The Boston Marathon is the premiere running event. Even qualifying to participate is a feat for almost every runner, and those lucky enough to experience the atmosphere will never forget it.
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The sun is out and shining for all of the #BostonMarathon finishers on Boylston! #boston2019
Each year, we like to recognize all local athletes who check this bucket list item!
| Name | Time | City |
| Aidan Rutherford | 2:55:09 | Waterloo |
| Greg Galloway | 3:02:10 | Cambridge |
| Tyler McMaster | 3:02:41 | Kitchener |
| Kasey Baynton | 3:04:21 | Heidelberg |
| Dave Rutherford | 3:13:53 | Waterloo |
| Cynthia Nelson | 3:17:52 | Waterloo |
| Steve Tremblay | 3:18:13 | Waterloo |
| Stefan Gudmundson | 3:18:52 | Guelph |
| Rebecca Kruisselbrink | 3:22:49 | Waterloo |
| Mike Hammond | 3:24:39 | Cambridge |
| Gary Barfoot | 3:26:44 | Kitchener |
| Lizzy Hughes | 3:31:05 | Waterloo |
| Lumi Duca | 3:37:34 | Waterloo |
| Vicki Zandbergen | 3:41:07 | Kitchener |
| Robert Yendt | 3:42:25 | Kitchener |
| Kevin Taylor | 3:42:55 | Waterloo |
| Andrea Sweny | 3:45:43 | Kitchener |
| Merlin Frey | 3:48:04 | Elmira |
| Diane Russel | 3:52:18 | Waterloo |
| Tim Mcdonald | 3:56:21 | Kitchener |
| Eric Taylor | 3:59:57 | Kitchener |
| Michele Craddock | 4:03:19 | Waterloo |
| Tracy Mann | 4:05:18 | Waterloo |
| Julie Phillips | 4:06:22 | St Jacobs |
| Debbie Magnus | 4:06:33 | Waterloo |
| Florence Currier | 4:06:45 | Kitchener |
| Andrea Kaufman | 4:10:15 | Elmira |
| Cleveland Fox | 4:13:36 | Waterloo |
| Calvin Kotack | 4:15:34 | Kitchener |
| Robert Baxter | 4:16:53 | Kitchener |
| John Summers | 4:23:05 | Kitchener |
| Cindy Lou Wolfe | 4:25:32 | Kitchener |
| Doug Cunningham | 4:53:44 | Waterloo |
| Lesley Germann | 5:31:12 | Waterloo |
| Michael Essex | 6:10:32 | Kitchener |
The race of over 30,000 runners was won by Lawrence Cherono of Kenya in a sprint finsh (2:07:57) and Worknesh Degefa of Ethiopia in a largely solo effort (2:23:31). Both are first-time winners.
Top Canadians were Karl Augsten of Calgary (2:25:30) and Kate Gustafson of New York (2:42:34).
In related news, the BAA 5k featured some incredible Canadian performances from Justyn Knight and Ben Flanagan in 13:46 and 13:49 respectively.
