Luksetich, 26, a winner of two marathons in 2007, the Oklahoma City Marathon and the Marshall University Marathon, claimed her first career half marathon by almost four minutes with a time of 1 hour 25:25 minutes.

“The party zone in Ashland definitely helped,” said Luksetich, who responded to the cheers of the early morning fans.  “I noticed it was my fastest mile.”

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