San Antonio's Liza Hunter-Galvan wins the Marathon's Texas Showdown; Vince Neil rocks finish line concert; more than 30,000 event entrants at 4th edition in Alamo City
By: Amana Miyamae, Competitor Group
SAN ANTONIO - (November 13, 2011) - A heavy morning fog lifted into bright afternoon sunshine on Sunday as more than 30,000 entrants pushed through the miles at the 4th Rock 'n' Roll San Antonio Marathon & ½ Marathon benefiting Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
SAN ANTONIO - (November 13, 2011) - A heavy morning fog lifted into bright afternoon sunshine on Sunday as more than 30,000 entrants pushed through the miles at the 4th Rock 'n' Roll San Antonio Marathon & ½ Marathon benefiting Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
Multi-U.S. record holder and 2008 Olympic medalist Shalane Flanagan passed her first test in preparation for the upcoming U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials by handily winning the women's half-marathon in 1 hour, 10 minutes and 49 seconds, shattering the course record by more than a minute. At January's Olympic Trials in Houston, Flanagan, 30, hopes to make her third Olympic team. "This is the first step toward my Olympic goal," said Flanagan, who recorded the third fastest half-marathon time of the year by an American woman. "The marathon is a daunting distance to prepare for, but I felt good and had fun out there. My goal was to run 72 minutes and I accomplished that."
