Coronavirus 6-Pack Series reaches halfway point
The Coronavirus 6-Pack Racing Series is giving runners something to do, something to look forward to, allowing them to set a goal, and run and walk to achieve it. Most importantly, the series is giving the participants a chance to give back and raise much-needed money for charities while doing something they love to do.
The series began April 1 and in two weeks has raised $7,727 for 10 nonprofit charities. The series is hosted by Seashore Striders and currently has 207 participants from 20 different states. I have been contacted by a few runners in other countries wanting to join, but as of Thursday’s deadline, all participants were from within the United States. There have been more than 4,200 page views on the event website at seashorestriders.com, and more are registering each day. The top charity is Beebe Healthcare’s COVID-19 Relief Fund, where $2,400 has been donated as of this past Thursday. Participants have until midnight, Friday, April 24, to get registered for the series.
Distances that must be completed during the month of April include: 1 mile, 3.1 miles, 5 miles, 6.2 miles, 10 miles and 13.1 miles. The order that runners do the races is totally up to them, as some are going in order and some are mixing it up.
I thought this week I would list the leaders in each age group at the halfway mark.
Overall: Tim Young, 5:17:03, and Elizabeth Gerritt, 5:42:58
Masters: J.R.Ward, 5:18:11, and LuAnn Goldfarb, 6:13:50
9 & U: Robbie Myers, 2:26:29, and Oisin/Oengus Oldrieve, 4:20:12
10-13: Riley Stazzone, 3:38:03, and Faith Mitchell, 1:56:42
14-19: Ryan Baker, 3:59:35, and Ryann Howard, 4:06:04
20-29: Jeff Young, 1:22:47, and Melissa Floyd, 2:04:57
30-39: Stephen Mitchell, 5:52:17, and Kari Overington, 4:43:24
40-49: Douglas Gilison, 6:12:36, and Amy Robinson, 5:12:55
50-59: John Dowling, 4:16:29, and Alissa Rosenstein, 7:31:46
60-69: Rich Oldrieve, 3:50:59, and Betsy Tootell, 4:08:38
70 & O: Woody Disharoon, 4:16:16
Individual races
1 mile: Jake Bamforth, 4:35.0, and Faith Mitchell, 6:01.9
5K: Nick Cruz, 15:40.4, and Josephine Ledford, 18:58.0
5 mile: Sean Saxton, 29:23.0, and Josephine Ledford, 31:10.0
10K: Jeff Young, 35:25.0, and Faith Mitchell, 44:09.1
10 mile: Mike Sewell, 1:03:33.0, and Josephine Ledford, 1:05:55.0
Half marathon: Ryan Baker, 1:31:20.0, and Melissa Batie, 1:41:02.0
Runner Tim Young is doing the scoring for the series, and scores will be posted each week at seashorestriders.com with nightly updates and photos on the Seashore Striders Running Facebook page. For more information or to get registered, go to www.seashorestriders.com. The last day to register will be April 24 at midnight.
