| Runners Take Great Strides to Raise Money for American Red Cross | |
A record 807 runners – ages 13 to 71 – took great strides today (7/15) in helping raise more than $17,000 to benefit the Lehigh Valley Chapter, American Red Cross.
One hundred fifty-one relay teams and 70 iron division runners (from 10 states) took part in the 11th Annual Lehigh River Relay Run that began at 6:45 a.m. at Canal Park in Allentown, threaded through Bethlehem, and ended in Easton’s Riverside Park. Leg distances varied from 3.38 miles to 5 miles. Iron division participants ran the entire 23 miles.
"When disaster strikes, money from events like this helps provide families with immediate emergency needs," said John Hughes, executive director of the Lehigh Valley Chapter Red Cross. "That assistance may be in the form of a safe place to stay, meals, groceries, clothing, shoes and coats. Last year we assisted 651 Lehigh Valley residents who were affected by a disaster at their home."
About 100 Red Cross volunteers were on the course helping with setup, handing out water and PowerAde to the runners; providing direction, timing and recording, managing each race leg, assisting with first-aid if needed, and tallying the results.
Overall relay team winner: Shippensburg Alumni: 1:56:10; overall iron division runner: Jacquine Winkley: 2:22:52.
NOTE: Full results will be available on this site by July 24.
NOTE: All finishers of the Iron Division run received medals. If you did not get yours, please e-mail Tamantha Yanders with your name, address and phone number.
Award winners by category:
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Women’s Open (any age) |
Men’s Open (any age) |
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1. Fox Force Five: 2:19:50 2. Finish Line Running Store #4: 2:25:06 3. Yeah, They're Real: 2:28:47 |
1. Shippensburg Alumni: 1:56:10 2. The Herd: 1:56:43 3. Meatmaster T.C. 1:56:52 |
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Mixed Open (any age) |
Corporate Women’s Open (any age) |
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1. Aardvark Stew: 2:10:39 2. Finish Line Running Store #6: 2:12:17 3. Flying Turtles: 2:19:09 |
3. Lucent/Agere Team E: 3:15:57 2. 5 Under Par (AT&T): 3:37:09 3. AT&T Team: 3:42:03 |
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Corporate Men’s Open (any age) |
Corporate Mixed (any age) |
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1. OraSure Fasters: 2:21:58 2. Lucent/Agere Team A: 2:22:06 3. Aardvark Staff: 2:27:32 |
1. Sheep Dogs: 2:35:30 2. Killer Snails: 2:50:41 3. Screaming Sphynx: 3:15:03 |
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Women’s Sub-Masters (min. age 30) |
Men’s Sub-Masters (min. age 30) |
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1. Lunatic Fringe: 2:54:06 2. The "Gracies": 3:11:10 3. Athena: 3:23:11 |
1. One Kenyan Short of a Winning Team: 2:29:57 2. Baltimore From A to Z: 2:33:23 3. One Chick Short of Mixed: 2:35:34 |
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Mixed Sub-Masters (min. age 30) |
Women’s Masters (min. age 40) |
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1. Has Been Track Club: 2:31:12 2. Running Scared: 2:51:14 3. The Team With No Name: 2:58:35 |
1. Hanover Hotties: 3:11:36 |
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Men’s Masters (min. age 40) |
Mixed Masters (min. age 40) |
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1. Finish Line Running Store #2: 2:10:56 2. We're The Men Your Mother Warned You About: 2:23:43 3. OraSure Masters: 2:27:55 |
1. James Gang: 2:30:02 2. Finish Line Running Store #3: 2:40:07 3. Baltimore Hons: 2:42:26 |
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Women’s Grand Masters (min. age 50) |
Men’s Grand Masters (min. age 50) |
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1. Hotflashers: 3:16:23 2. Racey Ladies: 3:28:33 |
1. Lake Galena Striders: 2:28:20 2. Old Men River: 2:32:32 3. Pottstown Pacers: 2:41:09 |
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Race Sponsor |
Family |
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1. Two Sparks & Three Blown Fuses (PPL): 2:38:49 2. The Deadliners: (The Morning Call) 2:56:35 3. Advanced Chiropractic (team 2): 3:08:51 |
1. Wildcats: 2:29:51
2. Mac Attack: 2:35:11
3. Sgt. Pepi's Lonely Hearts Club Band: 2:38:06 |
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City resident (all team members must reside in the same city or municipality) |
High School (Class of ’01 or younger) |
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1. Danfield Runners: 2:31:55 2. Slaters: 2:41:07 3. Nazareth Velocipedes: 2:49:38 |
1. Jack's Masters Plus 2:02:20 2. The Fartlek Five: 2:23:44 3. St. Pius Mixed Nuts: 2:39:32 |
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Iron Division – Male |
Iron Division – Female |
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1. Chris Mertz: 2:27:43 2. Paul Kent: 2:28:03 3. Benjamin Steward: 2:29:40 |
1. Jacquine Winkley: 2:22:52 2. Kim Kryzan: 3:13:24 3. Leslie Baga: 3:20:06 |
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Iron Divison Masters – Male |
Iron Division Masters – Female |
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1. Mitch Monchinski: 2:51:25 2. John Mackenzie: 2:52:38 3. Neil Policelli: 2:58:35 |
1. Marie Medellin: 3:05:20 2. Laura Kulsik-Yasso: 3:11:34 3. Noni Long: 3:35:02 |
The Morning Call was the premier race sponsor. Other sponsors include Advanced Chiropractic Life Center, AT&T PA Relay Service, EDS, Global Environmental Technologies, Keystone Savings Bank, PPL Corp., The Express-Times
Coca-Cola, Mrs. T’s Pierogies, Lehigh Portland Cement, Runner’s World, Oldies ’99, WODE, Accenture, Erie Insurance Group, The Hartford, Clarke Systems, Lehigh Valley Road Runners and the Kirkbride Center.
The Lehigh Valley Red Cross serves more than 620,000 residents in Lehigh and Northampton counties. Last year the Red Cross provided health and safety education training and emergency relief services to more than 16,000 Lehigh Valley residents.
For more information about your local Red Cross call the Lehigh Valley American Red Cross at (610) 865-4400 or visit www.redcrosslv.org.