The Boston Marathon is back! On the third Monday in April and with 30,000 runners. Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya surged past Ababel Yeshaneh in the final stretch to win in 2 hours, 21 minutes and 1 second. Four seconds ahead of Yeshaneh. It was the 50th anniversary of women officially being allowed in the race.
Evans Chebet of Kenya won the men’s race in 2:06:51. Chebet is 33 years old and it was his first major marathon victory.
Local finishers included:
Mary Denholm (34), Santa Barbara, 2:40:59
Leonardo Adame (26), Santa Barbara, 2:43:43
Brendan, Morrow-Jones (28), Santa Barbara, 2:44:58
Tamma Carleton (34), Santa Barbara, 2:50:33
Zafar Fisher (42), Santa Barbara, 2:59:46
William Bittancourt (56), Santa Barbara, 3:11:17
Mattie Webb (28), Goleta, 3:11:30
Michael Desmond (53), Santa Barbara, 3:13:08
Diona Fulton (42), Santa Barbara, 3:13:18
Megan Lang (31), Santa Barbara, 3:20:43
Lynn Fitzgibbons (44), Goleta, 3:27:49
Reyna Talanian (50), Goleta, 3:30:42
John Sim (51), Goleta, 3:30:43
Bill Kelley (51), Santa Barbara, 3:37:34
Laurel Mehler (59), Santa Barbara, 3:49:56
Katherine Vining (45), Santa Barbara, 3:54:39
Betsy Spaulding (62), Santa Barbara, 4:02:54