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4 Lake Forest Women, Pair Of Men Complete 2024 Boston Marathon
A field of 17 former champions and nearly 30,000 runners raced Monday in the 128th edition of the Patriots' Day event.

LAKE FOREST, IL — The Boston Marathon is the world's oldest annual marathon, and a Patriots' Day tradition in Massachusetts. The 128th edition, held Monday, featured 17 former champions and nearly 30,000 runners, including some local participants from Lake Forest.
Sisay Lemma, 33, from Ethiopia was the winner with an unofficial time of two hours, six minutes, and 17 seconds. Race officials said Lemma's time was the 10th fastest in the history of the marathon. The top American male finisher was CJ Albertson, who clocked in at 2:09:53, good enough for 10th overall.
On the women's side, Hellen Obiri, of Kenya, crossed the finish line first with a time of 2:22:37. Emma Hayes was the first female American to cross the finish line, with a time of 2:27:14, good for 12th overall.
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Below are the results of Lake Forest runners, their overall times and how they placed among their respective genders, with more results available from the Boston Marathon website.
Women:
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- Natalie Yang, 26, Lake Forest — 3:18:34, 1,552nd
- Jeannette Peck, 37, Lake Forest — 3:32:07, 3,601st
- Lori Fitzgerald, 47, Lake Forest — 3:35:10, 4,101st
- Katherine Najjar, 42, Lake Forest — 3:52:38, 6,602nd
Men:
- Michael Burger, 47, Lake Forest — 3:06:37, 5,084th
- Sean Mcewen, 47, Lake Forest — 3:17:33, 7,038th
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