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10-30-06, 01:35 PM
October 30, 2006
Reserve captain finishes in 16th place in marathon
Times Staff
Reserve Capt. Timothy Tapply, the fastest leatherneck in the Marine Corps Marathon, beat more than 32,000 runners in the 26.2-mile race through Washington, D.C., Sunday. His run time of 2 hours, 34 minutes, 42 seconds earned him 16th place out of 32,118 competitors.
The fastest active-duty Marine, Maj. Alexander Hetherington,crossed the finish line in 28th place at 2:38:36, less than 4 minutes after Tapply.
The first female Marine to complete the marathon was Reserve Maj. Patricia Restrepo, who finished at 3:11:59, 304th place overall.
The title of fastest active-duty female Marine was split between Sgt. Tara Smith and 1st Lt. Kyleanne Hunter,who both finished the race at 3:19:41 as 549th and 550th, respectively.
Ruben Garcia, a corporal in the Mexican navy, won the marathon for the second straight year with a 2:21:17 run time. The last time someone won the race for two consecutive years was Jim Hage in 1988 and 1989, a marathon spokeswoman said.
Laura Thompson, of Boise, Idaho, took the women’s race in 3:00:10.
A 56-year-old runner collapsed before reaching the 17-mile mark. Earl K. Seyford, 56, of Olney, Md., was airlifted to Washington Hospital Center and died Sunday of what appeared to be a heart attack, police said.
— The Associated Press contributed to this report
Ellie
Reserve captain finishes in 16th place in marathon
Times Staff
Reserve Capt. Timothy Tapply, the fastest leatherneck in the Marine Corps Marathon, beat more than 32,000 runners in the 26.2-mile race through Washington, D.C., Sunday. His run time of 2 hours, 34 minutes, 42 seconds earned him 16th place out of 32,118 competitors.
The fastest active-duty Marine, Maj. Alexander Hetherington,crossed the finish line in 28th place at 2:38:36, less than 4 minutes after Tapply.
The first female Marine to complete the marathon was Reserve Maj. Patricia Restrepo, who finished at 3:11:59, 304th place overall.
The title of fastest active-duty female Marine was split between Sgt. Tara Smith and 1st Lt. Kyleanne Hunter,who both finished the race at 3:19:41 as 549th and 550th, respectively.
Ruben Garcia, a corporal in the Mexican navy, won the marathon for the second straight year with a 2:21:17 run time. The last time someone won the race for two consecutive years was Jim Hage in 1988 and 1989, a marathon spokeswoman said.
Laura Thompson, of Boise, Idaho, took the women’s race in 3:00:10.
A 56-year-old runner collapsed before reaching the 17-mile mark. Earl K. Seyford, 56, of Olney, Md., was airlifted to Washington Hospital Center and died Sunday of what appeared to be a heart attack, police said.
— The Associated Press contributed to this report
Ellie