Runners who participated in the Strawberry Mountain Half (Fast) Marathon on Sept. 14 included (from left): men's overall winner Tim Vandervlugt from Bend; 10- to 13-year-old boys' winner Hunter Born from John Day; Morgan Entze from Athena who finished second in the girls' 8- to 13-year old race; and women's overall champion Jill Banister from Pendleton. Contributed photo

JOHN DAY – Tim Vandervulgt from Bend and Pendleton’s Jill Banister were the overall winners of the Strawberry Mountain Half (Fast) Marathon on Sunday, Sept. 14.

The race began in Prairie City and ended at the Kam Wah Chung Museum in John Day, covering a distance of 13 miles.

Vandervulgt had a time of 1:16.18 over the course, and Banister’s time was 1:28.20.

A 10-K run and a 5-K stroll were also a part of the event, and Elaine Neault from Prairie City with a time of 1:03.37 was the ladies overall winner.

Dennis McKinnon turned in a time of 1:22.44 to wins the men’s half of the race.