said the marathon will return back to its traditional Patriots Day date beginning next year.


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