A record-breaking 4,500 runners, walkers and
relay team members took part in the ninth
annual First Watch Sarasota Half Marathon
& Relay, held on March 16, race sponsor Life
Time — The Healthy Way of Life Company
has announced.
The number of participants represented
nearly a 30-percent increase over last
year's record of 3,540 entrants, a news
release notes.
Evan DeHart, 28, of Fort Lauderdale won his
second consecutive men's title with a time of
1:11:24, the release says, and Sara Petrick, 35,
of Tampa took her third consecutive women's
title with a time of 1:22:00.
4,500 TURN OUT TO COMPETE IN NINTH ANNUAL FIRST WATCH
SARASOTA HALF MARATHON
BREAKING RECORDS
All photos by Norman Schimmel
