Top 10 Houston Finishers In 2017 Boston Marathon

The Boston Marathon. Those three words pump adrenalin into the hearts of runners everywhere. The 2017 edition of the hallowed race was held on Monday, and competitors from around the world ran the streets of the city, hoping to beat last year's time.

Geoffrey Kirui, of Kenya, won the men's race, finishing in 2:09:37, besting the U.S.'s Galen Rupp by 21 seconds. Rupp was the second-place finisher. In the women's race, Kenyan policewoman Edna Kiplagat took the honors, coming in at 2:21:52. The men's wheelchair race was won by Marcel Hug, of Switzerland (he set a course record at 1:18:04), and the women's by Manuela Schar, also of Switzerland (1:28:17).

The Houston area was well represented at the marathon this year, and here are the top 10 finishers from the Bayou City (bib number, time, overall finish):

Zach Cater-Cyker (177, 2:36:48, 125)

Morgan B. Scoville (538, 2:45:24, 346)

Adam Cantini (2447, 2:51:16, 652)

David W. Smith Jr. (155, 2:52:10, 706)

Nathan Bishop (1700, 2:54:17, 846)

Samuel Sanderson (2270, 2:55:07, 912)

Tyler J. Grinstead (3703, 255:14, 928)

Lane M. Boyer (113, 2:57:05, 1,084)

Alex Schmidt (4964, 2:57:23, 1,115)

Rick Hasner (2528, 2:57:32, 1,129)

The complete 2017 Boston Marathon finishers' list is here.

— Image: Boston Athletic Association