VANCOUVER -- Actor Charlie Bewley, who raised $20,000 by running in the Bank of Montreal Vancouver marathon Sunday morning, had tears in his eyes as he crossed the finish line, a marathon spokeswoman said.Deirdre Rowland said the funds raised by Bewley will go to the hospital that helped care for his friend Jocelyn Clarke, a local stunt double, who died of cancer in February. The money raised by Bewley, who plays the vampire Demetri in the Twilight movie series, will go to the Lions Gate Hospital Foundation.
The marathon raises an estimated $40,000 a year for five different charities. Organizers say the event drew an estimated 15,000 runners this year; when it began in 1972, there were only 46. The Vancouver marathon is a scenic course that takes runners along a 42.2-kilometre route through False Creek, Gastown, Stanley Park, English Bay, over the Burrard Bridge, through Point Grey and ending at Concord Place. This year’s winner was Benard Onsare of Calgary, who came in at 2:19, with Gilbert Kiptoo of Kenya a close second at 2:23.
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