Peter Gilmore, who grew up in Pacific Palisades and graduated from PaliHi, ran impressively in the Boston Marathon on Monday, finishing seventh overall behind Robert Cheruiyot of Kenya with a time of 2 hours 12 minutes 45 seconds. The winner set a course record of 2:07:14 in the 110th running of this legendary event. With the Beijing Olympics just two years away, Gilmore hopes to become one of three marathon qualifiers on the U.S. team. He finished behind three Americans in Boston, and was three places ahead of a fourth American contender. A year ago Gilmore finished tenth overall. A graduate of UC Berkeley, Gilmore runs with the Nike Team in Menlo Park and over the years has had five of the six fastest times ever in the July 4 Palisades-Will Rogers 5-K race. He also holds the course record of 14:10.
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