Photo: Brian Harvey (right) in the 2019 Brendan Home Run

Brian Harvey toured the fall foliage from Hopkinton to Boston Monday quick enough to still order the breakfast special in Copley Square as the Belmont resident finished the 125th BAA Marathon in 2 hours, 21 minutes and 35 seconds just before the clock struck 11 a.m.

Running in his club’s annual 26.2 mile race, Harvey finished 29th overall out of 15,400 participants in an average of 5 minutes and 25 seconds a mile. No one should be surprised with Harvey swiftly conquering the course having been a five-time Division 3 All-American at Carnegie Mellon University and two time US Olympic Trials participant with a marathon PR of 2:17:50.

Harvey couldn’t immediately head back to Belmont after crossing the line as he had to wait for his wife, Stefani, to finish in a speedy 3:16:41 (670th women to finish), finishing behind Katherine Jamboretz, Belmont’s first female finisher who nearly broke three hours in 3:02:22.

Despite the time or placement, if it was the umpteenth or the very first time, or whether the race produced a personal best or was a struggle to finish, everyone who crossed the finish line on Boylston Street by the Boston Public Library accomplished a remarkable feat of courage and grit that will leave an everlasting memory to inspire future experiences.

Below are the finishers from the Town of Homes according to the Boston Athletic Association (which has in the past a hard time distinguishing Belmont, Massachusetts from all the other Belmonts FWIW)

Finisher	Time
Brian Harvey	2:21:35
Evan Vadenais	2:38:59
David Marchefka	2:56:33
Joe Shaw	2:58:24
Katherine Jamboretz	3:02:22
Matthew Taylor	3:02:48
Tony Luongo	3:03:48
Jeremy Frantz	3:14:31
Cheng Zhong	3:15:48
Stefani Harvey	3:16:41
Mathew Swanson	3:19:13
Douglas Hall	3:20:25
Becca Pizzi	3:30:34
Justin Bakule	3:47:42
Katie Brace	3:55:06
Jianjian Wang	3:55:23
Jenny Luongo	3:55:59
Donald McLelland	3:58:33
Laurie Nahigian	4:10:26
Christine Bowe	4:10:36
Patricia Wolff	4:26:24
E G Griego	4:46:15
Veronica Baptista	5:00:53
Kole Kelly	5:05:11
Sarkis Chikijian	5:08:16
Allison Colton	5:58:23
Alexandra Kritharas	6:04:37
John Carson	6:17:10
Mary Simmons	6:17:55
Adam Quinn	7:24:34