10 Basking Ridge Runners Finish Boston Marathon

Basking Ridge, NJ -- A pair of Ethiopians were crowned 2016 Boston Marathon champions, but there were tens of thousands more winners Monday afternoon on Boylston Street.

Ten runners from Basking Ridge were among the thousands who competed in the 119th annual Boston Marathon on Monday in Massachusetts.

They took on some of the best marathoners in the world along with scores of competitive age group runners from across the globe.

The local entrants are below:

Bib #: 25986 Wave/Corral: 4/2 Name: Alper, Jodi Age: 61 Gender: F City: Basking Ridge NJ

Bib #: 3823 Wave/Corral: 1/4 Name: Cox, Brendan J. Age: 19 Gender: M City: Basking Ridge NJ

Bib #: 31362 Wave/Corral: 4/8 Name: Cully, John J. Age: 52 Gender: M City :Basking Ridge

Bib #: 20326 Wave/Corral: 3/5 Name: Harding, Ljiljana Age: 37 Gender: F City: Basking Ridge NJ

Bib #: 14055 Wave/Corral: 2/7 Name: Kostak, Michael Age: 52 Gender: M City: Basking Ridge NJ

Bib #: 27382 Wave/Corral: 4/4 Name: Malloy, Dennis E. Age: 62 Gender: M City: Basking Ridge NJ

Bib #: 23326 Wave/Corral: 3/8 Name: Mixon, Elizabeth Age: 46 Gender: F City: Basking Ridge NJ

Bib #: 15097 Wave/Corral: 2/8 Name: Mosaddeghi, Mahmood Age: 56 Gender: M City: Basking Ridge NJ

Bib #: 9869 Wave/ Corral: 2/2 Name: Patchett, Steven Age: 48 Gender: M City: Basking Ridge NJ

Bib #: 24193 Wave/ Corral: 4/1 Name: Stevens, Joanna Age: 46 Gender: F City Basking Ridge NJ

Elite Winners:

Lemi Berhanu Hayle bested defending champ Lelisa Desisa in the men’s race, finishing with at 2:12:45, very modest for a Boston-winning time. Desisa, also from Ethiopia, ran a 2:13:32, while a third countryman, Adhane Tsegay, clocked a 2:14:02.

Atsede Baysa of Ethiopia won the women's division at 2:29:18. The elite women were guaranteed have a new champion when defending champion Carolina Rotich of Kenya dropped out at around the 7K mark. The reason for her withdrawal was not immediately available.

For more on the winners:http://patch.com/massachusetts/boston/boston-marathon-2016-results-winners-0

Photo: The 2010 Boston Marathon through Wellesley, MA. Credit: Wikimedia Commons