Friday, July 4, 2003 -- Morgantown, WV
Spirit & Breath Challenge 10K (MAGP #4) (iPO Event Id#: 5585) Story and photos by Tara Struyk
[Details]
[Coverage]
[Overall Results]
[Results by Class]
Pictures:
[Set 1]
[Set 2]
[Set 3]
[Set 4]
[Set 5]
[Set 6]
[Set 7]
Past Coverage:
[1999]
[2000]
[2001]
[2002]
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The race started and finished in White Park, where by the 9:00 a.m. start time, the summer heat and humidity were already making the rolling hills of the course a grim prospect indeed.
The runners set out towards Marilla Park and wound their way back with
Ed Frohnapfel, 47, of Morgantown leading the way in the men's
race with a time of 36:59.03. Although Frohnapfel took third last
year in 35:57.24, this year he scored a solid win over Kent McBride,
28, of Morgantown who finished a full 3 minutes behind in 40:10.93.
Mark Malagadi, 40, was third in 41:19.81.
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In the 5K race, it was the young runners who took home most of the trophies. In the men's race, 16-year-old Pat Reagan of Masontown, PA, took the lead from the start and held a quick pace to clock a finishing time of 17:21.51. His competitor, Travis Mersing, 15, of Aurora was not seen for a full two minutes when he finished in a time of 19:14.64. Greg Redeker, 50, of Fairmont was third in 19:59.62.
Heather McDaniel, 19, of Grafton swept the women's race,
finishing well ahead of the field in 20:49.54. Amanda Maxwell,
18, of Tunnelton was second in 22:53.55 followed by Morgantown's own
Hannah Vernon, 12, in 23:44.98.
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The morning's races were capped off by a one-mile fun run. Eleven-year-old Miles Helmick was first in 7:12.58 followed by Kyle and Jared Matthews in 7:14.31 and 7:22.04 respectively.
With all the races finished, it was only 11:00 a.m., and the runners headed home with plenty of weekend left to enjoy a well-deserved holiday.