Runners take the streets in Ogdensburg
Annual 5K fundraiser offers a punishing last mile
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The sun was out for start of the short course fun run. Photos by John Church
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Main Street was packed with runners as the Ogdensburg 5K run started at 9:30 a.m.
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Runners head for the finish line and a cool down under the sprinklers provided by the Ogdensburg Fire Department.
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Catherine Stone-Borkowski and her daughter Talia Jean Borkowski, 11, both of Hamburg, before the start.
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Timothy McQueen, of Ogdensburg finished eighth overall and first in the 40-49 year old male division.
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Dana Kalczuk of Hamburg finished second among the women and first in the 30-39 year old female division.
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Ryan Haughtalong of Hamburg finished first in the 10 year old and under male division.
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Wendy Karr of Oak Ridge watches Cooper jump up into a cooling spray of water.
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Mason Janzej, right, of Ogdensburg adopted a casual, hands in the pockets, energy saving running style. Photos by John Church
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Keira Donegan, 5, of Ogdensburg finishes the fun run.
OGDENSBURG — Pedestrians greatly outnumbered motorists on Main Street through Ogdensburg Saturday morning as 270 runners supported the Ogdensburg First Aid Squad in the annual Oberg 5K. After traveling gently downhill, the runners made a big loop, past the mine, only to face their greatest challenge — the hill up Passaic Avenue.
“The last hill was hard,” said women’s overall winner Catherine Stone-Borkowski of Hamburg. “The hill is unforgiving. My two-mile time was really great.” She fell behind her anticipated pace during the third mile of the course. Her daughter, Talia Jean Borkowski, 11, described the course as “fun, but the last mile was really hard.”
The Ogdensburg Fire Department set up two spray stations, one on Plant Street and the other past the finish line, to cool any overheated runners.
Finishing first overall, Justin Scheid of Sparta was happy to see the first spray station. “It was super hot after the second mile.” After travelling downhill for two miles Scheid said, “the hill is always there.”
The elevation change was just as unkind to the older runners as it was to the youngest. “The course was great,” said Bob Nicholson, 84, of Sparta. “Over the first two miles I was ahead of my goal. The last mile, uphill, I lost the extra time and finished three minutes behind my goal.”
Finishing times were posted soon after the race and medals were awarded in 17 different categories.
“This is a very smooth running event,” said Michael Blahut, event chairman.
Detailed race results available at bestrace.com/results
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