'National' Headlines

Thanks to my good friend Brenda Barrera for letting me know how things went on Saturday at the National Marathon and Half-Marathon in Washington, D.C. In her phone messages, she was quick to point out how many Midwesterners were there. In the men’s marathon, Michael Wardian, 35, of Arlington, VA, took first place with a time of 2:21:58, and in the women's race, Krista Vrombaut, 27, of Rock Island, IL (along the Mississippi), took first place with a time of 2:51:17. In the men’s half marathon, Mark Fruin, 24 of Bloomington, IN, took first place with a time of 1:05:03; Stephen Haas, 26 of Bloomington, IN, took second place with a time of 1:05:14; Jeff Jonaitis of Tinley Park, IL., took third place with a time of 1:05:58.
In the women’s half-marathon Laura Farley, 25, of Bloomington, IN., took first place with a time of 1:18:38; Phebe Ko, 27 of Bethesda, MD, took second place with a time of 1:19:03; Dani Prince of Bloomington, IN, took third place with a time of 1:19:38. Prince was the women's winner last year at the Community Bank of Elmhurst 4 on the 4th (4 on the 3rd this year). I'm the co-director, and I hope she comes back!