▁fellow ▁runner ▁Mag dal y ne ▁Mas ai . ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁El ite ▁races ▁ ▁El ite ▁Men ▁ ▁El ite ▁Women ▁ ▁W heel ch air ▁races ▁W heel ch air ▁Men ▁ ▁W heel ch air ▁Women ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : H alf ▁mar ath ons ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Category : 2 0 1 7 ▁in ▁British ▁sport ▁Category : 2 0 1 7 ▁in ▁athlet ics ▁( track ▁and ▁field ) <0x0A> </s> ▁De acon ess ▁Hospital ▁was ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁several ▁hosp it als ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁Missouri . ▁ ▁The ▁De acon ess ▁tradition ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 th - century ▁Europe ▁when ▁The odor ▁F lied ner ▁of ▁Kais ers wer th , ▁Germany , ▁established ▁the ▁first ▁De acon ess ▁Home ▁and ▁Hospital ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 6 . ▁The ▁word ▁de acon ess ▁means ▁“ one ▁who ▁is ▁devoted ▁to ▁service ”, ▁being ▁the ▁femin ine ▁gender ▁of ▁the ▁word ▁de acon . ▁ ▁De acon ess ▁Central ▁Hospital ▁was ▁first ▁established ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁by ▁the ▁Evangel ical ▁De acon ess ▁Society ▁of ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁which ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Evangel ical ▁Syn od ▁that ▁later ▁merged ▁with ▁other ▁Protest ant ▁denomin ations ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁United ▁Church ▁of ▁Christ . ▁It ▁was ▁managed ▁by ▁a ▁board , ▁not ▁managed ▁by ▁the ▁church . ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 8