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Boston Police Commissioner Runs Houston Marathon

BOSTON (CBS) -- Boston Police Commissioner William Evans traveled to Texas to complete the Houston Marathon Sunday.

The commissioner ran the marathon as a member of Team MR8, the official running team of the Martin Richard Foundation. Evans has run with the team, wearing a shirt honoring Martin Richard's memory, in every marathon he has run since the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings.

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Commissioner William Evans. (Photo credit - Boston Police Department)

Evans, 57, finished the marathon in three hours, thirty-nine minutes, and thirty-seven seconds. It was the 49th marathon that Evans has finished.

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