Half Marathon results
Eric Gillis (1:05:46) outran more than 2,000 runners to win the 27th First Half ½ Marathon in Vancouver, Canada.
The British Columbia course looped competitors around the BC Place, then up the coast of the English Bay and around Stanley Park, before heading back to David Lam Park.
Robin Watson earned runner-up honors with a time of 1:07:39.
He won the event in 2013 and 2014.
Kevin Coffey came in third in this year’s race with a time of 1:08:21.
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— Chris Imai (@chrisimai) February 14, 2016
For the women, it was Dayna Pidhoresky (1:15:11) cutting nearly a minute from her 2015 time to defend her title.
In a tight race for second, Krista Duchene (1:16:20) finished just ahead of last year’s runner-up Erin Burrett (1:16:30).
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Top 10 Men
1 | Eric GILLIS | 1:05:46 |
2 | Robin WATSON | 1:07:39 |
3 | Kevin COFFEY | 1:08:21 |
4 | Kip KANGOGO | 1:09:09 |
5 | Logan ROOTS | 1:09:39 |
6 | Kevin O’CONNOR | 1:10:10 |
7 | Jim FINLAYSON | 1:10:27 |
8 | Matt SETLACK | 1:11:28 |
9 | Tom MCGRATH | 1:11:44 |
10 | Elliot HOLTHAM | 1:12:24 |
Top 10 Women
1 | Dayna PIDHORESKY | 1:15:11 |
2 | Krista DUCHENE | 1:16:20 |
3 | Erin BURRETT | 1:16:30 |
4 | Karen TULLOCH | 1:17:23 |
5 | Catherine WATKINS | 1:18:08 |
6 | Anne-Marie MADDEN | 1:18:36 |
7 | Sabrina WILKIE | 1:19:07 |
8 | Ellie GREENWOOD | 1:19:53 |
9 | Ellen CHAPPELL | 1:20:14 |
10 | Kate GUSTAFSON | 1:20:36 |