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Naperville Half Marathon & 5K In Photos

Edward-Elmhurst 5th annual Healthy Driven half-marathon drew in nearly 3,000 participants.

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NAPERVILLE, IL — Congratulations to the 2,433 half marathon runners and 538 5K runners who ran this year's Healthy Driven Naperville Half Marathon, sponsored by Edward-Elmhurst Health.

The top five male finishers in the half marathon were as follows:
1. Leighton Becher, 1:12:41
2. John Butcher, 1:13:07
3. Ben Bocher, 1:15:26
4. Sean Choate, 1:15:57
5. Robert Wiegand, 1:17:08

The top five female finishers in the half marathon were as follows:
1. Amber White, 1:21:36
2. Becca Ward, 1:27:47
3. Camille Brune, 1:30:11
4. Megan Baganz, 1:31:17
5. Tina Chase, 1:33:30

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The top five overall finishers for the 5K were:
1. Nate Kennedy, 18:11
2. David Stone, 18:36
3. Corey Puckett, 19:00
4. Jennifer Garrison, 19:37
5. Mark Martinez, 20:22

Take a look at some of these photos (courtesy of Edward-Elmhurst Health) from the Oct. 22 event, which started and finished near the Municipal Center in downtown Naperville.

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Oliver (left) and Greg Burns of Plainfield get ready to cross the finish line together at the 2017 Healthy Driven Naperville 5K on Oct. 22.
Edward-Elmhurst Health & Fitness and the Edward Hospital Rehab Department provided post-race massages, stretching and injury screening for runners at the 2017 Healthy Driven Naperville Half Marathon & 5K on Oct. 22.
Jona Berta (2:35:21) of Sachse, Texas and Jeff Berta (1:56:39) of Naperville celebrate as they cross the finish line at the 2017 Healthy Driven Naperville Half Marathon on Oct. 22.
Nearly 2,500 half marathoners and more than 500 5K runners took part in the 2017 Healthy Driven Naperville Half Marathon & 5K on Oct. 22.
ennifer Garrison of Naperville, with a time of 19:37, was the women’s division winner and Nate Kennedy of Winfield, with a time of 18:11, was the overall winner of the Naperville 5K.
Nearly 3,000 runners took part in the 5th annual 2017 Healthy Driven Naperville Half Marathon & 5K.
For the fourth time in the history of the event, Amber White of Naperville was the women’s winner of the Healthy Driven Naperville Half Marathon with a time of 1:21:36.
A runner receives his medal from one of the hundreds of volunteers who worked at the event.
Leighton Becher of Hillside was the overall winner of the 2017 Healthy Driven Naperville Half Marathon with a time of 1:12:41.

The Naperville Half Marathon was the second in a three-part race series in the western suburbs. The Fraidycat 5K in Oswego and the Plainfield Harvest 5K were also put on by organizers at Edward-Elmhurst Health.

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