Four Peninsula Runners Complete Boston Marathon

The 127th running of the Boston Marathon, was raced through the streets of Boston, Massachusetts on Monday with 34 Alaskans and four runners from the Kenai Peninsula completing the world’s oldest annual marathon through rain and temperatures in the 50’s.

 

The Boston Marathon includes multiple divisions including professional, para Athletics, wheelchair, handcycles  and four waves of amateur runners.

 

Kenai Peninsula athletes who have completed for the 2023 Boston Marathon include:

Name                                                                   Time               Overall                     Gender    Division

Amanda Cherok, age 35, of Homer                3:22.32            9883                       2043       1553

Collin Atkinson, age 31, of Seward               3;12.22            6975                         6064        3460

Patrick Lewis, age 35, of Seward                   3:18.49            8823                       7239         3685

Torrey Short , age 38, of Homer                    3:21.43            9642                        7693         3760