5 Fastest Men, Women From Cambridge To Run Boston

CAMBRIDGE, MA — Some 196 people from Cambridge were signed up to run the Boston Marathon this year along side nearly 30,000 others. But how'd our fair Cambridge runners do in this crazy weather? They're all heroes in our book, but the top finishers deserve a little extra recognition. A 33-year old named Ian Neill was the fastest man in Cambridge.

Neill came in 72nd place overall in the Boston Marathon with an official time of 2:36:33. For reference that's an average pace of 5:59 per mile. That's for 26.2 miles, mind you. Just think about that for a second.

The fastest woman from Cambridge? Rose Penfold, a 27-year old who was, incidentally the second fastest woman in the state to complete the Boston Marathon this year. She ran that soggy race in under 3 hours with a time of 2:54:06. Her pace? 6:39 per minute. She came in 924th overall and 26th for women overall and 23rd for her division.

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If you know these people give them a high five and maybe a hot chocolate, cause they're probably still thawing out.

5 Fastest Cambridge Men (ages range from 24 to 33 years old)

1. Ian Neill, 2:36:33
2. Patrick Haneberg, 2:37:49 (also made the top 100 men overall)
3. Samuel Goldberg, 2:40:31
4. Ian Thomas, 2:41:50
5. Marc Samland, 2:42:32

5 Fastest Cambridge Ladies (ages range from 20 to 32 years old)

1. Rose Penfold, 2:54:06 (second fastest woman in the state)
2. Elizabeth Dethy, 3:02:22 (made top 10 for the state)
3. Elaine Mcvay, 3:05:38
4. Michelle Vaccaro, 3:08:04
5. Caroline Shannon, 3:10:27

The last runner to cross the finish line this year is a cancer survivor

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