{"id":110287,"date":"2026-06-30T15:45:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T15:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/110287\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T15:45:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T15:45:10","slug":"ben-preisner-and-natasha-wodak-win-the-vancouver-half-marathon-ben-preisner-and-natasha-wodak-win-the-vancouver-half-marathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/110287\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Preisner and Natasha Wodak win the Vancouver Half Marathon Ben Preisner and Natasha Wodak win the Vancouver Half Marathon"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a9 Copyright \u2013 2026 \u2013 Athletics Illustrated <\/p>\n

Sunday, the Vancouver Half Marathon had a few of Western Canada\u2019s top distance runners take on the event. They include Olympic marathon runner (2020) Ben Preisner from Milton, Ontario, claiming his fourth Vancouver Half Marathon men\u2019s title in a time of one hour and six minutes and 43 seconds. Meanwhile, fellow Olympian Natasha Wodak from North Vancouver captured the women\u2019s title in 1:14:48.<\/p>\n

\"\"Ben Preisner for the win. Photo credit: Jasmine Fehr.<\/p>\n

Craig McMillan and Chris Taylor finished second and third, respectively. McMillan finished in 1:07:57, while Taylor clocked a 1:08:07 finish time. McMillan was the first over-40 masters finisher, racing in the 45-49 age category.<\/p>\n

Ally Ginther took second in 1:17:06, while Katrina Sutton-Allison clocked a 1:18:08 finish time to round out the podium.<\/p>\n

Wodak, also the first master, has hit the podium at the race several times, including a win in 2019, when she set the current event record by clocking a 1:11:21 performance. Her personal best is 69:41 at the 2020 Houston Half Marathon. At the time, she was the first Canadian to run under 70 minutes. The record has since been broken by Andrea Seccafien with the current Canadian record of 69:38 from Marugame, Japan. Wodak is a two-time Olympian and current national record holder in the marathon at 2:23:12 set in Berlin in 2022.<\/p>\n

\"\"North Vancouver\u2019s Natasha Wodak is all smiles as she takes the win. Photo credit: Jasmine Fehr<\/p>\n

Over his career, Preisner has run the half-marathon as fast as 1:02:42 and the marathon in 2:08:58 in Oita, Japan, two years ago. Like Wodak, his best half was run in Houston. <\/p>\n

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