Five years after she shattered her own course record by nearly two minutes at the ING New York City Marathon, Margaret Okayo will make her comeback debut alongside 30,000 runners at the inaugural Rock ‘n’ Roll San Antonio Marathon & ½ Marathon.
Okayo, of Kenya, who missed most of the past two years due to injuries, has won four major marathon titles during her career – two New York Marathons, one Boston Marathon and one London Marathon – and was a runner-up in Chicago, finishing with an impressive marathon debut of 2:26:00 in 1999. She also won back-to-back Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathons in San Diego where she holds the course record, running a 2:25:05 in 2001.
“I am very happy to come and compete in the first Rock and Roll San Antonio Marathon. This will be my comeback race, and I'm excited about this new event organized by Elite Racing,” said Okayo, winner of the 2003 Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon in Virginia Beach. “I have great memories of their races and it is a series which is very close to me. I hope to continue the good relationship with Elite as I have competed in, and won, many of their races.”
Okayo leads an exciting women's field which includes New Zealand Olympian Liza Hunter-Galvan, who resides locally in San Antonio, as well as Olympian Nuta Olaru of Romania, whose 2008 accomplishments include a seventh place finish at the Boston Marathon and a third place finish in San Diego...
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Rock 'n' Roll San Antonio Marathon
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