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Winners Announced for 2019 Urban Bourbon Half Marathon presented by Jim Beam®

Louisville, Ky. – October 19, 2019 – With more than 3,600 registered participants, the Louisville Sports Commission’s Urban Bourbon Half Marathon presented by Jim Beam® went off this morning under cool, sunny skies at race start.

Ali Faraji-Tajrishi of Louisville, Ky., won the men’s half marathon in a time of 1:14:55, edging second-place finisher Benjamin Price of Louisville, Ky., who clocked a time of 1:15:35.

Flannery Musk of Louisville, Ky., won the women’s half marathon in 1:22:32, barely edging out her sister, Angela Musk, also of Louisville, Ky., who finished in 1:22:49.

The top finishers in the 2019 Urban Bourbon Half Marathon presented by Jim Beam®:

MEN’S DIVISION              

First Place: Ali Faraji-Tajrishi of Louisville, Ky., with a time of 1:14:55.64

Second Place: Benjamin Price of Louisville, Ky., with a time of 1:15:35.54

Third Place: Andrew Carnes of Louisville, Ky., with a time of 1:15:54.20

WOMEN’S DIVISION

First Place: Flannery Musk of Louisville, Ky., with a time of 1:22:32.19

Second Place: Angela Musk of Louisville, Ky., with a time of 1:22:49.33

Third Place: Angela Matthews of Westland, Mich., with a time of 1:23:33.46

Complete race results can be found by clicking HERE

Contributing sponsors of the 2019 Urban Bourbon Half Marathon presented by Jim Beam®: Alpha Media | 99.7 DJX, Bandy Carroll Hellige, Bearno’s Pizza, COIT Cleaning and Restoration Services, Dean’s TruMoo Chocolate Milk, Falls City Beer, Fleet Feet Louisville, Fourth Street Live Entertainment District!, Galt House Hotel, Powerade and Sternberg Truck & Van Rental.

Race support was provided by KentuckyOne Health and Louisville Water Company.