Pair of area runners compete in Boston Marathon

Published 9:30 pm Sunday, April 14, 2019

Derek Gibson of Soldotna and Bill Wood of Kenai represented the Kenai Peninsula on Monday at the Boston Marathon.

Gibson, 26, crossed at 2 hours, 57 minutes and 39 seconds to become the fifth Alaskan to cross the tape. Gibson was 2,093rd overall, 1,963rd among men and 1,515th in his age group.

Wood, 56, finished at 3:51:19. He was 14,810th overall, 9,505th among men and 759th in his age division.