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Duluth's Kara Goucher finishes sixth in Boston Marathon

Duluth's Kara Goucher held on for a top-10 finish Monday morning in the Boston Marathon.

By Paul Walsh

April 16, 2013 at 11:43AM

Shalane Flanagan, right, held her hand to her face as she is embraced by Duluth's Kara Goucher after finishing the 2013 running of the Boston Marathon on Monday. Flanagan finished fourth and Goucher sixth in the women's division. (Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Duluth's Kara Goucher crossed the finish line in sixth place Monday at the Boston Marathon, with an unofficial time of 2 hours, 28 minutes and 11 seconds.

Goucher ran among the top competitors throughout the 26.2-mile race, finishing 1 minutes, 46 seconds behind the winner. Rita Jeptoo of Kenya came in first with a time of 2:26:25.

At the London Olympics last year, Goucher finished 11th in the marathon with a time of 2:26:07.

Goucher ran in high school for Duluth East, attended the University of Colorado and moved to Portland, Ore., to live and train.