Stephanie Hood of Elsah, Ill., was the 10th woman to cross the line in the Boston Marathon. Check out the official web site, and you’ll see that the organizers don’t have an official link to more information about her, meaning she wasn’t included among the favorites.
Hood, a member of Big River Running, finished in 2:44:44, almost 20 minutes behind winner Dire Tune. Hood also crushed the field in the St. Patrick’s Day 5-mile run, finishing in 27 minutes and change, beating her nearest competitor by almost 2 minutes.
Hood is a native of Victoria, British Columbia, and has maintained her Canadian citizenship though she’s lived in the area since attending Principia College. She finds herself in a position similar to Zac Freudenburg last year. A native of Belleville and Ph.D candidate at Washington University, Freudenburg finished 19th at the Boston Marathon last year.
