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Area runners compete in Boston Marathon

Published 9:01 pm Tuesday, April 22, 2025

By Jeff Helminiak

Lee Frey runs to victory in the men's half marathon at the Kenai River Marathon on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Lee Frey runs to victory in the men's half marathon at the Kenai River Marathon on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Lee Frey runs to victory in the men’s half marathon at the Kenai River Marathon on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Anchorage’s Taylor Deal, a 2012 graduate of Kenai Central, led all Alaska women at the 129th Boston Marathon on Monday.

Deal, competing in the 18 to 39 age division, finished the 26.2-mile, hilly course in 2 hours, 54 minutes and 16 seconds to place 169th among women. Her effort averages out to 6:39 per mile.

Soldotna’s Lee Frey led Kenai Peninsula men by running 3:12:45 to finish No. 6,512 among men. Frey, competing in the 40 to 44 age division, ticked off the miles at an average of 7:21.

Ninilchik’s Mark Barbee ran 4:16:34 to finish No. 13,394 among men. Barbee, competing in the 60 to 64 age division, ran at a 9:47 pace.

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