On a glorious day, a record number of runners raced the Doylestown
5K. Registration for the 5K totaled 539, while another 67 athletes
ran the first-ever Doylestown Fun Run. A separate Pump and Run event,
Team Competition, and 3 different post race socials only added to the
super day.

Todd Wiley (Doylestown) won the race with a clocking of 15:34. Ryan
Walsh (Haverford) was second in 15:57. For the women, Liz Ludwigson
(Norristown) was first in 18:50 and Alexis Flores (Harleysville)
finished 2nd in 19:19.

One of the most outstanding performances of the day was turned in by
13 year-old Philip Wood (Yardley) who smoked the course in 16:47 and
finished 3rd overall.

In the Master's Division, Nancy Smith (New Britain) was tops
among the women, with Suzanne Day (Houston TX) close behind. Their
times were 19:48 and 20:23, respectively. Bob Powell (Furlong) was
the first master's man in 18:07, followed by Neil van Aartrijk
(Monmouth Junction NJ) in 18:11.

There were runners from 11 states in the race, including Texas,
California, Tennessee, South Carolina, Ohio, Maine and Massachusetts.

The Brothers Adamsky (Rick, Brian, Tim, and Greg) all finished within
a minute of each other. Their times ranged from 19:43 to 20:37. There
were many other family affairs, including, but not limited to, the
Postigliones, Izewskis, and Quinlans.

Many age groups were extremely close. In M15-19, there were Jesse
Heller (18:01), Shawn McMullen (18:11), and Jeff Buzin (18:22). Even
closer was M35-39, where Tim Zwall (19:00), Rip Harris (19:02) and
Bruce Lewis (19:10) battled it out. The F40-44 group included the
usual suspects – Gert Freas (20:29), Gina Buggy (20:37), and
Molly Goga (21:08).

The first annual Pump and Run event began with bench presses at the
YMCA on Friday night. There was a handicap for age and weight with
scoring of the event handled separately from the 5K. Jennifer Arnold
ran 23:12 and her outstanding "pump" enabled her to take the
women's championship. Jason Wiley ran 17:50 and won the men's
championship.

The events benefited the Doylestown Business and Community
Association and Cystic Fibroses.

This was the 5th race of the Bucks 5K Series. With 2 races remaining,
most of the age group championships are still open, although Art
Burger (60-64) and Gert Freas (40-44) did lock up their categories.
Alex Brasington has clinched the overall women's championship.
The men's is still undecided, with Johnny Marino still in the lead.
For more race results and the official Series standings, log on to
www.bucks5kseries.com.

The next race is the Chalfont Challenge on June 5th. The course has
been changed back to the original, but still starts and ends at
Chalfont's Borough Hall. Registration begins at 7:30. The race
starts at 9:00. The last Bucks 5K Series fun run is set for 8:30. As
always, there will be excellent food and festivities after the race.
This year, the start will also be quite exciting. For more
information and to register, visit www.bucks5kseries.com

Dick Patterson