ROCK HALL Henry Pechin Jr., a rising senior at Kent County cheap Canada Goose High School, sprinted past three time defending women’s champion Drew Sanclemente near the finish line in the center of town on the Fourth of July. Pechin finished fifth overall in canada goose clearance a record Flat Five field of 135 runners, and first among Junior men; his time was 36 minutes, 14 seconds.
Sanclemente, 14 and poised to enter Ursuline Academy (Wilmington, Del.) in the fall, was literally one second behind the 16 year old Pechin. Her canada goose outlet black friday Canada Goose Coats On Sale time was the best among all female finishers, and for the cheap canada goose fourth in a year a row she captured the special Mayor’s Award.
”I was a little tired,” said Sanclemente, who just started back running in May. She took five months off to heal from a non running related injury suffered over the winter.
Sanclemente also had completed a sprint distance triathlon in Rock Hall the week before, canada goose jacket outlet where she was the top female finisher. She lives in Middletown, Del., but her family keeps a boat at one of the marinas here.
Sanclemente and Sean Jones successfully defended their Flat Five titles.
Jones, a uk canada goose 46 year old dairy farmer from Massey, toured the 5 mile one loop course in Canada Goose Parka 29 minutes, canada goose outlet online uk 22 seconds almost a full minute slower than last year. His winning time in 2009 was 30:59.
”I haven’t been running nearly as much as last year,” said Jones, ”so canada goose outlet shop I was pleased with my race.”
Jim Reid was the runner up in 31:08, followed by Jay Silcox in 33:32. They headed the Sub master (36 49) and Open (20 35) classes for men, respectively.
Chris Henry placed fourth in canada goose outlet uk sale 35:38. Pechin was next, with Sanclemente on his heels.
The temperature was a mild 75 degrees at the start, and skies were overcast for most of the race which made it tolerable.
”It could have been worse” said Arraminta Ware, ”and it has been.”
”It felt great,” added Jamie Larrimore Fleetwood. ”I just kept a slow pace. I https://www.thebookstop.biz thought at some point I would just stop and walk, but I didn’t need to do that.” Fleetwood, 30, was running canada goose uk black friday for two. She and husband Creg both graduates of KCHS are expecting their third child in December.
For the third year in a row the Flat Five boasted a record number of finishers, surpassing last year’s total by 21.
Race director Dennis Herrmann canada goose outlet reviews ran out of registration forms and commemorative T shirts, and the start was delayed about 15 minutes to accommodate those who signed up on race day. ”I’ll have to be better prepared next year,” said Herrmann. ”I ordered 120 shirts, more than I thought canada goose outlet store we would need, more than we’ve ever needed.”
He attributed the steady increase in the number of participants to a trend of people interested in fitness for fitness sake. ”There are exceptions, but for the most part canada goose outlet uk we’re drawing more people who aren’t competitive. They’re more interested in being fit, canada goose outlet sale and there’s nothing wrong with that.”
”I want to retain the ’smallness,’ but inevitably it’s going to get bigger,” said Herrmann, who coaches cross country, indoor track, and track and field at Kent County High School.
This year cheap canada goose marked the 30th anniversary of the race. The first official Flat Five was run in 1982. Marty Stetson measured and certified it as a 5 mile course, according to Herrmann. Prior to that the race was 4.7 miles and was known locally as the Rock Hall Marathon.
As the canada goose uk outlet overall winners, Sean Jones and Drew Sanclemente received Mayor’s Awards. The first, second and third place finishers in various age groups received commemorative mugs, visors and duffel bags. Java Rock coffeehouse and the town of Rock Hall were sponsors.
The race field included runners as young as 7 year old Flynn Bowman and as senior as 75 year old Dale Wood, who canada goose store has participated in all 30 Flat Fives. The canada goose outlet canada list of KCHS graduates included Jay Silcox, Alden Yetman and Alex Burton, who swept the Open men’s division.
Course records remained intact. Bill Foley of Wilmington, Del., won the inaugural race in 25:29. Three time winner Diane Lausman, of Lancaster, Pa., established the women’s official canada goose outlet record of 30:46 in 1990.