Runners from Seacoast New Hampshire and southern York County, Maine were among the approximately 30,000 athletes who competed in the 128th Boston Marathon on Monday.
Matt Homich of Portsmouth finished in 2 hours 44 minutes 13 seconds, the top time for a Seacoast New Hampshire area runner. He placed 731st overall and 699th among men. He competed in the ages 18-39 division and averaged 6:16 per mile. Read on for a look at local runners and a list of their finishing times.
Winnacunnet track coach sets Boston Marathon personal best
Winnacunnet High School spring track and field coach Cassie Kruse completed her fourth Boston Marathon in a time of 3:05.50, beating last year's time of 3:13.
“A little bit of improvement, even with the heat,” Kruse said. “The crowd, cheering, was absolutely spectacular. I was able to see some friends and my husband along the course; that got me through for sure.”
Kruse said it was emotional making a left turn onto Boyltston Street and having the finish line in site.
“I feel blessed every time I am able to complete a marathon,” Kruse said. “The energy from the crowd is great. I was hoping to break 3 hours, but with the heat I had to readjust my pace mid-race. I am happy with how I did. I wanted to get a Boston PR, and I did that.”
Kruse, who grew up outside Chicago and ran for the University of New Hampshire women’s track team before graduating in 2017, has now completed eight marathons, including the Chicago Marathon in fall 2022.
“Boston is the oldest marathon in the world, you can’t really beat that," Kruse said. "But the Chicago energy was also incredible. They’re both amazing.”
Kruse wants to keep running Boston as long as she keeps qualifying.
“Hopefully, I’ll be able to do Boston again next year,” Kruse said.
Boston Marathon times for Seacoast NH, Maine runners
A look at the times of local finishers is below. This list will be updated if more times for local runners are reported by the Boston Athletic Association.
Barrington
Joshua Bouchard, 02:53:42
Bryan Teeter 03:13:57
Dover
Nicole Gray 04:00:48
Jeffrey Hatch 03:26:38
Jessica Rogers 03:24:14
Keri-Ann Rugg 04:15:06
Peter Siess 03:22:16
Lindsay Werner 04:06:02
Durham
Marsha Kavanagh 04:02:52
Brian Banafato 04:09:53
Bob Kennedy 04:49:48
Janet Perkins-Howland 05:00:52
Phil Vaughn 04:55:40
Dover
Sinthy Kounlasa 04:47:42
Kara Murphy 05:04:11
Chris Neugebauer 05:32:18
Epping
Holly Blais 03:33:16
Stephanie Snow 03:23:25
Exeter
Stephanie Bramlett 03:58:22
Lindsay Close 03:37:55
Chris Colongeli 03:24:23
James Dinanno 04:01:47
Dawn Ebbetts 03:46:02
Rita Terjeki 04:07:40
Katie Baseden 04:54:15
James Ryan 04:24:35
Hampton
Joan Cullinane 04:05:05
Amanda Gonzalez 04:00:36
Cassie Kruse 03:05:50
Christopher Medvetz 04:05:28
Daniella Tabor 03:51:53
Kenza Farid 04:22:55
Brandon Wells 04:58:12
North Hampton
Michael Spector 04:35:26
Lee
Megan Hutchinson 04:13:17
Kanoa King 03:00:26
Anna Villanova 03:25:30
New Castle
Mary Legere 04:27:20
Erin Spellman 04:24:28
Newfields
Jordan Evans 03:23:14
Kelly Moran 04:54:31
Newmarket
Alan Bernier 03:49:03
Lisa Plante 04:17:55
Portsmouth
Ashley Busa 03:02:27
Nina Caron 03:33:07
Lauren Finelli 03:33:33
Timothy Finelli 03:25:09
Jacob Goldsmith 03:13:30
Matt Homich 02:44:13
Karen Lyons 04:33:39
Bill Nawn 04:44:46
Jonathan Sandberg 03:16:24
James Soldner 02:47:57
Michelle Hanson 05:04:24
Justin Herold 05:09:31
Kristen Selig 04:39:10
Rochester
Tamara Gerossie 04:28:27
Kaleigh Johnson 04:14:05
Sam Njue 02:48:51
Matthew Willobee 03:14:50
Rye
Robert Gray 03:43:45
Will Locandro 03:09:40
Christine Shaw 03:46:12
Seabrook
Katia Gaffney 04:58:49
Susan Grubbs 05:11:21
Stratham
Amy Block 03:38:59
Joshua Rubin 04:18:55
Mark Santos 05:39:14
Katherine Vignaly 05:43:17
MAINE
Berwick
William Mcclory 05:36:16
Eliot
Matthew Daly 02:48:18
Eli Nixon 02:55:36
Matt Sawyer 02:49:29
Kittery
John Bucci 03:12:29
Amelia Lorrey 03:35:21
Madison Machado 03:24:34
John Puleo 04:04:14
South Berwick
Michal Kaleta 03:36:41
Matthew Deluca 04:39:20
York
Stacy Bradburn 04:29:30
Pierce Cote 03:56:44
Ann-Michele Dragsbaek 04:26:16
Elizabeth Drake 04:12:47
Karen Fogg 04:04:35
Patty Higgins 04:16:21
Eileen Mcelroy 03:39:48
Kevin Robinson 04:19:51
Paul Cincotta 04:39:49
Evan Hall 05:13:18
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