And Sara Hall is your 2017 USATF Women's Marathon Champion in 2:28:10. What an incredible performance!

Hall is now on 2:27:40 pace. She's within reach of her PR, but she's going to have to really charge home over the final few miles of this race. Her lead continues to be nearly 3.5 minutes.

Women's Marathon Update: @SaraHall3 has a 3.5 minute lead over second place currently through mile 18. She's rolling!

Women's Marathon Update: Dimoff, Goodman, Groner and Bluske are the chase pack, hitting half way in 1:06:07

Women's Marathon Update: Just wow! @SaraHall3, only five weeks removed from running a marathon PR, is 2:28 ahead of the chase pack at half way

Women's Marathon Update: @SaraHall3 is averaging 5:37/mile and has run her last two miles in 11:20

Women's Marathon Update: @SaraHall3 hits 13.1 miles unofficially in 1:13:26, leading by more than 2 minutes

Women's Marathon Update: @SaraHall3 passes through 9 miles in 50:33 - still owns a commanding lead (nearly 1:30 lead at this point)

Women's Marathon Update: @SaraHall3 hit 10K in 34:33, 1:17 ahead of second place Carrie Dimoff

Women's Marathon Update: @SaraHall3 passes through five miles in 27:52 - she's on 2:26 pace right now

Women's Marathon Update: @SaraHall3 still leads by a huge margin, Dimoff second, chase back in third is Matthews, Duhon and Goodman - 4 miles in

Women's Marathon Update: @SaraHall3 with a 50m lead over second place Carrie Dimoff and a huge lead over third (the rest of the chase pack), passing through two miles in 11:20

Women's Marathon Update: @SaraHall3 with a 50m lead over the chase pack through two miles in 11:50

Women's Marathon Update: @SaraHall3 & Carrie Dimoff lead the women's pack through the first mile, running w/ a 50 meter lead on the early chase pack

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And we're underway at the 2017 USATF Marathon Championships. Clear skies, little breeze and 46 degrees at the start. Perfect marathon weather!