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Vancouver Canucks forward Mason Raymond acted as the honorary chair for the 13th annual Scotiabank Vancouver Half marathon Sunday.

In all likelihood the record field of 6,200 participants, including those who ran the 5K, thought they were seeing things once they crossed the finish line and Raymond was there, but Canucks photographer Jeff Vinnick snapped the accompanying pictures to prove he wasn't a mirage.

Kenyan Kip Kangogo and Washington State’s Ruth Perkins ran away with the race; Kangogo won his third straight Scotiabank Vancouver Half marathon in a time of 63:22, while Perkins finished at 76:14. Raymond is pictured below with Kelsey Norman of Cochrane, Alberta.


The half marathon began at UBC's Thunderbird Arena and headed onto Marine Drive, down the shores of the Burrard Inlet to the finish line in Stanley Park on the lawn of the Stanley Park Fish House.

When all was said and done, Raymond announced the Scotiabank Group Charity Challenge raised more than $600,000 for over 40 local charities. He then signed autographs for adoring fans to end another massively successful Scotiabank Vancouver Half marathon.