Dorota Gruca And Josh Cox Announced As The Winner Of Rock ‘N’ Roll Las Vegas Marathon
December 6th, 2010 - 8:12 pm ICT by GDBy Gina Gomez
Dec 6, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Marathon kicked off with grander and fanfare. More than 28,000 participants ran the streets of Las Vegas and not only the enthusiastic supporters encouraged them but also many live bands cheered for them at various points of marathon’s routes. Dorota Gruca became the winner among the female participants and Josh Cox came as the winner among the male participants.
It was Dorota Gruca’s 40th birthday and the winner said that it was one of the best days of his life. She said the title of Las Vegas Marathon is a “great gift” for him and she was pleased with her performance. Dorota Gruca completed the marathon in 2:44:3. The total distance was 26.3 mile and it was not an easy cake for the winner to complete the marathon. She said that she slowed her pace down after around 20 mile point owing to her nerve pain, however, she said that she is content with the performance. Dorota Gruca is the winner of Las Vegas Marathon five years ago. She even participated in Bejing Olympic marathon and represented Poland. The winners received $22,000 dollars as the prize money.
The winner of among male participants was Josh Cox and he seemed happy and excited after he won the title. Speaking about his strategy, he said that when someone makes a move, he should keep in mind that it should be definite so that it mentally hurts the other runners who are competing. He said that he was taking one mile at a time and keep his pace under control. Josh Cox said that it was somewhat hard for him but he could complete the marathon and come out with flying colors.
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