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Pottstown Man Wins Potts Marathon
Pottstown residents Justin Krebs and Mike Carriglitto of Pottstown ran the race in York on Sunday.
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The plan was set in place weeks ago.
All Justin Krebs had to do was follow it.
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That's a lot easier said than done, especially when the plan is to run a 26.2-mile course like the one in Sunday's Bob Potts Marathon.
Krebs, who finished second in last year's race, went a little too fast too soon for the plan.
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Krebs and his running cohort, Mike Carriglitto of Pottstown, wanted to average a 6-minute-per-mile pace for the race, which meant they would hit the halfway point in 1 hour and 20 minutes.
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