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Boston Marathon 2016 Results: New Paltz Near the Top

A New Paltz resident finished in the top 15.

By Patch Staff

A pair of Ethiopians were crowned 2016 Boston Marathon champions, and tens of thousands more were winners Monday afternoon on Boylston Street.

Lemi Berhanu Hayle bested defending champ Lelisa Desisa in the men’s race, finishing at 2:12:45, very modest for a Boston-winning time. Desisa, also from Ethiopia, ran a 2:13:32, while a third countryman, Adhane Tsegay, clocked a 2:14:02.

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For the first time since 1986, a Massachusetts native finished in the men's top 10. Zachary Hines, a South Hadley native who lives in Dallas, finished 10th with a time of 2:21:37.

Atsede Baysa of Ethiopia won the women's division at 2:29:18.

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A Hudson Valley resident, Harbert Okuti of New Paltz, finished in the top 15 -- 15th with a time of 2:24:46.

Read an interview with Okuti in Peaks Magazine.

Photo credit: Lemi Berhanu Hayle

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