SOLOMON KANDIE FROM KENYA AND BECKY SCHOUT OF PHOENIX ARE THIS YEAR'S TOP FINISHERS IN SUNDAY'S 30TH ANNUAL DUKE CITY MARATHON. KANDIE IS NOW A 2-TIME WINNER OF THE MARATHON. AN ALBUQUERQUE MAN, JEREMY RUSH CAME IN SECOND, TRAILING THE 25 YEAR OLD KANDIE BY 16 MINUTES.
ORGANIZERS SAY THE 26.2 MILE ALBUQUERQUE RACE DREW A RECORD 500 REGISTERED RUNNERS- 400 FINISHED. IN ALL, OVER 5-THOUSAND FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD PARTICIPATED IN A NUMBER OF RACES FROM 5K ON UP.
