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- Inaugural Scotiabank Group Charity Challenge raises over $250,000 for 19 charities -
CALGARY, May 30 /CNW/ - Ellie Greenwood of Banff, Alberta cruised to a convincing win in the women's marathon division at the Scotiabank Calgary Marathon today with a time of 2:52:23, more than 10 minutes ahead of the course record of 3:02:39. In the men's marathon division - leading a record field of close to 1,200 runners was Graeme Wilson of Vancouver who had a similarly easy time of things, taking the men's marathon title in 2:32:14, six minutes and 24 seconds ahead of second place finisher Jason Loutitt from Squamish, British Columbia.
Another 7,500 individuals participated in the half marathon, 10 kilometre, 4x10 kilometre corporate challenge, kids marathon and 5 kilometre walk and run. The race attracted runners from 11 provinces and 16 countries. The inaugural Scotiabank Group Charity Challenge also raised an impressive $250,000 - and counting - for 19 local charities.
Scotiabank Marathon Male
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1. Graeme Wilson, Vancouver, BC 2:32:14
2. Jason Loutitt, Squamish, BC 2:38:38
3. Niall McGrath, Edmonton, AB 2:39:43
4. Keenan Viney, Calgary, AB 2:42:51
5. Oleg Tabeley, Calgary,...