Post by kevinspradlin on May 10, 2008 13:56:05 GMT -5
Jordan rights turn, wins Hyndman 5K
HYNDMAN, Pa. — LaVale resident Jim Jordan, fresh off a solid Boston Marathon performance 18 days earlier, overcame making a wrong turn in the race’s last half mile to overtake Marc Abe on Saturday in the Hyndman Area Health Center 5K Walk-Run-Bike-athon for Affordable Health Care.
Jordan, 52, finished in 19 minutes, 2 seconds while leading the field of 25 runners. Abe, 19, of Frostburg, was second in 19:14 while Kevin Spradlin, 29, of Ellerslie, placed third in 19:38.
Diann Cosgrove, 39, of Buffalo Mills, Pa., led the women’s field in 22:29 and placed eighth overall. Lisa hillegas, 48, was second in 24:50 and Spencer Growden, 14, was third in 26:27.
Abe held a slim lead on Jordan head off state Route 96 back into Hyndman. The lead widened, though, when Jordan turned right onto Fifth Avenue — and Abe, a veteran of the course, continued straight for one more block before turning right turn onto Sixth Avenue. Jordan only knew of his mistake after Abe called out to him. Jordan righted himself — he had gone only 10 to 15 meters onto the wrong street — before backtracking.
Jordan caught Abe and surged past him as the runners returned, at the appropriate time, to Fifth Avenue and in sight of the finish line.
Jordan went out easy in the first half of the race, unlike Abe, who dashed out to a quick lead of 20 meters less than 3 minutes after the start. Abe held his lead over Spradlin, second, and Jordan, third, through the 1-mile marker and at the beginning of the 524-meter hill.
At the base of the hill, Jordan began to pick up his pace. He passed Spradlin and caught Abe and the two of them ran together until the mishap.
All but the first four runners were held up for about three minutes at the second railroad crossing at about the 1.1-mile point by a train. This happened for the first time in five tries in 2007. This year, organizers were prepared and had volunteers with clipboards noting bib numbers and times. Finishing times were adjusted accordingly.
Caleb Gaumer, 13, eeked out a two-second win in the bike race. Gaumer finished in 18:08 to 11-year-old Mason Bard’s 18:10. Timothy Donaldson, 9, was third in 18:11.
Complete results can be viewed at www.westernmdtiming.com.
HYNDMAN, Pa. — LaVale resident Jim Jordan, fresh off a solid Boston Marathon performance 18 days earlier, overcame making a wrong turn in the race’s last half mile to overtake Marc Abe on Saturday in the Hyndman Area Health Center 5K Walk-Run-Bike-athon for Affordable Health Care.
Jordan, 52, finished in 19 minutes, 2 seconds while leading the field of 25 runners. Abe, 19, of Frostburg, was second in 19:14 while Kevin Spradlin, 29, of Ellerslie, placed third in 19:38.
Diann Cosgrove, 39, of Buffalo Mills, Pa., led the women’s field in 22:29 and placed eighth overall. Lisa hillegas, 48, was second in 24:50 and Spencer Growden, 14, was third in 26:27.
Abe held a slim lead on Jordan head off state Route 96 back into Hyndman. The lead widened, though, when Jordan turned right onto Fifth Avenue — and Abe, a veteran of the course, continued straight for one more block before turning right turn onto Sixth Avenue. Jordan only knew of his mistake after Abe called out to him. Jordan righted himself — he had gone only 10 to 15 meters onto the wrong street — before backtracking.
Jordan caught Abe and surged past him as the runners returned, at the appropriate time, to Fifth Avenue and in sight of the finish line.
Jordan went out easy in the first half of the race, unlike Abe, who dashed out to a quick lead of 20 meters less than 3 minutes after the start. Abe held his lead over Spradlin, second, and Jordan, third, through the 1-mile marker and at the beginning of the 524-meter hill.
At the base of the hill, Jordan began to pick up his pace. He passed Spradlin and caught Abe and the two of them ran together until the mishap.
All but the first four runners were held up for about three minutes at the second railroad crossing at about the 1.1-mile point by a train. This happened for the first time in five tries in 2007. This year, organizers were prepared and had volunteers with clipboards noting bib numbers and times. Finishing times were adjusted accordingly.
Caleb Gaumer, 13, eeked out a two-second win in the bike race. Gaumer finished in 18:08 to 11-year-old Mason Bard’s 18:10. Timothy Donaldson, 9, was third in 18:11.
Complete results can be viewed at www.westernmdtiming.com.