An Ethiopian man and Kenyan woman may have won Monday's Boston Marathon, but it was the best day in Beantown for American runners since 1985. Ryan Hall and Kara Goucher - who did some of her Boston training in Flagstaff - each turned in third-place finishes.
And it was a pretty good day for East Valley runners, too, as many beat a Boston legend: four-time champion Bill "Boston Billy" Rodgers. After battling prostate cancer, 61-year-old Rodgers finished his first Boston Marathon in a decade in 4:06:49.
Want to know which East Valley runners beat Boston Billy? Here's how runners from the East Valley finished, with their overall place, name, hometown and time:
1231, Christopher C. Green, Chandler, 2:59:35.
1400, Derek Detemple, Gilbert, 3:01:25.
1481, Bruce Washko, Queen Creek, 3:02:13.
1634, Eric Waterman, Chandler, 3:03:34.
1729, Matt Hage, Gilbert, 3:04:26.
2346, Geoffrey J. Foote, Chandler, 3:08:43.
2679, Lee Maxson, Chandler, 3:10:44.
3012, Mark A. Hepp, Gilbert, 3:13:01.
3242, Franklin Green, Tempe, 3:14:29.
3698, Marlo Crandall, Mesa, 3:17:12.
3828, Gary Giauque, Mesa, 3:17:55.
4122, Scott N. Kurtz, Chandler, 3:19:38.
4161, Ed Wagner, Gilbert, 3:19:49.
706, Marisa Beringer, Chandler, 3:24:09.
5514, Melesio Perales Sr., Casa Grande, 3:27:20.
6017, Barry Redman, Gilbert, 3:29:39.
1272, Tracey Hage, Gilbert, 3:30:37.
6738, Timothy P. Hann, Tempe, 3:33:47.
6775, Scott J. Johnson, Mesa, 3:33:56.
1703, Carolyn Fruth, Payson, 3:34:23.
7175, Bob Young, Mesa, 3:36:23.
2311, Katie Call, Gilbert, 3:38:41.
2411, Kelly Vanek, Tempe, 3:39:17.
2505, Kimberly Arnett, Mesa, 3:39:49.
2615, Andrea Beach, Tempe, 3:40:29.
2632, Donna Garrity, Cave Creek, 3:40:37.
7910, Keith Marsicola, Gilbert, 3:41:14.
2832, Joanne M. Gregg, Mesa, 3:42:10.
3049, Carrie Lucero, Chandler, 3:43:35.
8694, Bryan D. Patterson, Chandler, 3:46:57.
3713, Hisayo Nielsen, Gilbert, 3:47:48.
3879, Stephanie Whitman, Chandler, 3:48:55.
9119, Paul M. Pickett, Chandler, 3:50:33.
9760, Clint Hepner, Chandler, 3:56:04.
9942, Michael Maynard, Tempe, 3:57:35.
5189, Maria L. Walton, Gilbert, 3:58:04.
5208, Michele Williamson, Gilbert, 3:58:15.
10027, Sam Brock, Chandler, 3:58:21.
5484, Amy L. Yetter, Gilbert, 4:00:09.
10356, John M. Hendrix, Tempe, 4:01:30.
5876, Deborah Hamberlin, Tempe, 4:03:38.
10528, Gerald R. Roose, Gilbert, 4:03:49.
10561, Kevin Crane, Chandler, 4:04:10.
6293, Eve Drinis, Chandler, 4:08:11.
6530, Sue M. Christopoulos, Gilbert, 4:10:38.
11263, H.N. Krishnaswamy, Chandler, 4:15:01.
11338, Gene L. Britton, Mesa, 4:16:29.
7061, Jean A. Watson, Chandler, 4:17:56.
7173, Sarah E. Webb, Queen Creek, 4:19:25.
7466, Rebecca Roush, Mesa, 4:24:19.
11775, Bradley T. Porter, D.D.S., Mesa, 4:24:27.
7762, Kate L. Cuta, Mesa, 4:30:03.
12325, Greg Mason, Mesa, 4:38:14.
12494, Phil R. Wohl, Mesa, 4:43:08.
8363, Susan M. Suman, Tempe, 4:46:52.
12927, Kevin B. Reynolds, Gilbert, 4:58:11.
13144, Jerry A. Fimbres, Maricopa, 5:11:13.
13449, David S. Melamed, Gilbert, 5:45:24.
