Eighteen-year-old Paul Glass led 152 runners (131 finished) to the finish line of the 8th Annual 10-Mile Run for the heart, which was held last Saturday morning, and started and ended near the Surrender Field on the Yorktown Battlefield.Glass' time of one hour, one minute and five seconds put the Williamsburg resident over three minutes ahead of runner-up Randy Shelton (1:04:31). Chris Novakoski placed third in 1:06:47.
Five new course records for the 10-Mile Run for the Heart were set on Saturday.
1st Male Overall, Paul Glass, 18 of Williamsburg, VA bettered the age group record for Men 15-19 with a time of 1:01:05, improving on the mark of 1:02:50 that he set in 2019.
1st Female Overall (and 3rd Overall finisher), Saki Wilson, 28 of Norfolk, VA set a new Overall Women's course record and an age group record for Women 25-29 with a time of 1:04:41, beating the mark of 1:06:20 in both categories set by Jaclyn Hoffman in 2018.
2nd Female Overall, Bethany Spector, 30 of Virginia Beach, VA set a new age group record for Women 30-34 with a time of 1:08:05, beating the old mark of 1:13:26 set by Christine Anderson in 2013.
For Men 75-79, Ronald Kellum, 75 of Hampton, VA set a new age group record with a time of 1:47:27 beating out the time of 1:47:35 set by Joseph Polinski in 2018.
For Women 70-74, Barbara Biasi established a new age group record with a time of 1:44:46. Barbara also currently holds the age group record for Women 65-69 of 1:35:19 set in 2014.
The finish line and results services were provided by the Peninsula Track Club. A copy of the results, links to pictures from the race and listings for future road races can be found on the PTC website: www.peninsulatrackclub.com.
The race was sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Council 5480 with proceeds benefiting the American Heart Association.
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