After 3 races, Kyle Murray leads the men's standings with 3 first
place finishes worth 60 points, while Alexandra Brasington leads the
women with 2 first place finishes and 40 points. Kyle will be hard
to beat, although it is possible, given that 4 races remain on the
schedule. The overall winners and the age group winners will be
determined by a runner's four best finishes, with a minimum of 4
races required.

The age groups are still up for grabs, although Fred Gropper, Warren
Taylor, and Richard Millham all have a leg up on the competition.
They are the only runners, male or female, with 3 wins each.

Log on to www.bucks5kseries.com for the complete standings.

For those of you who missed the Fitness Center 5K Race because of the
rain, you shouldn't have. The rain subsided at the start of the
race, and conditions were pretty good. You missed an extremely well
managed race, with an outstanding post-race celebration. It was all
inside the wellness center and featured live music.

Alexandra Brasington (Dresher) was the first woman in a time of
20:02. She was followed by Deena Andrus (Reading) in 21:00. Deena
was also the leading female master. The second master was Linda
Petrilla (Ambler) with a time of 21:26.

Kyle Murray (Jamison) was the overall winner with a time of 16:19.
Second was Michael Tarkoff (Warrington). Michael posted a time of
16:58.

Jay Miers (Langhorne) and Jim Barger (Bensalem) battled it out in the
men's masters division. Jay prevailed with a time of 17:27 against
Jim's time of 17:40.

Lou Coppens (Warminster) won the masters male age-graded
competition. His score of 83.6% was one of the highest recorded
since the Bucks 5K Series instituted this competition. Jay Miers was
close behind with a score of 83.2%.

For the women, Linda Thurston (Doylestown) was first with a score of
77.3%, followed by Gert Freas (North Wales) at 73.8%.

In the age groups, the M40-44 division provided the closest finish.
Only 15 seconds separated the first three runners, Jim Barger
(17:40), Butch Oberlander (17:49), and Antonio De Vido (17:55). The
F25-29 division was another tight one. Ann Narragon (21:10),
Stephanie Peteraf (21:59), and Mary Latza (22:31) all turned in
excellent performances.

The Fitness Center hosted the second in a series of three pump and
run events. The third will be staged at the Doylestown 5K race. Tom
Brown, James McNamara, and Steve Konnovitch finished 1-2-3 in the
men's event. Tom's adjusted 5K time was a minus 20 seconds. Linda
Petrilla was the women's winner.

Check out www.bucks5kseries.com for the complete results of the 5K
race and the pump and run. While you're there, why not register
online for the next Series race, the SERTOMA 5K, on May 13. Save $5
by registering before May 6. The Series web site has a wealth of
information about the SERTOMA race and all of the remaining races.

Dick Patterson