KEITH BECHTOL, a graduate student in astrophysics, won the San Francisco Marathon this past weekend. Local news outlets reported that this was his first road marathon. Not only did Bechtol win the race, but he also set a course record, finishing in 2 hours, 23 minutes and 28 seconds.
The San Francisco Chronicle reported this:
“I find it’s a really good balance for me,” said Bechtol, referring to his running and his work on a NASA satellite project. “It would be really hard for me to just study.”
He told Channel 5 News, “I was just taking it one step at a time, and I wasn’t expecting that this one would go as well as it did. I guess I’ll have to look at the calendar and see what [upcoming race] looks fun.”
Read more about his win in the San Jose Mercury News and Palo Alto Online.
