122nd Boston Marathon Achievement

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Posted by Ying Chang on April 20, 2018 at 19:01:10:

122nd Boston Marathon Achievement

Monday April 16 2018, Patriots windy raining day, 38-510F.

26.2 miles course starts Hopkinton, via Ashland, Framingham, Natick, Wellesley (way of 1/2), then, Newton (Heartbreak), Brookline to Boylston St Copley Sq Finish Line.

8:40am Mobility Impaired
9:02am Wheelchair men
9:04am Wheelchair women
9:25am Handcycle &Duo Participants
9:32 Elite women
9:40am BAA military relay
10:00am Wave 1 with Elite men
10:25am wave 2
10;50am wave 3
11;15am wave 4

10:48am: Men’s push rim wheelchair:
Marcel Hug 32 yrs Switzerland 1:46:26 first ran over the finish line;
Ernst Van Dyk, W2 45 years of RSASouth Africa came second of 1:47:14; he ends up race very closely to Marcel; Daniel Romanchuk, W14 19 years USA, finish 3rd 1:50:39

Woman’s push rim wheelchair
first place: USA Tatyana Mcfadden W102 Clarksville MD 28 years old, finish 2:04:39

12:12am: Women elite
first flush finish line 2:39:54, is USA MI Desiree Linden, 34 years: 2nd place: Sarah Seilers, 2:44:05 USA AZ 26 years, Krista Duchene 41 year Canada, 2:44:20, on 3rd

12:15 noon: Men’s Elite
Japan Yuki Kawauchi 31 years old, uses 2:15:58 won champion ;
Kenya Geoffrey Kirui 25 yrs ran over 2nd with 2:18:23, USA 33 years Shadrack Biwott is on third finishes 2:18:36.

1:00pm-6pm:
thousand crowd waves came down to Boylston Street with endless line, About 30000 participants age from 18 to 85, they are supported or cheers by families, coaches, supporters. Some athletes are assisted by court staff, friends, relatives, media, police officers, medicalEMS, etc. Boston Mayors and BAAofficers award winners with floral hoops and trophies.

There are many local Chinese athletes and athletes from china are or has been running in this or past year or Boston Marathon, since our CNASA reported this big Boston sports event over last decade.
Jian Wang, one of our CNASA (BeiMeiTiXie) chief organizers, who has been serving Boston Marathon for China team and local team since 2003, his training team officially run in this year 122ndMarathon.
MIT student group has run this year marathon as they ran last year.
We encourage more and more people come out to train, run, exercise, or enjoy watch the excite long run.

Next year 123rd Boston Marathon will be on Monday April 15 , 2019

To view some winner photos please visit our CNASA北美体协网站
www.cnasa.org
And official Boston Athletic Association www.baa.org