Article: grandma's marathon: 32nd running; WOMEN'S WINNER - MARY AKOR (2:38:50); Akor's second victory in 48 days was `fun' run; Failing to qualify in Olympic trials, Akor used the setback to motivate her. She won in Vancouver in May. Then came Grandma's.(SPORTS)

Byline: KENT YOUNGBLOOD; STAFF WRITER

DULUTH - It was a difficult lesson, Mary Akor said.

Akor, 31, was resting after blowing away the rest of the field to win her second consecutive Grandma's Marathon women's title -- her time of 2 hours, 38 minutes, 50 seconds was nearly 2 minutes faster than runner-up Margaret Toroitich. Akor led from start to finish, winning her second marathon in 48 days.

"I just came here to have fun," she said.

She needed it. Akor, a native of Nigeria who has been a U.S. citizen since 2003, had hopes of qualifying for the U.S. Olympic team at the April 20 trials in Boston. She had the third-fastest qualifying time entering the race, but ...

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