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Vancouver Sun Run draws more than 43,000 runners to downtown race

Vancouver Sun Run organizers say 43,372 runners registered for the 32nd edition of Canada's biggest road race.

2016 Sun Run was the 32nd edition of the biggest road race in Canada

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Some of the 43,000 registered runners cross the line at the start of the 2016 Vancouver Sun Run. (Tina Lovgreen/CBC)

The 32nd edition of Canada's biggest road race featured packed crowds on downtown streets as Vancouver Sun Run organizers say 43,372 signed up for the annual event. 

The race attracted the usual mix of professional runners, workout warriors and costumed characters. The 10-km course began on Georgia St., wound its way through the West End and across the Burrard Bridge into Kitsilano before heading east to wrap up outside BC Place. 

Eric Gillis of Guelph, Ont. won the elite men's race in a time of 28:53. Lanni Marchant of Chattanooga, Tenn. crossed the line in 32:16 to capture first place in the elite women's race.

Runners lined up for the start of the race. (Tina Lovgreen/CBC)
The sweet feeling of victory as a runner approaches the finish line. (Tina Lovgreen/CBC)
A runner is caught in an embrace after the 10-km run. (Tina Lovgreen/CBC)
Friends congratulate each other at the end of a long race. (Tina Lovgreen/CBC)

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