NEW BEDFORD — The luck of the Irish? Don't even go there.
What Grant O'Connor accomplished on Sunday, St. Patrick's Day, had nothing to do with luck and everything to do with talent, guts and preparation. Running the 13.1-mile race of his life, O'Connor handily won the 45th New Bedford Half-Marathon, in a time of 1:04:43.0, 61 seconds ahead of second place.
“I'm going to give today probably a 10 out of 10,” said the 26-year-old resident of West Hartford, Conn.
In the female competition, Anna Oeser, 24, of Brookline, also dominated. Her winning time of 1:13:40 gave her a 1:32 margin of victory. An assistant track and field coach at Boston College, she said and entered the New Bedford Half Marathon to go along with her Battle Road Track Club running team.
The race had almost 2,100 entrants and was part of this year's United States Track and Field Grand Prix.
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