The owner of Skinny Legs in Coral Bay ran in, and completed, the 111th
Boston Marathon Monday.
Moe Chabuz, 57, finished 13,191st in a field of about 20,000. His time on the course was 3-hours 41-minutes 19-seconds, five minutes better than his time in the 2006 Marathon. His pace this year was 8.27 miles an hour. Chabuz also ran in this year's 8 Tuff Miles on St. John, finishing 41st.
Organizers reported one other Virgin Islander in the race, about a minute ahead of Chabuz. Jessica U. Chung finished 12,311th with an elapsed time of 3-hours 40-minutes 35-seconds.
Race organizers said 99% of runners who began the race completed the 26-mile course. The start was moved up a few hours because of a windy/rainy/snowy nor'easter which was pushing up the east coast. There were fears some runners might encounter hypothermia, and about 30 did, according to the Associated Press.