Thousands turn out for LI Marathon
Streets were shut down for hours Sunday in parts of Nassau County, but no one was complaining. Despite the rain, thousands of locals lined up at the Nassau Coliseum to hit the streets for the Long Island
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May 5, 2009, 4:01 PM
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Updated 5,648 days ago
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Streets were shut down for hours Sunday in parts of Nassau County, but no one was complaining.
Despite the rain, thousands of locals lined up at the Nassau Coliseum to hit the streets for the Long Island Marathon.
"This is 37 years, we are [at] 7,000," says Jose Lopez, commissioner of Nassau County Parks, Recreation and Museums. "That's well over 1,200 from last year."
Felipe Vergara, of Brooklyn, was the top men's finisher while Jessica Allen, of Hampton Bays, came in first among all female runners.
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