10 Charlotte Runners Finish Boston Marathon

CHARLOTTE, NC -- More than 27,000 runners competed in the Boston Marathon April 17, and ten of them were from Charlotte.

Marathon entries for Christopher Capps, Chunfeng She, Franklin Keathley, James Perez, John Walmsley, Chase Smith, Paul Cavanaugh Jr., Caleb Boyd, Ryan Mills and Baki Oguz all listed Charlotte as their hometown. Here’s a look at how they finished and how they compared with others in their age and gender group.

Name, Final Net Time, Overall Place, Gender Place, Division Place

Christopher Capps, 2:38:51, 162, 142, 121

Chunfeng She, 2:44:02, 298, 272, 30

Franklin Keathley, 2:51:17, 654, 614, 492

James Perez, 2:51:17, 654, 614, 492

John Walmsley, 2:58:15, 1223, 1146, 886

Chase Smith, 3:01:34, 1610, 1504, 1111

Paul Cavanaugh Jr., 3:04:50, 2003, 1861, 1322

Caleb Boyd, 3:05:33, 2103, 1949, 1378

Ryan Mills, 3:05:45, 2128, 1971, 1390

Baki Oguz, 3:06:13, 2195, 2029, 176

Race organizers reported that citizens of 99 countries participated in Monday’s race. Of the 27,221 racers that started the marathon, 97 percent finished.

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