Running University of Utah student Krah finishes in 2:26.45.<\/p>\n
Salt Lake City runner Nathan Krah won the San Francisco Marathon on Sunday, according to unofficial results. <\/p>\n
Krah, a 26-year-old Ph.D. student in human genetics at the University of Utah, was the mens winner, finishing the hilly 26.2-mile course that wound through the city and across the Golden Gate Bridge in 2 hours 26 minutes and 45 seconds, according to preliminary results. <\/p>\n
\"Even coming from a mountainous area, this was still really hard,\" Krah said in a statement after winning. \"It was just an endless assault of hills.\" <\/p>\n
Devon Crosby-Helms, 30, of San Anselmo, Calif., finished first among the women with a time of 2 hours 44 minutes 5 seconds, according to results. <\/p>\n
\"That was extremely satisfying,\" Crosby-Helms said in a statement. \"This was my third time racing here, and I really felt I had a good chance to win.\" <\/p>\n
More than 7,000 runners took part in this years marathon, alongside 18,000 people who participated in two separate half-marathons, a 5K run and a Munchkins Kids Fun Run, organizers said. <\/p>\n
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