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By signing up, you agree to our\u00a0Terms of Service<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThe course record kept getting in my mind. I still felt like it was out of reach, but we got such a nice tailwind at mile 7 coming back home and I just started ripping,\u201d Popehn said.<\/p>\n Popehn had positive impressions of the course and city and the weather might have even helped her run faster.<\/p>\n \u201cI love a race like this. It was beautiful. The cold was probably why I ran so fast,\u201d Popehn said.<\/p>\n Former Stanford steeplechase runner Steven Fahy, who works for Brooks Running and lives in Dallas, won the men\u2019s marathon in 2:23:50. <\/p>\n \u201c[The win] feels really sentimental because of all the people I\u2019m sharing it with. I found a great group to train with this summer. It\u2019s tough to train here in Dallas, especially in those summer months. They made it not only bearable, but fun,\u201d Fahy said.<\/p>\n The win for Fahy marks the second consecutive year that a local has won the men\u2019s marathon on their debut in the event. In 2024, UT Southwestern student Travis Dowd won in his debut at the distance.<\/p>\n Fahy said that he didn\u2019t know he was going to win the race until the moment he crossed the finish line. Immediately after crossing the line, he vomited, but he has no regrets.<\/p>\n \u201cAs soon as I crossed the line, my body said it was done. It was all worth it,\u201d Fahy said.<\/p>\n NAIA athlete wins the women\u2019s marathon<\/p>\n This year\u2019s BMW Dallas Marathon doubled as the annual National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Marathon Classic. That meant that a host of collegiate runners were sprinkled throughout the men\u2019s and women\u2019s marathon field. Alauna Carstens of Evergreen State College in Olympia, Wash., won the women\u2019s marathon in 2:53:53. <\/p>\n \u201cWinning my second national championship was my goal. I learned a lot about what I can get through on a tough day,\u201d Carstens said.<\/p>\n Last year, Carstens won the same title at the California International Marathon in Sacramento, Calif.. <\/p>\n Local wins men\u2019s half-marathon <\/p>\n Sergio Mena said that he\u2019s been working for this for a long time. As much was evident in his jubilant demeanor when crossing the finish line. Mena won the men\u2019s half-marathon in 1:06:41.<\/p>\n \u201cI have been trying to win this race for the last five years, I got second in 2019. Since then I have been fighting to win this race. It feels great, amazing. I love this city and people of Dallas. Running through the streets and seeing everybody on the sidewalks cheering for me is a dream come true,\u201d Mena said.<\/p>\n Mena ran at Texas A&M-Commerce and now lives and works in Dallas. <\/p>\n For full, searchable results from all the races on Sunday morning, you can visit https:\/\/dallas.mychiptime.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n