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La Jolla Runners Cruise Through Rock'n'Roll Marathon
More than 230 runners from La Jolla competed in the marathon and half-marathon races.
The 16th annual Rock'n'Roll Marathon drew about 30,000 runners for full and half-marathons in San Diego on Sunday, including more than 160 participants from La Jolla.
Brendan McGeough, 32, was the fastest marathoner from La Jolla, finishing the 26.2 mile-course ending at Petco Park in three hours, 13 minutes and 34 seconds. Jordana Henderson, 24, was the first La Jolla woman to cross the finish line in three hours, 30 minutes and 58 seconds.
About 8,000 runners—49 from La Jolla—entered the 26-mile, 385-yard marathon, with 57 percent of the field female and 32 percent from outside California, according to organizers. The field is among the 10 largest in the nation.
Simon Njoroge finished in first place with an unofficial time of two hours, 15 minutes. Natalia Sergeeva, clocked at 2:35:05, was the women's winner, according to unofficial results at competitor.com.
The half-marathon drew a field of about 22,000 from all 50 states and 30 nations, organizers said. La Jolla was represented by 184 runners in the half-marathon, led by Raphael Pransky as the top local man (1:28:12) and Cheryl Sheremeta as the top local woman (1:35:13).
Bernard Koech of Kenya finished the half-marathon in 58 minutes and 41 seconds. He bested two-time defending champion and 2004 Olympic marathon silver medalist Meb Keflezighi. Edna Kiplagat topped the women's half-marathon division with an unofficial time of 1:08:56.
The event also included a wheelchair marathon, but no participants from La Jolla were listed.
La Jolla Results
[See the full results here.]
Marathon: Top 3 Women
- Jordana Henderson—3:30:58 (overall No. 488)
- Lily Howard—3:40:55 (overall No. 778)
- Madeline Wukusick—3:43:33 (overall No. 867)
- Brendan McGeough—3:13:34 (overall No. 174)
- Adam Renfree—3:22:52 (overall No. 306)
- Aaron Deardon—3:29:29 (overall No. 447)
- Cheryl Sheremeta—1:35:13 (overall No. 492)
- Haley Hammershaimb—1:41:54 (overall No. 975)
- Tracy Taddey—1:41:55 (overall No. 979)
- Raphael Pransky—1:28:12 (overall No. 209)
- Andy Baldwin—1:28:13 (overall No. 210)
- Michael Press—1:29:36 (overall No. 252)
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