Matthew Nagra of Qualicum Beach placed 11th in his age group Sunday to pace local runners in the annual BMO Vancouver Marathon at Queen Elizabeth Park.
Nagra finished the 42-kilometer (26.2-mile) race in three hours, 27 minutes, 58 seconds to place 327th overall and 11th among men 20-24 years old.
Loriena Melnick, also of Qualicum Beach, finished in 3:32:12 to place 415th overall and 16th among women 35-39.
The event included a half-marathon, a marathon relay and an 8km race.
In the marathon relay, the Parksville quartet of Patti Rogers, Heather Beatty, Barbara Spencer and Laurie Ritchie placed third among 37 teams in the women’s division, in a cumulative time of 3:15:29.
BMO VANCOUVER MARATHON
May 1, Vancouver
Local finishers
(Age-group place, name, hometown, time)
MARATHON
MEN
20-24 — 11. Matthew Nagra, Qualicum Beach, 3:27:58. 30-34 — 209. Aaron Weikum, Parksville, 4:26.30. 35-39 — 226. Andy Chinaloy, Qualicum Beach, 4:41:46.
WOMEN
35-39 — 16. Loriena Melnick, Qualicum Beach, 3:32:12. 60-64 — 41. Jacqueline Duncan, Qualicum Beach, 6:28:09.
HALF-MARATHON
MEN
35-39 — 163. Robert Trirogoff, Qualicum Beach, 1:55:05.
45-49 — 89. Patrick Lou-Poy, Qualicum Beach, 1:48:54; 101. Todd Woodward, Parksville, 1:53:57. 55-59 — 54. Greg Sabo, Qualicum Beach, 1:54:50; 173. Steven Gilmour, Qualicum Beach, 2:20:38.
WOMEN
30-34 — 127. Alicia Pollock, Nanoose Bay, 1:52:42; 218. Erin Sjogren, Parksville, 1:59:48. 35-39 — 144. Angie Woodthorpe, Parksville, 1:59:35; 377. Katie Liedl, Parksville, 2:25:51. 40-44 — 52. Shauna Lou-Poy, Qualicum Beach, 1:51:40; 98. Crystal Wachter, Qualicum Beach, 1:58:59. 45-49 — 82. Beth Alden, Qualicum Beach, 2:02:18. 55-59 — 20. Alison Stewart, Qualicum Beach, 2:02:17. 60-64 — 50. Heidi Bromley, Nanoose Bay, 2:25:02; 56. Elaine Durant, Qualicum Beach, 2:25:51.
8 KM
WOMEN
20-24 — 56. Bronwen Luck, Parksville, 49:07. 25-29 — 70. Sonja Luck, Parksville, 49:06. 45-49 — 78. Leanne Porier, Nanoose Bay, 54:58. 60-64 — 8. Leslie Gilmour, Qualicum Beach, 53:21.
MARATHON RELAY
WOMEN
3. Orca Quad Squad, Parksville (Patti Rogers, Heather Beatty, Barbara Spencer, Laurie Ritchie), 3:15:29.