YSHS teacher wins Air Force Marathon

Dave Johnston, a 1992 graduate of Yellow Springs High School who returned after college as a special education teacher and assistant coach of the track team, has won the 2009 Air Force Marathon. The race, which attracted 2,400 runners from all over the world, was run yesterday at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. 35-year-old Johnston finished the 26.2 mile course in 2:30.41 about 3 1/2 minutes faster than the second place finisher. He resides in Xenia.