Nine Redmond runners are set for Boston Marathon on Monday

Nine Redmond residents will run in Monday's 119th Boston Marathon. According to the Boston Athletic Association website, the runners are:

Nine Redmond residents will run in Monday’s 119th Boston Marathon.

According to the Boston Athletic Association website, the runners are:

Kendra Bohm, 36; Monica Engquist, 34; Vic Horne, 53; Darryln McDonough, 18; Rosemary O’Connell, 55; Wanwen Qi, 39; Robin Sayed, 45; Brig Seidl, 52; and Francis Stanbury, 30.

The 2013 marathon was disrupted by two consecutive explosions on the sidewalk near the finish line, killing three spectators and injuring 264 others, according to national news reports. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was convicted last week of carrying out the bombing attack.

According to her daughter Brianna May, Redmond’s O’Connell “was so distressed by the 2013 bombing, that she decided to qualify and run in the prestigious Boston Marathon.”

O’Connell qualified in the Portland Marathon last year and is running on Team MR8 to raise money for Martin Richard, who was killed in the bombing, May said. So far, she has raised more than $5,000 for the cause.

The Reporter will provide marathon coverage next issue and online.