Posted at 9:55 a.m., Sunday, November 18, 2007
Marathon: Price, Psitet win Philadelphia run
Advertiser Staff
PHILADELPHIA -- Kristin Price won the Philadelphia Marathon in 2 hours, 42.05 seconds today to qualify for the U.S. Olympic women's marathon trials.Kenya's Timothy Psitet took the men's title in 2:25.01 after dropping training partner and countryman Solomon Too at the 25-mile mark. Too was second in 2:26.03.
Both winners said they were affected by the gusty winds and temperatures in the low 40s.
"The winds were the worst part," Price said. "Right after the turnaround at 20 (miles), I realized I didn't have much of a lead, so I decided to pick it up for a few miles."
The former Pittsburgh resident living in Raleigh, N.C., ran track and cross country at North Carolina State University. The marathon trials are at Boston in April.
Runner-up Paige Miller of State College finished in 2:43.59.
In the men's race, Psitet and Too broke together from the lead pack at mile 10 and tried to work together against the elements. At mile 25, Too began to weaken and gestured for Psitet to take over.
"I told him to go ahead," Too said. "I started to have a headache and felt like I could fall down."
