Ward, Russell Earn U.S. Marathon Titles
Ward, Russell Earn U.S. Marathon Titles
LOS ANGELES - In record-high temperatures, both Jared Ward and Blake Russell became U.S. marathon champions Sunday in Santa Monica, Calif. with third-place finishes overall in the men’s and women’s field at the USATF Marathon Championships.
In another improvement on a personal best, Northern Arizona Elite’s Matt Llano powered through for a sixth-place finish overall and a runner-up finish in the U.S. field with a time of 2:16:12. After a disappointing debut in Chicago last October, Llano earned redemption on the streets of Los Angeles.
School teacher and mother Heather Lieberg followed Russell in a late surge down the hills towards the finish for fifth-place overall in a time of 2:35:31. It was the Helena, Montana native’s second runner-up finish in the last few months after taking second at the Twin Cities Marathon in October. Boulder, Colorado native Brianne Nelson closed hard as well for a sixth-place finish and a time of 2:36:06. She most recently posted a runner-up performance (1:10:16) at the USATF Half Marathon Championships in Houston in January.
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