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8 Arlington Heights Runners Complete 2024 Boston Marathon
A field of 17 former champions and nearly 30,000 runners raced Monday in the annual Patriots' Day event.
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ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL — The Boston Marathon is the world's oldest annual marathon, and a Patriots' Day tradition in Massachusetts. The 128th edition, held Monday, featured 17 former champions and nearly 30,000 runners, including some local participants from Arlington Heights.
Sisay Lemma, 33, from Ethiopia was the winner with an unofficial time of two hours, six minutes, and 17 seconds. Race officials said Lemma's time was the 10th fastest in the history of the marathon. The top American male finisher from the U.S. was CJ Albertson, who clocked in at 2:09:53, good enough for 10th overall.
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On the women's side, Hellen Obiri, of Kenya, crossed the finish line first with a time of 2:22:37. Emma Hayes was the first female American to cross the finish line, with a time of 2:27:14, good for 12th overall.
Below are the results of local Arlington Heights runners. Check out the complete results on the Boston Marathon website here.
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- Takuya Aizawa, 3 hours, 24 minutes, 54 seconds
- Katalin Anstandig, 3:27:28
- Jon Bloss, 3:35:29
- Meaghan Harmon, 3:27:07
- Lena Josifi, 3:32:53
- Kyle Probst, 3:10:06
- Julie Talbot, 5:01:27
- Christian Zambrano, 3:17:51
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