Chip O'Hara, from Auburn and representing First Niagara Bank, dusted the field in the GLOW Corporate Cup 5K race at Centennial Park today. O'Hara ran the race in 15.58.
About 700 runners and walkers entered the event.
Thousands of people from throughout WNY were at Darien Lake Theme Park today for the 2nd annual Color Me Rad 5K. The event isn't a real race, but for participants, it's obviously real fun.
Color Me Rad benefits Special Olympics.
Press release:
Back by popular demand, the Color Me Rad 5K, a nationally recognized human tie-dye spectacle and run/walk, is returning to Darien Lake for its second year bigger and better than before. More than 6,800 racers came out for the event last year, raising $15,000 for the Special Olympics of New York. This year, registration will be open to 10,000 participants so even more color-plastered racers can get in on the fun while supporting a great cause.
What makes Color Me Rad so unique is the excitement and entertainment generated by thousands of racers running through the scenic grounds at Darien Lake while a Color Bomb Squad takes aim their shirts, faces, and hair with a rainbow array of colors. A new element to the fun this year, racers will get hand-held color blasters so everyone can get in on the action.
The event is June 21.
Registration for the run/walk is now open at http://www.colormerad.com/race/buffalo.
“We strive to partner with organizations and families to create special moments that their kids will share with their kids. There’s no doubt that this is going to be a colorful memory worth sharing,” said Rod Rankin, vice president and general manager of Darien Lake.
Participants are encouraged to continue their fun after the race with a day at Darien Lake. Accommodations packages are available for registered participants at www.godarienlake.com.
"Special Olympics New York is delighted to be the beneficiary of, and to partner with, Darien Lake and Color Me Rad 5K for this tremendously fun event in June,” said Special Olympics of New York President and CEO Neal Johnson. "Color Me Rad 5K is an energetic event for all, where the volunteers have just as much fun as the participants. Whether you register to run or volunteer for the race, you'll be helping Darien Lake and Color Me Rad 5K support more than 56,000 Special Olympics athletes across the state."
More than 5,000 pounds of FDA-approved, colored cornstarch will be used during the event. In addition to “Color Bomb Squad” volunteers spread along the 3.1-mile course, walkers and runners will also be able to toss their own bags of color into the air, creating an unforgettable display of color.
Photos from last year's Color Me Rad at Darien Lake by Howard Owens.
Twelve-year-old Max McKenzie, a student at Le Roy Middle School, bested a field of 225 participants to win the Le Roy Winterfest 5K today.
The Child Advocacy Center sponsored a 5K run/walk in Downtown Batavia this morning. The event was held in conjunction with a dozen other 5Ks sponsored by CACs in cities around the state.
We've not received race results yet, but we do know that Todd Masters won and all of the top four finishers are all members of the Kiwanis Club's 5K team.
Todd Masters
While rain seemed to encourage a few of the ARC 5K walkers to shorten the course today, it didn't slow down Michael Richenberg (second picture), who won the race in Elba for the fifth straight year.
A slow drizzle turned into a bit of a downpour about a minute into the race, but hundreds of runners still completed the course.
Race results are not yet available.
UPDATE: Here's a link to the full race results.
Here are the results from the Batavia Area Jaycees 5K held on Labor Day.
By age, female:
By age, male:
Some 500 people participated in the first ever GLOW Corporate Cup 5K race, which started and ended in Centennial Park this evening.
Brandon Reaert, of Oakfield, won the race with a time of 17:43.
Runners signed up in teams from companies throughout the GLOW region.
Once the race was over, participates hung out in Centennial Park for After GLOW, the "largest office party" ever, at least locally. Companies were encouraged to set up their own tents and tables and enjoy live music.
Here are the results from today's 5K race sponsored by the Batavia Area Jaycees.
For the men:
Fore the women:
Top time 55 and over was Larry Pelkey, age 55, 21:22.
Top time age 65 and over was Tom Dutton, age 66, 21:54.
Tom Demmer, at age 15, finished in 19:39 and Emma Eastridge, at age 14, finished in 25:44.
Bill White, age 70, finished at 27:23 and Ed Duncan, age 71, finished at 45:39.
Ty Demmer of Batavia High School ran a new course record of 17:32 in the 3rd Annual Elba 5K this morning.
Jackie Moyer of Aquinas High School was the female winner with a time of 22:58.
Full results available by click here.
Photos provided by Dave Bateman.
Amy Swanson, assistant director for Crossroads House, sent along a couple of pictures from yesterday's Run the Roads for Crossroads House 5K. She said it was a "wonderful day" for a run. A total of 211 people turned out for the event. Collin Mulcahy finished first to win the Overall Male with a time of 17:19; Liz Valento was the Overall Female winner with a time of 20:35.
The complete results can be found at www.crossroadshouse5k.com.
Swanson wrote:
All proceeds raised today help support the mission of Crossroads House in providing comfort care to the dying. Individuals with three months or less to live can stay at Crossroads House completely for free where our volunteers and nurses take care of physical, emotional and medical needs.
We accept residents from not only Genesee County, but also Wyoming county as well. All of our funding comes from in-kind donations, memorials and community support like we experienced today! Along with the runners and walkers who turned out today, more than 50 area business sponsored this event!
Girl Scouts of WNY are hosting its first ever Running of the Greens Walk/Run in Le Roy to raise funds for the Junior Troop's trip tp Washington, D.C. this spring.
The girls are planning on joining around 200,000 other scouts and families at the nation's Capitol in celebration of the 100th Anniversary of Girl Scouts on June 9.
It's not every day you can celebrate this 100th birthday and for these fourth grade Wolcott Street students, this trip is once in a lifetime.
In March of1 912, with one woman's vision and just a handful of girls, the first ever Girl Scout meeting was held in Savannah, Georgia. Today with millions of members worldwide, the organization aims to empower and strengthen young girls.
In LeRoy, race organizers, Melissa Cone and Kate Flint are empowering and improving the lives of their Girl Scout troop by inspiring them to action. The 5K race integrates perfectly with the "getting fit" theme they are currently teaching the girls.
Instead of doing the usual fundraisers, they had a vision of activating the community in an unusual way.
"We wanted to do something out of the ordinary, create a family event, and get the community active," Flint said.
As these young girls awareness increases of living healthy, so is their excitement for the walk/run.The 9 and 10-year-olds will be there early race day to set-up and will also be seen running and walking the course with the other racers.
"You will be able to identify the girls by the Girl Scout sash they will be wearing that day," Flint said.
Even though this 5K is to raise funds for the upcoming trip to D.C., it is also meant to raise awareness of the benefits of getting up and getting moving. The race parallels the organization's earliest goals in 1912 of getting people outdoors doing something together.
Organizers hope to see the community take a step towards fitness and join these Girl Scouts at the finish line.
Both walkers, runners and people of all ages and fitness abilities are welcome. Music entertainment, post-race refreshments, and prizes for top finishers are included in the event.
The race begins at 9 a.m., Sunday, March 11.
The start and finish lines are at the Summit Street tennis courts.
The pre-registration fee of $20 includes a long-sleeve race shirt. Deadline is March 1. Fee increases to $25 after March 1.
Forms and more details can be found at www.gswny.weebly.com.
Contact Melissa Cone at 507-5437 or Kate Flint at 813-9557 with any questions or to sponser the event.
More than 150 people turned out in Elba today for the Genesee ARC 5K run and walk race.
The overall winner was Michael Richenberg, of Elba, with a time of 17:45, a course record in the seventh year of the race. It's Richenberg's ninth 5K win of the season.
Fifty-one-year-old David O'Leary was second overall and first in the 50-59 age group with a time of 18:43.
Third overall was Michael Skowkronski, 14, of Rochester, with a time of 20:32. Skowkronski won the 13-18 category. The next best time in that age group was 23:05.
The top female runner was Jill Graney, 26, of Buffalo, at 21:57.
Click on the following links for complete results: Overall Results, Award Winners by Age Group, Complete Age Group Results, Walk Results
If you have trouble viewing the slide show, click here.
The Batavia Area Jaycees' annual 5K race was Monday morning. Here are the results.
Overall Male: Collin MulCahly, 17: 17:26.
Overall Female: Melissa Domay, 36: 21:30.
AGE GROUP WINNERS:
14 & UNDER - MALE:
1. Campbell Anderson - 24:05
2. Vincent DiRisio - 51:11
14 & UNDER - FEMALE:
1. Emma Eastridge - 26:57
15-19 - MALE:
1. Mitchel Ernst - 18:51
2. Patrick Burns - 19:03
15-19 - FEMALE:
1. Samantha Wingate - 31:38
20-29 - MALE:
1. Michael Richenberg - 17:53
2. Dave Bateman - 18:48
20-29 - FEMALE:
1. Christina Bak - 30:36
2. Amy Swenson - 33:57
30-39 - MALE:
1. Paul Glor - 17:43
2. Rich Boyce - 20:24
30-39 - FEMALE:
1. Jill Christinano - 23:57
2. Nicole Boyce - 25:20
40-49 - MALE:
1.Kevin Sheehan - 18:43
2. Jim Werven - 20:02
40-49 - FEMALE:
1. Lynn Auble - 21:51
2. Carol Vanderberg - 23:56
50-59 - MALE:
1. David Oleary - 18:04
2. Bill McMullen - 21:18
50-59 - FEMALE:
1. Janice Spiotta - 27:19
2. Carrie Caccamise - 29:36
60+ - MALE:
1. Tom Dutton - 20:35
2. Bruce Rychwalski - 25:04
60+ - FEMALE:
1. Mitzie Lewandewski - 28:29
2. Debora Redding - 39:47
This morning was the 2nd annual Elba 5K sponsored by First Presbyterian Church of Elba.
The men's winner was Michael Richenberg, 21, with a time of 17:34. That's a new course record. Richenberg has run 21 5Ks this season and won seven of them.
The women's winner was Stephanie Schmidt, 18, with a time of 20:14.
Tom Rivers, Daily News staff writer and author of the book "Farm Hands"
Stephanie Schmidt
Michael Richenberg
Submitted by Eric Boyce:
Linus Chumba, of Nyack, wins the 20th annual Jenny Kuzma Memorial Bergen 5K by running away from the field on Saturday.
Chumba led from start to finish and set a new course record with a time of 14:26. The pervious course record was 14:36 by Kyle Heath, of Syracuse.
Chumba came from New York City in search of the Bergen 5K prize money the night before the race by bus, where he told the race director that he got less than two hours of sleep.
On the women's side, Maegan Krifchin, a 2010 Syracuse graduate, won the race and also set a new course record by running 16:29, three seconds off of her fastest 5K time ever.
Krifchin was the 4th-place finisher amid the 1st-place American at the Utica Boilermaker 15K race, which had over 11,000 runners.
This year's race saw the top 50 finishers running 17:12 or faster.
The Bergen 5K is one of the most competitive 5K races in New York State and had 260 finishers on Saturday.
Results, videos and photos can be found at www.bergenroadrace.com
THE BATAVIA AREA JAYCEES 25TH
ANNUAL LABOR DAY RUN AND WALK
Batavia, NY: The Batavia Area Jaycees are proud to announce the 25th Annual Labor Day 5K Run & Walk being held on September 5, 2011 at MacArthur Park in Batavia, NY.
Registration will begin at 8:00am and the race will begin at 10:00am. The race fee is $12 for runners and $10 for walkers, with the fee going to $15 for the day of the race. Medals and prizes will be given out to the top male and female runners after the race. Sign up early to receive your free t-shirt.
The Batavia Area Jaycee’s 5K course is USA Track & Field certified #NY-06038-JG.
The Batavia Area Jaycees are also still looking for sponsorships for this event; if interested in participating or being a sponsor call 585-343-5775 or email us at bajny@yahoo.com
After the success of its first effort a year ago, the First Presbyterian Church of Elba has organized another 5K Run/Walk in Elba for 9 a.m. Aug. 20.
The course is a lovely country route through some of the back roads of Elba. (See the website for a specific course map.) There will be a water stop at the turn around point, and refreshments will be available after the race.
The first 75 registrants will receive a T-shirt.
Participants can pre-register, either online at www.elba5k.com or by sending the completed registration form (available online) and payment to Dave Bateman (address listed at the bottom of the article), or they can register on race day.
Race day registration begins at the Elba Veterans Memorial Park at 8 a.m. and ends at 8:45 a.m. All participants must meet at the park during that time to receive their number and confirm their attendance.
Registration fees are as follows:
Before Aug. 13: $15 (under 18: $12)
Race Day: $18 (under 18: $15)
Family rate before Aug. 13: $12 per runner (multiple runners at same household, mail forms together)
Sponsorship forms are also available online.
All proceeds of the race will be used toward the mission and ministry of the First Presbyterian Church of Elba.
For more details, see www.elba5k.com.
Where to send your registration form and payment:
Dave Bateman, 5 Lincoln Ave., Batavia, NY 14020
PHOTO CAPTION: Genesee ARC Mary Anne Graney Memorial Scholarship recipients Alyssa Cole (seated), Justine Saraceni and Jennifer Wright (standing) with Charles Graney and Molly (Graney) George.
BATAVIA -- Three teens from Oakfield-Alabama, Notre Dame and Pavilion high schools are the recipients of the 2011 Genesee ARC Mary Anne Graney Memorial Scholarships. The $1,000 scholarship awards were presented at the Genesee ARC Annual Meeting & Awards Banquet to: Alyssa Cole, Justine Saraceni and Jennifer Wright.
A member of the Oakfield-Alabama Class of 2011, Alyssa plans to attend SUNY Geneseo to become a Special Education Teacher. Justine, a resident of Le Roy and senior at Notre Dame High School, will study Childhood and Special Education at St. John Fisher College and senior Jennifer, of Pavilion, is planning to become a social worker and will begin her studies at Genesee Community College.
The Genesee ARC Mary Anne Graney Memorial Scholarship is open to area high school seniors, planning to further their studies in human services, special education or related fields. It is in honor of Mary Anne Graney, a special education teacher, who died in 2004. According to Genesee ARC Scholarship Committee Chair Charles Graney, “The scholarship is a living memorial, honoring Mary Anne’s commitment to Genesee ARC and enriching the lives of people with disabilities.”
The scholarship program is funded by the Genesee ARC Friends & Family 5K, scheduled for Sept. 24 at the Genesee ARC Day Habilitation Center in Elba.
Michael Richenberg, 20, from Elba, won the Genesee ARC 5K in Elba on Saturday. His 18:44 time beat Batavia High basketball player Collin Mulcahy, 16, by 12 seconds.
The other top 10 finishers were:
Kimberly Mills, 19, Basom, 19:08
Kevin Lavare, 30, New York, 19:14
Judy Arlington, 44, Lockport, 20:38
Chad Minuto, 34, Batavia, 21:04
Justin Carlson, 13, Le Roy, 21:07
Tom Moran, 57, Batavia, 21:17
Michael Skowronski, 13, Lewiston, 21:21
Patrick Miller, 45, Spencerport, 21:32
The top two women walkers were Kayla Russo, 16, of Williamsville, at 27:06 and Laura Felice, 74, of Jamestown at 40:37.
The top two men walkers were Paul Spiotta, 52, at 42:17 and Clarice Parrag-Graney, 68, at 44:07.
For complete results, click here.
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