Neither an injured foot nor several visits to medical tents kept Ralph Carmona from completing his first Boston Marathon on Monday.
Carmona, who ran to raise awareness for Alzheimer’s disease and the importance of federal research funds, finished the 26.2-mile race in 4 hours, 14 minutes, 42 seconds.
While that was about 10 minutes slower than his qualifying time of 4 hours, 4 minutes, it was fast enough to qualify for next year’s 75-79 age group. The 74-year-old — one of about 210 Mainers who qualified for this year’s race — said he fully intends to run again.