Newport Woman Finishes Boston Marathon In 4 Hours, 53 Minutes

NEWPORT, RI — A local woman ran the Boston Marathon on Monday in memory of her late father. Katie Humphrey, 30, completed the iconic run in just under five hours. Humphrey raised $5,800 for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

Humphrey ran the marathon in honor of her father, Jay, who passed away in 2010 from pneumonia following a bone marrow transplant. Her family credits the Dana-Farber Institute with improving his quality of life for the eight years after he was diagnosed with a rare blood disorder.

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"He spent many years in and out of Dana-Farber attending doctor's appointments, receiving chemo treatments, and later on a bone marrow transplant," Humphrey said on her fundraising page. "Dana-Farber was a saving grace for my family."

Humphrey finished the marathon in four hours, 53 minutes and four seconds, crossing the finish line at 4:05 p.m. She raised $5,800.28 of her $10,500 goal. Donations can still be made on Dana-Farber's website.

Another Newport resident, Beth Blendell, finished the marathon in two hours, 51 minutes, a personal best. Blendell is a co-leader of Newport's November project, a group fitness organization.

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