Mignosa First From Reading To Cross Marathon Finish

Reading's Kate Mignosa finished Monday's running of the 122nd Boston Marathon in 2:54.24, the first from town to cross the line.

In rain, cold, and high winds, the 21-year-old runner crossed the finish line in 25th place for women, just 15 minutes behind the winner, Desiree Linden (2:39:54). Despite the weather, her time was faster than last year when she finished in 3:02.43. Mignosa's time at the halfway mark was 1:24.33.

The men's race was won by Japan's Yuki Kawauchi in 2:15.58.

More Reading results:

Shane Karcz, 3:15.15

Allan Parrelli, 3:26.35

Deshanthi Perera, 3:45.53

Lee Cullen, 3:59.08

Holly Weinberg, 3:59.08

Kimberly Smith, 4:02.09

Julia Rafferty, 4:03.15

Scott Magoon, 4:16.58

Catherine Gregorowicz, 4:31.22

David Defilippo, 4:32.36

Daniel Cunningham, 4:35.17

Glenn Fiore, 4:40.23

Christine Cerretani, 4:44.35

Theresa Doherty, 5:10.23

Sarah Cabral, 5:10.23

John Simpson, 5:17.13

Shannon Flaherty, 5:23.47

Photo of men's winner Yuki Kawauchi by Scott Eisen/Getty Images