Lindsay Carson is no stranger to mid-distance running, not in the Yukon or Canada – or the world for that matter.

The 24-year-old member of the national cross-country team who moved to Whitehorse last year finished second out of the 121 men and women entered into Sunday’s half-marathon, as part of the 15th annual Yukon River Trail Marathon.

“It was harder than last year,” she said in an interview Monday.

Carson finished with a time of one hour, 35 minutes and six seconds, or 33 seconds off her first-place performance in the same event last year.

Local runner Logan Boehmer finished first in the men’s half marathon in a time of 1:32:21, with a torrid pace of 13.6 kilometres an hour, or 8.5 miles per hour.

Logan Roots of Victoria – a born and raised Yukoner – won the men’s marathon in a time of 2:50:49, and Teri Buck of Anchorage posted the fastest time for the women, crossing the finish line in 4:10:33. Winning marathon times were published Monday.

In her years at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont., Carson ran on the varsity team, her specialties being the five-kilometre and eight-kilometre races.

Representing Canada at the last year’s World Cross Country Championships in Poland, she finished the eight-kilometre race in 60th among 97 runners with a time of 26 minutes and 38 seconds. Kenyan runner Emily Chebet won with a blistering time of 24:24.

Carson said yesterday she uses the longer mid-distance races as part of her training, to help build endurance.

It’s also a nice opportunity for the community to see a member of the national team run, she said.

Carson finished the 21-kilometre event almost 19 minutes ahead of the next fastest woman, with an average pace of 13.3 kilometres an hour, second only to Boehmer.

“It was good strength training and my goal for this fall is to again represent Canada at the world championships,” she said.

“I would also like to say again it was a very well put on race, both by the volunteers and the organizers.”

Top runners in Sunday’s half marathon were:

Half-Marathon 21 km

Male Open (14-39)

1. Logan Boehmer, Whitehorse – 1:32:21;
2. Jonathan Zaugg, Whitehorse – 1:37:05;
3. Kyle Lavoie, Whitehorse – 1:59:13;
4. Ben Yu Schott, Whitehorse – 1:59:18.
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Male Masters (40-49)

1. Art Odell, Brevard N.C. – 1:43:04;
2. Scott Williams, Whitehorse – 1:48:33;
3. Elden Pfeiffer, Whitehorse – 1:57:17;
4. Rob Rees, Whitehorse – 1:57:50.
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Male Masters (50-59)

1. Steven Schmitz, Juneau– 1:51:35;
2. James Gallanos, Juneau – 1:51:38;
3. Brendan Hanley, Whitehorse – 1:54:30;
4. Michael Nadeau, Whitehorse – 2:14:26.
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Male Masters (60+)

1. Francis Whiteman, Whitehorse – 2:18:22;
2. Art Webster, Whitehorse – 2:30:26;
3. Richard Margetts, Victoria – 2:35:44.
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Half-Marathon 21 km Female Open (14-39)

1. Lindsay Carson, Whitehorse – 1:35:06;
2. Wendy Giesbrecht, Cecil Lake, B.C. – 1:53:59;
3. Kayleen Willms, Whitehorse – 1:55:08;
4. Lauren Whyte, Whitehorse – 1:58:35.
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Female Masters (40-49)

1. Angela White, Fort Nelson, B.C. – 1:58:44;
2. Janet Clarke, Whitehorse – 2:03:12;
3. Lydia Odell, Brevard, NC 2:12:14;
4. Shelley Brown, Dawson City – 2:24:04.
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Female Masters (50-59)

1. Brigitte Baumberger, Whitehorse – 2:16:21;
2. Jane Ashton, Sherwood Park, Alta. – 2:20:03;
3. Laurie Drummond, Whitehorse – 2:22:32;
4. Catherine Ziegler, Whitehorse – 2:35:18.
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Female Masters (60+)

1. Susan Staffen, Whitehorse – 2:48:59.
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Half-Marathon Walker 21 km Male Masters (40-49)

1. Paul Snider, Saskatoon, Sask. – 3:53:47
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Male Masters (50-59)

1. Tom Ullyett, Whitehorse – 2:47:03.
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**Female Open (14-39)

1. Elena Joss, Whitehorse – 4:36:21;
2. Haruka Umemura, Norwalk, Calif. – 6:19:37.
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Female Masters (40-49)

1. Becky Jensen, Skagway – 3:15:04;
2. Kimberley Porter, Whitehorse – 3:42:33.
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Female Masters (50-59)

1. Becky Striegler, Whitehorse – 2:53:29;
2. Tanya Astika, Whitehorse – 2:56:22;
3. ChristianeVaillancourt, Whitehorse – 2:56:24;
4. Grace Snider, Whitehorse – 3:47:05.
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Female Masters (60+)

1. Susan Dennehy, Whitehorse – 3:31:52;
2. Judy Matechuk, Whitehorse – 4:36:23.
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Marathon Relay 40 km Mixed Open

1. Barn Donkeys – 3:11:46;
2. Team McMac – 3:47:41;
3. Shiers on the Run – 3:59:32;
4. Three is Enough – 4:14:38.
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Female Open

1. Fast and Delirious – 4:32:55;
2. We Would Rather Be Biking – 4:35:55;
3. Alaskon – 4:40:22;
4. The Young and the Rest of Us – 4:42:52. ———

Male Open

1. Chasing Rainbows – 5:17:07.