Things got spicy at Sunday’s Chilly Half-Marathon and Frosty 5K

Many runners and walkers took in their first race experience of 2016 as Burlington, Ont. was the site of the Chilly Half-Marathon and Frosty 5K on Sunday.

Photo: Susan Fenton.

Half marathon number 7 was one for the books! 26 weeks tomorrow! ? #runningfortwo #chillyhalf #thesportlab

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Many southern Ontario runners raced their first event of 2016 as Burlington, Ont. was the site for Sunday morning’s Chilly Half-Marathon and Frosty 5K.

Local elite training group, Speed River Track Club, had many athletes out including the men’s 5K winner, Barry Britt, and the men’s half-marathon winner, Tristan Woodfine. Amanda McLeod won the Frosty women’s 5K and London, Ont.’s Leslie Sexton took the women’s half-marathon.

Scroll down for detailed results.

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The event celebrated its 20th anniversary as one of Ontario’s top March races. Today, runners and walkers were treated to favourable conditions in the city just southwest of Toronto as temperatures hovered around 2C, warm enough that several athletes sported shorts.

Today’s race was the last opportunity for athletes to hit standard for the world half championships. March 7 is the deadline. Sexton and Duchene finished just off the 1:16:00 standard though Duchene has run 1:14:01 earlier this year. Sexton is gearing up for the Rotterdam Marathon on April 10.

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Speed River took the top six spots in the men’s 5K, all of who bested the 15:35 mark while Canadian Running blogger Jessica Kuepfer made an appearance placing third in the women’s 5K.

Top-three Frosty 5K (men)

Barry Britt 14:44
Robert Winslow 14:54
DeLohnni Nicol-Samuel 14:58

Top-three Frosty 5K (women)

Amanda McLeod 17:24
Ali Drynan 18:33
Jessica Kuepfer 18:34

Top-three Chilly Half (men)

Tristan Woodfine 1:08:03
Josh Bolton 1:09:00
Lucas McAneney 1:09:34

Top-three Chilly Half (women)

Leslie Sexton 1:16:05
Krista Duchene 1:16:35
Brittany Moran 1:20:18

Full results

Below are the current standings for the Canadians vying for a spot on the World Half-Marathon Championships team in Cardiff, Wales. The top three athletes, who have hit standard and have declared to go, will make the Canadian team and race on March 26.

Chilly Half-Marathon
Athletics Canada standings, as of Feb. 17, for the World Half-Marathon Championships.

Each race winner was chased by a red chili pepper as they neared the finish line and considering the pace of the top athletes, he probably got in a decent workout. See highlights below:

Half-marathon highlights

Leslie Sexton is our winning @newbalancecanada #chillyhalf female. Way to go!!

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Tristan Woodfine wins the @newbalancecanada #chillyhalf!!!

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5K highlights

Our CIBC Wood Gundy 5k winner! #burlON #alwaysinbeta #frosty5k #running #chillyhalf

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Lead female crossing the finish line of the CIBC Wood Gundy #frosty5k #burlON #alwaysinbeta #running

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Following the race, participants enjoyed some Steam Whistle beer and Stagg Chili, both of which sponsor the annual event.

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