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Dan Vassallo wins the 2014 Gore-Tex Philadelphia Marathon

Dan Vassallo, 29, of Peabody, Mass. won the 2014 Philadelphia Gore-Tex marathon, with an unofficial time of 2:17:28 on Sunday morning.

Dan Vassallo, 29, of Peabody, Mass. won the 2014 Philadelphia Gore-Tex marathon, with an unofficial time of 2:17:28 on Sunday morning.

The 29-year-old's time qualified him for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials. The Men's marathon qualifying standard was 2:18:00.

"To qualify for the Olympic trials was a huge highlight... And here of all places. I love this city!" Vassallo told Rob Senior of Philly.com.

This is Vassallo's second Philadelphia Marathon win — he took first place in 2010 with a time of 2:21:36. He also beat last year's winner Abebe Mekuriya by seven seconds.

Leonara Patrina of Bayport, N.Y. was the first woman to cross the finish line with an unofficial time of 2:39:58.

This was Patrina's debut in the full marathon. She ran in the Philadelphia Half Marathon in 2013 achieving a time of 1:10:53.

Earlier this morning, Kiprono Kurgat won the half marathon with an unofficial time of 1:03:58. Averaging a 4:52 minute per mile pace, Kurgat beat out Kimutai Cheruiyot by six seconds to take first place. Etaferahu Temesgen led the female runners across the finish line with an unofficial time of 1:12:48.

The first heat of runners took off at 7 a.m. at 22nd Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway, near the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Volunteers showed up as early as 5 a.m. to get ready for the race.

Mayor Michael Nutter was at the starting line to cheer runners on. " I probably slapped 10,000 hands out here today," said Nutter. "The weather is fantastic, but what's even better is the spirit of these runners!"

On Saturday, in the Rothman Institute 8K, Jim Spisak of Pittsburgh, Pa. came in first place with a time of 23:41. Kathryn Martin of Long Island, N.Y. broke the 60-64 year-old National Age Group record for the 8K (pending USATF approval) with a time of 32:20.

More than 30,000 runners have competed in the weekend events, including the full marathon, half marathon, Rothman Institute 8k and Kids Fun Run.

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