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Sore foot foils Chugiak's Cherry in Olympic Trials marathon

Anchorage runner Jesse Cherry's Olympic Trials marathon race ended prematurely, and in pain Saturday in Los Angeles.

Cherry, 30, pulled out of the race with a tightened plantar fascia in his foot.

"I was running a great race but then my plantar started to tighten," Cherry said on Twitter. "I tried pushing through it but after a mile or two, I could no longer land on my forefoot."

It was the second appearance in the Olympic Trials men's marathon for Cherry, a Chugiak High graduate who lives in California.

Claiming victory in the men's 26.2-mile race was Galen Rupp, who ran 2:11:12 in his marathon debut. Meb Keflezighi was second (2:12:20) and Jared Ward third (2:13:00).

The women's victory went to Amy Cragg in 2:28:54. Desiree Linden placed second (2:28:54), and Shalene Flanagan third (2:29:19).

The top three in both races will represent the United States at the Summer Olympics in Brazil.

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