Gebo Burka Gamade of Ethiopia wins the 2014 Pittsburgh Marathon

Gebo Burka Gemade of Ethiopia won the 2014 Pittsburgh Marathon this morning with a time of 2:16:30, while Clara Santucci of Dilliner, Greene County, finished first among the women runners, with a time of 2:32:25.

Mr. Gemade, 27, was the elite winner of the Los Angeles Marathon in March, where he recorded his best time since a 2:10:18 in Cannes, France, five years ago.

Runners in today’s Pittsburgh Marathon said a rain-slick course kept times a bit slower.

Read more at: The Pittsburg Post-Gazette