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80 Murrieta Residents Complete Marathon, Half Marathon Sunday in Carlsbad

The sold-out Tri-City Medical Center Carlsbad Marathon & Half Marathon took place Sunday with 2,000 entries in the marathon and 8,000 in the half.

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With the roads still slick from rain, thousands pounded the pavement Sunday morning in Carlsbad in northern San Diego County for the Tri-City Medical Center Carlsbad Marathon & Half Marathon.

Twenty-five Murrieta residents ran the marathon, and results can be found here. Murrieta resident Whitney Carpenter, 26, finished in 25th place among females aged 25 through 29, while 47-year-old Joe Garbutt of Murrieta finished in 77th place among males aged 45-49.

Fifty-five Murrieta residents, including Murrieta fire Chief Matt Shobert, ran the half marathon. Results of that race can be found here. Twenty-three-year-old Paige Mobley of Murrieta finished the half marathon in 17th place among females 18-24.

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Mario Macias, 31, from Manitou Springs, Colo. finished the marathon in first place with a time of 2:19:43, running at an average pace of a 5:20. This was his second year in a row winning the race. 

A list of the top 10 finishers for each race can be found here: runraceresults.com/secure/raceresults.cfm?ID=RCFY2013

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More photos from the race can be found on the Tri-City Medical Center Carlsbad Marathon & Half Marathon Facebook page. 

—Deanne Goodman and Maggie Avants contibuted to this report.

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