By Ian M. Lange
Special to the Weekly
The 35th annual Lopez Lions Club-sponsored 10 km and 5 km runs, 5 km walk and one mile romp again broke attendance and fund-raising records with all proceeds going back to the community.
While a record-breaking 428 folks participated in 2013, this year we had 510, and made over $6,000.
For making this event so successful, special thanks are due to all our faithful sponsors found on the back of each shirt and to Lopez Lions, the San Juan Public Works, Sheriff’s Department, Lopez Fire Department, the LCCA and others vital to the success of this event. Check out the BuDu Racing web site (www.buduracing.com) for complete results.
David McCulock (34 min., 57.1 seconds) and Bergen Watterson in 43:14.5 took male and female firsts in the 10 km run, respectively.
Winners in the male age categories include: 1 – 19 Peter Walsh, 20-29 Sam Tilles, 30-39 David McCulock, 40-49 Kevin McCain, 50-59 Scott Tucker, 60-69 Dan Svilar, and over 70 Ian Lange. For the women, 20-29 Sasha Tilles, 30-39 Bergen Watterson, 40-49 Amy Esary, 50-59 Elisabeth Adolfsson, and 60-69 Janet Ross.
Five km race runner winners were Mark Scheibel in 17:54.1 and Amber McCulock in 19:16. Male age group winners were 1-12 Jacob Willcox, 13-19 Maxwell McKee, 20-29 Sebastian Lasbo, 30-39 Mark Scheibel, 40-49 Scott Cowan, 50-59 Mark Bussell, 60-69 Craig Searles, 70-79 Dallas Wylie, 80 + Jon Avent, the “Birthday Boy”. In the female divison Chloe Strandvold took the 1-12, Lydia Montgomery 13-19, Lyra Dalton 20-29, Amber McCulock 30-39, Krists Lemm 40-49, Gretchen Wing 50-59, and Micky Heino 60-69, and Patricia Fitzgerald 70-79.
Five km walker male winners were Jared Femling 1-12, Pat Walsh 13-19, Ben Gregoire 20-29, John Williams 30-39, William Houk 40-49, Stuart Dunwoody 50-59, Rick Locke 60-69, and Doug Carley 70-79. For the women Luisa Miller won the 1-12 years old group, Lauren Kramer 13-19, Hilary Preston 20-29, Caycee Nash 30-39, Luna Truman 40-49, Julie Kuhlman 50-59, Kathy Hall 60-69, Molly Preston 70-79, and Nancy Fay 80-89. Garrell Cowan and Caroline Friend won the one mile Romp. Thanks to all! See you next year.
