Boston Marathon 2019: How Stonington/Mystic Runners Fared

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.

The first finisher residing in Stonington/Mystic was Matt Forde, 55, of Mystic, with a time of 3 hours, 13 minutes, and 33 seconds, placing 5,072 overall. The first female finisher was Jennifer Massengale, 39, of Mystic, with a time of 3 hours, 49 minutes, placing 14,244 overall. Other Mystic/Stonington finish times included:

• Melissa Janikowski, 39, 3:53:51
• Pamela Schroeder, 51, 4:03:30
• Daniel Strasshofer, 4:52:01

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