How Did Frankfort Runner Do In 2018 Boston Marathon

BOSTON, MA — Angela Meltzer of Frankfort was one of the thousands of runners who competed in Monday's Boston Marathon. She finished the race with an unofficial net time of 3 hours, 59 minutes, 40 seconds.

That time meant Meltzer, 37, placed 15,786th overall in the marathon. She came in 6,059th among female runners and 3,697th in her division.

The wet and cold conditions during the 122nd running of the marathon not only caused the Boston Red Sox to cancel their annual Patriots Game in the morning, but it also had runners earning some of the slowest times in decades. Extra bibs even were made available for race's elite runners in case they needed to shed wet layers along the 26.2-mile course.

Michigan resident Desi Linden won the women's race with a time of 2:39:54, and she became the first American to win the marathon in 33 years. Her time also was the slowest in 40 years, but the weather wasn't entirely to blame for that. She lost 14 seconds off her time while helping fellow American runner Shalene Flanagan return to the race after a bathroom break.

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In the men's race, Yuki Kawauchi was the winner with a time of 2:15:58, the slowest winning time since 1976. He also became the first Japanese man to win the marathon since 1987.

Linden's time could have been about 14 seconds quicker, but she helped fellow American Shalene Flanagan get back to the pack after Flanagan peeled off into a port-a-potty during the race. Flanagan, a Marblehead, Mass. native, recently became the first American woman in 40 years to win the New York Marathon.

The winners in the wheelchair divisions also had slower times than usual this year. Marcel Hug of Switzerland won in the men's wheelchair race with an unofficial time of 1:46:25, the slowest since 1987. Russian native and Maryland resident Tatyana McFadden won her fifth Boston Marathon in the women's wheelchair race with a time of 1:59:30, the slowest in 30 years.

For the past two years, Meltzer has competed in the Chicago Marathon, and both times, she finished in the top five among Frankfort runners. In 2017, Meltzer finished that race with a time of 3:30:50. She posted a time of the previous year 3:31:50.

Patch editor Mike Caraggi contributed to this report.

Runners approach the 24-mile marker of the 2018 Boston Marathon on Monday, April 16. (Photo by Scott Eisen | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images)