The 121st Boston Marathon, contested through the Boston streets on Monday, featured 52 finishers from Alaska; 31 men and 21 women from the 49th state.
Kenyan runners topped the men’s and women’s races with Geoffrey Kirui and Edna Kiplagat winning the men’s and women’s divisions, Kirui finished in 2:09.37 besting the United States’ Galen Rupp by 22 seconds. Kiplagat completed the course in 2:21.52.
Ryan Beckett (31) from Anchorage, grew up in Soldotna, and placed 543 overall and 407 in his division; 4774 finished in the men’s 18-39 division. Ryan finished the course in 2:49.27.
Nearly 26,500 athletes completed the 26.2 mile Boston Marathon course.
2017 Boston Marathon: Alaska Finishers
Men
Chad Trammell, 32, Anchorage, 2:34:09; Ryan Cox, 26, Anchorage, 2:35:40; Jacob Kirk, 24, Anchorage, 2:35:49; Allan Spangler, 30, Anchorage, 2:38:30; Jerry Ross, 41, Anchorage, 2:38:36; Tom Ritchie Jr., 43, Anchorage, 2:43:51; Michael Rabe, 37, Anchorage, 2:44:31; Jay Mullen, 32, Anchorage, 2:45:52; Corbyn Jahn, 26, Anchorage, 2:45:55; Ryan Beckett, 31, Anchorage, 2:49:27; Kenneth Brewer, 24, Chugiak, 2:53:04; Alec Nevalainen, 43, Juneau, 2:54:25; Christopher Clark, 35, Anchorage, 2:54:52; Christopher McGraw, 38, Sitka, 2:57:59; Tom Bronga, 56, Anchorage, 2:58:11; Franklin Dekker, 28, Anchorage, 2:58:14; Cody Priest, 28, Anchorage, 2:58:40; Daniel Folmar, 41, Anchorage, 3:00:08; Ben Ward, 42, Anchorage, 3:05:19; James Miller, 36, Anchorage, 3:05:22; Ryan Carpenter, 37, Sitka, 3:06:42; Eric Troxell, 44, Anchorage, 3:12:34; Bruce Sackinger, 46, Fairbanks, 3:14:50; Antony Scott, 54, Anchorage, 3:19:41; Andy Holland, 60, Fairbanks, 3:28:26; Ryan McLaughlin, 24, Anchorage, 3:28:35; Timothy Brower, 41, Fort Greely, 3:29:15; Brad Garland, 49, Anchorage, 3:38:43; David Johnston, 47, Willow, 3:48:34; Greg Finstad, 62, Fairbanks, 4:43:14; Jeffrey Bull, 38, Kodiak, 5:04:55.
Women
Shannon Gress, 31, Juneau, 2:54:13; Laura Fox, 36, Anchorage, 3:07:28; Samantha Longacre, 27, Anchorage, 3:25:35; Jamie Bronga, 27, Anchorage, 3:34:21; Amy Larsen, 46, Anchorage, 3:34:55; Rebecca Rolph, 28, Fairbanks, 3:37:06; Maria Whitworth, 52, Anchorage, 3:37:06; Lena Palmer, 41, Anchorage, 3:39:24; Stacey Buckalew, 38, Homer, 3:39:29; Megan Houlihan, 29, Anchorage, 3:41:57; Amie Wu, 37, Anchorage, 3:42:19; Marketa Ith, 46, Petersburg, 3:44:40; Julia Morris, 28, Wasilla, 3:47:17; Jennifer Marsh, 35, Anchorage, 3:49:36; Rebekah Butler, 24, Anchorage, 3:50:29; Jody Olsen, 51, Anchorage, 3:55:45; Mindy Hymas, 45, Anchorage, 4:10:56; Kate Clark, 38, Anchorage, 4:19:00; Susan Faulkner, 58, Anchorage, 4:30:02; Eva Hall, 53, Anchorage, 4:44:15; Ellyn Brown, 64, Anchorage, 4:58:20.
