Woman wins Wine Country half marathon for first time

July 23, 2024

A woman won the Wine Country Half Marathon in Sonoma on Sunday for the first time in the event’s 20-year history, organizers said.

It was a great day for girl power, with veteran runner Liza Reichert winning in one hour, 19 minutes and 28 seconds in the Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport Napa to Sonoma Wine Country Half Marathon.

Reichert was declared the winner of the overall Half Marathon race Sunday. Second place in the overall race went to David Vaseliou, who was the second-place finisher at 1 hour, 20 minutes and 15 seconds. Third place in the Half Marathon overall went to Edwin Reyes-Herrera at 1:20:59. Northern California Public Media