Disney Marathon : Disney Marathon Winners

Disney Marathon : Disney Marathon Winners  Sunday the Disney Marathon took place leaving Fredison Carneiro of Brazil the winner!
The thirty-three-year-old, Fredison Carniero, finished the 26.2-mile marathon in 2 hours, 21 minutes and 14 seconds that ended the winning streak of Adriano Bastos, a seven-time winner, who placed 15th.
Nabbing second place was a Virginia native, Michael Wardian who clocked in at 2:27:39 and an Orlando native, Paul Nielsen,
The women’s race left Leah Thorvilson of Little Rock, Ark. winner. The former qualifier in the U.S. Olympic Trials finished in 2:42:10. Second place? Finally a New York native, Karen Simmonds-Brady with 2:51:14
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Disney Marathon : Disney Marathon Winners

Seattle Marathon Will Affect Fremont Traffic

The Seattle Marathon is coming to town Sunday and while the route doesn’t go through Fremont, you can expect it to have an impact on your daily routine.

The race begins and ends at Seattle Center so expect to see an increase in traffic diverted our way between 6:30am and 3:00pm.

There will also be periodic usage of the PA system on 5th Avenue near Mercer between 6:30am and 10:30am. Chances are you won’t hear that, but, just in case…
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Seattle Marathon Will Affect Fremont Traffic

Soldiers Among Participants in Seattle Marathon

A group of soldiers will be among those participating in today's Seattle Marathon.

While serving last year in Baghdad, Iraq, the soldiers participated in the Amica Insurance Seattle Marathon Baghdad Shadow Run. Now the Seattle Marathon Association has joined with Major Mark Piccone, Major Mike Moore and soldiers from Joint Base Lewis McChord to form the Iraq/Afghanistan Remembrance Group.

The running group seeks to honor those who died or were wounded while serving in combat in Iraq or Afghanistan.

Part of the group ran in Saturday's 5K race, and was comprised of wounded warriors who were accompanied by fellow soldiers, and other family members who lost loved ones in battle. More than 49 soldiers are expected to run in the half and full marathons today.
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