125+ area runners finish Boston Marathon

More than 125 Charlotte-area residents ran from Hopkinton, Mass., to downtown Boston Monday as participants in the 115th Boston Marathon, the oldest annual marathon in the world.

About 27,000 runners representing 90 countries were on hand for the race, which featured perfect weather, a generous tailwind, and stiff competition that led to the fastest men's marathon time ever - 2 hours, 3 minutes, 2 seconds.

The Charlotte area's fastest finisher was Nathan Stanford, 32, a Huntersville resident and South Carolina graduate running his first Boston Marathon.

"I thought that the weather was nearly perfect with a strong swirling wind that was never really at your face but at the same time not the constant tailwind that was predicted," Stanford wrote in an e-mail tonight. "The event was, in my opinion, flawless from start to finish, and it's obvious that the people of greater Boston truly embrace this race and all of the runners who toe the line in Hopkinton. This marathon experience is one that will remain permanently etched in my memory."

Danielle Crockford, 30, was the top local woman; she crossed the line in 3:14:49. Area participants ranged in age from 19-year-old college freshman Timothy Marquardt of Denver (3:38:30) to 62-year-old Ken Partel of Troutman (3:45:22).

Area finishers, with age:

Nathan Stanford, 32, Huntersville 2:41:14

Scott Woodbury, 29, Charlotte2:42:11

Bill Shires, 46, Charlotte 2:42:39

Michael Beigay, 32, Concord 2:44:21

Chad Crockford, 29, Charlotte 2:47:07

Michael Kahn, 31, Charlotte 2:50:41

Lance Hutchens, 33, Charlotte 2:55:54

Pete Kaplan, 54, Charlotte 2:56:36

Mike Moran, 35, Denver 2:57:59

Tom Ricks, 37, Charlotte 2:58:44

Adrian Stewart, 40, Charlotte 2:59:15

Daniel Rutter, 36, Charlotte 3:00:52

Clayton Venhuizen, 39, Charlotte 3:01:43

Christopher Bradle, 37, Charlotte 3:02:13

Chris Cummins, 37, Charlotte 3:03:22

David Price, 38, Charlotte 3:03:41

Joseph Korzelius, 42, Albemarle 3:04:19

Stan Austin, 35, Matthews 3:06:14

Rasmus Pedersen, 35, Charlotte 3:06:22

Keith Smith, 43, Charlotte 3:06:36

Bryan Allf, 53, Gastonia 3:06:54

Matthew McGuire, 27, Charlotte 3:07:11

Tony Brown, 50, Davidson 3:07:12

Robert Harbaugh, 32, Waxhaw 3:07:22

Sean Mayo, 42, Charlotte 3:08:51

Andrew Golomb, 31, Charlotte 3:09:02

Terrance Robinson, 30, Huntersville 3:09:28

Joshua Pinyan, 28, Salisbury 3:09:41

Justin McGuinness, 31, Charlotte 3:09:52

Todd Patterson, 34, Charlotte 3:10:07

Mark Cox, 41, Charlotte 3:12:18

Eric Reiner, 38, Charlotte 3:12:43

Todd Joefreda, 35, Rock Hill 3:12:47

Lee Bradley, 40, Charlotte 3:14:10

Robert Mooring, 50, Gastonia 3:14:17

Danielle Crockford, 30, Charlotte 3:14:49

Brian Sammons, 44, Charlotte 3:15:02

Robert Macki, 40, Fort Mill3:15:23

Susan Wallace, 25, Charlotte 3:15:36

Shenna Kevorkian, 28, Charlotte 3:15:44

Aregai Girmay, 51, Gastonia 3:16:31

Richard Heinrich, 48, Mooresville 3:18:55

Derek Blalock, 42, Albemarle 3:19:11

Jackie Savage, 31, Charlotte 3:20:26

Jill Rauso, 39, Concord 3:23:31

Mark McGeough, 41, Huntersville 3:24:14

Kay Brugmann, 48, Charlotte 3:24:40

Mary Dare Mayeux, 34, Charlotte 3:24:57

Lisa Sickman, 23, Fort Mill 3:25:31

Sarah Fox, 35, Charlotte 3:25:51

Joe Schlereth, 61, Pineville 3:27:54

Paul Gonzalez, 40, Pineville 3:28:11

Meredith Byrne, 26, Charlotte 3:29:00

Elizabeth Randolph, 39, Matthews 3:29:00

Andrew Quartapella, 46, Charlotte 3:29:48

Edward Morse, 47, Concord 3:30:31

Tom Patch, 51, Charlotte 3:33:12

Johanna Remes, 43, Charlotte 3:33:21

Colleen Angstadt, 34, Charlotte 3:33:32

Lisa Mire, 31, Charlotte 3:34:00

Michael Morris, 48, Matthews 3:34:39

Lisa Landrum, 39, Charlotte 3:35:56

Adrienne Rosenbloom, 43, Charlotte 3:36:13

Amanda Fleishman, 31, Charlotte 3:37:12

Frederic Levy, 50, Gastonia 3:37:32

Timothy Marquardt, 19, Denver 3:38:30

Henry Ijams, 49, Charlotte 3:39:00

Kathleen Russo, 51, Salisbury 3:39:19

Hunter Purdom, 39, Charlotte 3:39:36

Kimberly Leatherman, 37, Concord 3:39:59

Richard Belcourt, 52, Waxhaw 3:40:02

Meredith Dolhare, 37, Charlotte 3:40:18

Lori Dawson, 45, Waxhaw 3:40:33

Christi Cranford, 42, Charlotte 3:41:07

Sharon Davis, 37, Albemarle 3:41:23

Laura Centofanti, 29, Charlotte 3:41:30

Chad Chambers, 35, Charlotte 3:41:39

Laura Smith, 40, Charlotte 3:42:34

Rhett Benner, 39, Huntersville 3:42:58

Brian Ratte, 47, Davidson 3:43:09

Sarah Hart, 39, Huntersville 3:43:28

Joe Howell, 55, Harrisburg 3:43:43

Henry Peelle, 55, Mooresville 3:43:45

Michele Britt, 45, Charlotte 3:43:50

Naim Bouhussein, 47, Davidson 3:43:56

Vance Beck, 51, Davidson 3:44:08

Kristi Harris, 37, Huntersville 3:44:50

Ken Partel, 62, Troutman 3:45:22

Susan Watts, 41, Charlotte 3:47:48

Jeffery Cloninger, 53, Lincolnton 3:47:54

Robert Jordan, 37, 3:48:40

Bruce Davis, 54, Matthews 3:49:06

Douglas Mays, 46, Charlotte 3:51:12

Beverly Kastel, 41, Huntersville 3:51:45

Kimberly Eagens, 30, Charlotte 3:52:12

Sarah McGeough, 38, Huntersville 3:52:25

Julia Engel, 48, Charlotte 3:54:03

Boriana Bakaltcheva, 25, Charlotte 3:55:19

Melissa Johnson, 47, Charlotte 3:55:44

Denise Derkowski, 45, Charlotte 3:57:41

Justin Andrews, 34, Matthews 3:57:58

Carolyn Hoopes, 51, Charlotte 3:59:13

Elizabeth Maner, 46, Charlotte 4:00:16

Diane Derkowski, 45, Charlotte 4:00:24

Tamyra Meletiou, 43, Huntersville 4:00:56

Charlton Armstrong, 34, Charlotte 4:01:25

Dianne Allen, 55, Charlotte 4:01:42

Frances Bendert, 40, Mooresville 4:02:05

Terry Farmer, 62, Charlotte 4:04:59

Sarah Schweppe, 23, Charlotte 4:05:20

Sharon Cleveland, 55, Waxhaw 4:06:18

Lisa Vogel, 40, Charlotte 4:08:30

Holly Townsend, 41, Charlotte 4:08:49

Gregory Foxx, 46, Charlotte 4:12:56

Lana Torkildsen, 45, Matthews 4:14:03

Talia DeGennaro, 30, Charlotte 4:19:27

Tom Torkildsen, 55, Matthews 4:20:16

Jeffrey Valerio, 49, Fort Mill4:24:18

Robert Frazer, 30, Charlotte 4:28:21

Arthur Scott, 51, Mount Holly 4:29:31

John Crombez, 45, Charlotte 4:29:39

Catherine Hunter, 37, Charlotte 4:33:39

Karen Lamb, 48, Charlotte 4:35:28

Diana Hoxie, 56, Salisbury 4:45:22

Brian Foote, 50, Charlotte 4:53:32

Darryl Taylor, 33, Charlotte 4:55:33

Eileen O'Flaherty, 48, Davidson 5:13:55

Brandon Russo, 28, Salisbury 5:20:13

Vinny Yakoobian, 43, Huntersville 5:34:48