Ryan Smith of Auburn, ME, and Marci Klimek of Arlington, MA Win 2019 Eversource Hartford Marathon as New England's Finest Athletes Dominate

HARTFORD, Conn., Oct. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hartford Marathon Foundation's 26th running of the Eversource Hartford Marathon was swept by New England's Finest athletes. Ryan Smith, of Auburn, ME, won in 2:18:25, followed by Jeffrey Seelaus, of Brookline, MA, who placed second with a time of 2:19:36. Hartford's own Everett Hackett placed third with a time of 2:20:24. Marci Klimek, of Arlington, MA, won the women's field in 2:35:22. In a close race to the finish line, Kate Pallardy, from New York, NY, took second place in 2:41:43 and Ellie Pell, of Ithaca, NY, placed third in 2:41:52. The New England's Finest elite program celebrates regional talent with extra prize money and is supported by HMF and New England Runner magazine.

Top five marathon finishers are:
2:18:25 Ryan Smith, 24, Auburn, ME
2:19:36 Jeffrey Seelaus, 25, Brookline, MA
2:20:24 Everett Hackett, 29, Hartford, CT
2:20:33 Jonathan McGinnis, 31, Rock Hill, SC
2:21:03 Brian Harvey, 32, Cambridge, MA

Top five women's marathon winners are:
2:35:22 Marci Klimek, 32, Arlington, MA
2:41:43 Kate Pallardy, 34, New York, NY
2:41:52 Ellie Pell, 27, Ithaca, NY
2:42:16 Heidi Caldwell, 27, Craftsbury Common, VT
2:43:30 Emily Waligurski, 24, Allston, MA

Winning the Eversource Hartford Half Marathon with a time of 1:04:51 was Jonathan Phillips of Brighton, MA. Sean O'Connor, of West Hartford, CT, came in second place in the 13.1 mile race with a time of 1:05:27. With a time of 1:05:46, Clint McKelvey, of Arlington, VA, placed third.

Nuhamin Bogale Ashame, of Ethiopia, won the women's field of the half marathon with a time of 1:13:07. Closely following in second place with a time of 1:13:17 was Annmarie Tuxbury, of New Hartford, CT. Lindsey Scherf, of Tarrytown, NY, came in third place with a time of 1:16:52.

Setting a new course record in the Charity 5K at the Eversource Hartford Marathon was Kemal Birhanu of Ethiopia, with a time of 14:51. Alex Norstrom, of New Britain, took second in 15:00 and Christopher Helminski, of Hartford, placed third in 15:27.

In the women's 5K race, Apryl Sabadosa, of Westfield, MA, won with a time of 18:16. Elizabeth Fengler of Wallingford, came in second place with a time of 18:31. Stamford, CT, runner Sara-Caitrin Mandelburg came in third place in 19:19.

For complete results and division winners of the 2019 Eversource Hartford Marathon and Half Marathon and the Charity 5K race, please visit https://www.hartfordmarathon.com/eversource-hartford-marathon/results/

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SOURCE Hartford Marathon Foundation

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