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