County Residents Compete at Boston Marathon

BOSTON, Mass. -- Dalton's Alex White ran a time of 2 hours, 12 minutes, 3 seconds to lead the county's contingent at the Boston Marathon on Monday.

 

White, 24, placed 82nd overall with a mile pace of 5:23.

 

The 130th running of the marathon produced a course-record time of 2:01:52 by defending champion John Korir of Kenya.

 

His countrywoman Sharon Lokedi also defended her Boston title, hitting the tape in 2:18:51, 1:29 behind her own record-setting time from 2025.

 

Twenty Berkshire County residents were entered in the field of 30,000 expected to make the trek from Hopkinton to Boston.

 

Other local finishers included:

 

Jennifer Bell, Dalton, 60, 4:43:01

Miranda Bona, Clarksburg, 35, 3:14:24