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Boston Marathon: 77 Arlington Residents Complete Race

Boston Marathon logoThe 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:

  1. Michael Wardian (2:31:39)
  2. Dustin Whitlow (2:38:45)
  3. Graham Tribble (2:39:14)

The top three female finishers:

  1. Keely Eckberg (3:08:05)
  2. Rosalie Malsberger (3:13:11)
  3. Phoebe Markle (03:14:41)