Bickel first Ky. woman in Boston

Louisville resident Jill Bickel was Kentucky's first woman to finish the 110th Boston Marathon this afternoon.

The 31-year-old Bickel was the 218th female overall with a time of 3:16:26.

Three other Louisville women finished within three minutes of Bickel, rounding out Kentucky's top four. Lisa Martin, 23, was 230th in 3:16:31; Lynn Riedling, 45, was 250th in 3:18:10; and Shelley Perrone, 37, was 288th in 3:18:59.