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Mar Vista Runners Complete Boston Marathon

The course record is broken and two Mar Vista residents finish the 26.2-mile race.

History was made Monday when Kenya's  won the 115th  in two hours, three minutes and two seconds—the fastest time ever.

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 considered a world record because the course is not considered record-eligible by the. 

Also completing the 26.2-mile course were two Mar Vista residents. Below is the list of local runners and their official times, in order of finish:

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1. Caseria June, female, age 26, 3:48:48 (1,3037 overall, 2,713 in division)

2. Orcutt John, male, age 35, 4:06:37 (1,7402 overall, 4,025 in division)

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Congrats to June and John!

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