Boston Marathon Finishers From Phoenixville

Several athletes from Phoenixville competed in the 120th running of the Boston Marathon on Monday, braving warm temperatures and 26.2 punishing miles.

All nine entrants from the borough completed the race.

Results are below:

• Borillo, Aidan J, 3:07:45
• Daugherty, Eric, 3:27:08
• Willson, Brettina, 3:33:28
• Oliva, Kristin, 3:42:51
• Fillippo, Brian, 3:44:51
• Cataldi, Ginny, 3:46:54
• Malinowski, Patti, 3:52:34
• Velas, Christopher J, 3:53:07
• Jones, Timothy, 4:32:33

At the front, the race was swept by a dominating performance from East Africans. Lemi Berhanu Hayle won the men's race in 2:12:45.

Of the top 15, 11 of the runners represented an East African nation: Ethiopia, Kenya, Zimbabwe, and Uganda.

On the women's side, Ethiopia's Atsede Baysa won in 2:29:19. Similarly, 11 of the top 15 women were from East Africa.

Times were slower across the board due to the heat. The course records of 2:03:02 and 2:18:57 were well out of reach.