Boston Marathon Finishers From Limerick-Royersford

Several athletes from the Limerick-Royersford area competed in the 120th running of the Boston Marathon on Monday, braving warm temperatures and 26.2 punishing miles.

Results are below for Limerick:

• Mack, Don, 3:15:09
• Hughes, Erin, 3:25:47
• Wokulich, Matthew A, 3:47:56

Royersford:

• Ridings, Gina, 4:09:13
• Dourte, Alyssa, 4:21:11

Geraint H. Davies, 25, of Philadelphia, led the way for Pennsylvanians in the race, coming in with a time of 2:36:11.

At the front, the race was swept by a dominating performance from East Africans. Lemi Berhanu Hayle won the men's race in 2:12:45.

Of the top 15, 11 of the runners represented an East African nation: Ethiopia, Kenya, Zimbabwe, and Uganda.

On the women's side, Ethiopia's Atsede Baysa won in 2:29:19. Similarly, 11 of the top 15 women were from East Africa.

Times were slower across the board due to the heat. The course records of 2:03:02 and 2:18:57 were well out of reach.