‘Headers finish Boston Marathon, raise thousands for charities

It was another great Boston Marathon for Marblehead runners on April 15. Twenty-four ‘Headers were signed up to run — and one, Rex Radloff, finished 222nd overall with a time of 2:34:41.

Also crossing the finish line: John Prindiville, who ran with the Massachusetts General Hospital Pediatric Cancer team in honor of his neighbor Caroline Noonan. Caroline, 13, is battling a rare form of cancer, Ewing sarcoma.

Select Board Chair Erin Noonan joined the family of John Prindiville at Mile 20 of the Boston Marathon. Left to right: Noonan, Mary Prindiville, Nathalie Prindivlle, John Prindiville, Alison Prindiville,.Grady Noonan and Pat Noonan. COURTESY PHOTO

“What she’s gone through is heroic,” Prindiville told the Current in February. Caroline’s mom, Select Board Chair Erin Noonan, dad and brother joined Prindiville’s family at Mile 20 along the route to cheer on their neighbor. Prindiville raised $23,000 for MGH.

‘Header Thomas Smith finished his sixth Boston Marathon since suffering three paralyzing accidents. Smith walked the 26.2 miles with his friend Paul Kent, a double amputee, and his physical therapist, Keith Cooper.

“Preparing for this year’s marathon was my most interesting to date, having fractured my ankle in January after a bad fall,” Smith wrote on Facebook. “Never had I condensed my training into just eight weeks, and admittedly I was a bit nervous for this year’s event. However, Keith along with my doctor, Tommy Mulroy, came up with a plan that we executed together, just as we’d done in years past.”

Paul Kent, (left to right) Keith Cooper and Thomas Smith at the Boston Marathon. Smith completed his sixth Boston Marathon on Monday. COURTESY PHOTO

Smith, Cooper and Kent raised more than $26,000 for the outpatient rehab center Journey Forward, through the Thomas E. Smith Foundation. The Foundation has raised nearly $200,000 for Journey Forward in the last six years.

Here is the complete list of Marblehead residents who registered to run the 2024 marathon: Tyler Callahan, Daniel Campbell, Meeghan Cronin, Max Delvento, Daniel Donato, Matthew Duca, Joseph Hanlon, Patrick Hogan, Madeleine MacMaster, Madelyn McEachern, Marni Melanson, Sydney Murphy, Carrie Page Furnari, Ross Patterson, Margaret Porter, John Prindiville, Emily Promise, Rex Radloff, Sally Reiley, Jennifer Sheridan, Thomas Smith, Tim Sullivan, Kyle Taylor and Bethany Zanrucha.

**This story was updated on April 18 with the complete list of Marblehead runners.