Twin Cities native Val Rogosheske returned to the Boston Marathon 50 years after her barrier-breaking performance in 1972 — when she was one of eight women to run after the event opened participation to females — and placed 10th among women in the 75-79 age group.
Rogosheske finished in a time of 6 hours, 38 minutes and 57 seconds on Monday and joked with the Boston Globe that she noticed a few changes.
"Well, in '72, I kept running the whole way, when people around me were walking. This time, I was walking and other people were running," Rogosheske said.
In other local results, a pair of familiar faces made it to top of the winner's stand in the wheelchair division.
American Daniel Romanchuk won his second career men's wheelchair title, claiming the victory with a time of 1 hour, 26 minutes and 58 seconds on Monday. Fellow American Aaron Pike, a Park Rapids, Minn., native, was second in 1:32:49, followed by Great Britain's Johnboy Smith in 1:32:55.
In the women's wheelchair race, Switzerland's Manuela Schar won her second straight Boston crown and fourth overall, crossing the line in 1:41:08. She was followed by American Susannah Scaroni in 1:46:20 and Australian Madison De Rozario in 1:52:48.
In the main women's division, runners from Minnesota finished 14th and 15th.
Dakotah Lindwurm of Burnsville was the fourth American woman across the line, finishing 14th in 2:29:55. Lindwurm is a St. Francis native and member of the Minnesota Distance Elite training group. Chaska native Bria Wetsch was 15th in a time of 2:30:42.
