ESCANABA — Josh Granquist of Powers set the pace in the Escanaba Fall Classic Half-Marathon here Saturday, covering the 13.1 mile course in 1:24:55.4.

He was followed by women’s champion, Amanda Wojan of Gaylord, at 1:32:49.6, Nathan Jackels of Maple Grove, Minn. (1:33:21.9) and Andrew Bracket of

“She (Wojan) did a great job,” Granquist said. “It took a lot of years for me to get where I’m at. I thank the Lord for what I can do. My goal was sub 1:20, but I’m happy with what I did today.

Granquist’s goals include qualifying for the Boston Marathon and doing the Marji Gesick 100-mile run in Marquette next year. He ran his personal-best marathon time (2:53) at Eau Claire, Wis. this year.

“I was just a few minutes short of qualifying for Boston,” he said. “It was a tough course, but it wa

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