OF THE MAINERS IN THE FIELD.. WE CAUGHT UP WITH A FEW OF THE TOP FINISHERS AFTER THE IT’S HARD TO BEAT PATRIOTS’ DAY IN BOSTON.. THE 129TH BOSTON MARATHON SHOWING OFF AS ONE OF THE WORLD’S BEST LONG DISTANCE RACES.. ROUGHLY 200 MAINERS TOOK TO THE START LINE IN HOPKINTON THIS YEAR..WITH THE FASTEST TIME COMING FROM GORHAM’S RYAN JARA. 12;37;11-12;37;15 WAS HOPING TO BE A LITTLE FASTER, BUT FEEL GREAT, I WAS HAPPY WITH THAT OVERALL. JARA, WHO’S TIME WAS BEST FOR 70TH OVERALL, SAID SEEING SOME OF HIS FRIENDS ALONG THE COURSE HELPED HIM PUSH THROUGH. 12;37;45-12;37;56 THE FANS OUT HERE WERE, LIKE, FANTASTIC. AND, IT’S JUST COME DOWN HERE AND JUST ABOUT EVERY MILE FANS ARE. SO AT THE TIME LIKE YOU WERE HITTING A WALL, EVERY KIND OF LIFTS YOU UP, AND IT WAS GREAT. FOR PORTLAND’S EVAN FERGUSON-HULL, HE BATTLED THROUGH THE GRUELING 26.2 MILES FOR A TIME OF 2 HOURS AND 35 MINUTES.. 12;50;35-12;50;40 IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY, A GREAT EXPERIENCE, BUT REALLY MADE THAT TOO HARD ON MYSELF. LIKE JARA, HULL HAD SOME GREAT SUPPORT ALONG THE WAY. 12;50;46-12;50;52 SO MANY FAMILY AND FRIENDS, WONDERFUL COMMUNITY EVENTS, ALL LIKE TEN DIFFERENT PEOPLE ON THE COURSE, THEY WERE CHEERING ME ON, IT WAS A GOOD BOOST. WITH ANOTHER BOSTON DOWN, BOTH RUNNERS ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THEIR NEXT CHALLENGE. 12;38;17-12;38;24 REST AND RELAXATION. MY WIFE CLARA WILL WANT ME TO TAKE SOME TIME OFF, BUT, BEACH TO BEACON AND THEN CHICAGO IN THE FALL. CONGRATS TO THEM AND TO ALL THE MAINERS WHO HIT TH
Top Boston Marathon finishers from Maine: Here’s who excelled in the 129th running
The Boston Marathon is one of the world’s most prestigious long-distance races, and roughly 200 people from Maine took to the starting line in Hopkinton for the 129th edition.Ryan Jara of Gorham was the top finisher from Maine, who finished 70th overall with a time of 2:22:48. The 2024 Maine Marathon champion said seeing some of his friends along the course helped him push through.”I was hoping to be a little bit faster, but I feel great. I was happy with that overall,” Jara said. “The fans out here were, like, fantastic. Being able to come down here and just every mile, fans are — basically every time you’re hitting a sort of a wall, everyone lifts you up. It was great.”Evan Ferguson-Hull from Portland was the next Mainer to finish, crossing the iconic line on Boylston Street in 2:35:31. Like Jara, Ferguson-Hull said he had some great support along the course.”It was a beautiful day, a great experience, but I really made that too hard on myself,” Ferguson-Hull said. “So many family and friends, a wonderful community event. I saw, like, 10 different people on the course. They were cheering me on. It was a great boost.”With the Boston Marathon behind them, both Jara and Ferguson-Hull said they are looking forward to their next challenge.”Rest and relaxation. My wife will want me to take some time off, for sure,” Jara said. “But Beach to Beacon and then Chicago in the fall.”Among the Mainers who took part in this year’s edition of the world’s oldest annual marathon were an Ellsworth man running his 30th straight Boston Marathon; a Portland man who has used running to help combat Alzheimer’s; and an oncology nurse who is running in honor of her nephew, who is battling brain cancer.A member of the WMTW Channel 8 team also ran the Boston Marathon. Director Sarah Quaintance laced up for Tedy’s Team, the nonprofit organization started by Patriots Hall of Famer Tedy Bruschi that raises money to fight strokes and support survivors and their families.
BOSTON —The Boston Marathon is one of the world’s most prestigious long-distance races, and roughly 200 people from Maine took to the starting line in Hopkinton for the 129th edition.
Ryan Jara of Gorham was the top finisher from Maine, who finished 70th overall with a time of 2:22:48. The 2024 Maine Marathon champion said seeing some of his friends along the course helped him push through.
“I was hoping to be a little bit faster, but I feel great. I was happy with that overall,” Jara said. “The fans out here were, like, fantastic. Being able to come down here and just every mile, fans are — basically every time you’re hitting a sort of a wall, everyone lifts you up. It was great.”
Evan Ferguson-Hull from Portland was the next Mainer to finish, crossing the iconic line on Boylston Street in 2:35:31. Like Jara, Ferguson-Hull said he had some great support along the course.
“It was a beautiful day, a great experience, but I really made that too hard on myself,” Ferguson-Hull said. “So many family and friends, a wonderful community event. I saw, like, 10 different people on the course. They were cheering me on. It was a great boost.”
With the Boston Marathon behind them, both Jara and Ferguson-Hull said they are looking forward to their next challenge.
“Rest and relaxation. My wife will want me to take some time off, for sure,” Jara said. “But Beach to Beacon and then Chicago in the fall.”
Among the Mainers who took part in this year’s edition of the world’s oldest annual marathon were an Ellsworth man running his 30th straight Boston Marathon; a Portland man who has used running to help combat Alzheimer’s; and an oncology nurse who is running in honor of her nephew, who is battling brain cancer.
A member of the WMTW Channel 8 team also ran the Boston Marathon. Director Sarah Quaintance laced up for Tedy’s Team, the nonprofit organization started by Patriots Hall of Famer Tedy Bruschi that raises money to fight strokes and support survivors and their families.
