Saltaire Jogathoners run away with trophies, applause
By Hugh O’Brien
Saltaire’s annual running of the Jogathon – the 37th, if
memory and finger-counting serve – was held on the cool summer morning of
Sunday, August 17. Over 100 hardy souls entered for either the 1- or
3.5-mile race, with the bravest participating in both runs. Considering
that the second race started just minutes after the conclusion of the first,
taking on the pair was both no small feat and no place for small feet. The
number of runners topped that of 2013 and the overcast weather – with even a
few sprinkles to tide the runners over between water bottles – no doubt made
managing the course, or courses, a bit more bearable for the participants.
While every runner received a complimentary red ribbon testifying
to their stamina in finishing the course, it was to the winners in each
category that the much-prized trophies were awarded. And so to the
victors belong being spoiled by getting their names in e-print:
The one mile top finishers were:
Overall
Tierney
Latham Issac Schuchat
Overall Saltairian Abigail Brown
Peter Lyudmer
6 & under
Quentin
Smith
7-8
Ava
Meisel
Zachary
Meisel
9-10
Saedi
Gibbs
Nate
Nagengast
11-12
Katie
Futterman Will Vail
13-14
Brooklyn
Merchant Jude Messler
15-16
James
Goldfarb
20-29
Emma
Adler
30-39
Emily
Mason Murat
Zincer
40-49
Lori
Merchant Bob
Merchant
50-59
Alice
Fradin
Brad
Brown
60+
Nina
Linn
Sam
Mann
Top finishers in the 3.5 mile race were:
Overall
Sarah
Raeben Karl Paranya
Overall Saltairian Liza Liotta
Sean
Burns
10-14
Saedi
Gibbs
Michael
Luvin
15-19
Sara
Goldstein David Arnold
20-29
Sara
Tabor
Tyler
Richard
30-39
Kate
Sherman Patrick McElhone
40-49
Lea
Latham
Adam
Gibbs
50-59
Wendy
Fisher David Burns
60+
Terry Orr
Dan
Gonzalez
Veterans of the sidelines will see many of the usual suspects on this list –
people who have been mainstays and champions of Jogathons past for many years,
including Dan Gonzalez, Sam Mann (the two sentimental favorites), plus many
younger persons already on the road to Jogathon immortality, if not eternity.
The number of younger participants increases apace, insuring
the success of the event in the years ahead...presuming, of course, on the
continuing viability of Saltaire’s boardwalks. The dividends in health,
fitness, or at least a good stab at them, not to mention the envy of the
unadventurous who also serve by only standing and applauding, remain an added
enticement to entering.
Meantime, following the philosophy that one picture is worth
a thousand words, here are a lot of pictures to spare each of you the task of
reading many more thousands of words. Congratulations to all the
participants and the winners among them. (More photos may be found on the
Facebook page of the Saltaire Citizens’ Advisory Association.)
