Kim Willey at the Start Line IslandStats.com Thousands of marathoners have begun running through the streets of Boston, after the city honored those killed and injured in a bomb attack last year.
A moment of silence was held ahead of the start before some 36,000 runners set off, 9,000 more than normal. Officials have mounted a huge security operation that includes a ban on rucksacks and screening at checkpoints. In last year's race two bombs exploded near the finish line, killing three people and wounding more than 260.
Andrew Hunt clocked 3:09.10 finishing 3,962nd overall, he was the 3,638th Male runner to cross the line and 2,319th in the 30-34 Age Group Division. Finishing 4,050th was Geoffrey Blee who clocked a time of 3:09.36, Blee was the 3,707th Male to cross the line and 401st in the 45-49 Age Group. Manuel Lopes finished 7,240th overall after recording a time of 3:23.02. Lopes was the 6,029th Male to cross the line and 176th in the 55-59 Age Group.
Ricky Sousa finished 18,689th crossing the line in a time of 4:03.04, Sousa was the 11,420th Male to cross the line and 1,699th in the 50-54 Age Group, Kim Willey was clocked across the line in a time of 4:03.57 finishing 18,874th, she was the 7,393rd Female to cross the line and she was 3,999th in the Female 35-39 Age Group.
Steven Ortiz clocked 4:08.50 on his was to finishing 19,789th, he was the 11,899th Male finisher to cross the line and 4,198th in the 35-39 Age Group. Anna Laura Hocking was 19,959th recording a time of 4:09.39, she was the 7,999th Female finisher and 4,218th in the Female 35-39 Age Group.
Darin Cassidy’s time of 4:12.57 saw him finish 20,580th, he was the 12,228th Male to cross the line and 4,289th in the 30-34 Age Group, Gemma Gowrie clocked a time of 4:13.49, she finished 20,735th overall, she was the 8,434th Female finisher and she was 4,357th in the Female 30 – 34 Age Group. Ali Hochberg was clocked across the line in a time of 4:14.45, she finished 20,912th overall, she was the 8,530th Female finisher to cross the line and she was 4,e87 in the 30 – 34 Age Group Division.
Alan Frith finished 24,213th after crossing the line in a time of 4:35.36, he was the 13,911th Male to cross the line and 4,739th in the 25-29 Age Group, while Kyle Smith clocked 4:42.25 on his way to finishing 25,121st, Smith was the 14,326th Male to cross the line and 4,869th in the 30-34 Age Group.
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