CONWAY — Meagan Boucher, 26, of St. Johnsbury, Vt., defended her crown as the fastest woman in the 31st annual White Mountain Milers' Half Marathon in a talented field Sunday. She also shattered the women's course record.
Boucher, who was fifth overall, won the women's race in 1 hour, 20 minutes, 45 seconds. She won in 1:26:19 last year.
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