The Queen City Marathon was held in Regina on Sunday, and the Weyburn area was well-represented, with a number of athletes from the region competing in the varied races.

The event started off with a tribute to Weyburn Police Service Constable Jeff Bartsch. He was running the 10K race in full uniform, as a tribute to the two officers who fell in the line of duty in Fredericton, New Brunswick earlier this year, Constables Sara Burns and Robb Costello. Const. Bartsch had attended college with Const. Burns, and ran with their photos pinned to his vest.

The races themselves saw area runners finish strong. Weyburn’s Gerry Nagy finished on the podium in the marathon, with a time of 02:53:59. He was also first in his age category. Other top finishers include Midale’s Leigh Rosengren completing the half-marathon in first place in her age group with a time of 1:36:37.

In the 10K race, the top finisher from the area was Jayme Nagy, who completed the course in a time of 44:19. The time was good for first in her age group.

Constable Bartsch finished the 10K run in a time of 1:19:32. He was accompanied on the run by WPS Constable Melinda Mintenko, who crossed the finish line with him.

Dan and Vicki Leas of Mctaggart also participated in the race.

In all, there were 58 runners from the Weyburn area who were competing in the race. You can see the full results of those runners here.