Almost 100 runners from Arlington completed the Boston Marathon Monday, one year after explosions rocked the event, taking lives and injuring hundreds of runners and spectators.
In all, 94 Arlingtonians ran the 26.2 mile race, including top local finisher Michael R. Wardian, who finished in 2:23:32. He finished 44th overall in the marathon with a pace average of 5:29 per mile.
Rounding out the top five Arlington finishers:
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Eddie Valentine, 2:32:51
Marty McCormick, 2:37:06
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Ian Blackwell, 2:39:04
Andrew Whitacre, 2:44:59
You can look up who else from Arlington ran the Boston Marathon here along with their finishing time.
In 2013, 82 people from Arlington competed the Boston Marathon.
Arlington’s Frank Fumich also ran and finished in 3:36:02. Fumich ran with his Florida-based friend Matt Nelson from the Pentagon to the finish line of the Boston Marathon last year to raise money for Boston Marathon bombing victims.
Also see:
Tracking Frank: Fumich Completes Ultra-Marathon to Boston (2013)Boston Marathon Tragedy Touches Arlington Businesses, Institutions (2013)
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