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He did it - again.

For the second year in a row, David Luy set a new Eau Claire Marathon record.

After shaving 1 minute, 13 seconds off the record time last year, Luy smashed his previous record by nearly seven minutes Sunday.

Luy, a 25-year-old from Brookfield, completed the 26.2-mile course in 2 hours, 25 minutes and 57 seconds.

He said he felt incredible support leading up to the marathon and during it, and that played a major factor in his success Sunday.

"I've put more focus into recovery and on the little things," Luy said. "I had some injuries that set me back (last year), but this year it's pretty much been smooth sailing."

Shortly after the start, Luy was concerned he may run out of gas too early. He was hungry, thirsty and starting to feel higher temperatures than he expected. Luy said he made sure right away to take in gel and water whenever he could and prepare for the worst.

Unlike last year, Luy had two pace bikes with him. An added bonus for Luy was that one of the bikers was his girlfriend Evelyn.

"We met last May after this race and ever since then she's been at every race of mine," Luy said. "... every time it puts a smile on my face when I see her out there. It takes my mind off the pain for that section and helps me get through tougher parts of the course."

His previous best at the Eau Claire Marathon was 2 hours, 32 minutes and 50 seconds.

In their Eau Claire half marathon debuts, former UW-Eau Claire runners Brent Kann and Jason Finch finished in first and second place, respectively.

Kann, a 30-year-old from Eau Claire, finished the race in 1 hour, 10 minutes and 58 seconds, while Finch finished in 1 hour, 11 minutes and 49 seconds.

Finch, a 40-year-old from Hudson, said the course was pleasant throughout, and he only wished he could have kept pace with his fellow alumnus.

"We were together until seven or eight miles in," Finch said. "I picked up a cramp, he gapped me and I could see him for the rest of the way."

Finch was inducted to the Blugold Hall of Fame last fall. He is credited as one of the best distance runners in school history and had five All-American finishes in cross country and track.

Blugolds alum Margaret Ho also made her debut at the event and was the top female finisher in the marathon.

Ho, a 28-year-old from La Crosse, finished the route in 3 hours, 8 minutes and 58 seconds. She said it could have been less warm, but it doesn't get much better for the first weekend in May.

"I wasn't expecting the gradual incline around the middle of the race, but I got through it," Ho said. "I've done a lot of marathons, and this is a wonderful sized one. Running through campus and having all the cheering was incredible."

She was part of the 2009 NCAA Division III women's cross country national championship team at UW-Eau Claire.

"To come back and run a marathon brought back a lot of memories of working with teammates and slugging through tough workouts together," Ho said. "It really motivated me to keep running today."

Rebekka Dow, a 35-year-old from Eau Claire, competed in the half marathon and was the top female finisher with a time of 1 hour, 25 minutes and 30 seconds.

This was Dow's third year at the event, and she said two things likely helped her beat out the rest this time around: being healthy and having some extra time away from her kids.

"I was sick the last two times I ran," Dow said. "I have two little girls, and they're older now so I get to run a little more now, so that helps."

Dow, then known as Rebekka Lundquist, won at the local Buckshot Run in 2001 and 2002 before taking a 14-year absence. She returned to that race last fall and claimed the women's title once again.

Eau Claire Marathon

Marathon

Top Overall Finishers

1, David Luy 2:25.57; 2, Evan Cameron 2:48:58; 3, Zach Ziesemer 2:50:30; 4, Aiden Winn 2:52:30; 5, Wyatt Pajtash 2:59:03; 6, Bill Haight 2:59:58; 7, Greg Atkinson 3;01:23; 8. Alex Polnaszek 3:01:30; 9. Chris Kamrath 3:05:04; 10, Riley Moynihan 3:05:07.

11, Thomas Kuhlmann 3:06:30; 12, Aaron Hoverson 3:06:31; 13, R. Sean Chruchill 3:08:23; 14, Kristofer Enlund 3:08:25; 15, Ryan Rodriquez 3:08:47; 16, Margaret Ho 3:08:58; 17, Kelly Daly 3:09:32; 18, Laura Gillette 3:10 20; 19, Tiffany Kari 3:10,34; 20, Liz Maly 3:12,41.

21, Curt Henderson 3:13:08; 22, Mitchell Hanson 3:14:23; 23, Ed Muniak 3:15:06; 24, Jordan Bergeman 3:15:26, 25, Jeffery Bergeman 3:15:26; 26, Evan Runzheimer 3:16:02; 27, Tammi Braund 3:16:03; 28, Edward Hahn 3:16:23; 29, Neal Van Dyke 3:17:01; 30, Josh Bodnar 3:17:48.

31, David Bierman 3:18:09; 32, Jasen Myers 3:19:12; 33, Justin Kobernick 3:19:12; 34, Cody Harris 3:19:24; 35, Amy Olson 3:19:50; 36, David Lombardd 3:20:19; 37, Niven Tomasiewicz 3:20:45; 38, Carly Chicantek 3:21:05, 39, Amy Engnes 3:21:32; 40, Steve Anderson 3:22:36;.

41, Patrick Batz 3:23:26; 42, Jeff Bowe 3:23:48; 43, Alexander Richert 3:24:20; 44, Julia Stodola 3:24:21; 45, Brock Polnaszek 3:24:47; 46, Joel Rasmussen 3:25:21; 47, Todd Hugill 3:25:29; 48, Joseph Schmitz 3:25:41; 49, Greg Couser 3:26:10; 50, Dave Neperud 3:26:11.

Top Males

1, David Luy 2:25: 57; 2, Evan Cameron 2:48:58; 3, Zach Ziesemer 2:50:30; 4, Aiden Winn 2;52:44; 5, Wyatt Pajtash 2:59:03; 6, Bill Haight 2:59:58; 7, Greg Atkinson 3:01:23; 8, Alex Polnaszek 3:05:04; 9, Chris Kamrath 3:05:04; 10, Riley Moynihan 3:05:07.

11, Thomas Kuhlmann 3:06:30; 12, Aaron Hoverson 3:06:31; 13, R. Sean Churchill 3:08:23; 14, Krstofor Enlund 3:08:25; 15, Ryan Rodriquez 3:08:47; 16, Curt Henderson 3:13:08; 17, Mitchell Hanson 3:14:23; 18, Ed Muniak 3:15:06; 19, Jordan Bergeman 3:15:26; 20, Jeffrey Bergeman 3;15:26

Top Females

1, Margaret Ho 3:08:58; 2, Kelli Daly 3:09:32; 3, Laura Gillette 3:10,20; 4, Tiffany Kari 3:10;34: 5, Liz Maly 3:12,41 6, Tammi Braund 3:16:03; 7, Amy Olson 3:19:50; 8, Carly Chicantek 3:21:05; 9, Amy Engnes 3:21:32, 10, Julia Stodola 3:24:21.

11, Catherine Lee 3:26:33; 12, Angela Herrboldt 3:29:07; 13, Christine Berenz 3:29:14; 14, Molly Baker 3:29:56; 15, Tania Riske 3:29:57; 16, Karen Hugill 3:30:49; 17, Jessie Meyers 3:30:57; 18, Allyson Keys 3:32:27; 19, Lindsey Calof 3:35:17; 20, Sarah Brandt 3:37:26.

Top Males by Age Group

19 & Under: 1, Wyatt Pajitash 2:59:03; 2, Jeffrey Bergeman 3:15:26; 3, Niven Tomasiewicz 3:20:45. 20-29: 1, David Luy 2:25:57; 2, Evan Cameron 2:48:58; 3, Zach Ziesemer 2:50:30. 30-39: 1, Greg Atkinson 3:01:23; 2, Alex Polnaszek 3:01:30; 3, Chris Kamrath 3:05:04. 40-49: 1, Bill Haight 2:59:58, 2, Curt Henderson 3:13:08; 3, Ed Muniak 3:15:06. 50-59: 1, Thomas Kuhlmann 3:06:30; 2, R. Sean Churchill 3:08:23; 3, David Lombardo 3:20:19. 60 & Over: 1, Warren Kerola 3:44:10; 2, Jim Enge 3:51:39; 3, Steve Ash 4:19:53

Top Females by Age Group

19 & Under: 1, Emily Dzikowich 3:50:44; 2, Alanna Jason 4:19:31, 3, Sarah Ericson 4:30:53 20-29: 1, Margaret Ho 3:08:58; 2, Liz Maly 3:12, 41; 3, Carly Chicantek 3:21:05. 30-39: 1, Kelli Daly 3:09:32; 2, Laura Gillette 3:10; 20; 3, Tiffany Kari 3:10, 34. 40-49: 1, Amy Olson 3:19:50; 2, Amy Engnes 3:21:32; 3, Tania Riske 3:29:57 50-59: 1, Dorothea Ho 3:53:34; 2, Traci Messner 3:54:50, 3, Lisa Bothun 4:08:29.

Half Marathon

Top Overall Finishers

1, Brent Kann 1:10,58; 2, Jason Finch 1:11,49; 3, Jared Genteman 1;14:37; 4, Ryan Mugan 1:19:57; 5, Cody Buckli 1:21:53; 6, Nate Flesch 1:22:14; 7, Erik Lundstedt 1:22:33; 8, Kevin Larson 1:23:46; 9, Ken Ellingsen 1:25:18; 10, Jesse Plote 1:24: 23.

11, Rebekka Dow 1:25:30; 12, Andrew Komp 1:25:33; 13, Joshua Webb 1:26:17; 14, Lucy Ramquist 1:26:36; 15, Matthew Miller 1:26:40; 16, George Norris 1:26:51; 17, Josh Bentley 1:27:32; 18, Travis Logslett 1:28:00; 19, Kiera Deples 1:28:05; 20, Jordan Dow 1:28:13.

21. Rett Moreland 1:28:25; 22, Erin Manlove 1:28:44; 23, Ben Schwamberger 1:28:58; 24, Mandi Risler 1:29:00; 25, Nicholas Kapral 1:29:01.

5K

Top Overall Finishers

1, Dan Lacroix 17:40; 2, Erik Brandner 18:15; 3, Jake Smith 18:15; 4, Brett Ridout 19:16; 5, Paul Mertens 20:37; 6, Brad Rebarchek 21:07; 7, Connor Versch 21:12; 8, Blake Hanson 21:15; 9, Maria Long 21:16, 10; Marin Nilsen 21:21.

11, Cody Webb 21:26; 12, Paul Prissel 21:27; 13, Kristin Martinson 21:25; 14, Wesley Paul 22:03; 15, Tim Allen Jr. 22:05; 16, Ethan Bump 22:06; 17, Micheal Garfield 22:07; 18, Nathan Deutscher 22:17; 19, Russell Acuna 22:23; 20, Jon Fibeger 22:34.

21, Elizabeth Mayo 22:52; 22, Jeffrey Mills 23:10; 23, Terrence Miskulin 23:11; 24, Ava Pankratz 23:12; 25, Lori Pankratz 23:12.

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