Nov 22, 2009 9:26 pm US/Eastern
U.S.-Born Runner Wins Philadelphia Marathon
PHILADELPHIA (AP) ―
John Crews on Sunday became the first U.S.-born male runner since 2000 to win the Philadelphia Marathon when he finished first by more than six minutes.
The 25-year-old Crews completed the 26.2-mile course in two hours, 17 minutes, 15 seconds.
In the women's race, Jutta Merilainen, a native of Finland currently residing in Canada, took first place in 2:46.44.
Doreen McCoubrie of Malvern, Pa., was second in the women's race, finishing in 2:49.09.
Crews, a native of Lexington, Va., passed Philadelphia runner Karl Savage near the 23-mile mark and was never threatened after that.
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