Author: Stephanie Reich
Celtic Solstice 5 Miler
The team managed to bring home numerous overall and age group awards at the Celtic Solstice 5 Miler. For the women, Julia Roman-Duval was 1st overall (31:04) and Samantha Curry was 2nd overall (32:03 – one more PR for Sam, to end a year full of PRs!). Jessie Yang (33:44) and Deb Hicks (36:33) each took 1st in their age groups.
Adam Sachs led the team on the men’s side, finishing in 3rd overall (27:29). He was followed by many other team members who earned top age group finishes:
7. Eric Schuler, 28:50 (1st age group)
12. Jason Tripp, 30:00 (1st age group)
13. Jacob Englander, 30:11 (1st age group)
25. Jicheng (Jason) Liu, 31:34 (1st age group)
28. Wei Hu, 31:55 (1st age group)
46. Alexander Livernois, 34:04 (3rd age group)
95. Dave Berardi, 37:14 (1st age group)
102. John Chall, 37:33 (1st age group)
Kiawah Island Marathon
Kevin Ford checked off another state as part of his 50 States Marathon Challenge, aiming to run a sub-3 hour marathon in all 50 states. At the Kiawah Island Marathon in South Carolina, he ran 2:49:47 to place 11th overall (3rd age group).
