Show Second Annual Salt Lake City Marathon Attracts Thousands Jeren W W. Canning Campus Thousands showed up for the second annual Salt Lake City Marathon and on April 23 Everyone from the seasoned veteran veteran veteran vet vet- eran marathon runner to the guy down the street that just has always wanted to run a marathon showed up to this years event The origin of the marathon dates back to ancient Greece where a soldier was told to torun torun torun run to the city of Marathon to proclaim victory victory victory vic vic- vic vic- tory in a battle After running miles nonstop to reach the city the soldier proclaimed proclaimed proclaimed pro pro- claimed victory then collapsed and died Today the marathon is seen as the pinnacle of endurance and athletic ability as far as runners goes Kaye Carling a 45 year-old year mother of two adult children was a participant in this years year's marathon It was the hardest thing Ive I've ever done said an exhausted Carling the day after the big race I had always wanted to run a marathon but I never though I actually would do it let alone complete it Carlin ran ran with with her oun er t sister Tulip Julie Emery a 44 year-old year mother of five the two used each other as support to keep themselves going Ive run in the Pioneer Day Marathon before and knew how tough it is I was proud of my sister for doing so well said Emery Carling and Emery completed the marathon with a time of seven hours and three minutes We Ve had to walk from Pioneer Park to the finish but we didn't quit said Carling For many like Carling and Emery to just run the marathon is a life long dream but for many it becomes an unattainable dream Radio ads for the marathon started in January trying to get people to start training training training train train- ing so they could compete Many experts say though the best thing to do is to start training now for next years year's marathon Winning the 2005 Salt Lake City Marathon was Ethiopia's Araya he finished with a time of two hours 15 minutes and 14 seconds passed second place finisher Elly Rono from Chapel Hill North Carolina in the final few hundred fret feet to win Rono finished the marathon 21 seconds after The first woman to pass the finish line was Dorota Gruca of Poland Gruca finished finished finished fin fin- with a time of two hours 30 minutes and seven second Both and Gruca were awarded for their first place finishes The first local runner to finish was Ogden's Joseph Wilson who finished at a time of two hours 38 minutes and 31 sec sec- The Salt Lake City Marathon has been touted as one of the best marathons in the country for its route and number of com com- The route of this years year's marathon started on the campus of the University of Utah The race wound its way through Salt Lake streets on its it's way to Sugarhouse Park from their the race met its it's furthest point south of south It then wound through the city up to Pioneer Park and finally ended at The Gateway Mall in downtown Salt Lake City It will take me a little while to recover from it but I will train harder for next year Carling said |