Runners race through Jim Thorpe to benefit church
The rain held off, overall, for the 17th Race Street Run, hosted by St. Mark’s/St. John’s Episcopal Church, Race Street, Jim Thorpe, on Saturday.
“We have a four-mile run and a 15K (9.32 miles) run,” Angela O’Hara, race director, said. “They will utilize the entire historic district of Jim Thorpe and also the Switchback Rail trail.”
Jordan Remmel, 18, won the 15K in 1:00:09, and Jeannie Bujdos, 30, won the women’s race in 1:06:31.
Ronnie Michlena, 39, won the four-mile race in 27:39, and Anna Keer, 13, won the women’s race in 33:31.
There were 67 runners combined in the two races. The 15K started at 8:30 a.m. in front of the courthouse on Broadway; the 4-mile race began at 8:45. The 4 mile runners ran on Broadway, West Broadway and a portion of the Switchback Trail, turning around and retracing their steps before coming to the borough water treatment plant. The 15K runners continued on the Switchback Trail to the Mauch Chunk Lake entrance where they turned around and retraced their steps back to town. Both races turned onto Race Street at the Opera House and finished in front of the Church.
“The race benefits the St Mark’s Restoration Fund,” O’Hara said. “We have a big church and it’s an old church, so it always needs upkeep in some corner.”
The Race Street run is a revival of a dual-event road race once put on by the Switchback Roadrunners club. The run was last done by the club in the mid-1990s. St. Mark’s Church took over the race in 2006 to serve as a fundraising event for the church.
St. Mark’s and St. John’s Episcopal Church is a combined parish in Jim Thorpe. The building, located at 21 Race Street in Jim Thorpe, is registered on the National Register of Historic Places. For more information on the church and parish, visit St. Mark’s Home Page at www.stmarkandjohn.org/.
Race Street Run
Saturday, Jim Thorpe
15K
Overall winners
1. Jordan Remmel, 18, 1:00:09
2. Benjamin Bard, 39, 1:00:35
3. Jeannie Bujdos, 41, 1:06:31
Top 3 men
1. Jordan Remmel, 18, 1:00:09
2. Benjamin Bard, 39, 1:00:35
3. Bob Maxwell, 41, 1:09:04
Top 3 women
1. Jeannie Bujdos, 30, 1:06:31
2. Jennifer Everett, 30, 1:22:15
3. Jordan Behrens, 29, 1:29:22
Age group winners
Women
14-18
1. Breanna Brittain, 16, 1:47:31
30-34
1. Caitlin Godley, 34, 2:03:46
35-39
1. Riza Heller, 38, 1:32:19
2. Elizabeth Marzen, 35, 1:35:53
3. Stephanie Mcgregor, 39, 1:37:41
4. Claire Mckenney, 37, 1:42:20
40-44
1. Jenny Melli, 40, 1:42:20
50-54
1. Amy Scully, 54, 1:46:16
2. Melissa Armstrong, 53, 2:21:10
60-64
1. Char Heiney, 62, 1:52:49
Men
25-29
1. Levi Smith, 28, 1:24:36
2. Noah Krajcirik, 25, 1:34:07
3. Matthew Achey, 26, 1:45:21
30-34
1. Samuel Lux, 31, 1:11:37
2. Wes German, 31, 1:18:44
3. Michael George, 31, 1:18:57
4. Elijah Smith, 30, 1:24:37
5. Steven Reisert, 34, 1:53:49
40-44
1. Stephen Peifly, 41, 1:16:39
2. Alex Bobsein, 41, 1:18:57
45-49
1. David Rios, 46, 1:13:43
2. Jeremy Merchen, 48, 1:20:08
3. James Igoe, 48, 1:24:45
4. Mike Borosh, 47, 1:35:01
5. Neal Davis, 45, 1:52:41
50-54
310 Joseph Chandler, age 50, 1:15:03
65 and over
1. Sherwood Altemose, 67, 1:27:26
2. Neil Policelli, 74, 1:34:42
4 Mile Run
Overall Winners
1. Ronnie Michlena, 39, 27:39
2. Bill Keer, 48, 32:01
3. James Manzick, 72, 32:47
Top 3 Women
1. Anna Keer, 13, 33:31
2. Logan Gillespie, 12, 35:35
3. Andrea Betz, 16, 35:36
Top 3 Men
1. Ronnie Michlena, 39, 27:39
2. Bill Keer, 48, 32:01
3. James Manzick, 72, 32:47
Age Group Winners
Men
13 and Under
1. Nic Keer, 10, 33:02
2. Nathan Maxwell, 11, 34:12
3. John Hanosek, 12, 37:05
4. Benjamin O’Hara, 10, 49:59
14-18
1. Jesse Gormley, 17, 35:37
19-24
1. Nicholas Lizbinski, 22, 33:02
2. Jake Martell, 23, 36:05
30-34
1. Michael Hadesty, age 30, 37:01
35-39
1. Sean Mcgregor, 39, 37:43
45-49
1. Michael Eastman, 45, 45:02
2. Kevin Orloski, 46, 45:03
60-64
1. Mark Cummins, 63, 36:26
65 and over
1. Louis Juran, age 72, 40:47
2. John Kalafut, age 65, 43:51
Women
14-18
1. Madeline Davis, 14, 51:35
19-24
1. Alyssa Tomsic, 23, 37:08
25-29
1. Emily Hadesty, 29, 37:01
35-39
1. Lacey Timony, 39, 44:19
45-49
1. Janine Hanosek, 46, 37:50
50-54
1. Jill Lazar, 54, 36:26
2. Francine Collevechio, 50, 40:10
55-59
1. Christen Snyder, 59, 36:53
2. Monica Miller, 56, 42:28
60-64
1. Susan Wright, 63, 36:53