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Boston Marathon 2019: How Bridgeport Runners Fared

Hundreds of Connecticut residents were among more than 31,000 runners registered to run the world's oldest annual marathon Monday.

(AP (left) and Jenna Fisher/Patch)
(AP (left) and Jenna Fisher/Patch) (Lawrence Cherono and Worknesh Degefa)

BOSTON, MA — More than 31,500 official entrants braved the rain and packed the starting line in Hopkinton, Mass. Monday to compete in the 123rd Boston Marathon, the world's oldest annual marathon. They anticipated the challenge of completing the 26.2 mile course, including the dreaded "Heartbreak Hill" between the 20- and 21-mile marks, near Boston College. They came from more than 90 countries and all 50 states, with hundreds of Connecticut residents participating.

Lawrence Cherono, 30, of Kenya, captured the men's race by just two seconds over Ethiopian Lelisa Desisa, finishing in 2 hours, 7 minutes, 57 seconds. The women's winner, Worknesh Degefa, 28, of Ethiopia, had an easier time, crossing the finish line in 2:23:31 to outdistance runner-up Edna Kiplagaf of Kenya by 42 seconds.

Erik Zukauskas, 39, of Bridgeport finished in 3:28:54

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