Author: Stephanie Reich
Week of 8/31/2026 – 9/7/2026
Ellicott City Labor Day 10k & 5k
Several Striders took top overall and age group finishes at the Ellicott City Labor Day 10k & 5k. In the 10k, Carlos Renjifo won by over 2 minutes, finishing in 35:38. Shifeng Chen placed 5th overall and won his age group in 41:29. For the women, Marsha Demaree placed 13th overall and also won her age group, with a time of 49:54.
In the 5k, the Striders took the top 3 overall spots on the men’s side: Jason Sammut won the race in 18:47, followed by Alexander Livernois finishing 2nd in 19:12 and Adam Wytko finishing 3rd in 19:32. Alexandra Carrizales was the women’s winner by over 2 minutes, finishing in 20:00.
Charles Street 12
At Charles Street 12, Clark Otte took the overall win in a very competitive field. His time of 1:01:28 put him nearly a minute ahead of the next finisher. Sean Caskey finished 9th overall (4th in his age group) in 1:10:07 and Kevin Ford finished 20th overall in 1:14:08. Jessica Ponds took 1st in the women’s masters category (13th overall) in 1:20:44.
ERR Labor Day 5k
In her second race of the weekend, Marsha Demaree finished 6th overall and won her age group at the ERR Labor Day 5k with a time of 22:26.
Baltimore and Annapolis Trail parkrun 5k
Debbie Cohen won her age group and placed 4th overall at the Baltimore and Annapolis Trail parkrun 5k with a time of 29:18.
College Park parkrun 5k
Jake Englander was the 1st overall finisher at the College Park parkrun 5k with a time of 18:00.
