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Local Runners Complete Boston Marathon
Kenyan Geoffrey Mutai sets a new record and nine area residents finish the 26.2-mile race.
History was made Monday morning when Kenya's won the 115th in two hours, three minutes and two seconds--faster than anyone had ever run the 26.2-mile distance.
Despite shattering the previous best time of 2:03:59 set in 2008 by Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie in Berlin, Mutai's effort is not officially a world record because the course is not considered record-eligible by the.
Monday's field consisted of approximately 27,000 runners. Also completing the famous course were eight runners from Playa del Rey and one from Marina del Rey. The local residents are listed below in order of finish, along with their ages and official times:
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From Marina del Rey:
Jacqueline R. Bost, female, age 40, 4:04:09 (17,020 overall, 1,273 in division), 9:19 pace
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From Playa del Rey:
Lucas Vessey, male, age 26, 2:47:49 (464 overall, 345 in division), 6:24 pace
Frank Tai, male, age 56, 3:05:25 (2,211 overall, 20 in division), 7:05 pace
Elias Habtemariam, male, age 46, 3:35:20 (9,226 overall, 1,297 in division), 8:13 pace
Elizabeth Johnson, female, age 27, 3:43:03 (11,379 overall, 2,252 in division), 8:31 pace
Andrea Torng, female, age 24, 3:59:45 (16,133 overall, 3,523 in division), 9:09 pace
Brian F. Harris, male, age 65, 4:21:24 (19,589 overall, 104 in division), 9:59 pace
Sharon Yamato, female, age 61, 4:23:17 (19,828 overall, 63 in division), 10:03 pace
Kurt Nam, male, age 55, 4:28:51 (20,453 overall, 955 in division), 10:16 pace
