Rotan native to run Boston Marathon

  • Julio Carrillo flashes Texas Tech's "Guns up" as he stands alongside a pacer at the finish line of the Brookings SD, where Carrillo earned his BQ of 3:28:43. A pacer is a runner that qualifies in a higher bracket, but volunteers to run in a slower bracket to assist and encourage other runners along the route.
    Julio Carrillo flashes Texas Tech's "Guns up" as he stands alongside a pacer at the finish line of the Brookings SD, where Carrillo earned his BQ of 3:28:43. A pacer is a runner that qualifies in a higher bracket, but volunteers to run in a slower bracket to assist and encourage other runners along the route.
Rotan native Julio Carrillo will be headed north this weekend, joining thousands from around the world Monday for an early morning run through 26 miles of New England countryside during the 126th Boston Marathon. He wasn’t the most athletic graduate at Rotan High School in 1980, playing a bit of football and basketball and participating in spring track meets. Julio Carrillo has fond memories of…

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