Brooke and Matt Langworthy are pictured after the finish of the Boston Marathon on Monday in Boston. Photo courtesy of Brooke Langworthy

BOSTON — Brooke Langworthy has now run in seven Boston Marathons — six of them in person.

On Monday, the 2006 Randolph Central School graduate got to experience the race for the first time with her husband, Matt Langworthy, a 2005 Southwestern graduate, also in the field.

It’s an experience neither will soon forget.

“It was spectacular. It’s my favorite race,” Brooke said Monday evening while boarding a flight back to Western New York. “Having him understand what I talk about and other people talk about … seeing your favorite person experience your favorite event means a lot.”

Brooke, now 34 years old and the principal at Springville-Griffith’s Colden Elementary School, finished in 3:34.48, good for 2,186th in the 18-39-year-old women’s category; 3,220th among all women and 11,745th overall.

“It was a little slower than what I would like to do,” she said. “The marathon is a beast. … It makes me appreciate the good days and the good races I’ve had before.”

Matt, 35 years old and the elementary principal at Southwestern Central School, finished in a personal-best time of 2:49.16, good for 980th in the 18-39-year-old men’s category; 1,215th among all men and 1,278th overall.

“I’m so proud of what Matt did and of my other friends who did so well,” Brooke said. “Twenty-six miles is no joke. You respect what everyone has done. It encourages me to get back out there, train harder and smarter, and do it all again.”

Jennifer (Donato) Giebner of Fredonia finished in 4:14.40, good for 1,241st in the 45-49-year-old women’s category; 7,566th among all women and 16,268th overall.

Katrina Mackowiak, a 2001 Dunkirk High School graduate who now lives in the Atlanta area, finished in 3:42.51, good for 2,635th in the 18-39-year-old women’s category; 4,339th among all women and 13,718th overall.

Tom Rankin of Jamestown finished in 4:02.04, good for 1,069th in the 55-59-year-old men’s category; 11,105th among all men and 17,709th overall.

Mike Williamson, the cross country coach at Mercyhurst University who has become a friend and training partner of the Langworthys, finished in 2:51.47, good for 1,208th in the 18-39-year-old men’s category; 1,542nd among all men and 1,627th overall.

“He’s become a training partner and just someone who I’ve relied on,” Matt Langworthy said of Williamson. “He has a lot of knowledge of running.

The Langworthys spent last week on vacation in Hilton Head, South Carolina, in a “house full of 21 Langworthys,” according to Matt. They then flew to Boston on Friday in preparation for Monday’s race.

Matt played football and wrestled in high school and didn’t become serious about running until his relationship with Brooke. In the past couple of years he trained for a marathon planned in Washington, D.C., and another in Pennsylvania in 2020, but both were canceled due to COVID-19.

Brooke ran the 2020 Boston Marathon virtually and Matt eventually qualified for this year’s Boston Marathon by running a sub-3:00.00 marathon in Toledo, Ohio last year.

Matt then attended the 2021 Boston Marathon with Brooke last October.

“I went in October and I had already qualified, but after experiencing it as a spectator, I knew I was all in,” he said. “The rich history behind the Boston Marathon and how much the city covets that race, how much the whole city shuts down to honor that race, it’s special whether you are watching or participating.”

After waking up Monday morning, the Langworthys ate a “big breakfast” and rode buses to the starting line in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, some three hours before the race. Monday’s running was the 50th anniversary of the first women’s Boston Marathon, which wasn’t lost on Matt Langworthy.

“It really meant a lot. I’ve seen all that Brooke has accomplished and how much she has inspired people as a female runner,” he said. “The leadership that she shows both running and professionally made it a special event to be a part of.”

The couple returned to their East Aurora home Monday night, but both agreed more trips to “Beantown” are in their future.

“I’m hooked on Boston,” Matt said. “We’ll be back.”