Palisades native Peter Gilmore helped lead the United States to a fourth-place finish in team competition in the marathon event at the World Track and Field Championships last Saturday in Helsinki, Finland. Gilmore finished 51st out of 95 starters, only 61 of whom completed the 26.2- mile race, which was run in 88 percent humidity. Gilmore’s time was 2 hours, 25 minutes and 17 seconds and he was the fourth of five American runners. The United States’ top finisher was Brian Sell, who placed ninth in 2:13:27. Rounding out the U.S. squad, Clint Verran finished 22nd, Jason Lehmkuhle finished 40th and Chad Johnson finished in 59th place. Defending world champion Jaouad Gharib of Morocco won the event in 2:10:10. Japan won the team competition, followed by Kenya and Ethiopia. It was a busy week for Gilmore, who toted a backpack full of books with him to Europe to study for two final exams. He is in the process of earning his Master’s degree in finance. The 28-year-old Palisades High graduate has been invited to race in the New York marathon in November.
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