ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) – Ethiopian Tamrat Ayalew was the fastest of more than 22,000 runners in today’s Marine Corps Marathon in and around the nation’s capital.
He finished the final five miles all alone to unseat 2-time defending champion Ruben Garcia with a time of 2 hours, 22 minutes and 18 seconds in the men’s race.
Rookie Kristen Henehan, a 3-time track All-American at Georgetown University, was the women’s winner.
She finished the course in 2 hours, 51 minutes, 9 seconds, edging ahead of Lisa Thomas in the final mile to win by 27 seconds.