After last year’s return to the scene, the Washington Running Club is back to contending for team titles in all four divisions (Men’s Open, Women’s Open, Men’s Masters, and Women’s Masters) at the 2014 Boston Marathon. We’re liveblogging on race day with news, statistics, and color commentary.
In addition to the Mobile and Individual Tracking pages, Team Tracking featuring dynamic standings and team member splits across various checkpoints is also available.
So check back here throughout your morning for all the latest WRC updates. Got any race-day insights? Write to webmaster@washrun.org, or send a SMS text to the WRC Hotline (571) 384-8972.
Embiggen the approximate course map
Wednesday, 4/23 12:22 PM
| Division | 10K | Half | 35K | Finish | # Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WRC Men’s Open Team | 63 | 62 | 66 | 69 | 83 |
| WRC Women’s Open Team | 14 | 11 | 21 | 28 | 72 |
| WRC Men’s Masters Team | 68 | 68 | 64 | 63 | 92 |
| WRC Women’s Masters Team | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 66 |
5:27 PM
WRC Men’s Team leaders, feeling better after a few drinks.
4:15 PM
WRC’s lead woman, Emily Buzzell, set a new personal best by over two minutes, and raced five minutes faster than during the 2013 Boston Marathon. When asked about her transcendent performance, Emily said that she’s happy with it, in spite of her blistered feet and cramping legs.
3:58 PM
Erica and Drew Killian announced at 2:05 PM a change of apres race plans: They are “meeting at Legal Seafood in the Prudential Center instead of Towne, can’t get to Towne due to blockades.”
3:33 PM
WRC alumna, Anna Novick finishes as 96th woman in 2:56:45!!!
3:25 PM
Alan Pemberton finishes the highest within his division, at 17th. Following Alan was Jay Jacob Wind, at 55th. Well done, fellas!
3:22 PM
Summertime friend of WRC, Jonathan Baker (BAA), runs a very solid 2:25:42!
3:17 PM
(Tentative) Team Results are now available.
Men's Open Team (83 teams) 69. Washington Running Club (Virginia) 9:35:05 Killian, Andrew 3:00:58 Lockwood, Max 3:15:31 Savitch, Brian 3:18:36 Women's Open Team (72 teams) 28. Washington Running Club (Virginia) 9:49:38 Buzzell, Emily F 3:14:34 Paul, Jennifer E. 3:15:47 Rogers, Lucille R. 3:19:17 Selmer, Stephanie 3:23:04 Tomlinson, Katie 3:24:23 Men's Masters Team (92 teams) 63. Washington Running Club (Virginia) 9:49:48 Moore, Jim 3:08:52 Kendra, John 3:12:34 Wind, Jay Jacob 3:28:22 Women's Masters Team (66 teams) 18. Washington Running Club (Virginia) 10:19:15 Kusakabe, Shinobu 3:24:36 Pelliccia, Lydia G. 3:27:15 Taylor, Julia 3:27:24
3:00 PM
(Tentative) Individual Results are now available. (I’ll be catching up a lot here, for the rest of the afternoon)
Overall Gender Div Name BIB Time HALF Net Gun 5181 568 459 Buzzell, Emily (USA) 11276 3:14:34 1:34:42 3:14:34 3:16:15 14819 5178 3177 Gabler, Lauren (USA) 14636 3:49:48 1:47:23 3:49:48 3:54:31 10928 2917 2101 Gorodetsky, Olga (USA) 15761 3:35:39 1:42:18 3:35:39 3:45:32 7698 1385 1076 Jennings, Laura (USA) 15297 3:24:40 1:37:41 3:24:40 3:34:30 4692 4233 275 Kendra, John (USA) 6144 3:12:34 1:31:57 3:12:34 3:17:07 2528 2387 1686 Killian, Andrew (USA) 4119 3:00:58 1:27:43 3:00:58 3:03:42 7667 1372 168 Kusakabe, Shinobu (JPN) 10546 3:24:36 1:38:17 3:24:36 3:26:22 5387 4763 934 Lockwood, Max (USA) 1993 3:15:31 1:24:36 3:15:31 3:16:18 3904 3589 638 Moore, Jim (USA) 3893 3:08:52 1:27:12 3:08:52 3:10:35 5450 644 516 Paul, Jennifer (USA) 9825 3:15:47 1:32:52 3:15:47 3:15:49 8434 1713 115 Pelliccia, Lydia (USA) 11800 3:27:15 1:39:01 3:27:15 3:29:08 5201 4629 17 Pemberton, Alan (USA) 3507 3:14:41 1:31:52 3:14:41 3:16:53 6268 869 686 Rogers, Lucille (USA) 6471 3:19:17 1:32:10 3:19:17 3:23:52 6081 5263 2884 Savitch, Brian (USA) 3259 3:18:36 1:29:18 3:18:36 3:20:48 7254 1216 946 Selmer, Stephanie (USA) 9077 3:23:04 1:30:41 3:23:04 3:23:14 8478 1731 221 Taylor, Julia (USA) 13321 3:27:24 1:38:17 3:27:24 3:30:49 7601 1350 1050 Tomlinson, Katie (USA) 5165 3:24:23 1:27:57 3:24:23 3:27:53 8763 6908 55 Wind, Jay Jacob (USA) 13961 3:28:22 1:44:29 3:28:22 3:31:11
2:58 PM
Julia Taylor: “So happy to help Boston get its race back.”
12:58 PM
The team results seem to be hanging. Drew Killian leads our runners as they charge to the finish!
12:35 PM
More intermediate WRC splits, on an amazing day of racing; men’s and women’s open races are both profoundly and unambiguously historic. Team placings across all four divisions to post shortly.
Buzzell, Emily (USA) 11276 01:52:07 03:09:14 01:35:57PM 01:34:42 Gabler, Lauren (USA) 14636 01:47:23 03:34:47 02:04:31PM 01:47:23 Gorodetsky, Olga (USA) 15761 01:42:18 03:24:37 01:59:31PM 01:42:18 Jennings, Laura (USA) 15297 01:57:07 03:17:40 01:52:31PM 01:37:41 Kendra, John (USA) 6144 02:11:35 03:05:04 01:09:38PM 01:31:57 Killian, Andrew (USA) 4119 02:27:35 02:57:56 01:00:40PM 01:27:43 Kusakabe, Shinobu (JPN) 10546 01:56:59 03:17:26 01:44:13PM 01:38:17 Lockwood, Max (USA) 1993 02:28:35 02:59:07 12:59:54PM 01:24:36 Moore, Jim (USA) 3893 02:06:35 02:58:02 12:59:46PM 01:27:12 Paul, Jennifer (USA) 9825 01:50:20 03:06:12 01:31:16PM 01:32:52 Pelliccia, Lydia (USA) 11800 01:58:03 03:19:14 01:46:08PM 01:39:01 Pemberton, Alan (USA) 3507 02:14:19 03:08:55 01:11:08PM 01:31:52 Rogers, Lucille (USA) 6471 02:13:50 03:08:14 01:12:49PM 01:32:10 Savitch, Brian (USA) 3259 02:10:19 03:03:18 01:05:31PM 01:29:18 Selmer, Stephanie (USA) 9077 01:50:29 03:06:28 01:31:39PM 01:30:41 Taylor, Julia (USA) 13321 01:57:02 03:17:32 01:45:57PM 01:38:17 Tomlinson, Katie (USA) 5165 02:08:36 03:00:53 01:04:24PM 01:27:57 Wind, Jay Jacob (USA) 13961 02:03:36 03:28:37 01:56:27PM 01:44:29
10:56 AM
Even more early results; everyone’s projected times are looking enouraging!
Buzzell, Emily (USA) 11276 00:22:45 03:11:59 01:38:42PM Gabler, Lauren (USA) 14636 00:25:00 03:30:57 02:00:41PM Gorodetsky, Olga (USA) 15761 00:23:40 03:19:38 01:54:31PM Jennings, Laura (USA) 15297 00:22:42 03:11:27 01:46:17PM Kusakabe, Shinobu (JPN) 10546 00:22:58 03:13:43 01:40:31PM Pelliccia, Lydia (USA) 11800 00:23:16 03:16:15 01:43:09PM Taylor, Julia (USA) 13321 00:23:16 03:16:13 01:44:39PM Wind, Jay Jacob (USA) 13961 00:23:38 03:19:22 01:47:12PM
10:50 AM
We have some early results for the wave 1 runners; through the 5K or 10K marks.
Kendra, John (USA) 6144 00:21:44 03:03:22 01:07:56PM Killian, Andrew (USA) 4119 00:41:50 02:56:29 12:59:13PM Lockwood, Max (USA) 1993 00:40:22 02:50:16 12:51:03PM Moore, Jim (USA) 3893 00:41:00 02:53:00 12:54:45PM Paul, Jennifer (USA) 9825 00:21:41 03:02:56 01:27:59PM Pemberton, Alan (USA) 3507 00:42:49 03:00:39 01:02:52PM Rogers, Lucille (USA) 6471 00:21:38 03:02:33 01:07:08PM Savitch, Brian (USA) 3259 00:42:13 02:58:05 01:00:18PM Selmer, Stephanie (USA) 9077 00:21:25 03:00:38 01:25:49PM Tomlinson, Katie (USA) 5165 00:41:51 02:56:33 01:00:04PM
7:20 AM
Julia Taylor pointed out this morning’s Resolute and Ready front page of today’s Boston Globe.
7:01 AM
Kendall Tucker designed an excellent poster to cheer her teammates on from Wellesley (~ mile 15).
7:00:30 AM
As Charlie Ban noted in RunWashington, Alan Pemberton is also back and racing at Boston.
7:00 AM
And here’s our Four Teams Strong lineup for 2014, including Bib, Name, and Qualifying Time:
Men's Open Team — Washington Running Club 4119 Killian, Andrew 2:59:03 1993 Lockwood, Max 2:51:57 3259 Savitch, Brian 2:57:10 Women's Open Team — Washington Running Club 11276 Buzzell, Emily F 3:19:24 14636 Gabler, Lauren 3:26:50 15761 Gorodetsky, Olga 3:28:59 15297 Jennings, Laura 3:28:06 9825 Paul, Jennifer E. 3:15:15 6471 Rogers, Lucille R. 3:05:26 9077 Selmer, Stephanie 3:13:05 5165 Tomlinson, Katie 3:01:40 Men's Masters Team — Washington Running Club 6144 Kendra, John 3:04:25 3893 Moore, Jim 2:58:39 13961 Wind, Jay Jacob 3:25:18 Women's Masters Team — Washington Running Club 10546 Kusakabe, Shinobu 3:17:26 11800 Pelliccia, Lydia G. 3:20:36 13321 Taylor, Julia 3:23:53
6:55 AM
Here we go, the start of the 2014 liveblog! From the Team Tracking page:
Nice to once again see our teams among good company on the long list of contenders.