Inspirational stories abound at Hartford Marathon

HARTFORD— The 24th Eversource Hartford Marathon was today. Thousands of runners competed all together in the marathon, half marathon, marathon relay and 5k. Christopher Zablocki of Essex was the winner of the marathon finishing at 2:17:59. Many people crossed the finish line with inspirational stories. “It’s amazing the love and support that I get from the community and other runners as you’re out there especially when you want to stop and quit,” said Danielle Marcu