9 Summit Runners Finish Boston Marathon

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

Nine runners from Summit 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 #: 14177 Wave/Corral: 2/7 Name: Allocco, Danielle Age: 24 Gender: F City: Summit NJ

Bib #: 13947 Wave/Corral: 2/6 Name: Ashmun, Robert Age: 52 Gender: M City: Summit NJ

Bib #: 624 Wave/Corral: 1/1 Name: Bach, Matthew J Age: 29 Gender: M City: Summit NJ

Bib #: 27253 Wave/Corral: 4/4 Name: Efron, Yoav D. Age: 47 Gender: M City: Summit NJ

Bib #: 1964 Wave/Corral: 1/2 Name: Johnston, Christoffer Age: 30 Gender: M City: Summit NJ

Bib #: 27717 Wave/Corral: 4/4 Name: Lord, Albert L. III Age: 49 Gender: M City: Summit NJ

Bib #: 31076 Wave/Corral: 4/8 Name: Mullery, James Age: 51 Gender: M City: Summit NJ

Bib #: 13080 Wave/ Corral: 2/6 Name: Powell, Grant Age: 53 Gender: M City: Summit NJ

Bib #: 2273 Wave/ Corral: 1/3 Name: Shilling, Mark Age: 40 Gender: M City: Summit 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