Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Memorial Day Race 37 Recap

205 runners and walkers came out to Armleder Park for Cincinnati's second oldest race. They enjoyed a flat fast 5k course in ideal conditions as a few people set a 5k pr. Harvey Lewis successfully defended his title with time of 16:58 followed by Garrett Burnett who ran a 17:29 and in third place was Ryan Woolley with a time of 17:32. The top female finisher was thirteen year old Olivia Connaughton who ran a blazing 18:51 followed by 2012 top female finisher Christine Wampach with a time of 19:43 and Rachele Nolan with a time of 19:54. View Race Results.
Thank you to our sponsors RoadId, Waltz Business Solutions for printing of the fliers, TriState Running Company for providing gift cards to the top male and female finishers and Kroger's for the generous gift card donation that offset some food costs.
A big thank you goes to our volunteers and former club president Gina Meyers for directing the race. Their initiative and flexibility enabled the club to handle the race. Join us next year for Memorial Day Race 38. Race results.

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