Havre de Grace Man Runs The Boston Marathon 2019

BOSTON, MD — One runner from Havre de Grace was among the thousands who participated in the 2019 Boston Marathon. Athletes took to the streets of New England, following a route through Ashland, Framingham, Natick, Wellesley, Newton and Brookline before concluding in Boston.

Thunderstorms had threatened the Boston area, but the rain mostly stopped and it was about 61 degrees, with calm wins and overcast skies.

The 123rd Boston Marathon Monday featured the closest finish in 30 years, as Lawrence Cherono — a Kenyan running in the marathon for the first time — edged out Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia by 2 seconds. It was the closest finish since 1988.

The pair was neck-and-neck headed to the finish line on Boylston Street when Desisa's legs appeared to give out, and he stumbled behind Cherono, who won with a time of 2 hours, 7 minutes and 57 seconds.

Here is the runner from Havre de Grace:

• David Callaghan, 62

Des Linden in 2018 became the first American to win the marathon in more than three decades. Linden was among the runners this year, along with Yuki Kawauchi, the men's defending champion.

This year's event falls on the sixth anniversary of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, which killed three people were killed and maimed hundreds more.

A moment of silence is planned at 2:49 p.m., the time of the first explosion.

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Patch National staffers Dan Hampton and Jenna Fisher contributed reporting.