The 6th race in the Series will be the Chalfont Challenge on June
7th. The 5K kicks off a day full of fun and a variety of family-
oriented activities, ending with a late afternoon concert and
fireworks at dusk. The course is new, and includes a loop through
Chestnut Street Park, as well as a loop through Forest Park. This
will be the first public event in Forest Park in 35 years. The new
course is less hilly and should be faster.

You can register on-line for this race or the Special Equestrians 5K
(June 14th ) at www.bucks5kseries.com.

DOYLESTOWN 5K RESULTS

The weather conditions were perfect for the Doylestown 5K, and the
440 registered runners met the challenge. Shannon Grady of
Philadelphia smoked the course and set a new woman's course record of
17:50. It was also the fastest woman's time of the year for any of
the Series races. On the men's side, Doylestown's two premier
runners, Dan McKay and Todd Wiley, battled side-by-side for the
entire race. At the end, Dan finished in 15:23 to Todd's 15:27. Both
times were the best of the year, while Dan's was just 3 seconds off
Todd's course record set last year.

A total of 23 runners came in under the 6:00 minutes per mile pace.
By comparison, the next fastest race, the YMCA 5K, had only 14
runners under that pace. The fastest teenager was Stephen Kraus of
Warminster in a time of 17:07. Elizabeth Kearins of Doylestown was
the fastest female teenager, with a time of 19:02. Janice Torpey of
Schwenksville and Johnny Marino of New Hope were the fastest masters,
with times of 18:58 and 17:03, respectively.

Tim Adamsky (19:25), Rick Adamsky (19:25), and Brian Adamsky (19:27)
clearly took family honors, finishing 41st ,42nd , and 45th overall.

There was close competition in all age groups. Some of the notables
were (1) the male 25-29, where Frank Litz of Philadelphia edged Brian
Holden of Churchville by 17:52 to 17:55; (2) the male over 70, where
John Razier of Southhampton beat Frank Rubino of Levittown by 17:20
to 27:41; and (3) the female under 11, where Doylestown's Francesca
Postiglione and Katie Bonnell finished in 22:38 and 22:39,
respectively. Complete results are posted on www.bucks5kseries.com
and www.compuscore.com.

SERIES STANDINGS

Complete Series Standings may be found on www.bucks5kseries.com.

Alexandra Brasington, Elizabeth Kearins, and Nancy Smith are the top
contenders for the overall Series Championship, while Johnny Marino
and Dan McKay are the leading men.

Some of the age group winners have been decided, but most are still
open. The winners include Barbara Vesay, Barbara Burger, Ryan
Komaiko, Jerome Lacotta, Tom Rudan, Art Burger, Frank Hopper, Vadim
Buzan, and Frank Rubino.