Howe Elementary Assistant Principal runs in Boston Marathon

This was the third year in a row for Howe Elementary Assistant Principal Matt Boykin to run the Boston Marathon and sixth marathon he's run overall His time was 3:21:35, which is a little slower than his previous Boston Marathons, due to, as he says, unusually warmer temperatures and a medium headwind during much of the race Boykin finished 5,336th place out of 26,639 runners. He took his wife and daughter with him this year and they were able to explore the town

"We took a trolley tour of the city and saw many historic sites, such as the spot where the Boston Tea Party occurred " said Boykin

While in Boston, they met up with two ladies from Sherman, Lisa Brown and Minerva Paredes, both of whom are in a local running group that meets weekly for longer runs

"I must have looked pretty funny hobbling around the elementary school for a couple of days after the race, as the soreness in my muscles worked itself out " said Boykin "I was back to running this weekend and have been contemplating what challenges I would like to pursue next "