New Zealand Olympian Carson started the marathon just to get in his 35K long run, but motivated by the "finisher t-shirt," he decided mid-race that he "might as well finish" and turned it into his marathon debut. *MB: Olympic miler Hamish Carson runs marathon on a lark, instead of doing a long run - guess his time

Carson came close again after only missing by .05 last week. Nick Willis was on rabbit duty again with Nate Brannen, Lee Emanuel and Will Leer all in the field. Bishop's race was a solid solo PB. *MB: NICK Willis super fit: video