Myrtle Beach Marathon: Kathleen Castles First Woman To Win Myrtle Beach Marathon

Myrtle Beach Marathon Won By New Providence's Kathleen CastlesHeading into the weekend, you have to think that not many people thought that the Myrtle Beach Marathon would be sharing headlines with the Daytona 500 and the NBA's All-Star Weekend.But history has been made folks, and it was Kathleen Castles who made it. According to the Associated Press, Castles finished the 26.2 miles in two hours and 40 minutes, beating the first man to finish the race by over two minutes.Translation: she is the first woman to ever claim the top overall time at the Myrtle Beach Marathon.And yes, that time also happens to be a personal best. Better yet, the win also qualified her for the U.S. Olympic Team trials.Not bad. Not bad at all. Now all she has to do ...

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