Crime & Safety

Stamford Boston Marathon Runner Jeff Englander OK

Englander's girlfriend, Lisa Mallenbaum-Goldberg, gave word of his safety.

Boston Marathon runner and Stamford resident Jeff Englander is okay, his girlfriend Lisa Mallenbaum-Goldberg reported to Patch Monday evening.

She reported Englander had not yet completed the race and had just passed mile 24 when officials shut down the race.

Mallenbaum-Goldberg said Englander has three kids and she wants them to know he's alright.

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"I'm up here [in Boston] with him and his kids," she said. "I went and found him to tell him what was going on about [a half-]mile before it closed."

Mallenbaum-Goldberg said this was Englander's second Boston Marathon and fourth marathon overall. Englander deferred last year's race due to record heat, she said.

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