Flagstaff runners win Utah races at Desert News | Local



Ryan Hill, left, takes part in a run with teammate Rory Linkletter after he was added to the NAZ Elite list in early January.


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The Flagstaff-based runners did well at the Deseret News racing events in Salt Lake City, Utah on Friday.

NAZ Elite’s Rory Linkletter, 24 and a former BYU product, ran 4:32 and won the 10K race in 28: 05.64, almost 10 seconds ahead of runner-up Jared Ward – also a former BYU athlete. Sean O’Connor was third with a time of 28: 55.22.

It was an unofficial personal best for Linkletter, who cracked the downhill stretch and, according to Linkletter, is the fastest time on this part of the route.

“Super grateful for the opportunity to walk the streets of SLC and eternally grateful for all the friends and family who are in my corner and have come to watch and support. God is great, ”Linkletter said in a post on his Instagram account.

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Former NAZ elite runner Grayson Murphy, 26, took gold on the women’s side of the 10 km and finished 15th overall with a PR time of 31: 13.29. In 2019 she also won the distance. Angie Nickerson, who runs with McKirdy Trained, finished third in 33: 41.68 and made the most of the mostly downhill course.

Lexie Thompson was runner-up in the women’s 10km at 31:35:26.

Flagstaff’s Patrick Hutton, 29, won the marathon with a time of 2: 32: 46.37.

Ryan Raff, 21 and without Flagstaff, finished third overall in the men’s half marathon with a time of 1: 02: 58.47. Thomas Hatathli of Tuba City finished the race with a time of 1: 56: 25.32, good for first place in the men’s 60-64 division.

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