Monica Puig completed her first Boston Marathon immediately—and took one other step towards reaching the celebrities.

Olympic gold-medal champion Puig, working underneath her married identify Monica Rakitt sporting bib No. 2016, accomplished the distinguished Boston Marathon in a time of three:50:46.

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It is the second marathon for Puig, who accomplished the 2022 New York City Marathon with then fiance Nathan Rakitt. Puig completed the New York City Marathon in Central Park in about 4 and a half hours, so her Boston time is a substantial enchancment.

Following their joint New York City Marathon run, Puit and Rakitt flew to San Juan, Puerto Rico the place they had been married.

Despite posting a personal-best marathon time immediately, Puig will not be spending an excessive amount of time celebrating her Boston end.

The 2016 Olympic gold-medal champion is transferring on to run the London Marathon this Sunday, April twenty third.

It's all a part of Puig and husband Rakitt's trek to run the six main marathons by 2024 to earn the Six Star medal from the Abbott World Major Marathons. The medal is awarded to runners who full the world's six most prestigious marathons.

So far, the couple has accomplished the New York City and Boston Marathons.

They're setting their sights on working London, Tokyo, Berlin and Chicago to earn the Six Star medal.

Photo credit score: Monica Puig Instagram

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