Final Results: Island Residents Complete Boston Marathon

The 2024 Boston Marathon has come and gone. Many runners with island ties completed the historic race - including seven runners registered as Nantucket runners. Below are the times of each resident as well as photos shared with the Current.

We will add more photos as we receive them. If you have any photos you'd like to share of any of the runners below or others with island ties not mentioned, please email them to davidcreed@n-magazine.com

Elle Foley:

Elle completed the Boston Marathon with a time of 4:40:38. She qualified for the race and did not run for charity.

Foley, 66, has run over 60 marathons in her career and is a seasonal island resident. She is registered as a Nantucket runner in the Boston Marathon database. Foley was also the last woman to win the Nantucket Marathon, which ended in March of 2000. She said to this day, it remains one of her favorite titles.

Foley has ran all six of the world’s major marathons – most recently running in the Tokyo Marathon to accomplish the feat. You can read more about Foley in a story published last month here.

Kayla Gretzky:

Kayla completed the Boston Marathon with a time of 5:44:25. She raised funds for the Webb Norden Foundation.

Bridgette Hynes:

Bridgette completed the Boston Marathon with a time of 4:12:16. She qualified for the race and did not run for charity.

Claire Mcelwain:

Claire completed the Boston Marathon with a time of 4:23:06. She raised funds for the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge team.

Jimmy Olson:

Jimmy completed the Boston Marathon with a time of 5:37.26. He ran to support and raise funds for Tedy's Team.

George Vasvatekis:

George completed the Boston Marathon with a time of 5:30:42. He raised funds for the Bill Belichick Foundation.

Roy Weedon:

Roy completed the Boston Marathon with a time of 5:42:52. He raised funds for the Webb Norden Foundation.

We also had some submittals of runners with island ties who weren't registered as Nantucket runners.

Olivia Slade:

Olivia was born and raised on Nantucket. She is a member of Nantucket High School's Class of 2015 and was a three-sport athlete. She completed the marathon with a time of 5:00:08. She raised funds for the 26.2 Foundation.

Nancy Friedman:

Nancy is a seasonal island resident and completed the marathon with a time of 4:08:24. She qualified for the race and did not run for charity.

Heidi Mitchell:

Heidi is a seasonal island resident and completed the marathon with a time of 3:41:30. She qualified for the race and did not run for charity.