ELKHART —

On the men’s side, a pair of brothers from Lansing, Mich. ,and members of a local running club called Front Line Racing cruised to an easy victory with their only real competition coming against each other.

Nathan and Aaron Usher were running stride-for-stride down the stretch when Nathan, 22, edged out his older brother by a mere three-tenths of a second.

Nathan went 1:09.43.2 and Aaron went 1:09.43.5.

This wasn’t a case of sibling rivalry, though.

“He let me win,” said Nathan, who ran at Bowling Green University and then at Michigan State University his final year.

“It’s my fastest half marathon and the most money I’ve won ever,” said Nathan, who ran at Michigan State and by winning earned $400.

Klye Orender of Plainfield took third in a time of 1:10.06.6.

Contact Sonny Whittaker at swhittaker@etruth.com or (574) 296-5901.