Another record group of runners turned out at the Chalfont Challenge
on June 9th. Joe Weigner (Germantown MD) won the 5K race for the 3rd
time in the last four years with a time of 16:11. Tyler Jones
(Chalfont) finished second to Weigner in 16:57.

The warm weather didn't prevent 428 registered runners and 68 fun
runners from enjoying the morning. This was 30% more than last year.

For the women, Laura Fanelli won her sixth consecutive Bucks 5K
Series race. Her time was 19:04. She was followed by Deena Andrus
(Reading) in 20:37. Deena was also the top masters finisher, with
Kathryn Wilder (Doylestown) second in a time of 22:07.

Andrus and Linda Thurston (Doylestown) tied in the masters age-graded
competition. Their 75.4% ratings are a great illustration of how age-
grading levels the field among age groups. In this case, there is a
23 year age difference between the two women.

On the men's side, Matt Waight (Pipersville) was the first master in
17:50, followed by Carl Goldschmidt with a time of 17:59. They were
also 1-2 in the master age-graded competition, with ratings of 78.9%
and 78.8%, respectively.

Two 8-year olds, Elijah Seger (Pineville) and Jamie Hermance
(Doylestown) finished among the top 4 in their male and female age
groups at the Chalfont race.

The Special Equestrians 5K took place on Father's Day, June 17th.
Once again, a record number of runners competed, more than 25% above
last year.

Laura Fanelli grabbed her second course record this year. She ran
18:22 and broke the previous course record by nearly a minute. This
was an outstanding achievement on a warm day. Laura also completed a
clean sweep of the Bucks 5K Series by winning all seven races. Ana
Leonard (Chalfont) was second in 19:26.

Kevin Cooke (Doylestown) celebrated Father's Day with his daughter by
winning his fourth Series race. His time was 16:26. Tim Marcoe
(Lansdale) was second with a time of 16:56.

Carl Goldschmidt won both the masters and the age-graded masters
divisions with a time of 17:37 and a rating of 80.5%. David Noa
(Doylestown) was the second master in 19:08. For the women, Deena
Andrus was the top master (20:35) and Laura Holland (Upper Black
Eddy) was second (22:05). Linda Thurston again had the best age
graded rating, 77.9%.

The tightest men's race was in the 15-19 age group. Eric Arnold
(Morrisville), Patrick Haneman (Jamison), and Bobby Gomez (Perkasie)
finished 3rd, 4th, and 6th overall, with times of 17:17, 17:30, and
17:40, respectively.

The under 12 girl's race was even closer. Only 23 seconds separated
the first 4 runners. They were Jackie Kinkead (Furlong), Madeline
Reiche (Doylestown), Kira Seger (Pineville), and Julie Gallagher
(Doylestown).

For complete results of all of the Bucks 5K Series races and the
final Series standings, log on to www.bucks5kseries.com.

Dick Patterson