Lemi Berhanu Hayle, of Ethiopia, breaks the tape to win the 120th Boston Marathon on Monday, April 18, 2016, in Boston. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Lemi Berhanu Hayle, of Ethiopia, celebrates after winning the 120th Boston Marathon on Monday, April 18, 2016, in Boston. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)Area finishers
(Chattanooga if town not listed) Ken Curran, 25, Cleveland, 2:52:33 (669 overall); Ryan Shrum, 48, East Ridge, 2:54:03 (787 overall, 49th in age group); Tripp McCallie, 46, Ooltewah, 3:08:26; Amanda Tate, 38, Signal Mtn., 3:11:10; Dean Thompson, 50, Cohutta, 3:13:11; Jessica Marlier, 3:14:26; Scott Bowen, 37, Signal Mtn., 3:17:36; Margaret Guy, 36, Benton, 3:24:54; Emily Cooper, 38, Signal Mtn., 3:27:33; Fred Hoover, 55, McMinnville, 3:36:27; Jan Gautier, 50, 3:37:00; James Zahn, 55, McMinnville, 3:42:16; Sarah Hoover, 30, McMinnville, 3:43:01; Catherine Gomez, Rossville, 24, 3:52:29; Katherine Fisher, 42, Ringgold, 3:53:52; Emily Graves, 35, McMinnville, 3:54:38; Scott Hamby, 47, 3:55:57; Jennifer Funk, 46, Signal Mtn., 3:55:58; Glenn Gravitt, 62, Winchester, 3:57:18; Stephen Ruffin, 55, Signal Mtn., 3:58:13; Holly Swinea, 41, Ooltewah, 4:02:53; Chad Nash, 45, Benton, 4:12:53; Connie Petty, 50, 4:30:22; Kathi Wagner, 61, 4:37:45; Mike Mohr, 56, Ooltewah, 5:00:05; Chet Graham, 46, 5:34:41; Anthony Grossi, 55, 5:42:58; Bud Wisseman, 76, 5:51:44.
BOSTON – The Ethiopians ran past the Kenyans on their way to the Boston Marathon finish line Monday and almost swept them off the victory podium.
Lemi Berhanu Hayle won the 120th edition of the men’s race, and Atsede Baysa overcame a 37-second deficit on the women’s side for Ethiopia’s first-ever sweep of the world’s most prestigious marathon.
Hayle finished in 2 hours, 12 minutes, 45 seconds to beat defending champion Lelisa Desisa by 47 seconds. Yemane Tsegay was an additional 30 seconds behind to round out an all-Ethiopian top three.
“In sports, sometimes that happens. But not always,” said Desisa, who also won the 2013 race. “It is the performance on the day.”