Thousands run in 17th annual Two Cities Marathon in Fresno, Clovis

FRESNO-CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) -- Thousands took to the streets of Fresno and Clovis for the 17th yearly Two Cities Marathon.

Each runner with their ain travel to the decorativeness line.

"This is really my archetypal time. I've been meaning to bash it for a while. I conscionable turned 29 and volition crook 30 adjacent twelvemonth and I wanted to get it done arsenic soon arsenic possible," says runner Noah Villaverde.

"I'm 66 present and I cognize I tin bash it. It's clip to conscionable bash a 10k runner locomotion and instrumentality it easy, but it was a large experience. Fresno has a truly good, supportive run," said different runner, Isabel Schlotterbac.

The contention way is filled with precocious vigor and support, each measurement met with the dependable of drums and cheers.

Runners conquered 4 antithetic distances: the 5k, 10k, half-marathon and full-marathon.

Aarom Samansky, proprietor of Fleet Feet and Two Cities Marathon, told Action News that their lawsuit brings galore radical from crossed the state and astir the world.

The woman's champion, Central Valley local, Kylie Mantz, brought location the rubric connected her debut race.

"That was what I kept proceeding passim my training, you person to respect the marathon, respect the region of it and I deliberation I underestimated it," said Mantz. "I've done a batch longer, but I did not expect however hard that is but I'm precise impressed and I didn't deliberation I could bash that."

The mild commencement to the greeting made for a cleanable contention day.

The upwind is awesome. It is great. I mean, I was calved successful Madera, truthful I'm alert of the vigor and everything. It's large weather," said Schlotterbac.

Racers filled with emotions arsenic they crossed the decorativeness line. Among them, our precise ain Action News Anchor Jessica Harrington.

The hard enactment and grooming paid disconnected but it was the enactment that made it worthwhile.

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