The running season closed out Sunday with the most prestigious race of the VFAC calendar.
Long hours of training were put to the test in this year’s running of the VFAC Beer Mile.    A surprisingly close finish as last year’s champ Ryan Conroy was edged out by Jono Lloyd for the coveted title.
Full results can be found here.

5K

Overall Male / Overall Female

1 Jay MacDonald 15:20 / 1 Catherine Watkins 17:31
2 Kevin O’Connor 15:20 / 2 Heather Durkin 17:54
3 David Palermo 15:39 / 3 Katherine Moore 18:03
4 Ynuk Bosse 16:03 / 4 Kris Smart 18:58
5 Drew Nicholson 16:25 / 5 Helen Ritchie 19:10
6 Roy Millen 16:35 / 6 Karyn Mitchell 19:11
7 Mark Bennett 16:36 / 7 Rebecca Reid 19:23

Masters Male / Masters Female

1 Kevin O’Connor 15:20 / 1 Helen Ritchie 19:10
2 Mark Bennett 16:36 / 2 Karyn Mitchell 19:11
3 Will McKechnie 17:58 / 3 Rebecca Reid 19:23

8K

Overall Male / Overall Female

1 Kevin O’Connor 25:10 / 1 Anne-Marie Madden 28:41
2 David Palermo 25:49 / 2 Catherine Watkins 29:17
3 Drew Nicholson 26:29 / 3 Katherine Moore 29:36
4 Stan Jang 26:52* / 4 Kris Smart 31:05* (also 31:14 8K)
5 Mark Bennett 27:12 / 5 Helen Ritchie, Rebecca Reid 31:28*

Masters Male / Masters Female

1 Kevin O’Connor 25:10 / 1 Helen Ritchie 31:28*
2 Stan Jang 26:52* / 2 Rebecca Reid 31:28*
3 Mark Bennett 27:12 / 3 Karyn Mitchell 32:40*(also 32:48 8K)

* denotes time in 5 mile race minus 10 seconds

10K

Overall Male / Overall Female

1 Kevin O’Connor 31:14 / 1 Katherine Moore 36:37
2 Daniel Njenga 31:29 / 2 Anne-Marie Madden 36:40
3 Graeme Wilson 32:06 / 3 Catherine Watkins 36:56
4 David Palermo 32:35 / 4 Helen Ritchie 38:31
5 Jay MacDonald 32:46 / 5 Kris Smart 38:58
6 Drew Nicholson 33:15 / 6 Karyn Mitchell 39:21
7 Mark Bennett 33:34 / 7 Nancy Fedoruk 39:48
8 Ynuk Bosse 33:56 / 8 Tracy Wakaluk 40:29
9 Stan Jang 34:06 / 9 Janette Purdham 40:38
10 Roy Millen 34:28 / 10 Angela D’Elia 40:51

Masters Male / Masters Female

1 Kevin O’Connor 31:14 / 1 Helen Ritchie 38:31
2 Graeme Wilson 32:06 / 2 Karyn Mitchell 39:21
3 Mark Bennett 33:34 / 3 Tracy Wakaluk 40:29
4 Stan Jang 34:06 / 4 Janette Purdham 40:38
5 Dave Gibbons 35:47 / 5 Mary Walsh 41:44

Half Marathon

Overall Male / Overall Female

1 Kevin O’Connor 1:09:59 / 1 Anne-Marie Madden 1:19:47
2 Graeme Wilson 1:10:59 / 2 Catherine Watkins 1:20:48
3 Drew Nicholson 1:11:28 / 3 Katherine Moore 1:21:45
4 David Palermo 1:11:30 / 4 Heather Durkin 1:22:19
5 Daniel Njenga 1:12:18 / 5 Kris Smart 1:24:59
6 Ynuk Bosse 1:13:28 / 6 Rebecca Reid 1:25:47
7 Stan Jang 1:13:52 / 7 Helen Ritchie 1:26:22
8 Mark Bennett 1:14:36 / 8 Susie Lang-Gould 1:27:13
9 Jono Lloyd 1:17:56 / 9 Karyn Mitchell 1:27:45
10 Dave Stephens 1:19:44 / 10 Tracy Wakaluk 1:27:50

Masters Male / Masters Female

1 Kevin O’Connor 1:09:59 / 1 Rebecca Reid 1:25:47
2 Graeme Wilson 1:10:59 / 2 Helen Ritchie 1:26:22
3 Stan Jang 1:13:52 / 3 Susie Lang-Gould 1:27:13
4 Mark Bennett 1:14:36 / 4 Karyn Mitchell 1:27:45
5 Dave Stephens 1:19:44 / 5 Tracy Wakaluk 1:27:50
6 Russ Ladd 1:21:14 / 6 Janette Purdham 1:29:36
7 Will McKechnie 1:22:24 / 7 Mary Walsh 1:30:35

Marathon

Overall Male / Overall Female

1 Graeme Wilson 2:29:32 / 1 Katherine Moore 2:48:44
2 Mark Bennett 2:41:03 / 2 Kris Smart 2:49:24
3 Drew Nicholson 2:42:29 / 3 Helen Ritchie 3:01:53
4 Dave Stephens 2:42:37 / 4 Shannon Berardo 3:07:48
5 Barry Young 2:47:30 / 5 Allison Tai 3:09:23
6 Kevin O’Connor 2:48:46 / 6 Karyn Mitchell 3:09:33
7 Ryan O Maol Chonaire 2:50:32 / 7 Sue Kwan 3:10:31
8 Russ Ladd 2:53:04 / 8 Heather Durkin 3:10:52

Masters Male / Masters Female

1 Graeme Wilson 2:29:32 / 1 Helen Ritchie 3:01:24
2 Mark Bennett 2:41:03 / 2 Karyn Mitchell 3:09:33
3 Dave Stephens 2:42:37 / 3 Janette Purdham 3:25:26
4 Kevin O’Connor 2:48:46 / 4 Kate Dilworth 3:26:11
5 Russ Ladd 2:53:04 / 5 Vicki Mann 3:44:38