Winners Announced for Urban Bourbon Half Marathon and Corporate Challenge
Louisville, KY – October 24, 2015 – With nearly 3,200 registered participants, the Louisville Sports Commission’s Urban Bourbon Half Marathon went off this morning under cool, cloudy skies at race start.
Patrick Hynes of Louisville, Ky., won the men’s half marathon in a time of 1:15:24.7, edging second-place finisher Rizik Lado of Louisville, Ky., who clocked a time of 1:16:16.4. Taryn Sheehan of Louisville, Ky., won the women’s half marathon in 1:24:27.9, just beating Katie Casto Hynes of Louisville, Ky., who finished in 1:28:41.5.
Patrick Hynes is the first runner to win all three races in the Louisville Sports Commission Fall Runathon: the Louisville pure tap® 5k, the Norton Sports Health Great Pumpkin 10K and the Urban Bourbon Half Marathon.
In the 14-team Corporate Challenge, the Heartland Payment Team 1 finished first in a total time of 4:54:46.55; Frost Brown Todd Team 1 finished second in 5:10:01.76.
The top finishers in the 2015 Urban Bourbon Half Marathon:
MEN’S DIVISION
| PLACE | FINISHER | TIME | HOMETOWN |
| First | Patrick Hynes | 1:15:24.7 | Louisville, Ky. |
| Second | Rizik Lado | 1:16:16.4 | Louisville, Ky. |
| Third | Jason Crosby | 1:17:59.0 | Louisville, Ky. |
WOMEN’S DIVISION
| PLACE | FINISHER | TIME | HOMETOWN |
| First | Taryn Sheehan | 1:24:27.9 | Louisville, Ky. |
| Second | Katie Casto Hynes | 1:28:41.5 | Louisville, Ky. |
| Third | Lori Cook | 1:30:33.8 | Spencerville, Ind. |
Complete race results can be found by logging onto www.urbanbourbonhalf.com/results-2/.
Contributing sponsors of the 2015 Urban Bourbon Half Marathon: adidas, Bandy Carroll Hellige, Bearno’s Pizza, Evan Williams, Falls City Beer, Fleet Feet Sports, Galt House Hotel & Suites, Kentucky Derby Festival, Outfront Media, Powerade, Summit Media – 107.7 The Eagle, The Voice-Tribune, Thrifty Truck Rental and USA Image. The Official Pace Car for the race was provided by Bluegrass Audi.
Race support was provided by KentuckyOne Health and Louisville Water Company.