How Did Rochester-Area Runners Fare in the Free Press Marathon?

Yoshitaka Naruse of Rochester Hills led all Rochester-Rochester Hills runners Sunday in the Detroit Free Press Talmer Bank Marathon.

Naruse, 50, finished with a net time of 3:04:41 and clock time of 3:04:46 for 70th place overall, 69th place amongst men in the race and first in his age group.

James Johnson, 46, of Rochester, finished at 3:09:48 net, 3:09:57 clock for 99th place overall.

James Micklas, 46, of Rochester Hills, finished at 3:14:28 net, 3:14:33 clock for 124th overall.

Among women in the marathon, Jennifer Blackburn, 39, of Rochester, finished at 3:32:50 net, 3:33:47 clock for 352nd place overall.

The top ten runners from Rochester and Rochester Hills were as follows:

1. Yoshitaka Naruse, Rochester Hills, 50, 3:04:41, 3:04:46, 7:02/mi, 70th 
2. James Johnson, Rochester, 46, 3:09:48, 3:09:57, 7:14/mi, 99th 
3. James Micklas, Rochester Hills, 46, 3:14:28, 3:14:33, 7:24/mi, 124th 
4. Harry Yee, Rochester Hills, 56, 3:19:08, 3:21:50, 7:35/mi, 171st
5. David Hiatt, Rochester Hills, 39, 3:19:08, 3:19:52, 7:35/mi, 172nd
6. Andrew Harrison, Rochester Hills, 42, 3:20:18, 3:20:46, 7:38/mi, 184th
7. Daniel Green, Rochester, 48, 3:24:11, 3:26:20, 7:47/mi, 218th
8. Joe Surowiec, Rochester, 40, 3:24:57, 3:25:29, 7:48/mi, 231st
9. Kevin Sucher, Rochester Hills, 31, 3:29:16, 3:30:15, 7:58/mi, 290th
10. Bruce Matthews, Rochester Hills, 51, 3:29:23, 3:30:22, 7:59/mi, 291st