Olympic Hopeful Wins More Magazine Half Marathon

Caitlin Tormey, who is representing New York in the Olympic Trials in Boston, won the More Magazine Half Marathon on April 6 with a time of 1:20:13. 

The 23-year-old Tormey won by one second over three-time More Magazine Marathon champion Susan Loken. Jody Hawkins was a close third with a time of 1:20:16. The team of Loken and Hawkins won the overall team half marathon.

In the marathon race, Stephanie Hodge of the New York Harriers running club won with a time of 3:01:50.

The More Magazine marathon and half marathon are women-only races. The marathon is the only race exclusively for women over 40, and in the half-marathon, each woman over 40 teams up with another woman of any age, and their times are added together.

To read more about Caitlin Tormey and other local women who will compete in Boston on April 20 for three coveted Olympic slots, visit www.metrosportsny.com/features/running-to-beijing.html.