LOCALS TOOK THE TOP 3 SPOTS IN THIS MORNING’S SALINAS VALLEY HALF MARATHON. 20 YEAR-OLD DIEGO ESTRADA (A 2008 GRADUATE OF ALISAL HIGH SCHOOL) WAS THE OVERALL WINNER, WITH AN UNOFFICIAL TIME OF 1 HOUR, 6 MINUTES, AND 29 SECONDS. CASTROVILLE RESIDENT DANNY TAPIA (THIS YEAR’S WINNER OF THE BIG SUR MARATHON) TOOK SECOND PLACE, AND CARMEL VALLEY’S ANDREW PARCEL TOOK 3RD. THE TOP 3 FEMALE RUNNERS WERE BROOKE WELLS (FROM CARMEL VALLEY), ASHLEY CARROLL (FROM THE BAY AREA), AND KATHY PUGH (FROM MARINA). THERE WERE 13 HUNDRED RUNNERS (AND WALKERS) THAT MADE (OR ARE STILL MAKING) THEIR WAY FROM THE SOLEDAD MISSION TO PESSAGNO WINERY.