A competitive runner from Fountain Valley, California, was stripped of his title as the men's winner of Saturday's Hoag Orange

Esteban Prado of Fountain Valley, California, was the first to cross the finish line during Sunday's Orange County Marathon. But he was disqualified by the end of the dayd.

A marathon winner in California was disqualified after he was found to have accepted water from his father during the race. Esteban Prado, 24, finished the Orange County Marathon, which serves as a qualifier for the Boston Marathon,

A Fountain Valley man was disqualified Sunday as winner of the OC Marathon for receiving water from his dad during a grueling race that he led for most of the 26.2-mile course. Esteban Prado, who spent months training for the marathon,