6 Towson Residents Ran During Boston Marathon 2018

BOSTON, MA — The 122nd running of the Boston Marathon took place on Monday, April 16, and there were six runners who live in Towson registered to compete.

If you see them jogging around town, give them a thumbs up. They’ve earned it!

In a race that attracted nearly 30,000 runners to register, there were a handful from Towson. Here they are, and their results will be posted as they come in through the Boston Athletic Association, coordinator of the Boston Marathon:

• Rebecca Rhine, 32, finished with a time of 03:23:10. She was 6,084th place overall and 946th in her division.
• Bradley Brooks, 24, finished with a time of 03:29:18. He was 7,745th overall and 3,053rd in his division.
• James Waller, 61, finished with a time of 04:24:03. He was 19,731st overall and 679th in his division.
• Will Knox, 33, had a time of 02:41:58 at 25.2 miles and his finish time has not yet been posted. An acquaintance notified Towson Patch that Knox ran most of the marathon with Dulaney High School cross-country and track coach Chad Boyle, 42, of Sparks-Glencoe, who finished with a time of 2:51:02. Boyle came in 649th place overall and 49th in his division.
• John Shafer, 48, had a time of 03:00:33 at 21 miles and it was unclear if he finished.
• Caroline Ware, 18, was at 02:27:18 at the 25K mark, and it was unclear if she finished.

Runners from across the globe flocked to be tested by the 26.2-mile course from the Hopkinton start line to the famous Boylston Street finish line in Boston.

Conditions were soggy, resulting in slower times for some, and extra bibs for elite runners contending for first place in case they had to shed layers along the 26.2-mile course.

Desi Linden, who lives in Michigan, became the first American woman to win Boston in more than three decades. Her official time was 2 hours 39 minutes 54 seconds.

"My hands were freezing, and there are times where you were just stood up by the wind," Linden said. "It was comical how slow you were going, and how far you still had to go."

Her winning time was the slowest in 40 years, a trend that stretched across the divisions due to the weather.

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• Boston Marathon 2018 Results, Leaderboard, More
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More than 29,000 people entered to run the Boston Marathon 2018. Not all showed up; organizers reported that 26,948 runners started. A total of 25,746 finished.

The longest amount of time runners can take to finish and still receive an official time is 5 hours and 25 minutes.

Congratulations to all who participated!

Patch editor Mike Carraggi contributed to this report.

Image of Boston 5K Marathon by Patch Editor Jenna Fisher.