1899 Boston Marathon Race Results - (3rd Annual) Wednesday April 19, 1899 - Boston, Massachusetts USA -:- Original Distance 24.5 Miles Place Name Gender State Time 1. Lawrence Brignolia M Massachusetts 2:54:38 2. Richard Grant M Massachusetts 2:57:46 3. B. F. Sullivan M Massachusetts 3:02:01 4. John B Maguire M Massachusetts 3:02:29 5. R. F. Hallen M New York 3:04:59 6. Eugene Estoppey Jr M New York 3:18:34 7. D. J. Sullivan M Massachusetts 3:21:30 8. J. O. Lynch M New York 3:23:55 9. J. H. Kelley M New York 3:30:12 10. J. E. Enwright M New York 3:39:15 11. D. P. Harrigan M New York 3:44:45 Starting Line: Metcalf's Mill, Ashland, MA Finish Line: Irvington Street Oval (near Copley Square) - Boston, MA 17 Starters 11 Known Finishers Winner: - Lawrence Joseph "Larry" Brignolia - (April 15, 1876 - February 13 1958) - An American long-distance runner and sculler of Italian descent. - 161-pound blacksmith - the heaviest person ever to win the Boston Marathon. - The only person to have finished the first three Boston Marathons. - 1897 8th Place 4:06:12 - 1898 5th Place 2:55:49 - 1899 1st Place 2:54:38 - 1900 DNF (Mile 11)