The Oregon Track and Field family is becoming bigger every year. One name, who has seen some controversy surrounding his performance is Galen Rupp. Rupp began running in Marathons last year and the Boston Marathon on Monday was just the third marathon he has ever run. He came in second place. The Portland, Oregon native finished with an unofficial time of two hours, nine minutes and fifty-eight seconds according to KGW.com.
On the Women’s side, Jordan Hasay finished her run in the Boston Marathon in third place. She posted the fastest debut by an American by over two and a half minutes.