The 9th Annual Sentara Sleighbell 5K proved to be a good run for a good cause, as hundreds of athletes covered the 3.1-mile course around the Sentara complex in Williamsburg with all proceeds benefitting area youth in after-school activities provided by the Williamsburg-James City County School Health Initiative Program (S.H.I.P.). The objective of SHIP is to get students out and moving.
Because of the partnership with WJCC Schools, a separate race category was run for employees of the system. Regardless, it was Williamsburg’s Mark Tompkins, a special education teacher, who coaches cross-country and track at Jamestown High who paced the field with a winning time of 17:25.9, nipping Warhill High’s Kameron Schaefer (17:27.6), who teaches social studies, while coaching the Lions’ cross-country squad and track distance runners. Sophomore Jamestown runner John Vogel took third place in 17:52.8.
For the women, Vogel’s teammate Thorin Jean was the first female to cross the finish line in 19:31.7. She was followed by Emily Honeycutt (20:56.7) and younger sister Sorenna Jean (21:25.4).
Steve Chantry continues to defy time and gravity and the 62-year old was the first Master (40-and-over) to finish with his fourth-place overall clocking of 18:11.9. Robert Whitaker, 59, of Yorktown provided a stiff runner-up challenge with his 18:24.6 time, while Jason Miller was third (18:43).
Annie Gilbride of Providence Forge won the women’s masters race in 22:05.4, with Rose Crist of Lanexa in second (23:03), and Katrina Fuller in third (23:59).
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