Gaynor, Driskill, Wheeler, Sontowski win Duke City Marathon titles

Evan Gaynor, Grace Driskill, Nick Wheeler, and Sina Sontowski, four runners from outside New Mexico, won their respective events at the Duke City Marathon on October 20. Gaynor, originally from Ohio, claimed the men’s half-marathon title in 1:12:43. Driskill, from Arizona, won the women’s half-marathon in 1:22:01. Wheeler, hailing from Maine, took the men’s 10k in 33:17, while Sontowski, from Germany, finished first among women in the 5k with a time of 23:09. These four runners have varying backgrounds in competitive running, from accomplished athletes to recreational participants rediscovering their passion.

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