BOSTON, Mass. -- Laura Stephen of Great Barrington finished 26th in the women's 60-64 age group at Monday's Boston Marathon, the top Berkshire County finisher in their division at the 128th running of the event.

 

Stephen crossed the finish line in 3 hours, 42 minutes, 52 seconds, 12,633rd in the overall field of more than 30,000 runners who made the trek from Hopkinton to Copley Square in Boston.

 

More than a dozen Berkshire County residents are listed among the finishers on the Boston Athletic Association website.

 

The fastest of that group was Dalton's Alex White, who finished in 2:38:34 to place 358th overall and 291st among men aged 18 to 39.

 

The race was won by Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia in 2:06.17. Kenya's Hellen Obiri was the fastest woman in the field, hitting the tape in 2:22:37.

 

Berkshire County finishers, with time and position in their age group, included:

 

Nicole Armbrust, Williamstown, 3:47:11, 683rd

Jon Bakija, Williamstown, 3:39:43, 584th

Allison Lassoe, Sheffield, 4:21:02, 213rd

Nocola Macewen, Williamstown, 5:08:41, 1,457th

Marc McDermott, Williamstown, 4:03:26, 1,012th

David Oelberg, Lenox, 3:53:12, 437th

Richard Powell, Pittsfield, 4:43:16, 4,327th

Kim Sack, Glendale, 5:12:17, 166th

Ben Scotto, Williamstown, 3:16:26, 371st

Beverly Smith, North Adams, 4:24:40, 241st

Steve St. Clair, Williamstown, 5:38:14, 575th

Laura Stephen, Great Barrington, 3:42:52, 26th

Fabienne Theriault, Pittsfield, 5:46:25, 1140th

Karen Vidoli, Lee, 4:53:35, 414th

Alex White, Dalton, 2:38:34, 291st

Daniel Whitehead, Great Barrington, 4:16:49

David Wilson, Lanesborough, 4:11:53