A Watsonville man won the men’s division of a local half marathon over the weekend. 22 year-old Justin Carrancho finished the 8th annual Salinas Valley Half Marathon in 1 hour 12 minutes….a full 5 minutes ahead of his nearest competition. 23 year-old Eva Perry, from Washington, won the women’s division. 19 year-old Greenfield resident Jaime Garcia, and 29 year-old Templeton man Robert Mead, came in 2nd and 3rd….both with a time of 1 hour and 17 minutes; and 26 year-old Los Angeles resident Isabela Loscher, and 35 year-old Aromas woman Monica Jo Gilmore won 2nd and 3rd places in the women’s division.
