The recent Kelowna Half Marathon featured a plethora of Vernon speedsters, highlighted by two Okanagan Running Club athletes.
West Kelowna’s Hans Aabye finished first in the 35-39 male division with a time of 1:11.28. Aabye finished in second overall, just a hair behind the leader.
Steve Briggeman, also with ORC, from Vernon, finished second in the male 50-54 category with a time of 1:31.48.
Vernon’s Rick Stone had a strong run, covering the course in 1:34:57 to finish third in the male 40-44 category.
Paul Filippi outran everyone in the male 60-64 category. The Vernon runner picked up gold with a 1:38:22.
Carol Winn was the fastest female in the 40-44 grouping, in 1:38:22.
In the same grouping, Vernon’s Nicole Heffner raced to a bronze with a 1:47.09.
Carly Jewell of Vernon brought home bronze with a 1:45:49 in the 30-34 age group.
Lynda Proce of Coldstream captured the silver with a 1:38.52 in the 55-59 group.
Dean Fadden out of Vernon, in the 153 bib, finished third in the men’s 45-49 age group with a 1:38.52.
Several Vernon runners had strong days on the 21.1-kilometre course. Peter Baumeister led the rest of the pack with a 1:26:57. Denise Mardiros finished in 1:47:23.
Tanja Redelinghuys and Patricia Therrien basically crossed the finish line simultaneously; 2:05:10 and 2:05:13. Cindy Kler was just behind them at 2:05:28.
A handful of runners from Coldstream had successful runs. John Arih ran his in 1:49:17. Stephen Joyce completed his race with a time of 1:51:58. Lisa Johnson snuck in under the two hour mark with a 1:56:28.
Michael Burkhart was the lone Lumby runner with a 1:36:52.
