Brookline's Fastest Men And Women: Boston Marathon 2018

BROOKLINE, MA — Some 130 people were signed up to run the Boston Marathon this year. But how'd they do in this crazy weather? They're all heroes in our book, but the top finishers deserve a little extra recognition. A 22-year old named Matthew Herzig was the fastest man in Brookline. Incidentally, he was also the second fastest man in the state.

Herzig came in 12th place overall in the Boston Marathon with an official time of 2:27:55. For reference that's an average pace of 5:39 per mile. That's for 26.2 miles, mind you. Just think about that for a second.

The fastest woman was the co-owner of Washington Square's Wellness in Motion Amanda Nurse (her husband, incidentally was the second fastest Brookline man). She ran that soggy race in just over 3 hours. And did we mention that she has a baby that is less than a year old? Her pace per mile was 7:04.

Here's who came in first overall>> Desi Linden wins Boston.

If you know these people give them a high five and maybe a hot chocolate.

5 Fastest Brookline Men (ages range from 22 to 40 years old)

1. Matthew Herzig - 22 years old - 2:27:55 - 12th place overall, 12th place his division
2. Ian Nurse - 2:45:40
3. Matthew Salminen - 2:50:44
4. Charles Pfander - 2:51:20
5. Trenton Ross - 2:53:29

5 Fastest Brookline Ladies (ages range from 25 to 33 years old)

1. Amanda Nurse - 30 years old - 3:05:06 - place overall: 2565, 143rd in her division.
2. Rachel Rodin - 3:13:45
3. Bronwen Price-Dierksen - 3:15:40
4. Celeste Kmiotek - 3:16:58
5. Rachel Rudder - 3:17:04

Read the full list of runners from Brookline here>> Boston Marathon

• Who braved the rain in Cleveland Circle?
• The last runner to cross the finish line this year is a cancer survivor.

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