Runners line up on Locust Street Saturday morning for the Tacky Sweater Run. (PHOTOS BY SCOTT LEFFLER / ENP STAFF)

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Jim Schuler of Newfane poses with Lockport Mayor Anne McCaffrey and his trophy after the race. Schuler's time of 17:40 was the best overall time. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)

Jim Schuler of Newfane and Kelli Dimon of North Tonawanda made looking bad look good as they were the male and female winners of Saturday's Tacky Sweater Run, part of Lockport's Christmas on the Canal.

Schuler's time of 17:40 was the best overall race time for the 5K that ran around downtown Lockport, ending at the Historic Palace Theatre. Dimon's 21:20 was the best time for a female in the race. In all, 118 people finished the race. Full results follow.

Kelli Dimon, right, of North Tonawanda, had the best female time at 21:20. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)

1 0:17:40 - Schuler, Jim - Newfane (first place, male)
2 0:18:31 - Krull, Alexander - Lockport
3 0:18:44 - Strobel, Jack - Lockport
4 0:19:52 - Buscarino, Nicholas - Lockport
5 0:20:24 - Thompson, Gary - Lockport
6 0:20:29 - Weber, Greg - Williamsville
7 0:21:20 - Dimon, Kelli - North Tonawanda (first place, female)
8 0:21:22 - Matusak, Scott - Lockport
9 0:22:04 - Brownlee, Randy - Appleton
10 0:22:16 - Ciliberto, Dominick - Gasport

James Shaw crosses the line at 33:31.

11 0:22:20 - Piattsley, Brett - Alexandria
12 0:22:28 - White, Danielle - Cheektowaga
13 0:22:41 - Franco, Ronald - Lockport
14 0:23:15 - Glynn, Eric - Cheektowaga
15 0:23:18 - Smith, Christopher - Lockport
16 0:23:25 - Goerss, Amy - Williamsville
17 0:23:50 - Crofts, Jerry - Lockport
18 0:23:57 - Kahle, Gianni - Lockport
19 0:24:00 - Pratt, Amber - Lockport
20 0:24:02 - Basehart, Eva - Amherst
21 0:24:03 - Haseley, Mary Claire - Lockport
22 0:24:15 - Bohnstadt, Kurt - Lockport
23 0:24:50 - Fearby, Cory - Lockport

Matthew Schratz of Waltham, Mass., crosses the line at 32:40.

24 0:24:57 - Coy, John - Williamsville
25 0:24:58 - Brennan, Michael - North Tonawanda
26 0:25:10 - Murphy, Jennifer - Lockport
27 0:25:14 - Meyers, Justin - Lockport
28 0:25:18 - Waple, Morgan - Lockport
29 0:25:19 - Ensminger, Paul - Amherst
30 0:25:21 - Waple, Mark - Lockport
31 0:25:25 - Glynn, Tom - Lockport
32 0:25:35 - Schuler, Laura - Lockport
33 0:25:40 - Richards, Jim - Lockport
34 0:26:03 - Mcintyre, Neidy - Reston, Va.
35 0:26:06 - Dimon, Scott - Newfane
36 0:26:08 - Ciemny, Kelsey - Lockport
37 0:26:10 - Brownlee, Steven - Appleton
38 0:26:12 - Edmister, Kyra - Lockport
39 0:26:18 - Harnois, Abby - Lockport
40 0:26:38 - Hale, Warren - Lockport
41 0:26:40 - Mullaney, Richard - Lockport
42 0:26:44 - O'shea, Darin - Middleport
43 0:26:46 - Salmons, Dan - Lockport
44 0:26:50 - Pettapiece, James - Lockport
45 0:26:52 - Bryan, Amy - Lockport
46 0:26:54 - Pettapiece, Robin - Lockport

Alieha Sack of Newfane crosses the line at 32:40.

47 0:26:55 - Baker, Theresa - Newfane
48 0:27:05 - Florio, Michael - Lockport
49 0:27:17 - Butcher, Cookie Lockport
50 0:27:17 - Mcdonough, Kevin - Lockport
51 0:27:25 - Cavallari, Laura - Lockport
52 0:27:38 - Trachte, Elizabeth - Lockport
53 0:27:46 - Trutter, Megan - Lockport
54 0:27:55 - Fermoile-mcavoy - Lockport
55 0:27:58 - Strobel, Katie - Lockport
56 0:27:58 - Donovan, Sage - Lockport
57 0:28:08 - Haye, Jake - Buffalo
58 0:28:32 - Pitzrick, Sarah - Lockport
59 0:28:53 - Glaser, Bonnie - Lockport
60 0:29:05 - Pease, Jim - Newfane

Crossing the line at 33:59 is Stacy Knott of Newfane.

61 0:29:11 - Trapasso, Lisa - Lancaster
62 0:29:48 - Hebeler, Sandra - Sanborn
63 0:29:50 - Losey, David - Stow, Ohio
64 0:30:08 - Brady, Renee - Lockport
65 0:30:10 - Coy, Julie - Williamsville
66 0:30:13 - Hunt, Alicia - Lockport
67 0:30:37 - Cavallari, Alyssa - Lockport
68 0:30:39 - Wendt, Liberty - Lockport
69 0:30:40 - Cavallari, Emily - Lockport
70 0:30:40 - Mckay, Olivia - Lockport
71 0:31:02 - Derry, Kara - Stroudsburg, Pa.
72 0:31:03 - Schratz, Ellen - Lockport
73 0:31:47 - Mckav, Lauren - Lockport
74 0:31:48 - Mckay, Jodi - Lockport

Christine Stolzenburg of Lockport finishes at 33:25.

75 0:32:12 - Sawyer, Allyson - Lockport
76 0:32:40 - Sack, Alieha - Newfane
77 0:32:42 - Schratz, Matthew - Waltham, Mass.
78 0:33:09 - Hunt, Amy - Lockport
79 0:33:13 - Turek, Hannah - Depew
80 0:33:14 - Krywcun, Ashley - Lockport
81 0:33:25 - Stolzenburg, Christine - Lockport
82 0:33:30 - Shaw, Julia - Lockport
83 0:33:31 - Shaw, James - Lockport
84 0:33:34 - Glenn, Maggie - Lockport
85 0:33:35 - Glenn, Mary - Lockport
86 0:33:38 - Roth, Ellen - Barker
87 0:33:39 - Superczynski, Chelsea - Angola, Ind.
88 0:33:40 - Sherwood, Andrea - Sanborn
89 0:33:40 - O'Neil, Alissa - Lockport
90 0:33:40 - Grzebinski, Tracy - Lockport
91 0:33:54 - Hess, Corian - Niagara Falls
92 0:33:59 - Knott, Stacy - Newfane
93 0:34:36 - Schul, Colleen - Newfane
94 0:35:39 - Udell, Maria - Lockport
95 0:35:41 - Duderwick, Stacie - Buffalo
96 0:36:15 - Rowe, Fran - Niagara Falls
97 0:36:23 - Sholk, Donna - Lockport
98 0:36:45 - Stolzenburg, Amanda - Lockport
99 0:37:40 - Caccese, Cindy - Lockport
100 0:38:04 - Long, Jillian - Lockport
101 0:38:05 - Long, Susan - Lockport
102 0:38:31 - Sawyer, Janice - Lockport
103 0:38:59 - Betsch, Roberta - Lockport
104 0:39:01 - Seitzer, Tammy - Lockport
105 0:39:02 - Oaks, Sarah - Walworth
106 0:39:23 - Schratz, Elizabeth - Lockport
107 0:39:24 - Costello, Mary - Norwell, Mass.
108 0:39:57 - Costello, Kelly - Norwell, Mass.
109 0:39:58 - Costello, Molly - Norwell, Mass.
110 0:40:28 - Orr, Amanda - Buffalo
111 0:40:29 - Gualano, Stephanie - Niagara Falls
112 0:44:08 - Meier, Debra - Grand Island
113 0:45:10 - Krywcun, Shannon - Lockport
114 0:45:17 - Krywcun, Kelly - Lockport
115 0:45:17 - Turek, Adele - Depew
116 0:50:15 - Zirnheld, Audra - Tonawanda
117 0:55:19 - Winter, Joan - Lockport
118 0:55:19 - Martin, Ellen - Lockport

The event also offered awards for the tackiest sweaters, which went to Sage Donovan and Gary Thompson, both of Lockport.

Sage Donovan, left, and Gary Thompson, right, won the tacky sweater contest. Standing in between the two of them is Cookie Butcher, one of the event organizers and fellow runner. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)

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