Clayton Young ran the second-fastest marathon ever by an American on Sunday at the Chicago Marathon. Young placed seventh overall and as the top American finisher. His time of 2:05:23 fell just short of his goal to beat the American record of 2:04:43 set by his training partner and fellow former BYU runner Conner Mantz.
Clayton Young overcomes injury to clock second-fastest marathon by an American
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