William Loevner, 27, of Pittsburgh, won the Philadelphia Marathon men’s race on Sunday in 2:16:12.
Mulgeta Birhanu Feyissa of Washington, Alabama, was second in the 26.2-mile race in 2:16:38, and Rahal Bouchfar was third in 2:16:55, according to unofficial results.
In the women’s race, Katie Florio, 31, of Philadelphia, won in 2:32:42. Aberu Mekuria Zennebe of Washington DC was second in 2:33:26 and Elizabeth Chikotas was third in 2:35:28.
Florio runs for Liberty Track Club, an elite running team from Philadelphia, sponsored by Oiselle, a clothing brand.
“It feels great, I’m still in shock to be honest,” Loevner said after the race. “I can’t believe it, but I’m just proud of all the hard work I did, and I did my best, and that was the win today, so I couldn’t be happier.”
The top Philadelphian among the men was David Troy, who finished in 2:22:58.
In the wheelchair races the top men were:
- Jenya Sebneta in 1:47:55
- Hermin Garic in 1:52:28
- Tony Nogueira in 2:02:26
The best women in wheelchair racing were:
- Michelle Wheeler in 2:03:43
- Hannah Babalola in 2:08:25
- Leanne Taylor in 2:08:30
Wheeler won the wheelchair races at all three distances: marathon, half marathon and 8 km.
Race director Kathleen Titus said the event raised about $700,000 for the American Association for Cancer Research.
On Saturday Ahmed Muhumed won the men’s half marathon and Sarah Naibei won the women’s race. Senbeta also won the men’s wheelchair half marathon.
Jordan Payne and Florencia Borelli won the 8K races on Saturday. In the men’s 8K wheelchair race, Garic finished first.
These are unofficial results and may be updated later. You can search the race results online.
