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Tucson runners finish near the top of the pack at Boston Marathon

Posted at 10:48 AM, Apr 15, 2019
and last updated 2019-04-15 21:49:32-04

BOSTON, Ma — A little bit of rain wasn't enough to stop two Tucson runners from running a fantastic race at Monday's Boston Marathon.

Last year's second place finisher, Sarah Sellers, finished 19th on the women's side with a time of two hours and 36 minutes, improving on her 2018 time by about 8 minutes.

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In the men's group, Tucsonan Abdi Abdirahman placed 26th with a time of two hours and 18 minutes.

For the complete list of results, click here.

This is the 123rd running of the 26.2 mile race.