More than 300 runners and walkers braved temperatures in the 20s to compete in the eighth annual LaPorte YMCA Run/Walk on Saturday, March 26, 2011, at Soldiers Memorial Park. The event included both 10K and 5K races.
For complete results and age group results of the races, click on the following link to the YMCA website:
John Arndt of New Carlisle captured the 10K run with a time of 34 minutes, 58.8 seconds. John Borman of Valparaiso (35:41.8) was second and Zach Spain of Hobart (35:43.2) was third. Jeff Mescal of Hebron (36:21.7) was the men’s Masters (40 and older) champion.
Karen Nagel of Valparaiso (39:51.5) was the top female finisher and placed eighth overall. The women’s Masters winner was Michelle Didion of LaPorte (40:38.8).
The top finisher in the 5K run was Franswa Hammonds of Michigan City (19:21.8). Doug Biernacki of LaPorte (20:19.9) took second and Scott Krause of South Bend (20:25.8) placed third. David Wort of LaPorte (22:12.7) was the men’s Masters champion.
Michelle Taylor of South Bend (21:21.6) was the first woman to cross the finish line in the 5K and placed sixth overall. Michele Looney of LaPorte (24:30.2) was the women’s Masters champion.
In the 10K run, 176 runners crossed the finish line, while 133 participants completed the 5K run. A total of 359 runners registered for the event, which is a Calumet Region Striders Gold Cup Series Race.
