Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Top 100 Female Finishers

When I see this list, it inspires me to run. Look at the accomplishments here! Finishing 8th is a 45 year old Colleen De Reuck from Colorado. Some local gals include Simonetta Piergentili, of Wilmington, Diona Fulton, of Somerville, and Amy Gosztyla, of Cambridge. The oldest woman in the top 100 is a 54 year old Christine Kennedy from California! In fact, out of the 100 top women, 53 were age 30 or over. Perhaps I don't have to 'throw in the towel' yet! Congratulations to all the women listed here!

Women's Top Finishers 2009 Boston Marathon

Place Name Age Home Official time
1 Salina Kosgei 32 El Marakwet, Kenya 2:32:16
2 Dire Tune 23 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2:32:17
3 Kara Goucher 30 Portland, Ore. 2:32:25
4 Bezunesh Bekele 26 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2:33:08
5 Helena Kirop 32 Kapenguria, Kenya 2:33:24
6 Lidiya Grigoryeva 35 Cheboksary, Russia 2:34:20
7 Atsede Habtamu 21 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2:35:34
8 Colleen De Reuck 45 Boulder, Colo. 2:35:37
9 Alice Timbilili 26 Moiben, Kenya 2:36:25
10 Alina Ivanova 40 Tampa, Fla. 2:36:50
11 Sheri Piers 37 Falmouth, Maine 2:37:04
12 Elva Dryer 37 Gunnison, Colo. 2:38:50
13 Mary Akor 32 Lomita, Calif. 2:41:09
14 Heidi Westerling 28 Acworth, N.H. 2:43:11
15 Anzhelika Averkova 40 Miami, Fla. 2:44:19
16 Veena C. Reddy 30 Arlington, Va. 2:45:46
17 Jennifer Feenstra 28 Duluth, Ga. 2:46:16
18 Adanech Zekiros 27 Tigray, Ethiopia 2:46:51
19 Nathalie Vasseur 43 Gouesnou, France 2:47:04
20 Tomoe Yokoyama 32 Tokyo, Japan 2:47:57
21 Denise C. Robson 40 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia 2:48:15
22 Allison J. Kerr 32 Vacaville, Calif. 2:49:34
23 Hiroko Sho 38 Chiba, Japan 2:49:37
24 Meghan Arbogast 48 Corvallis, Ore. 2:49:46
25 Tamara Karrh 39 Marietta, Ga. 2:49:50
26 Jutta M. Merilainen 37 Batawa, Ontario 2:49:51
27 Sheila A. Casey 39 Park Ridge, N.J. 2:50:02
28 Christa Benton 25 St. Petersburg, Fla. 2:50:05
29 Andrea Pomaranski 26 Farmington Hills, Mich. 2:50:55
30 Shelby Joslyn 24 Rochester, Mich. 2:51:29
31 Diona J. Fulton 29 Somerville, Mass. 2:52:05
32 Kim L. Pawelek 35 Jacksonville, Fla. 2:52:18
33 Amy E. Gosztyla 29 Cambridge, Mass. 2:52:23
34 Sarah J. Graves 31 Ballantine, Mont. 2:52:42
35 Heather C. Parks 34 Bruceton Mills, W.V. 2:52:45
36 Devon M. Crosby-Helms 26 Seattle, Wash. 2:53:20
37 Allison S. Krausen 29 Edwards, Colo. 2:53:28
38 Lori A. Kingsley 43 Wysox, Pa. 2:54:03
39 Sarah R. Flament 33 Poland, Ohio 2:54:09
40 Simonetta Piergentili 44 Wilmington, Mass. 2:54:48
41 Caroline White 23 College Park, Md. 2:55:14
42 Martha I. Nelson 27 Washington, D.C. 2:55:22
43 Tammie Robie 34 Milford, N.H. 2:55:39
44 Christine Kennedy 54 Los Gatos, Calif. 2:56:32
45 Sumner A. Fletcher 23 Uxbridge, Mass. 2:56:44
46 Christina M. Vullo 25 Omaha, Neb. 2:56:45
47 Suet-Fei Li 33 San Jose, Calif. 2:57:05
48 Tara M. Vance 26 Jamaica Plain, Mass. 2:57:12
49 Patricia R. Vargas 37 Ennis, Texas 2:57:28
50 Michelle D. Harburg 26 Washington, D.C. 2:57:31
51 Judit Pettko-Szandtner 39 Budakeszi, Hungary 2:57:58
52 Kate Gorry 25 Houston, Texas 2:57:59
53 Mary D. Bertram 21 Salisbury, N.C. 2:58:19
54 Christy M. Carrara 33 Hudson, Mass. 2:58:19
55 Lara C. Johnson 28 Boston, Mass. 2:58:33
56 Maria Clara A. Castro 34 Belo Horizonte, Brazil 2:58:36
57 Laura Onderko 22 Philadelphia, Pa. 2:58:46
58 Kathryn E. Bowser 22 Philadelphia, Pa. 2:58:46
59 Jaclyn Truncellito 26 Baltimore, Md. 2:58:49
60 Kelly B. Calway 25 Mililani, Hawaii 2:59:05
61 Lisa M. Goldsmith 44 Nederland, Colo. 2:59:08
62 Marybeth A. Reader 40 Bloomfield, Mich. 2:59:08
63 Bridget A. McCarthy 29 Brooklyn, N.Y. 2:59:16
64 Katie Snowden 23 Toronto, Ontario 2:59:19
65 Mary Gill 30 Carrboro, N.C. 2:59:30
66 Lia O. Slemons 29 Seattle, Wash. 2:59:36
67 Tara M. Cardi 40 Warwick, R.I. 2:59:40
68 Michelle Kelley 39 Moab, Utah 2:59:54
69 Beth M. St. John 32 Brooklyn, N.Y. 3:00:25
70 Stephanie D. Summers 33 Whitby, Ontario 3:00:27
71 Yiou Wang 24 Cambridge, Mass. 3:00:38
72 Samantha Johnson 28 Cambridge, Mass. 3:00:49
73 Suzi Harvey 46 Sparks, Nevada 3:00:53
74 Beth Y. Coughlin 30 Newton, Mass. 3:00:54
75 Jenny Hitchings 45 Sacramento, Calif. 3:00:57
76 Heather M. Backer 34 Crestview Hills, Kent. 3:01:07
77 Tina D. Senft 25 Groton, Conn. 3:01:27
78 Dori A. Downey 38 Grosse Pointe Park, Mich. 3:01:58
79 Elizabeth L. Abbey 28 Blacksburg, Va. 3:02:02
80 Kathryn Jarocki 23 Bridgewater, Mass. 3:02:03
81 Jen Gwin 25 Vienna, W.V. 3:02:05
82 Molly Watcke 38 New Bremen, Ohio 3:02:13
83 Emily S. Bryans 41 Schenectady, N.Y. 3:02:18
84 Aviva M. Goldstein 23 Brookline, Mass. 3:02:20
85 Laura A. Gaughan 34 Smithtown, N.Y. 3:02:23
86 Corinne E. Roberts 24 San Francisco, Calif. 3:02:32
87 Katie A. Churchill 32 North Easton, Mass. 3:02:50
88 Arien N. O'Connell 25 Brooklyn, N.Y. 3:02:52
89 Beth Schreader 28 Georgetown, Cayman Islands 3:03:12
90 Claire Gadrow 39 South Kingstown, R.I. 3:03:16
91 Beth A. August 35 Dublin, Ohio 3:03:21
92 Camille Moseley 24 Spangle, Wash. 3:03:25
93 Mary S. Palmore 28 Merizo, Guam 3:03:35
94 Lynde C. Johnson 31 Denver, Colo. 3:03:39
95 Erin E. Kister 28 Centerville, Ohio 3:04:00
96 Justyna Wilson 33 Philadelphia, Pa. 3:04:15
97 Megan A. Peterson 26 Fairfield, Conn. 3:04:22
98 Erin M. Heslin 28 Newtonville, Mass. 3:04:25
99 Karen Lockyer 31 Lafayette, La. 3:04:43
100 Faith R. Korbel 30 Arlington, Va. 3:04:51

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

My wife (Sarah Flament) was 39th. It was her first Boston and only second marathon. At the age of 34 and a full-time mother of two, we are so proud of her. She is shooting next for the Olympic Trials or maybe a top 20 finish in Boston. Congratulations to the average mom and Age is Just a Number, thanks Dara!

the baron said...

Congratulations! Thanks for your comment. In general, I was amazed at the accomplishments of the top female runners.

Anonymous said...

Just another follow up on Sarah Flament. She ran the Twin Cities Marathon last fall and qualified with the B Standard for the Olympic Trials. Her time was 2:45:58. She has knocked off 13 minutes in the past year and is shooting for 2:39:00, the 'A' standard at this years Chicago Marathon. This is very exciting!!