One Deer Park runner completes Marine Corps Marathon

One athlete from Deer Park completed the Marine Corps Marathon on Oct. 28 in Arlington, Va.

The runner, with finishing time, from Deer Park was Dennis Slate, 40, 4:14:07.

According to Marine Corps Marathon organizers, a total of 23,520 runners finished the 26.2-mile race.

Augustus Maiyo, of Colorado Springs, Colo., was the men's overall winner with a time of 2:20:20, while Hirut Guanqul, of Ellicott City, Md., was the winner in the women's category with a time of 2:42:03.