He may be 61 years of age, but there is no stopping Dennis Straussfogel, who was one of three Prince George runners that participated in the 122nd annual Boston Marathon.
Straussfogel successfully completed the 26.2-mile course for the sixth time, finishing in four hours, five minutes, and 32 seconds.
He was 447th in his 60-64 male age group and 10,170th overall in a field of close to 30,000.
Blake Mason of PG was under the three hour mark.
The 38-year-old Mason was 1,181st in the 18-39 male age class and was 1,405th overall with a time of two hours, 58 minutes, and four seconds.
The other Prince George runner, 37-year-old Kathryn Lecesse, finished in four hours and nine minutes.
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For the first time in 33 years, an American won the Boston Marathon as Desiree Linden, 34 took the women’s race in a time of two hours, 39 minutes, and 53 seconds.
On a rainy, gloomy day 31-year-old Yuki Kawauchi of Japan, took top honours in the men’s division in 2:15:53.
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