2005 top women finishers
Here are the top women finishers in the 2005 Boston Marathon.
| Place |
Name |
Age |
Home |
Time |
| 1 |
Catherine Ndereba |
32 |
Kenya |
2:25:13 |
| 2 |
Elfenesh Alemu |
29 |
Ethiopia |
2:27:03 |
| 3 |
Bruna Genovese |
28 |
Italy |
2:29:51 |
| 4 |
Svetlana Zakharova |
34 |
Russian Federation |
2:31:34 |
| 5 |
Madina Biktagirova |
40 |
Russian Federation |
2:32:41 |
| 6 |
Lyubov Morgunova |
34 |
Russian Federation |
2:33:24 |
| 7 |
Shitaye Gemechu |
25 |
Ethiopia |
2:33:51 |
| 8 |
Zhor El Kamch |
32 |
Morocco |
2:36:54 |
| 9 |
Mina Ogawa |
30 |
Japan |
2:37:34 |
| 10 |
Nuta Olaru |
34 |
Romania |
2:37:37 |
| 11 |
Firaya Sultanova-Zhdanova |
43 |
Russian Federation |
2:41:05 |
| 12 |
Emily R. Levan |
32 |
Wiscasset, ME |
2:43:14 |
| 13 |
Caroline E. Annis |
24 |
San Francisco, CA |
2:43:46 |
| 14 |
Carly E. Graytock |
26 |
Rochester, MI |
2:44:02 |
| 15 |
Yuko Sato |
23 |
Japan |
2:47:00 |
| 16 |
Christine A. Brough-Glockenmeier |
37 |
Basking Ridge, NJ |
2:49:45 |
| 17 |
Kimberly E. Fagen |
34 |
Chula Vista, CA |
2:50:07 |
| 18 |
Michelle M. Rorke |
21 |
Bronxville, NY |
2:50:10 |
| 19 |
Simonetta Piergentili |
40 |
Italy |
2:51:35 |
| 20 |
Lee DiPietro |
47 |
Ruxton, MD |
2:53:34 |
| 21 |
Eri Matsubara |
29 |
Japan |
2:54:21 |
| 22 |
Lisa M. Haas |
37 |
Orwigsburg, PA |
2:54:23 |
| 23 |
Diona J. Fulton |
25 |
Medford, MA |
2:55:08 |
| 24 |
Nathalie Vasseur |
39 |
France |
2:55:16 |
| 25 |
Edie Perkins |
34 |
Brooklyn, NY |
2:55:42 |
| 26 |
Caroline A. Kondoleon |
31 |
Methuen, MA |
2:56:04 |
| 27 |
Becki J. Marshall |
25 |
Durham, NC |
2:56:27 |
| 28 |
Kimberly Fitchen-Young |
36 |
Santa Cruz, CA |
2:56:40 |
| 29 |
Danyelle L. Phelps |
29 |
Milton, NH |
2:56:46 |
| 30 |
Shannon Nobis-Scherer |
33 |
Moab, UT |
2:56:54 |
| 31 |
Amy E. Shertzer |
27 |
Monument, CO |
2:57:39 |
| 32 |
Regina Y. Yamin |
40 |
Mexico |
2:57:40 |
| 33 |
Rachel E. Evjen |
24 |
Villa Park, IL |
2:57:44 |
| 34 |
Leah M. Thorvilson |
26 |
Little Rock, AR |
2:58:00 |
| 35 |
Christy L. Phillips |
43 |
St Petersburg, FL |
2:58:18 |
| 36 |
Louise Voghel |
50 |
Canada |
2:58:56 |
| 37 |
Stephanie Hodge |
39 |
Canada |
2:59:02 |
| 38 |
Kara E. Haas |
34 |
Chelmsford, MA |
2:59:31 |
| 39 |
Shannon Hovey |
34 |
Simsbury, CT |
3:00:06 |
| 40 |
Eileen F. Combs |
27 |
Rensselaer, NY |
3:00:16 |
| 41 |
Sara M. Donahue |
24 |
Boston, MA |
3:00:17 |
| 42 |
Maureen Sweeney |
27 |
Houston, TX |
3:00:51 |
| 43 |
Ginger Ellsworth |
27 |
San Francisco, CA |
3:00:54 |
| 44 |
Mary Ann Protz |
48 |
St Petersburg, FL |
3:01:01 |
| 45 |
Jill R. Vollweiler |
36 |
Purchase, NY |
3:01:05 |
| 46 |
Diane G. Matthews |
23 |
Poughkeepsie, NY |
3:01:36 |
| 47 |
Julie S. Thomas |
32 |
Holladay, UT |
3:02:13 |
| 48 |
Kristin L. Van Eron |
33 |
Timonium, MD |
3:02:18 |
| 49 |
Sophia Chen |
28 |
Chicago, IL |
3:02:50 |
| 50 |
Manuela F. Chiesa |
29 |
Switzerland |
3:02:57 |
| 51 |
Meghan Arbogast |
44 |
Corvallis, OR |
3:03:10 |
| 52 |
Katherine A. Koepke |
25 |
Nashville, TN |
3:03:13 |
| 53 |
Krista M. Duchene |
28 |
Canada |
3:03:13 |
| 54 |
Jessica Sweeney |
33 |
Rockford, IL |
3:03:22 |
| 55 |
Sarah A. Llaguno |
40 |
Raleigh, NC |
3:03:35 |
| 56 |
Karen M. Dwyer |
34 |
Australia |
3:05:04 |
| 57 |
Clarice Esslinger |
39 |
Mankato, MN |
3:05:35 |
| 58 |
Rene M. Mulligan |
25 |
Chicago, IL |
3:05:58 |
| 59 |
Kate E. Brun |
19 |
Marietta, GA |
3:06:16 |
| 60 |
Christen D. Meyer |
42 |
Lagrange, IL |
3:06:26 |
| 61 |
Sara D. Gigliotti |
31 |
San Francisco, CA |
3:06:50 |
| 62 |
Milligan J. Grinstead |
25 |
Alexandria, VA |
3:07:05 |
| 63 |
Paula Vicker |
40 |
Edina, MN |
3:07:12 |
| 64 |
Patti Stewart-Garbrecht |
43 |
Orange Park, FL |
3:07:27 |
| 65 |
Vanessa Berg |
26 |
Albuquerque, NM |
3:07:42 |
| 66 |
Suzanne H. Himes |
35 |
Virginia Beach, VA |
3:07:58 |
| 67 |
Jennifer L. Kaplan |
34 |
Cambridge, MA |
3:08:14 |
| 68 |
Becky E. Backstrom |
47 |
Sammamish, WA |
3:08:24 |
| 69 |
Brenda Y. Wilson |
47 |
Canada |
3:08:45 |
| 70 |
Nancy R. Corsaro |
46 |
Methuen, MA |
3:08:49 |
| 71 |
Kimberly A. Peterson |
36 |
Farmington, MI |
3:08:52 |
| 72 |
Denise C. Robson |
36 |
Canada |
3:08:56 |
| 73 |
Lynn F. Dempsey |
31 |
Canada |
3:08:57 |
| 74 |
Amanda J. Rasmussen |
21 |
Usaf Academy, CO |
3:09:01 |
| 75 |
Yukiko Nishide |
43 |
Japan |
3:09:18 |
| 76 |
Elizabeth B. Mc Cleneghan |
22 |
Stanford, CA |
3:09:22 |
| 77 |
Colleen Harrison |
26 |
Ravenna, OH |
3:09:31 |
| 78 |
Alyssa A. Shaw |
27 |
Fort Collins, CO |
3:09:31 |
| 79 |
Sally G. Speck, M.D. |
32 |
Kennett Square, PA |
3:09:47 |
| 80 |
Karen A. Ribble |
34 |
San Francisco, CA |
3:09:48 |
| 81 |
Jessica S. Allen |
27 |
Quogue, NY |
3:10:17 |
| 82 |
Ann Kinthaert |
38 |
Belgium |
3:10:23 |
| 83 |
Karen L. Hess |
31 |
Raleigh, NC |
3:10:23 |
| 84 |
Lynn M. Konkol |
37 |
Wind Lake, WI |
3:10:40 |
| 85 |
Mindy A. Houser |
26 |
Portage, MI |
3:10:40 |
| 86 |
Deborah W. Gaebler |
40 |
Irvington, NY |
3:11:09 |
| 87 |
Nell A. Shields |
26 |
Chicago, IL |
3:11:51 |
| 88 |
Erin K. Maloney |
23 |
Dunmore, PA |
3:12:01 |
| 89 |
Mara L. Caples |
27 |
Placentia, CA |
3:12:02 |
| 90 |
Megan Guiney |
24 |
Madison, WI |
3:12:11 |
| 91 |
Lisa M. Zagura |
28 |
Cambridge, MA |
3:12:15 |
| 92 |
Amy L. Blithe |
34 |
Wilmington, DE |
3:12:22 |
| 93 |
Tonia Conover |
31 |
Haddon Township, NJ |
3:12:28 |
| 94 |
Alison Burpee |
26 |
Tempe, AZ |
3:12:38 |
| 95 |
Sayuri Kusutani |
46 |
Japan |
3:13:01 |
| 96 |
Cinda L. Brown |
28 |
San Diego, CA |
3:13:10 |
| 97 |
Angela K. Clouse |
28 |
Conshohocken, PA |
3:13:11 |
| 98 |
Utahna M. Cligny |
41 |
Pleasanton, CA |
3:13:15 |
| 99 |
Sarah Masino |
31 |
Carlsbad, CA |
3:13:29 |
| 100 |
Tracy Rose |
42 |
Woodstock, VT |
3:13:35 |
Source: Boston Athletic Association