Andrew Hunt led home 18 runners from Bermuda in the Boston Marathon.

Hunt, 30, reached the halfway point in the 26.2-mile race a fraction over 1 hour 30 minutes, before facing the hillier second part of the course which included the famous Heartbreak Hill. He crossed the finish line in 3:09.10 and was placed 3,962nd. More than 32,000 competitors started yesterday’s race.

Running an almost identical time was marathon veteran Geoff Blee, 49, who started off at a pace that would have brought him home in just under three hours. However, as the race progressed, his pace slipped slightly and he finished in 3:09.36. He was followed across the line by Manuel Lopes, in 3:32.02, Ricky Sousa, in 4:03:04, and Kim Willey, the first woman from Bermuda to finish in 4:03:57

The race is the oldest annual marathon in the world, and yesterday’s edition was the 118th. Last year the marathon was hit by a deadly bombing attack which killed three people near the finish line. A number of those competing from Bermuda yesterday also took part in 2013, including the Island’s sixth finisher Steven Oritz, who ran 4:08:50.

Other Bermuda finishers were Laura Anna Hocking in a time of 4:09:39) Darin Cassidy (4:12:57), Gemma Gowrie (4:13:49), Ali Hochberg (4:14:45), Kevin McGeever (4:18:18), Mynor Aguilar (4:24:59), Carol Griffith (4:36:06), Sangeeta Wagh (4:37:33), Kyle Smith (4:42:25), Natalie Dyrli (4:50:37), Joann Lee (5:18:59) and Candace Roach (5:25:35).

The overall race winner was US athlete Meb Keflezighi in 2:08:37, while the women’s winner was Kenya’s Rita Jeptoo in 2:18:57.

For report, page 24.