In what appears to be his first lifetime marathon, former Kingsway runner Ryan Magnus ran 2:49.53 at the Philadelphia Marathon Sunday and qualified for Boston.
The 28-year-old Magnus, who competed collegiately for La Salle, ran well under the three-hour qualifying standard for his age group (18-34) that doesn’t guarantee admittance into Boston but gives runners the opportunity to register. But running more than 10 minutes below 3:00 should give Magnus a very good chance to get into the 2024 Boston Marathon, which is scheduled for Monday, April 15.
Magnus came through 5K in 20:43, 10K in 41:25, 15K in 1:01.37, then 30K in 2:02.31 and 40K in 2:41.24. He ran his 10,000 from 30K to 40K in 38:53, his fastest 10,000.
Magnus placed 21st in the 2012 XC Meet of Champions in 16:15 and ran 9:33.31 for 3,200 meters at Kingsway. At La Salle, he ran 5,000 meters in 15:36.25 in a meet in Lawrenceville.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 