Bates finished 12th overall, with a time of 2:27:14. Example video title will go here for this video Example video title will go here for this video BOSTON — For the second year in a row, Minnesota native Emma Bates is the top American woman to finish the Boston Marathon. The Elk River native crossed the finish line at 2:27:14, finishing 12th overall among women and first among American women. Bates briefly surged into the lead between the 18th and 19th mile, ahead of a chase pack of more than...

The 128th running of the BAA Boston Marathon will feature the fastest women’s field in race history and the elite participants are incentivized to stage personal best performances. Many of the world’s top professional marathoners in all capacities gathered on Friday morning at BAA race headquarters inside the ballroom at the Fairmont Copley to collect their bibs and meet with the media. The women’s field – stacked with Olympians, Abbott World Marathon Majors winners and national champions – will assemble in Hopkinton Center on Monday morning for the arduous 26.2-mile...