Over 550 participants spent Labor Day running along the Des Plaines River Trail at the Runner's Edge Trail Half Marathon in Libertyville.

Scott Jansky, 32, from Two Rivers, WI, came down with his friend Jason Mayer to run this race for the first time and he won it in 1:12:14. Mayer finished second overall.

Finishing the half marathon in fine form is Angie Paprockie, 30, from Hoffman Estates, IL, with a time of 1:24:33. Both she and Jansky used this race as a tune-up for the Fox Cities Marathon in Appleton, WI, on September 25.

Top local masters runner, Mark Konicek, 43, from West Dundee, held a 5:53 pace to finish in 1:17:04.

Jeanne Geiger, 41, from Kenosha, WI, completed the course in 2:40:00.

Ted Lewis, 31, from Naperville, surges through the parking lot right before the finish. Behind him is Lilly Wieber, 25, from Chicago. Lewis finished in 1:32:38 and Wieber crossed the line in 1:32:24.

Paul Martin, 33, from London, and Jeremy Hardwick, 24, from Chicago, are in good form coming toward the finish. Martin completed the course in 1:40:05 and Hardwick in 1:40:32.

The "Runners from Naperville" table enjoyed the post race festivities at Flatlander's Restaurant and Microbrewery and won some raffle prizes. From left to right: Andrea Kovach, 37, 1:40:07, Jim Laubsted, 47, 1:29:20, Tim Fox, 49, 1:44:09, and Ted Lewis, 31, 1:32:38.

Overall male and female winners received a new pair of shoes courtesy of race sponsor, Brooks.

The top age groupers received awards that were hand carved from stone.