Monday, January 09, 2006

Brazilian Wins His 3rd Disney Marathon

LAKE BUENA VISTA (St. Petersburg Times) – Adriano Bastos of Sao Paulo, Brazil, broke away from a field of more than 10,000 at the start of Sunday's Walt Disney World Marathon to win with a time of 2 hours, 19 minutes, 44 seconds.

Bastos, 27, danced at the finish line along with many cheering Brazilian fans after becoming the first three-time winner in the 13-year history of the marathon, adding to his titles in 2003 and '05. Tim Keller, 24, of Park Rapids, Minn., was second in 2:31:36.

  • Paige Higgins, 23, of Littleton, Colo., was the top female finisher in her marathon debut, with a time of 2:51:38. Last year's winner, Amy Shertzer, 28, of Monument, Colo., placed second in 2:59:14.
  • Renzo Martinez, 41, of Boca Raton won the male wheelchair division in 2:24:11 and Kristen Messer, 18, of Austin, Texas, won the women's wheelchair division in 4:09:11.
  • Josh Eberly, 25, of Rochester, Mich., won Saturday's 13.1-mile Walt Disney World Half Marathon in 1 hour, 8 minutes, 12 seconds. The women's winner was Melissa White, 25, of Rochester, Mich., in 1:18:33.

Race officials said the temperature was 38 degrees at the 6 a.m. start at Epcot. The route wound through the Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom and Disney-MGM Studios, ending back at Epcot.

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