Seven Prince George runners were among the nearly 36,000 that competed in the 118th Boston Marathon. Jim Van Bakel (39)finished the 26 mile course in 2 hours, 50 minutes and 35 seconds. The top PG female was Jacqui Benson (31) in 3 hours, 23 minutes and 25 seconds. Benson was the 1242nd woman to finish. In other PG results: Dennis Straussfogel (57) had a time of 3:47:27, Helen McMillan (56) crossed the finish line in 3:56;47, and Tanya Carter (46)checked in at 4:07:08. Michelle Morris (30) and Steve Martin (54) were the other Prince George participants.
