Medford Woman Places 17th in Boston Marathon
Lindsay Willard had a time of 2 hours 55 minutes.
A Medford woman came in 17th overall among female runners in the 2012 Boston Marathon and fifth among American women.
Lindsay Willard, 33, crossed the finish line in Copley Square with a time of 2 hours, 55 minutes and 53 seconds, according to results from the Marathon's website. The time was the second-fastest among Massachusetts women.
Willard was one of two runners from Medford to finish the marathon in under three hours. The other was Joe O'Leary, 44, who recorded a time of 2 hours, 51 minutes and 30 seconds, good for 25th in the 40 to 44 age division, according to the results.
A total of 17 runners from Medford finished the marathon in under 4 hours:
| Name | Age | Time |
| Joe O'Leary | 44 | 2:51:30 |
| Lindsay Willard | 33 | 2:55:53 |
| Frank White | 36 | 3:06:40 |
| Andy Novis | 48 | 3:15:39 |
| Meaghan Iandolo | 26 | 3:18:56 |
| Michael Colombo | 41 | 3:19:47 |
| Michael Pulli | 35 | 3:30:28 |
| Weilin Mun |
21 | 3:31:26 |
| Lindomar Defarias | 32 | 3:32:21 |
| Lindsay Chryssis | 26 | 3:34:37 |
| Todd Yezefski | 30 | 3:35:50 |
| Aaron King | 28 | 3:40:58 |
| Joseph Lessard | 22 | 3:43:01 |
| Kevin Blanton | 54 | 3:51:51 |
| Taylor Tresselt | 41 | 3:51:56 |
| Linda Waldron | 38 | 3:52:15 |
| Wendy Palto | 35 | 3:59:29 |
