The 120th annual Boston Marathon, the most prestigious race in U.S. running, was held today (Monday) and 77 Arlington competitors finished the course.
The marathon was won by two Ethiopians: Lemi Berhanu Hayle won the men’s race in 2:12:45 and Atsede Baysa won the women’s race in 2:29:19.
The fastest-finishing Arlingtonian was prolific international marathoner Michael Wardian. The 42-year-old finished with a time of 2:31:39, good for 41st overall and 2nd in his age division.
The top three Arlington-based male finishers, based on unofficial net finish time:
- Michael Wardian (2:31:39)
- Dustin Whitlow (2:38:45)
- Graham Tribble (2:39:14)
The top three female finishers:
- Keely Eckberg (3:08:05)
- Rosalie Malsberger (3:13:11)
- Phoebe Markle (03:14:41)