5 Hillsborough Runners Finish Boston Marathon

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

Five runners from Hillsborough 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 #: 13854 Wave/Corral: 2/6 Name: Burkett, Kelly Age: 35 Gender: F City: Hillsborough NJ

Bib #: 25318 Wave/Corral: 4/2 Name: Ponce, Miguel Age: 70 Gender: M City: Hillsborough NJ

Bib #: 13952 Wave/Corral: 2/6 Name: Sellar, James M Gender: M Age: 56 City: Hillsborough NJ

Bib #: 5159 Wave/Corral: 1/6 Name: Stianchi, Robert J Age: 33 Gender: M City: Hillsborough NJ

Bib #: 22156 Wave/Corral: 3/7 Name: Tell, Arletta Age: 48 Gender: F City: Hillsborough 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