Local Runners Finish Prestigious Boston Marathon

Nearly 24,000 marathoners finished the storied Boston Marathon on Monday, including a handful of South County residents.

• Watsonville resident Vince Oberst, 45, finished in 3:17:48.
• Rich Wilson, 50, from Corralitos ran 3:34:28.

The world's oldest marthon, Boston is a prestigious event that runners spend months or even years training for, just to meet the qualifying standards for the grueling 26.2-mile journey.
Monday was the 115th running of the race. Seven Aptos residents also ran Boston, including two who finished side-by-side.

• Jeff Moreno, 34, was the top local finisher in 2:59:29.
• The leading South County woman was Emily Trexel, 33, who clocked 3:38:13.
• Greg Hales, 45, ran 3:42:23.
• Edward Hoffman, 38, and Mark Berlin, 55, finished in 3:49:37 and 3:49:38, respectively.
• Steven McGowan, 50, ran 3:52:09.
• Klara Dickinson, 44, came across the finish line in 3:55:24.
• May Christey, 45, ran 4:31:52.

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