Jason Lehmkuhle finished 2nd at Sunday's USA Half Marathon Championships in Houston with a PR 1:02:32. The Team USA Minnesota star, who finished 5th at the Men's Olympic Marathon Trials two months ago, matched the runner-up finish he achieved at the USA 10 Mile Championship held in conjunction with the Medtronic TC-10 Mile last October.
James Carney of Boulder, Colorado won the men's title in 1:02:21 after pulling away from Lehmkuhle in the eighth mile of the race. Team USA Minnesota's Matt Gabrielson, the runner-up in the event in 2005, was 10th in 1:04:06.
"We went out more aggressive than I thought we would and had a headwind in our face through the first 5k," Lehmkuhle said in a Team USA media release. "Just after seven miles I struggled for about a mile and then found my rhythm after that to finish strong. I thought this race was a solid effort a couple of months after the marathon."
Lehmkuhle's wife Kristen Nicolini-Lehmkuhle continued her successful transition to longer distance road racing with a 5th place finish in the women's competition in 1:13:00. Kate O'Neill of Mammoth Lakes, California won in 1:11:58.
Full results are available HERE.
You can find USATF's description of the racing HERE or via the "News from USATF" headlines on the DtB sidebar.
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