P.E.I.'s Stan Chaisson first Maritimer to finish 2017 Boston Marathon
N.B.'s Shelley Doucet top Maritime female finisher
A P.E.I. runner was the first Maritimer to cross the finish line at this year's Boston Marathon.
Stan Chaisson finished with a time of 2:41:15 good enough for 210th overall.
The top New Brunswicker was also the first female from the Maritimes to finish. Shelley Doucet of Quispamsis finished 367th. Her time was 2:45:46.
The first male New Brunswicker to finish was Colin McQuade of Riverview, N.B. in 427th place with a time of 2:46:13.
Halifax'sRamiBardeesyfinished with a time of 2:52:38.
Amber Spriggs was the top female finisher representing P.E.I. with a time of 3:29:12, or 6,832 overall.
In total, 13 Islanders finished the marathon. Other P.E.I. unofficial results included:
- Billy MacDonald 3:00:21
- John Bowser 3:34:06
- Lora Kemp3:34:24
- Charlotte Gardiner 3:34:38
- Francis Fagan3:49:34
- Shawn Shea3:50:32
- Natalie Chaisson 4:02:10
- Christopher Murphy 4:07:34
- Beverly Walsh 4:19:16
- Bev Gerg 4:22:00
- Paul Dalton 4:31:15
This is the 121st Boston Marathon.
Kenya swept the race with two first-place finishers Geoffrey Kirui (2:09:37) for the men and Edna Kiplagat(2:21:52) won on the women's side.
Congrats to all the Islanders crossing the @bostonmarathon finish line! #Proud @SportsGuardian We're cheering loud from PEI! #running pic.twitter.com/hFs1okyfAx
—@PEIRoadrunners
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Corrections
- A previous version of this story said that Halifax's Rami Bardeesy finished ahead of Shelley Doucet and Colin McQuade.Apr 18, 2017 7:11 AM AT