Saturday’s Run, Panther, Run brought out young athletes, veteran runners, and everything in between.
The event not only hosted a few sub-20 minute top finishers, but also a heated one mile fun run for kids. Proceeds from the race benefited St. Anthony’s scholarship fund to provide tuition assistance for needy children. Children from St. Anthony’s school raced and cheered on their fellow students and teachers in the race.
The event not only hosted a few sub-20 minute top finishers, but also a heated one mile fun run for kids. Proceeds from the race benefited St. Anthony’s scholarship fund to provide tuition assistance for needy children. Children from St. Anthony’s school raced and cheered on their fellow students and teachers in the race.
The top male finisher was Ryan Gruetman. After biking three miles to the race in the ,
he finished in a time of 16:49. Actually
his slowest time in the four years he’s raced Run Panther, Ryan is now looking
to build up his endurance for Sunburst in June.
He’ll be the top contender to beat at next year’s Run Panther when he’s
hoping to break 16:30.
Michele Taylor was the leading female with a time of
20:08. Her third year racing Run
Panther, Michele took back her first place spot from two years ago. She trains year long, and looks forward to
racing competitively for the rest of the year.
Another notable runner was Colton Shail, a 12 year old
hockey player who finished the 3.1 miles with a time of 19:12, his fastest 5K
yet.
Mother and daughters Robin, Jean, and Rachel train and run
as a family all year round. The matching
shirts started a few years ago at Sunburst, when they each finished with
different times, and needed a way to find each other. This years shirt phrase: "If you
can read this, you’re not running fast enough!"
Check out some more pictures from the 5K and Fun Run below:
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