THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, ApRil 24, 2026 Page 5 Locals joined the fi eld for the running of the 130th Boston Marathon Residents from Advocate readership area of Everett, Malden, Revere & Saugus were among 30,000 runners in iconic race BOSTON MARATHON “BLING”: Medals awaited all the fi nishers of the Boston Marathon on Monday. (Courtesy Photo) AND THEY’RE OFF! The fi eld of professional men at the start of the 130th Boston Marathon (Courtesy Photo) By Steve Freker W hether running for a charitable cause, personal satisfaction or just the thrill of it all, over two dozen local residents were among the 30,000-plus who ran the 130th Boston Marathon on Patriots’ Day Monday. All told, 28 runners fi nished the iconic race from The Advocate readership area, which includes the cities of Everett, Malden and Revere and the town of Saugus. Each community was represented in this year’s race and each showed up on the list of fi nishers. On a sunny day with near-perfect, spectacular running weather, it showed in the fi nish: Kenya’s John Korir won his second straight Boston Marathon in the men’s division, fi nishing at 2:01:52 and setting a new course record. Fellow Kenyan Sharon Lokedi, the defending women’s winner, also repeated as champion with a time of 2:18:51. It was the fi rst time in over 30 years that the male and female winners were repeat winners, going back to 1994 and 1995, when the same feat was achieved by Cosmas Ndeti and Uta Pippig. Locally, the first local finisher from the Advocate readership area was Alexandria Russo, 25, of Malden, with a time of 3:02:01, at 6,957 overall. This was a time of three hours, two minutes, one second, for the uninitiated in terms of running times. All told the fi rst four local fi nishers were all from Malden: Sarabeth Girard, 31, came in at 3:24:31 (13,243rd); Maeve Ragusin, 34, 3:35:23 (16,327th); and Pascal Spink, 37, 3:36:24 (16,591st). —The fi rst fi nisher from Everett: Bryan Arenales, 29, 4:06:49 (22,234th). —The fi rst fi nisher from Saugus: Erin Donlan, 24, 4:16:04 (23,450th) —The first finisher from Revere: Kaitlyn Burns, 41, 4:48:18 (26,366th). Here are ALL the local 2026 Boston Marathon fi nishers, listed by city or town: EVERETT: Bryan Arenales, 4:06:49; Ryan Fernandes, 4:34:19; Cynthia Fernandes, 4:35:06; Michelle Davidson, 5:33:24. MALDEN: Alexandria Russo, 3:02:01; Sarabeth Girard, 3:23:31; Maeve Ragusin, 3:35:23; Pascal Spink, 3:36:24; Vivian Nguyen, 4:14:23; Dillon Broza, 4:16:47; Alphonso Lopez, 4:21:37; Jordyn Meehan, 4:35:10; Kadi Rufo, 4:35:46; Anthony Mastrocola, 4:45:22; Jill Hadwen, 4:52:28; Anika Vincent, 5:25:49. SAUGUS: Erin Donlan, 4:16:04, Robert Favuzza, 4:35:36; ManoGerry D’Ambrosio Attorney-at-Law Is Your Estate in Order? Do you have an update Will, Health Care Proxy or Power of Attorney? If Not, Please Call for a Free Consultation. 14 Proctor Avenue, Revere (781) 284-5657 Earn an EASY$20 every month. Just maintain an average monthly balance of $5,000, make $1,500 in direct deposits each month, and complete three transactions of any kind (deposit, withdrawal, transfer, or bill pay).* *New checking account customers only. lo Morales, 4:38:25; Astrid Toro, 5:14:20; Stephanie Romano, 5:15:19; Sadie Bossi, 5:41:51; Gina Spaziani, 5:51:21; Jillian Bowe, 5:56:25. REVERE: Kaitlyn Burns, 4:48:18; Bibiana Rodriguez, 5:07:00; Mario Garcia, 5:16:18; David E. Carroll, 5:21:19.
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