Former Seattle resident & Brooks Beast Jessica McClain takes second at NYC Marathon...
NEW YORK-- Former Brooks Beast Jessica McClain (Paul Merca file photo) rallied over the final miles to finish second at the TCS New York City Marathon Sunday morning. More importantly, McClain's second place finish earned her an automatic qualifying spot for the 2028 Olympics, pending of course, the outcome of the 2028 US Olympic Trials. A top five finish in a World Athletics Platinum Label marathon (essentially the World Marathon Majors races, plus a few select races designated by World Athletics) is considered the same as meeting the Olympic Games qualifying standard, which won't be published until December. The women's pro elite race at the New York Marathon started out slowly with the field going through the first five kilometers in 18:23. McClain actually led at the half marathon mark, covered in 1:13:53, with ten others directly behind her. Through 30k, the group of eleven stayed together, but over the next five kilometers, the group of eleven was whittled down to s...
