Nicholas Costello, a 29-year-old from Laramie, Wyo., won the 27th annual Steamtown Marathon Oct. 13.
Costello finished the 26.2-mile, Forest City-to-Scranton course in 2:21:16. He kept up a steady 5:24/mile pace, running the first half of the course in 1:10:24 and the more-demanding second half in 1:10:52 for the eighth-fastest time in race history.
A total of 901 runners completed the course.
Abigail Corrigan, a 25-year-old from Carbondale, was the women’s winner, placing 15th overall in 2:40:39.
Brandon Fleschut, 22, from Dallas was the top Luzerne County finisher, placing seventh in 2:32:01.
Alex Piehl, 32, from Old Forge finished 128th in 3:16:08.
Rebecca Ruggles, 36, from West Pittston was 325th in 3:45:40.
Patrick “Skip” Stevenson, 45, from Duryea placed 345th in 3:48:09.
David Ruggles, 44, from West Pittston also broke four hours, coming in 348th in 3:48:15.
