PITTSBURGH (AP) _ Pennsylvania’s Clara Santucci repeated as the women’s champion and Kenyan Stephen Njoroge won the men’s race at Sunday’s Pittsburgh Marathon.
The 28-year-old Santucci finished in 2 hours, 34 minutes, 6 seconds.
She surged from 1 minute, 33 seconds back to overtake 26-year-old Kenyan Aliphine Tuliamuk-Bolton in the 25th mile.
Santucci, of Dilliner, became the first repeat women’s champion since Wioletta Kryza in 2001-2002.
Her winnings totaled $13,500, including $4,500 from the American Development Program $1,000 for being top Pennsylvanian.
The 25-year-old Njoroge finished in 2 hours, 15 minutes, 19 seconds.
He surpassed Ethiopian pacesetter Mulue Andom Berhe with 6 miles left and finished 24 seconds ahead of Negash Abebe Duki, also of Ethiopia.
Njoroge received $8,000.
Penn State graduate Tyler McCandless was the top American man with a fourth-place time of 2:18:29.
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