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91大黄鸭 runners in winning form

Local athletes win all the top awards Sunday at OC Half, 10 KM and Relay Race.
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The Okanagan College Half Marathon winners for 2016

91大黄鸭 runners set the pace on a sunny Sunday morning, sweeping all the top spots at Okanagan College's 14th annual Half Marathon, 10 KM and Relay Race.

91大黄鸭's Brad Bickley unseated defending champ Aaron Heidt of Vernon, to win the men's half marathon in 1:12:24.

Heidt was second in (1:13:17), while Cael Warner grabbed third in 1:25:06.

91大黄鸭鈥檚 Christy Lovig tied the women鈥檚 10 K course record, the same record that she set at last year鈥檚 event. Lovig ran the distance in 36:48 in both 2015 and 2016.

Alison Gill of 91大黄鸭 came in second (41:59) and Camille Galloway, also of 91大黄鸭, finished third (42:33).

Gina Tranquada of 91大黄鸭 took the women's half in 1:29:55, followed by Tracy Dayman (1:33:57) and Jodi Cochran, who was third in 1:34:17.

91大黄鸭鈥檚 Christy Lovig equalled her own women鈥檚 10 K course record set last year, winning the race again in 36:48.

Alison Gill of 91大黄鸭 came in second (41:59) and Camille Galloway, also of 91大黄鸭, finished third (42:33).

The men鈥檚 10 K race was swept by UBC Okanagan鈥檚 cross-country team. Sam Goodrich finished first (35:49), followed by teammates Michael Mitchell (36:00) and Alex Hansen (37:36).

The half marathon relay event was won by team 鈥淵our Pace or Mine?鈥  The five runners covered the 21.1 KM distance in a time of (1:47:58). Team members included: Jennifer Hostland, Lizzy McKinlay, Laura Fylyshtan, Matt Gibson and Teddy Haley.

鈥淭here were an awful lot of happy faces on the course today,鈥 said race director Christine Ulmer. 鈥淭he sun was shining and temperatures were absolutely perfect. On top of that, we had the largest number of volunteers ever for the race this year so it was very well run and things went off without a hitch.

"We didn鈥檛 break any records but judging by the number of people who thanked me at the finish line, it was a huge success.鈥

The Okanagan College Half Marathon, 10 K and Relay is an annual not-for-profit event that raises funds to support student bursaries.

 



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