Boston Marathon 2016 Results: How Did Pleasantville Runners Do?

By Patch Staff

A pair of Ethiopians were crowned 2016 Boston Marathon champions, and tens of thousands more were winners Monday afternoon on Boylston Street.

Lemi Berhanu Hayle bested defending champ Lelisa Desisa in the men’s race, finishing at 2:12:45, very modest for a Boston-winning time. Desisa, also from Ethiopia, ran a 2:13:32, while a third countryman, Adhane Tsegay, clocked a 2:14:02.

For the first time since 1986, a Massachusetts native finished in the men's top 10. Zachary Hines, a South Hadley native who lives in Dallas, finished 10th with a time of 2:21:37.

Atsede Baysa of Ethiopia won the women's division at 2:29:18.

A Hudson Valley resident, Harbert Okuti of New Paltz, finished in the top 15 -- 15th with a time of 2:24:46. Read an interview with Okuti in Peaks Magazine.

Locally, Alethea Lynch of Pleasantville finished 11836 overall with a time of 3:43:19.

Other local runners included Garrett Burger of Peekskill, who finished 978 with a time of 2:56:18. Darren Shiminski of Montrose finished 1798 with a time of 3:02:41. Juliene Bell-Smith of Peekskill was 8179 overall with a time of 3:31:36. Paul J Minieri of Cortlandt Manor finished 12023 with a time of 3:43:50. Gregory D. Cohen of Croton-on-Hudson was 7524 overall with a time of 3:29:20.

Photo credit: Lemi Berhanu Hayle