Niles Man Completes 2024 Boston Marathon

NILES, 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 one runner from Niles or Morton Grove.

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.

John Gaba, a 44-year-old Niles resident, finished with an official time of 3 hours, 43 minutes and 34 seconds, putting him in 1,768th position in his division, 10,411st among men and 15,822nd place overall.

More results are available from the Boston Marathon website.

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