April 25, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MIKE RUHE PLACES 11TH AT OKLAHOMA CITY MEMORIAL MARATHON

Oklahoma City, OK - REVO₂LT Running Team™ member Mike Ruhe overcame a groin injury to finish 11th place overall and 3rd in the Master’s division at the 10th Annual Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on April 25.

“My groin began bothering me at mile 10,” said Mike, a former San Diego State University standout who has run the venerable Comrades Ultra-Marathon in South Africa.  “Despite the injury, I’m pleased with the effort and looking forward to running under 2:40 in the future.” 

“Going in, we were aiming for low- to mid-2:40s and he was right on pace at halfway,” said his coach, Dr. Jason Karp of RunCoachJason.com, who has been coaching Mike since December, 2009.  “The marathon will expose everything, so even a little thing becomes a big thing over 26 miles.  With an injury like this, most people would have dropped out of the race, but Mike hung tough and still was able to finish 11th.  He should be very proud of that.”

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon is run in honor of those who lost their lives in the Oklahoma City Federal Building bombing on April 19, 1995.  For complete race results, go to http://onlineraceresults.com/race/view_race.php?race_id=13794&relist_record_type=result&lower_bound=0&upper_bound=2597&use_previous_sql=1&group_by=default#racetop.

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