Dylan Wykes and Lanni Marchant win Scotia Bank Vancouver Half-Marathon!
Photo at right: Dylan Wykes sprints across the finish line. Photo courtesy of Scotia Bank Vancouver Half-Marathon
Vancouver, BC
Canada’s top marathoners, Dylan Wykes and Lanni Marchant took top honors by winning the men and women’s races with times of 1:03:51 and 1:13:41 respectively. This was Wykes’ best effort since coming back from an injury in 2012. Lanni Marchant posted a great result, and is ready to represent Canada at the Commonwealth Games next month in Glasgow, Scotland. Wykes was able to beat four-time champion Kip Kangogo from Lethbridge, who posted a time of 1:05:14. Kate Bazely from Corner Brook was second for the women.
Lanni Marchant blazes through the finish line. Photo courtesy of Scotia Bank Vancouver Half-Marathon
Over 6,400 runners took to the scenic course in Stanley Park for the 16th Scotiabank Vancouver Half-Marathon & 5K, raising $830,000 and counting for 78 local charities through the Scotiabank Charity Challenge.
Scotiabank will award $5,000 each to the charity with the most runners, the charity with the highest amount of dollars raised per runner and to the charity with the highest overall amount fundraised.
For more highlights and complete race results, go to: www.vancouverhalf.com
