A field of over 300 runners and walkers gathered on Sunday to honor the memory of Brittany McCarthy, who tragically died of a brain aneurysm three years ago at the age of 21.
Former Susan Wagner star Joe Perazzo, who won in a time of 18 minutes, 28 seconds, was only separated by a few hundredths of a second with second-place finisher David Michaels, who was recorded with the same time. Mario Reyes finished third (19:01).
” I was going for my morning run at Clove Lakes Park this morning and I ran into Dave Michaels who asked if I wanted to race at Wolfes Pond so I said, ‘yes,’ ” said Perazzo, who’s currently not competing collegiately.
“I am still trying to run 20-30 miles a week to stay fit enough for the NYC Marathon and I am trying to hold on to my previous fitness to run around 2 hours and 40 minutes”
Unlike the men, the women’s race was totally dominated by Gerri Greco (20:52), who beat runner-up Riley Tefft (21:22) and Patricia O’Brien (22:38) by a big margin.
BELL LAP: Proceeds from the run will benefit the Bee Foundation…For full results go to https://www.completerace.com/site/race-results/brittany-mccarthy-memorial-5k-results-9-15-2024/ … The event also is serving as the first in a newly-formed Organ Donor Hero Triple Crown Series which will all be held at Wolfes Pond Park. The second and third legs will be the Victoria’s Run 5K on Oct. 13 and The Crimson Rise 5K on Nov. 17.
