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7th Annual Run the Gates 5-Miler & 1-Mile Fun Run
June 3, 2012, Forsythia Crossing Park, Levittown, PA
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Slightly overcast skies and cool temperatures made for perfect running weather at Sunday’s 6th Annual Run the Gates 5-Miler and 1-Mile Run. And Eric Bofinger, 26, of Langhorne, took full advantage to set a course record of 27 minutes, 43 seconds, beating the previous record of BCRR’s Jim Barger by more than a minute.
Allyson Thompson, 31, from Holland, the overall female winner, didn’t break the previous record, but she was close. The Bucks County Roadrunners Club member crossed the finish line with a time of 32 minutes, 50 seconds, only 31 seconds off the mark set by Jill Liney of the Bryn Mawr Running Club in 2008.
Erica Fus (11)of Levittown was the overall winner in the 1-mile run with a time of 7 minutes, 18 seconds.
The second fastest female was Sarah Lieberman of Levittown, 7:34, and Mary Lauersen of Levittown came in third among females with a time of 9:12.Top male finishers in the 1-mile run included Ryan Miller(12) of Levittown, at 7:27; Pete Read of Morrisville, 7:59; and Nick Meadows of Langhorne with a time of 8:02.
“We couldn’t be more pleased about how well everything went,” said Race Director Phil Miele. “The weather was perfect, and even though we had a record number of runners, there were never any lines at the registration tables.”
There were around 360 registrants in both races, with over 300 finishing. This eclipsed last year’s totals of 236 registrants and 203 finishers – a 50 percent increase.
Run the Gates is co-sponsored by and one of a host of activities offered by the Middletown Township Department of Parks and Recreation.
“We want to thank Blues Rockers who started playing early and stayed until everyone was gone and helped complete the party atmosphere that makes running events so much fun,” Miele said.
Miele said he also wanted to thank the Gates neighborhood folk who came out to support the runners and walkers, and the nearly 60 volunteers who manned the water stops out on the course, controlled traffic, coordinated the start and finish, tabulated the results , and made sure the needs of the runners were met.
As usual, the Bucks County Roadrunners Club had a number of contestants in the run, and provided valuable expertise in course marshaling and timing.
To see a map of the course by MapMyRun.com™, click here.
To view and print out the results from the 2011 5-miler, click here.
To view and print out the results from the 2011 1-mile Walk, click here.
If you would like to donate to Run the Gates, please click below:
2011 Sponsors
Blue's Rockers
Mike's Tree Service Inc.
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