Sophomore Michael Roherty ran the Boston Marathon on Monday at a time of 2:52:07, breaking his personal record.

Roherty’s tentative goal for this marathon was to run under 3:00.

At the Chicago Marathon last fall, Roherty ran his best time at 3:03.

According to the Boston Marathon official website, there were 26,907 participants. Roherty placed 705th.

“There were many times where I thought I wanted to slow down,” Roherty said. “ Two major points of help were the Wesley College girls at mile 12.  They all screamed so hard and just gave me a major burst of energy.

“The second was after finishing ‘heartbreak’ hill.  I knew that the hardest part of the course was done and that I could do it.  This gave me a second wind and an awesome finish.”

Runners came from all 50 states and 68 countries; including Argentina, Chile, France, Ireland and New Zealand.

From Wisconsin alone, 452 runners ran in the marathon.