Monday, January 24, 2011

Korir, Kibii win third straight Carlsbad half marathons

With his third straight victory in the Tri-City Medical Center Carlsbad Half Marathon, Kenya’s Wesley Korir again took a step toward winning the Los Angeles Marathon.

After all, following each of his first two Carlsbad wins, Korir likewise prevailed in the longer springtime Los Angeles race.

Korir recorded his latest triumph in the 20th annual Carlsbad event on Sunday, as he pulled away with less than a mile left for an eight-second margin over countryman Macdonald Ondara on the 13.1-mile coastal course that begins and ends at Westfield Plaza Camino Real.

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