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The Annual Churchill's Half Marathon

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Walt Churchill, left, greets Taylor Corbett, of Perrysburg, after she finishes the race, the first woman to finish. Churchill congratulated all of the runners after they finished the event.

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Over 700 runners begin the Churchill's Half Marathon, the second oldest race in Ohio.

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Runners begin the Churchill's Half Marathon.

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Marco Capelli, of Perrysburg, front, and Jonathan Hoag, of Whitehouse, are close to each other 100 yards from the finish line. Capelli would finish first.

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Walt Churchill at the finish line.

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Supporters on Mechanic Street at River Road in Waterville.

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The 46.5th Annual Churchill's Half Marathon, which begins in Perrysburg, runs through Waterville, and ends in Maumee, on Saturday.

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Over 700 runners begin the Churchill's Half Marathon, the second oldest race in Ohio, on Ft. Meigs Road/CR 106, in Perrysburg.

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Runners begin the Churchill's Half Marathon.

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Marco Capelli, of Perrysburg, is the first overall to cross the finish line.

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Glenn Greff, of Findlay, Ohio receives information on where the hills are in the race from Laura Leventhal, second from left, of Bowling Green. Also at the information table are Josh Comes, of Sylvania, and Lois Berkowitz, of Riverview, Michigan, right.

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The front runners on the SR 64 bridge in Waterville. From left: Jonathan Hoag, of Whitehouse, Kevin Egan, of Toledo, and Ryan Pyle, also of Toledo.

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Wendy Licht finishes the race. She is the second female to cross the finish line.

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The Churchill's Half Marathon is the second oldest race in Ohio.

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The 46.5th Annual Churchill's Half Marathon, which begins in Perrysburg, runs through Waterville, and ends in Maumee.

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Runners begin the Churchill's Half Marathon.

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Participants in the Churchill's Half Marathon.

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Runners on Ft. Meigs Road/CR 106, in Perrysburg.

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The 46.5th Annual Churchill's Half Marathon begins in Perrysburg and ends in Maumee.

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Jonathan Hoag, of Whitehouse, is the second overall to cross the finish line.

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Runners at the Churchill's Half Marathon.

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Runners begin the Churchill's Half Marathon on Ft. Meigs Road/CR 106, in Perrysburg.

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Members of the Perrysburg High School band play in the school's cafeteria, the site of same day registration, before the race.

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Runners start the marathon.

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Walt Churchill, right, starts the race.

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Ravishankar Pichaikrishnan, of Toledo, listens to music before the race.

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Walt Churchil, left, after most of the over 700 runners have started the race.

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Wendy Licht finishes the race. She is the second female to cross the finish line.

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