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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Wednesday, September 25, 2013 | 18 Jon Kuiperij Sports Editor sports@oakvillebeaver.com Oakville Half Marathon features first-ever local champion For the first time in the seven-year history of the Oakville Half Marathon, the event's signature race was won by a local resident. Oakville's Tyler Chacra beat out 810 other competitors to capture the half-marathon title Sunday at Coronation Park, finishing in a time of 1:15:31. Toronto's Wes Dearborn was second, 1:50 off the pace. Five of the event's six previous half-marathon champions were from Toronto, including four wins by Predrag Mladenovic (2007-09, 2011). Prior to Sunday, the best finish for an Oakville runner in the half marathon was Richard Eyram's fourth-place showing in 2011. Chacra was 10th in last year's half marathon, clocking at 1:20:20. Sulema James of Hamilton broke the event's women's half-marathon record by nearly five minutes, finishing in 1:18:58. In the 10K run, Mississauga's Sergio Raez Villanueva (33:09) and Ali Drynan of Toronto (38:08) were the men's and women's champions, respectively. More than 2,000 runners and walkers participated in this year's Oakville Half Marathon, which also featured a 10K student relay and the Whole Foods Market 2K Fun Run/ Walk. The event raised more than $40,000 for its charitable partners, including the Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada, Oakville Hospital Foundation, YMCA of Oakville, Kerr Street Ministries, Reach for the Rainbow, Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada -- Halton Chapter, CameronHelps, Canadian Diabetes Association, The Lighthouse Program for Grieving Children, The Arthritis Society and The Oakville Literacy Council. "We are very pleased with the turnout this year," said Krystal Duz, race organizer from Landmark Sport Group. "The weather was perfect for our runners... The community support was outstanding and the volunteers were fantastic. Our race continues to grow every year. With increased numbers comes a stronger pool of competition, a wider range of recreational runners and more people fundraising." Nutrience was the title sponsor of this year's Oakville Half Marathon. Other sponsors included Running Room, Whole Foods Market, Acura of Oakville, SUBWAY Restaurants, The Oakville Beaver, TV Cogeco, Aquafina, Gatorade and AMJ Campbell Van Lines. Sports "Connected to your Community" NUTRIENCE OAKVILLE HALF MARATHON AND 10K RESULTS Half Marathon (811 participants) Place, Name Overall 1 Tyler Chacra 2 Wes Dearborn 3 Kevin Gough 4 Luke Doucet 5 Arjun Rattan 6 Roger Moss 7 Sulema James 8 Michael Scipio 9 Gerardo Reyes 10 Peter Speight Overall, Women 7 Sulema James 13 Jennifer Drynan 19 Dale Findlay 43 Michelle Clarke 47 Valentina Taiakina 52 Julie Martens 61 Laura Lipcsei 63 Cara Kasdorf 67 Lauren Doherty 77 Melissa Rush Men's under-19 32 Andrew Convery Residence Oakville Toronto Toronto Toronto Mississauga Toronto Hamilton Toronto Toronto Toronto Hamilton Toronto Toronto Toronto Waterloo Oakville Toronto Guelph St. George Toronto Oakville Time 1:15:31 1:17:21 1:18:02 1:18:34 1:18:47 1:18:48 1:18:58 1:19:09 1:19:13 1:19:25 1:18:58 1:21:35 1:23:28 1:28:39 1:29:17 1:29:55 1:30:28 1:30:40 1:31:19 1:32:28 1:26:31 128 Brandon Myers 134 Andrew Heytens Men's 20-29 1 Tyler Chacra 5 Arjun Rattan 8 Michael Scipio Men's 30-39 2 Wes Dearborn 3 Kevin Gough 9 Gerardo Reyes Men's 40-49 4 Luke Doucet 14 Perry Curiston 17 Jochen Tilk Men's 50-59 6 Roger Moss 22 William Woods 37 Tom Sawyer Men's 60-69 105 Les Turner 127 Henry Gabriels 155 Roy Waghorn Men's 70-plus 489 Roger Gagnon 571 Robert Didier 613 Bob White Women's under-19 Oakville Oakville Oakville Mississauga Toronto Toronto Toronto Toronto Toronto Markham Toronto Toronto Toronto Waterloo Mississauga Egbert Oakville Bolton Mississauga Mississauga 1:38:58 1:39:16 1:15:31 1:18:47 1:19:09 1:17:21 1:18:02 1:19:13 1:18:34 1:21:37 1:22:15 1:18:48 1:24:49 1:27:25 1:35:58 1:38:58 1:40:41 1:59:43 2:05:33 2:09:41 211 Ayah Abdeldayem 232 Micayley Cromwell 310 Allison Mizzi Women's 20-29 19 Dale Findlay 47 Valentina Taiakina 67 Lauren Doherty Women's 30-39 7 Sulema James 13 Jennifer Drynan 43 Michelle Clarke Women's 40-49 61 Laura Lipcsei 77 Melissa Rush 99 Michelle Ghert Women's 50-59 88 Leanne Cooper 97 Cynthia O'Halloran 163 Grace Fuerth Women's 60-69 408 Gloria Hewitt 475 Maryanne Strano 555 Penny Faucher Mississauga Guelph Mississauga Toronto Waterloo St. George Hamilton Toronto Toronto Toronto Toronto Oakville Mississauga Oakville Burlington Campbellville Barrie Oakville 1:43:58 1:45:23 1:49:53 1:23:28 1:29:17 1:31:19 1:18:58 1:21:35 1:28:39 1:30:28 1:32:28 1:35:20 1:33:35 1:34:41 1:41:01 1:55:13 1:59:06 2:04:09 Tyler Chacra jubilantly crosses the finish line of the Nutrience Oakville Half Marathon Sunday in Coronation Park. Chacra is the first Oakville resident to win the half-marathon distance in the seven-year history of the event. This year's Oakville Half Marathon raised more than $40,000 for its charitable partners. | photo by Michael Ivanin -- Special to the Beaver 10K Run (541 participants) see Four on p.19 OAKVILLE BLADES VS. BURLINGTON COUGARS Saturday, September 28th at Sixteen Mile Sports Complex Puck Drops at 7:30pm Adults $7, Students/Seniors $5, Kids FREE LOCAL JUNIOR A HOCKEY AT ITS BEST!