Wayne County Habitat for Hum-anity hosted its 15th annual 5K walk/run this weekend.
The event was held on Saturday at the Honesdale High School Athletic Complex and attracted nearly 130 runners of all ages and abilities.
“We enjoyed a beautiful morning,” Race Director Debby Wolf told TWI Sports.
“Teams of runners from Honesdale’s cross country and field hockey team came out to support Habitat.”
Debby went on to say that runners from Hawley’s Eastern Propane also attended, as well as a team from Sparta (NJ).
Habitat for Humanity’s 5K represents the second leg of the Wayne County Triple Crown.
This year’s edition of the local distance running trifecta began in July with the Dr. Perkins Memorial Run. It will conclude on Saturday, September 18th with the Wayne County YMCA 5K Walk/Run.
That event is also slated to be run in Honesdale.
The Winners
The 2010 Habitat for Humanity 5K got underway promptly at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Mark Graziadio acted as the starter. Habitat’s current president fired the pistol, sending 129 runners off in to the morning mist.
This scenic course begins at the HHS Athletic Complex, continues around Lake Cadjaw and returns to the track.
Jason Kennedy finished first in the overall standings. The former Hornet standout was coming off a 4th place showing at the Perkins Race.
He stopped the clock at the Habitat for Humanity 5K in 16:54.64, good for a comfortable cushion over runner-up Martin Seybold (18:25.07).
Tiffany Leventhal took first place in the women’s division. Honesdale’s track & field coach crossed the line in 20:37.54. Becca Maciejewski was second, posting a time of 20:44.69.
David Haines ended up first in the male 15 & under bracket (20:36.42). Haley West copped the girls 15 & under crown (22:00.44).
Tim Jurkowski captured the men’s 16-19 division (18:44.16), while Kaelin Canfield finished first in the women’s 16-19 (23:14.73).
Brad Myers (18:25.64) and Christa Lesjack (28:03) earned honors in the 30-34 brackets.
