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philly marathon Kristin Price won the Philadelphia Marathon in 2 hours, 42 minutes, 5 seconds Sunday to qualify for the U.S. Olympic women's marathon trials.
Kenya's Timothy Psitet took the men's title in 2:25:01 after dropping training partner and countryman Solomon Too at the 25-mile mark. Too was second in 2:26:03.

Both winners said they were affected by the gusty winds and temperatures in the low 40s.

"The winds were the worst part," Price said. "Right after the turnaround at 20 (miles), I realized I didn't have much of a lead, so I decided to pick it up for a few miles."

The former Pittsburgh resident living in Raleigh, N.C., ran track and cross country at North Carolina State University. The marathon trials are at Boston in April.

Runner-up Paige Miller of State College finished in 2:43.59.

In the men's race, Psitet and Too broke together from the lead pack at mile 10 and tried to work together against the elements. At mile 25, Too began to weaken and gestured for Psitet to take over.

"I told him to go ahead," Too said. "I started to have a headache and felt like I could fall down."

PHILADELPHIA ― More than 15,000 runners and walkers plan to take part in the 26.2 mile Philadelphia Marathon.

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A spokesman says the marathon increased its participants by 30 percent this year, and for the first time in its 14-year history it is sold out.

The race begins at 7 a.m. Sunday and ends in front of the Art Museum. The course will wind through Center City, University City, Fairmount Park and along Kelly Drive.

The Philadelphia Fire Department will deploy 10 medical response teams to roam the course, and paramedics will be riding bicycles, Segways and ATVs.

One runner died Oct. 7 at the Chicago Marathon and another died during the Olympic time trials
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- It's not every day that running enthusiasts practice their sport with an Olympian by their side, but they will do exactly that in Philadelphia on November 17 when Run with Olympians takes place during Philadelphia Marathon weekend. The free event will give runners of all levels a chance to train alongside Olympic veterans Tim Broe, Carrie Tollefson and Todd Williams.
The Olympians will lead a four-mile training run through Philadelphia's scenic Fairmount Park and by Boathouse Row. Runners will be able to tailor the four-mile run to best suit their personal training schedules. The Olympians will run at various paces to accommodate runners at all levels.
Run with Olympians is new to Philadelphia Marathon weekend and is presented by Boundless Philadelphia, the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation's campaign to promote Philadelphia as a running destination. The run serves as a warm-up to the Philadelphia Marathon, Philadelphia Half Marathon and the Rothman Institute 8K the following day. Non-marathon runners are welcome to participate as well.
The Olympians:
Three esteemed runners will participate in the Run with Olympians event:

-- Tim Broe is the 2005 USA Track & Field Winter Cross Country 4K
champion. In 2004, he was the Olympic Trials 5,000-meter run champion
and placed 11th at the 2004 Olympic Games 5,000-meter race in Athens.
In the same year, Track & Field News named Broe #1 in the U.S. at the
5,000-meter distance.
-- Carrie Tollefson was on the 2004 summer Olympic team, making it to the
semi-finals for the 1,500-meter race. She was the 2004 Olympic Trials
1,500-meter champion and was the 2004 U.S. Indoors 3,000-meter race
runner-up. In 2004, she was also ranked #1 nationally by Track & Field
News. Tollefson ran at Villanova University and is a five-time NCAA
champion.
-- Todd Williams competed in the 10,000-meter race in the 1992 and 1996
Olympic Games. Williams also won the USA Championships in 1995 and the
USA 10-meter Road Championships in 1997. In addition, he won the USA
15K Championships in 1995 (setting an American record), 1996 and 1998.
In 1997, he won the 3,000-meter race at the USA Indoor event.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) ― Kristin Price won the Philadelphia Marathon in 2 hours, 42 minutes, 5 seconds Sunday to qualify for the U.S. Olympic women's marathon trials.
Kenya's Timothy Psitet took the men's title in 2:25:01 after dropping training partner and countryman Solomon Too at the 25-mile mark. Too was second in 2:26:03.

Both winners said they were affected by the gusty winds and temperatures in the low 40s.

"The winds were the worst part," Price said. "Right after the turnaround at 20 (miles), I realized I didn't have much of a lead, so I decided to pick it up for a few miles."

The former Pittsburgh resident living in Raleigh, N.C., ran track and cross country at North Carolina State University. The marathon trials are at Boston in April.

Runner-up Paige Miller of State College finished in 2:43.59.

In the men's race, Psitet and Too broke together from the lead pack at mile 10 and tried to work together against the elements. At mile 25, Too began to weaken and gestured for Psitet to take over.

"I told him to go ahead," Too said. "I started to have a headache and felt like I could fall down."