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Seattle Marathon 2008 Results: Stuart Burton and Annie Thiessen Finish First
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by Jon Azpiri | November 30, 2008 at 06:51 pm
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Oregon's Stuart Burton and Annie Thiessen of Tacoma, WA were the winners of the 2008 Seattle Marathon.
Burton, who works for Nike as a technician, finished the 26.2-mile route in 2 hours, 33 minutes, and 57 seconds. Thiessen took 3 hours, 2 minutes, and 6 seconds. It was the first winning result at the Seattle Marathon for both runners.
Burton beat University of Washington runner Caleb Knox by just 16 seconds. As for Thiessen, her positive result marks her eighth victory of the year and the 30th of her 13-year career.
Despite the wet weather, a record 12,400 runners took part in the 2008 Seattle Marathon.
For more results, visit the Seattle Marathon website for updates.
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at 20:38 on November 30th, 2008
It was actually not wet at all. It was misty, but a really beautiful day for a marathon. In fact, we couldn't have asked for better weather!
at 00:18 on December 1st, 2008
A very close win for Burton.