The 2019 St. Luke’s VIA Marathon was run on a beautiful Sept. 8 with more than 3,000 runners participating in the full marathon, half-marathon and relay categories.

Starting at J. Birney Crum Stadium in Allentown the 26.2 mile race followed the D&L Trail to Bethlehem, where it looped through the city back to the D&L trail and continued to the finish line in Easton. Half the runners began their race on Main Street in Bethlehem.

Top finishers were:

Marathon-Male

Sean Grossman (23) 2:28:15, Matt Gillette (28) 2:34:10, Ian Walsh (33) 2:37:18,

Marathon-Female

Delia Hayes (22) 2:57:58, Leah Foley (42) 3:01:18, Abigail Wright (25) 3:05:08

Half Marathon-Male

Johnny Hogue (23) 1:10:44, Craig Neiman (44) 1:19:46, Justin Kimbrough (30) 1:20:19

Half Marathon-Female

Liz Ozeki (31) 1:23:18, Christine Sprehe (31) 1:28:51, Becky Himmelwright (27) 1:30:38

Relay

Aardvark Sports Shop 2:16:33, Reading Area Track Club 2:28:19, B. Braun Geschwindigkest-Sters 2:54:58