Flagstaff’s Gary Krugger had his best marathon on December 9th at the Tucson Marathon where he set a PR in 2:32:02 while winning the race.
He dug deep, puking as he was crossing the finish line, to catch then leader Derek Delancey in the last 1/2 mile to garner the win by 12 seconds. Delancey went on to claim a close second in 2:32:14. Third place male went to John Artley in 2:39:22.
Krugger, RIF #206 of Run It Fast – The Club, had thought his days of PRing by such a huge amount (6 minutes at Tucson) were over
“I thought my days of dropping a 5+min PR were over once I cracked the 3hr mark with one, but my last few have been huge. From 2:48:34, to 2:43:08, 2:38:02, now 2:32:02.”
He is now eying a sub 2:30 time next year, “Yeah, Tucson is such a fast course though. It’s hard to judge what it equates to, but I’m plenty close enough that I can make it happen next year”
Gary went on to describe the Tucson course as, “fast and painful!”
Top 5 Tucson Marathon Male Finishers
| 1. Gary Krugger | 2:32:02 |
| 2. Derek Delancey | 2:32:14 |
| 3. John Artley | 2:39:22 |
| 4. Scott Griffith | 2:41:06 |
| 5. John Flor | 2:41:32 |
The winning female was Englewood, Colorado native Heather Utrata with a very impressive 2:41:36.
She easily beat out Julie Brekke who finished under 3-hours in 2:57:34. Third place female went to Mesa’s Amy Sessions with a time of 3:01:40.
Top 5 Tucson Marathon Female Finishers
| 1. Heather Utrata | 2:41:36 |
| 2. Julie Brekke | 2:57:34 |
| 3. Amy Sessions | 3:01:40 |
| 4. Nancy Citriglia | 3:04:03 |
| 5. Karleen Dirmantas | 3:04:27 |
View Full List of 2012 Tucson Marathon Finisher Results
Congrats to Gary and Heather on their victories and to everyone that took part and completed the 2012 Tucson Marathon and Half Marathon.
