Owings Mills' Strong Showing at the Baltimore Running Festival

Way to go, Owings Mills. You really got out there for the Baltimore Running Festival on Saturday.

According to the festival's website, more than 200 Owings Mills residents finished either the marathon, half marathon or 5K through the streets of Baltimore on what was a beautiful day for a run.

You performed well, too, with teacher Dave Berdan leading the area by finishing the marathon in a blazing 2 hours, 21 minutes.

Berdan's time made him the fastest American and Marylander in the race. He even led until mile 11, The Baltimore Sun reported.

"They were just going slow, and I thought if I pushed the pace they would follow, but they didn't," Berdan told The Sun of outpacing the race's elite runners. "I just went the pace I wanted to. I knew people would be saying, 'What the heck is he doing?'"

While Berdan's performance was breathtaking, every runner on the course deserves a tip of the cap. I'm extraordinarily proud of the way our town was represented Saturday.

Below are the top female and male finishers from Owings Mills in the marathon, half marathon and 5K, according the Baltimore Running Festival's website.

If any of you who ran or cheered at the festival want to share your stories or photos with Patch, I'm happy to feature them, so get in touch.

And congratulations, everyone.

Marathon

Male: Dave Berdan, 2:21:19

Female: Kara Belcher, 3:46:27

See full marathon results for Owings Mills residents.

Half Marathon

Male: Daniel Binette, 1:26:26

Female: Dyani Lucie, 1:51:16

See full half marathon results for Owings Mills residents.

5K

Male: Chris McMahon, 0:24:06

Female: Lisa Lockwood, 0:25:20

See full 5K results for Owings Mills residents.