BOSTON — The 2025 Boston Marathon featured more than 30,000 runners (including 135 from Seacoast New Hampshire and southern York County, Maine) at the starting line Monday in Hopkinton for the 26.2-mile race. John Korir and Sharon Lokedi, both of Kenya, were the men’s and women’s overall winners, respectively.
Many runners, including a large number from the Seacoast, qualify by running for charities. They include Stratham’s Erin McBride, who survived a brain tumor, and Exeter High School graduate Justin Carbone, who is running for his late mother.
Read on for the overall winners for men and women runners and wheelchair divisions, and a list of the Seacoast runners with their finishing times.
Daly is top Seacoast finisher
(Editor’s note: This corrects a previous report on the order of finish among Seacoast runners.)
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Eliot, Maine, resident Matthew Daly, 42, finished in 2 hours 38 minutes 30 seconds, the fastest local runner in the field, ahead of Matthew Garfield, 37, of Wells, Maine, who was second among local runners at 2:39:48.
Barrington’s Joshua Bouchard, 45, was the third Seacoast New runner to cross the finish line in a time of 2:44.56. Matt Homich, 37, of Portsmouth, finished in 2:46:12 after finishing first among Seacoast runners in 2024. Rochester resident Sam Njue, 43, finished in 2:46:38.
Exeter’s Dawn Ebbetts second in women’s 70-74 age group
One year after winning the women’s 70-to-74-year-old age group, Exeter’s Dawn Ebbetts placed second in a time of 3:47:23. Her time in 2024 was 3:46.02.
“I tried my best but didn’t get first in my age group, a little disappointing, but second in my age group isn’t bad,” Ebbetts said. “The highlight is always when you finally turn onto Boylston and see the finish line; you get magical energy at that point and forget how tired you are.”
Winnacunnet coach Cassie Kruse sets personal record
Cassie Kruse, track and field coach at Winnacunnet High School, finished her fifth Boston Marathon in a personal-best 3:03:35. The 30-year-old Hampton resident said she was running for the The Michael J. Fox Foundation in honor of her grandfather, Robert Kruse, and those affected by Parkinson’s disease.
“It was great to see friends and family cheering along the course,” she said.
York’s Karen Fogg thrilled with improvement
Karen Fogg, 58, of York, Maine, ran her 17th consecutive Boston Marathon, finishing in 3:40:32, more than 24 minutes faster than her time in 2024.
“It was amazing,” Fogg said. “It was a little warm, but all went great. So much better than last year so I am pumped. Love that race!”
St. Thomas Aquinas senior was motivated to finish
St. Thomas Aquinas senior Cooper Miller was the youngest runner amongst the Seacoast entrants, and finished in a time of 5:03:35.
Miller injured his ankle and suffered a minor stress fracture on his fibula two weeks ago, and his goal was just to cross the finish line.
“After that (injury) happened, I didn’t care about my time,” Miller said. “My goal was simply start the race and hopefully finish. Before the run my mindset was to get through what I could get through. If I needed to call it at 3 miles or 12 miles or whatever because of my leg/ankle, I would. Fortunately, I was able to make it all the way.”
Miller ran for family friend Adelaide Schuster, and The Michael Lisnow Respite Center. The facility, located in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, provides emotional and physical support for individuals with disabilities and their families, according to its website.
“What motivated me to keep going wasn’t getting the finisher’s medal or being able to say I ran the marathon, but who I was running for,” Miller said. “During the run I kept reminding myself that I am bringing Adelaide and Michael (Lisnow) on this run, and I wanted to reach the finish line for them more than me.”
Seacoast runners’ times in 2025 Boston Marathon
Here is a list of the 2025 Boston Marathon registered who live in Seacoast New Hampshire and southern York County, Maine, cities and towns. They are listed with their ages, and their finishing times will be added as they become available.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Barrington (3)
Joshua Bouchard, 45, 2:44:56
Signe Kula, 22
John Maiorino, 71
Brentwood (1)
Hallie Estle, 41, 5:36:13
Dover (13)
Margaret Downey, 38, 4:21:06
Summer Harvey, 29, 3:56:19
Jeffrey Hatch, 60
Trisha King, 34, 5:17:03
Sinthy Kounlasa, 68, 4:39:19
Chris Neugebauer, 56, 3:48:10
Abigail Reed, 23, 5:04:07
Kristina Robb, 35, 3:03:10
Paul Robertson, 41, 3:16:35
Keri-Ann Rugg, 35, 03:33:15
Kaylee Sye, 28, 5:23:52
Katherine Tucker, 27, 5:03:41
Michael Willette, 52, 5:01:12
Durham (5)
Cynthia Gruden, 55, 4:14:11
Marsha Kavanagh, 50, 3:48:06
Ryan Koeppe, 21,
Ernst Linder, 70, 4:00:26
Holley Samuel, 30, 3:27:09
East Kingston (2)
Sarah Earle, 51, 3:58:41
Keri Marshall, 65, 4:27:47
Epping (1)
Cherie Hendrickson, 39, 5:26:33
Exeter (8)
Stephanie Bramlett, 41, 3:42:40
Lindsay Close, 43, 4:01:44
Dawn Ebbetts, 71, 3:47:23
Jacqueline Haker-Bonci, 41, 3:11:55
Joey Mcintyre, 41, 3:53:07
Kristin O’Day, 49, 4:32:37
Marc Reid, 34, 2:47:43
Justin Rose, 42, 3:54:31
Greenland (2)
David Hagner, 62
Cooper Miller, 18, 5:03:35
Hampton (5)
Lauren Berman, 28, 4:17:06
Joan Cullinane, 62, 4:07:51
Cassie Kruse, 30, 3:03:35
Brialee Logue, 25, 5:13:40
Brian Sennett, 60, 4:37:42
Hampton Falls (4)
Samantha Crochetiere, 22, 4:25:53
Amanda Gonzalez, 29, 3:49:36
Larissa Siedzik, 56, 5:29:28
Carolyn Thompson, 21, 4:50:46
Lee (3)
Katrin Bergeron-Killough, 51, 3:47:21
Julia Reinhold, 28, 3:20:36
Anna Villanova, 34, 3:27:31
Madbury (1)
Summer Cook, 47, 3:19:48
New Castle (2)
Mary Legere, 64, 4:01:44
Alexandra Torres, 34
Newfields (2)
John Skevington, 41, 2:59:18
Jordan Weiler, 35, 3:07:35
Newmarket (3)
Nicholas Fong, 35, 2:57:39
Lisa Plante, 55, 3:44:15
Amanda Richmond, 47, 2:57:41
Portsmouth (15)
Saeger Fischer, 40, 3:10:41
Stephen Brady, 60, 3:40:20
Ashley Busa, 40, 3:13:14
Jennifer Clark, 39, 4:23:44
Jennifer Corbett, 47, 3:35:52
Lauren Finelli, 48, 3:16:14
Cynthia Franca, 53, 5:28:54
George Henrich, 25, 3:50:31
Maya Fe Holzhauer, 34
Matt Homich, 37, 2:46:12
Eric Krohne, 47, 3:11:39
Bill Nawn, 61
Madeline Rublee, 27, 3:37:12
Jonathan Sandberg, 48, 3:39:59
Jaiden Wittel, 23, 3:35:35
Rochester (2)
Sam Njue, 43, 2:46:38
Matthew Willobee, 37, 3:00:48
Rye (6)
Robert Gray, 57, 4:24:56
Jason Hart, 45, 3:23:47
Will Locandro, 52, 2:55:42
Michael Moody, 60, 4:36:00
Philip Shaw, 40
Doug Wenners, 55, 5:14:24
Seabrook (1)
Jessica Rodriguez, 50, 5:44:04
Stratham (7)
Amy Block, 37, 3:28:10
Andrew Bruno, 24, 5:41:44
Lindsay Cilia, 27, 4:25:57
Briannon Collins, 25, 5:27:49
Mike Guarascio, 41, 2:50:15
Erin McBride, 39, 5:09:18
Caroline Ward, 39, 5:09:18
MAINE
Berwick (1)
Ying Tao, 42, 3:13:29
Cape Neddick in York (4)
Jeffrey Jellison, 49, 5:05:17
Amanda Keyes, 45, 3:45:48
Sophia Slovenski, 25, 4:02:34
Peter Wagner, 67, 4:47:24
Eliot (6)
Matthew Daly, 42, 2:38:30
Chris Dunn, 40, 3:08:39
Michael Fuller, 52
Darcy James, 34, 3:20:42
Sarah Koons, 37, 4:17:41
Matt Sawyer, 51, 2:47:50
Kennebunk (1)
Shiloh Schulte, 46, 2:52:50
Kennebunkport (2)
Thomas Adler, 74, 4:40:38
Gabriel Putnam, 29, 3:05:20
Kittery (4)
John Bucci, 59, 3:15:17
Amber Martine, 41, 3:37:01
John Puleo, 71, 4:12:55
Katherine Volpe, 30, 5:35:50
Ogunquit (2)
Andrew Bourne, 40
William Troy, 62, 4:14:43
Springvale in Sanford (1)
Laurie Gaudreau, 56, 3:48:04
Wells (3)
Cailey Archer, 24, 3:25:13
Matthew Garfield, 37, 2:39:48
Jonathan Klippert, 35, 3:01:04
York (10)
Stacy Bradburn, 38, 4:22:41
Jessica Bussey, 42, 3:57:14
Paul Cincotta, 65, 4:33:40
Ann-Michele Dragsbaek, 56, 4:31:35
Nancy Eaton, 64, 5:50:21
Karen Fogg, 58, 3:40:32
Michelle Hanson, 54
Erin O’Donnell, 24, 4:30:28
Cassandra Ostrander, 37, 4:45:15
Lori Stevenson, 51
Sharon Lokedi of Kenya breaks record as women’s winner in Boston Marathon
Sharon Lokedi of Kenya won the women’s elite race at Monday’s Boston Marathon, finishing with a time of 2:17:22, greeted by her mom as she ran across the finish line.
She broke the women’s course record, which was previously set at 2:19:59 by Buzunesh Deba of Ethiopia in 2014. Beating the course record comes with a $50,000 bonus on top of the $150,000 first place prize money.
Lokedi and Hellen Obiri of Kenya — the two-time defending champion — were neck and neck in the final miles of the course, but the former ultimately finished narrowly ahead of her competitor.
Lokedi redeemed her finish in Boston last year, when she earned silver behind Obiri.
The 31-year-old previously won the 2022 New York Marathon and earned bronze in that course in 2023.
Obiri, the two-time defending Boston Marathon champion, narrowly missed a three-peat instead earning silver in the women’s elite race Monday.
Obiri finished with a time of 2:17:41.
John Korir of Kenya men’s winner in Boston Marathon
John Korir of Kenya pulled away Monday to win the 129th running of the Boston Marathon, surging through the hills outside of Boston to claim a dominant victory in a time of 2 hours, 4 minutes and 45 seconds.
Korir, 28, made a strong move around Mile 20 to separate himself from the rest of the frontrunners and build a sizable lead heading into the closing stretch. That gap, which was more than 50 seconds in the final few miles, proved to be more proved to be more than enough to hold off the chase pack that featured American Conner Mantz, among others. Mantz finished fourth.
Korir, who also won last year’s Chicago Marathon, joins his older brother, Wesley, as the rare siblings to win the Boston Marathon. Wesley Korir won Boston in 2012.
Tanzania’s Alphonce Simbu and Kenya’s Cybrian Kotut both finished with a time of 2:05:04 in the men’s elite race at Monday’s Boston Marathon. Official results list Simbu as the second-place finisher and Kotut as the bronze winner.
The men crossed the finish line just under 20 seconds after Korir.
Last year’s champion, Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia, dropped out after the halfway point.
Women’s wheelchair winner: Susannah Scaroni
Susannah Scaroni, the 2023 women’s wheelchair winner, earned a second Boston Marathon title Monday.
Scaroni, an American, finished with a time of 1:35:20 — a 03:39 minute per mile pace.
A longtime marathoner, Scaroni recently won the 2024 New York City Marathon and earned a silver medal at the Paris Paralympic Games. In Boston, she previously earned second in 2018 and third in 2014, 2015 and 2017.
She didn’t race last year due to injury. Last year, the United Kingdom’s Eden Rainbow-Cooper took home the title.
Men’s wheelchair winner: Marcel Hug
Marcel Hug of Switzerland defended his men’s wheelchair title with a time of 1:21:34, earning his eighth Boston Marathon championship.
The 39-year-old got out to a solid start on the course with a pace of 2:23 minutes per mile by the 5K mark, according to the Boston Athletic Association’s athlete tracker. He reached the halfway point with a time of 37:57 and finished the race with an average pace of 3:06 minutes per mile.
Hug previously won the title in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023 and 2024. He is also the reigning course record holder with a 1:15:33 finish last year, which broke the previous course record he set in 2023.
How to watch the Boston Marathon
WCVB Channel 5 (ABC) will be covering the Boston Marathon live for all Boston-area viewers beginning at 4 a.m. on Marathon Monday.
It will be simulcast regionally on its sister stations: WMUR News 9 ABC (Manchester, NH), WMTW Channel 8 ABC (Portland/Auburn, ME), and WPTZ NBC5 (Burlington, VT/Plattsburgh, NY).
Local viewers can also live stream the marathon on the Very Local app.
ESPN2 will provide live national coverage of the Boston Marathon from 9 a.m. ET until 12:30 p.m. ET, as well as some other coverage on other ESPN shows and platforms before and after that time. The marathon will be streamed on ESPN+.
USA TODAY and Katie Landeck contributed to this report.