Boston Marathon dreams come true; Davis Clarke has clean race after last year’s viral mess

Dreams came true on Boylston Street as tens of thousands of ambitious and determined runners conquered the Boston Marathon traversing the finish line after the -mile trek from Hopkinton No matter their fatigue and pain participants of the th running of the world s majority of iconic marathon couldn t help but smile and exchange hugs with one another and their loved ones who cheered them on from the sidelines Family friends everyone it s awesome Boston-based social media influencer Davis Clarke advised the Herald as fans fellow runners and spectators gave him fistbumps You hear so several different languages being spoken it just shows we re just one group trying our best every day Clarke who has a following of more than on Instagram due to his locked-in and high-spirited personality gained international recognition last Marathon Monday as he cruised to the finish line in hours and minutes despite having a messy affair along the path Moments after he crossed the finish line Clarke took to Instagram saying in a video I s my pants like crazy This year clean Clarke noted of his finish I manifested up in shape this year Various participants had registered for Monday s race with marathon personnel expecting to run on Patriots Day representing countries and all U S States Nearly Bay Staters laced up racing through the eight cities and towns that make up the program There is nothing like Boston the crowd the syllabus the city declared Dan Laster of Seattle who has raced Boston years in a row his first coming when he was a bandit at Harvard in Those sentiments are felt by the throngs of runners who fly into Boston to experience the marathon magic as -year-old Utah resident Lexi Watts describes it Watts is a social media influencer as she chronicles her running adventures across the country on Instagram where she has over followers She ran her fourth Boston on Monday alongside her friends Isabelle Jensen and Lizzie Ramey who made their debut I cry every time I run it I have a special place in my heart for Boston Watts recounted the Herald The atmosphere is unmatched the people are unmatched Hearing people cheer my name is the reason I get through the discipline Over the years that he s organized the marathon Boston Athletic Association Jack Fleming has commented that the supporters handing out fluids and force snacks to runners and rendering first aid are the ones who make the race feasible Over the decades Mansfield resident Caroline Cooney has volunteered at locations along the -mile track from Hopkinton to Copley Square On Monday she put on her running shoes and broke five hours in her first Boston It has been on my bucket list Cooney stated the Herald East Cambridge resident Kaylee Hill reflected on what it took over the past four months to achieve a time of rocking a singlet for the Somerville Road Runners running club on Monday Waking up at in the morning running in negative-degree weather running more miles than digits in the morning it was definitely worth it Hill recounted the Herald with a large smile Marathon Monday came after a bustling weekend in the city as pre-race festivities converged with the th anniversary of the beginning of the American Revolution Reenactments played out in Boston Concord and Lexington The marathon helped celebrate the th anniversary of the Revolutionary War as reenactors on horseback accompanied by a fife and drum playing Yankee Doodle helped start Monday s festivities before runners and spectators flooded Boylston Street Monday s running conditions proved immaculate with partly sunny skies light winds and temperatures mostly in the s and low- s Somerville resident Eleanor Devereux called finishing the marathon a dream following in the footsteps of her sisters and mom She stated her favorite part of the race came in Wellesley where her fourth-grade students turned into her cheerleaders Devereux ran for the Wellesley Scholarship Foundation The marathon s official charity venture had a fundraising goal of million It feels so good to combine the two things I love running and teaching Devereux communicated the Herald To be able to run through the town and have them on the sidelines was incredible The Associated Press contributed to this account A runner painted all in red and with marathons painted on his chest reacts as he crosses the finish line of the Boston Marathon Nancy Lane Boston Herald Healthcare personnel check on a runner as he falls to his knees at the finish line of the Boston Marathon Nancy Lane Boston Herald Re-enactor dressed as Paul Revere crosses the finish line of the Boston Marathon Nancy Lane Boston Herald Revolutionary re-enactors march across the finish line of the Boston Marathon Nancy Lane Boston Herald