Freddie Hoover proudly displays his finishing medal after completing Monday’s 112th running of the Boston Marathon in 3:19:31. It was his best time by five minutes. He had an average pace of 7:37. Also from Warren County, Tommy Kell finished the race in 3:28:48. In all, 25,283 runners competed this year in what is the country’s oldest annual marathon, with Hoover, Kell and 21,963 participants (98.2 percent) finishing the race. Kenyan Robert K. Cheruiyot was this year’s overall winner, capturing the race title for the fourth time in 2:07:46. Ethiopia’s Dire Tune won the women’s event in 2:25:25, just two seconds ahead of the runner-up in the closest women’s finish in the race’s history.
