The Garmin Marathon Series made its inaugural stop in Durham with four races, 5,273 finishers. Their races celebrate M/F overall and age group winners only, instead of the top three across the board because they give Garmin products to the winners. Hometowns were not provided.
Here’s a recap with Chapel Hill award winners:
Marathon (878 finishers, WTs 2:31:08, 2:49:27). Marley MacDonald, first 18&U, 3:47:11, Mike Kelley, first, 60-69, 3:39:39.
HM (2038 finishers, largest race of the day, WTs 1:05:50 and 1:21:38). Aidan Scott, Chapel Hill, first 19-24, 1:18:10; Megan Cooke, Hillsborough, first 40-49, Jurrith Montag, Chapel Hill, first 40-49, 1:27:10; David Montefiori, Hillsborough, first 70+, 1:50:19.
10K (1254 finishers, WTs 31:42, 51:56). Ava Rajan, Chapel Hill, first 18&U, 59:04; Anna Merritt, Chapel Hill, first 20-29, 42:39; Sheila Kerrigan, Chapel Hill, first18&U, 1:14:12.
5K (1106 finishers, WTs 15:04, 16:55) fast times with seven finishers under 17 minutes, John Tatter, Chapel Hill, first 25-29 and second overall, 15:15.
Other races in the series are Toledo (Sep. 20) and Tucson (Nov. 8).