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Navy veteran Jay McManus leaves Sunday as the winner of the Marine Corps Marathon push-rim race. Julius Kogo, 38, won the men’s race, and Bonnie Keating, 38, won the women’s race.
Jay McManus, 48, served in the Navy for nearly 22 years before medically retiring. He will be among the more than 23,000 running Sunday in the Marine Corps Marathon. More than 6,200 service members, veterans and foreign troops are scheduled to participate.