Monday, April 17, 2017

LIVE BLOG: GRC at 121st Boston Marathon

Follow along as GRC takes on the Boston Marathon today with live tracking at http://www.baa.org/individual.html:

  • Dave McKay #153
  • Evan Jurkovich (marathon veteran, Boston debutante) #255
  • Ian Blackwell (GRC debut) #271
  • Chris Bain (his 20th Boston!) #527
  • Mary Grace Pelligrini #11281
And our associates:
  • Patrick Reaves #104
  • Hilary Moen #14842
  • Robert Jarrin #5746
Update at the half:

  • Dave McKay: 1:13:01
  • Evan: 1:16:19
  • Ian: 1:18:39
  • Bain: 1:19:40
  • MGP: 1:41:59

Finish:
Dave McKay with a very impressive run! Dave finished in 2:27:45, good for 42nd place and just a few seconds off his PR. In rough conditions, Dave ran nearly even splits and finished strong.

  • Chris Bain finishes his 20th Boston in 2:42:56. 
  • In his GRC debut, Ian Blackwell runs 2:45:25
  • Evan finishes his first Boston in 2:48:03
  • MGP finishes her first Boston in 3:52:09. Make sure you check out her blog post on what the race means to her.
  • Reaves: 2:28:28
  • JARRIN 3:11:05
  • Hilary 3:18:06
  • Katie van Es 3:37:40
As someone who has suffered mightily in the heat and hills of Boston, I can say any finish at the race today is to be celebrated. Congrats to all the GRC runners. Grab a Sam Adams 26.2 and celebrate!

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