ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. – Jose Madera, 2015 alumnus of the University of San Francisco, won the 13th annual US Bank OC Marathon on Sunday.
In just his fifth marathon, Madera finished the 26.2 mile course amid rain wind cold and a spate of hail. Clocking in with a time of 2:31.44, Madera crossed the line two and a half minutes faster than his closest competitor and training partner, Juan Paredes.
The 25-year-old Madera was running at a 5:38 pace by the 20 mile mark, and averaged a 5:48 pace on the day. The course began near Fashion Island in Newport Beach, looped along Newport Bay and cut through Irvine and Costa Mesa before concluding at the Orange County Fair and Event Center.