Saturday, July 20, 2013

Olson, McGee Win Park Point 5

It was a mixture of youth and experience in the 42nd running of the Park Point 5-Mile Friday night in Duluth.  Alec Olson , 19, of Excelsior, MN, won the men's race in 25:47, defeating three-time past champion Eric Hartmark, who placed second in 26:08. For the women, Duluth’s Katie McGee, 40, claimed the title with a time of 32:08. The victory was her sixth at the event.

A total of 457 runners and 38 walkers registered for the event with 406 finishing the 5-Mile ― northern Minnesota’s oldest road race. Youth races for children 14 and under accompanied the 5-mile run and two-mile walk. Net proceeds from the Park Point 5-Miler benefit the Young Athletes Foundation (YAF), a Grandma’s Marathon program focused on the promotion and development of youth athletics.
 MEN
 Place     Name                                    Age        City                        State     Time
1              Alec Olson                           19           Excelsior              MN        25:47
2              Eric Hartmark                     35           Duluth                  MN        26:08
3              Scott Behling                      23           Duluth                  MN        27:01
4              Adam Swank                      37           Duluth                  MN        27:27
5              Kyle Economy                    21           Victoria                 MN        27:57
6              Mark Harries                      20           Plymouth            MN        27:59
7              Matt Lepisto                      18           Duluth                  MN        28:59
8              Paul Behrens                     30           Duluth                  MN        29:44
9              Kirt Goetzke                       52           Plymouth            MN        29:53
10           Benjamin Hanson            18           Esko                       MN        30:08
 WOMEN
Place     Name                                    Age        City                        State     Time
1              Katie McGee                      40           Duluth                  MN        32:08
2              Kelsi Upmann                    24           Duluth                  MN        33:52
3              Emily Matack                     32           Duluth                  MN        34:10
4              Janet Rosen                       59           Cloquet                MN        34:54
5              Kathi Madden                   55           Duluth                  MN        35:01
6              Anja Maijala                       14           Wrenshall            MN        35:15
7              Erika Fox                              14           Carlton                 MN        35:15
8              Chandra Shoberg             29           Duluth                  MN        35:19
9              Amy Dettmer                    41           Grand Rapids     MN        35:46
10           Amy Carlsen                       37           Eden Prairie        MN        36:11


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