In the first ever walkers division at the half marathon event, Jamestown's Mel McGinnis cracked the 2 hour barrier to win the walk in 1:55:10. The first womens walker was Sherry Watts of London, Ontario, in 2:26:02.

Early in the runner's race it looked as if Canadian Olympic hopeful and defending champion Steve Bohan was heading for a repeat performace. Bohan was cruising sharply at course record pace through the early miles. But Heitzenrater battled back and caught up. Shockingly, Bohan was forced to exit the race by a potential leg injury near the 8-mile point. Fighting a ferocious headwind all alone, Heitzenrater went on to win with a tremendous 6-minute lead over his closest remaining rival, Jeff Gruendike. Gruendike took 2nd in 1:18:49.