2023 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Results Book

Hillary Bor broke the 40-year-old American Record of 46:13, set by Greg Meyer here in the 1983 Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run.

Event Director Message

Back to Our Roots — Just in Time for Our 50th Celebration

What a Year! A re-imagined 5K with 6,000 finishers on Saturday, our gala 50th Anniversary Celebration all weekend long, three championships (USATF, RRCA and PRRO) and a new look thanks to our year-long rebranding initiative. It was quite an undertaking, so rather than waiting until the end of my traditional post-race Director’s Letter to thank our hard working race committee, I am going to do that right up front. The event was a heroic team effort with more changes packed into a single year than we had made in the ten previous years. Yes, there were a few bumps which will be addressed in 2024, but overall it was a magnificent effort. Right from the opening of the lottery, we had unprecedented interest in our special anniversary with the largest number of 10 mile applicants in recent years and the Saturday 5K attracting three times the number of starters as the year before (and that was with our shutting down 5K registration in midFebruary due to the demand). And, of course, the new “Double Blossom” which attracted nearly 2,500 hardy souls who ran the 5K on Saturday and the 10 Mile on Sunday. We hope you enjoyed it. So, sit back and scroll through the pages of our environmentally friendly PDF results publication and relive the excitement and the magic through the articles, over 70 photos from all weekend long, and finisher lists. As a reminder, you can measure your performance against our elite athletes or anyone else in the field by using of the “Age Graded” quotient supplied with each finisher’s time in the 10 Mile and 5K results. This provides a way for you to compare your time, based on your age and sex, with the performance of any other runner based on his or her age and sex.

I hope your experience at this year’s event will entice you to join the thousands race entrants who use their local Credit Unions for their financial needs. (Details about joining a Credit Union appear in the center spread of this results publication.) They have been the best title sponsor ever, all the way back to 2002. During their tenure, the credit unions and runners have raised over $10.6 million dollars for the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, a total which was augmented by $450,000 this year.

I also would like to take a final opportunity to thank our 2023 Presenting Sponsors Asics, our official shoe and apparel sponsor; new sponsor REI, presenting sponsor of the 5K and the Kids Run; and Wegmans, the presenting sponsor of the Health and Fitness Expo; and our Supporting Sponsors including CACI, sponsor of the water bottles; Co-op Solutions; CUNA Mutual Group; Gatorade, provider of the Gatorade Endurance Formula out on the course; Guayaki; MedStar Health; MoApartments: Outside+/FinisherPix; Potomac River Running, our official retail sponsor; PSCU; and Suburban Solutions, who hauled a lot of stuff around on race weekend. I’d also like to extend a special thanks to DrinkMore water for supplying the water, the Montgomery County RRC for handling the water stop logistics, the National Park Service, and the U.S. Park Police. Looking ahead to our 51st, our plan is to open the 10 Mile lottery registration on December 1 and then open 5K first-come, first-served registration around December 20, 2023. The 5K will be limited to 7,000 entrants. Everyone who entered the race this year, even if you were not accepted, will be sent email notification about the entry process. Remember to let us know if you move or change your email address so we can keep our records up to date. If you have friends or associates who did not run this year (or if you have run before but did not run this year) anyone can sign up to receive an email containing the 2024 entry information on the race website at www.cherryblossom.org. Be sure to check your spam filters if you do not hear from us — or just check the website from time to time.

If you had a good time or have suggestions, please let us know. You may write to us at Credit Union Cherry Blossom, 4963 Elm St., Suite 106, Bethesda, MD 20814 or send us an e-mail to: racedirector@cherryblossom. org.

Once again, I am deeply indebted to all of my race committee members — especially Deputy Director Becky Lambros and Cherry Blossom, Inc. President Jean Arthur — who toiled tirelessly throughout the year to make it all happen.

Happy Miles, Phil Stewart

Director

Innovations Make Big Imprint on

Cherry Blossom’s 50th

Anew logo and color scheme gave the 50th Cherry Blossom 10 Mile a zesty facelift. The biggest innovation, however, was a major structural change: moving the 5K from Sunday to Saturday on a downtown course. For years the 5K had been overshadowed by the 10 Mile, run on a course of which the first two miles were nearly identical to that of the 10 Mile, and the timing resulted in 5K runners finishing in a quiet gallery of trees at the same time that 10 Mile runners were finishing nearby in a dramatic straightaway open to the sky, lined with cheering spectators, with the Washington Monument towering above.

On Saturday April 1, 2023, the 5K came into its own as a standalone event with its own cachet, having as the first and last 1500 meters a straight shot down and up Pennsylvania Avenue in full view of the Capitol Building. If that wasn’t exciting enough, the separation of the 5K and 10 Mile by a day gave rise to a brand-new dual event: the Double Blossom, combining runners’ times in both races.

The Double Blossom gave an edge to the more durable runners, and 1,631 of them (28% of the 5K field, and 10% of the 10 Mile field) completed the challenge. As an extra historical touch, the men’s Double Blossom winner, Zachary Newman, turned out to be the grandson of past Cherry Blossom Inc. President and Cherry Blossom Hall of Famer Irv Newman. Zachary ran 59:34 in the 10 Mile and 17:30 in the 5K for a total time of 1:17:04. The women’s Double Blossom winner, Amelia Deady from Evanston, IL, timed 1:02:50 in the 10 Mile and 24:47 in the 5K for a total of 1:27:37. In the Double Blossom non-binary division, Caity Hines won by running 1:30:48 for 10 miles and 24:22 in the 5K for a total of 1:55:10.

The closest winning finish among all three races and three divisions (men, women, non-binary) was the women’s 5K, in which winner Casey Greenwalt and runner-up Rachael Gallap both posted the same time: 18:12.

A final innovation of the 50th edition of the race was the creation of a Credit Union Cherry Blossom Hall of Fame, in recognition of people who have made significant contributions to the Cherry Blossom 10 Mile in the last 50 years. Three individuals: Gar Williams, Jeff Darman, and Irv Newman, were inducted into the inaugural class. Williams is one of the event’s founders and co-director of the 1973 race; Darman served from 1974 to 1991 as either a solo or co-race director; Newman wore many hats for the organization over the past 20 years, most notably as Board President from 2014-2022.

Cover Photo: Hillart Bor Photo Credit: Karen Mitchell

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The 10 Mile Race — Cutting It Close in Men’s Overall, American Women’s Division

by Mark Heinicke

The 50th Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile was a structure composed of many parts. The 10 mile road race itself had plenty of parts of its own.

A Slew of Awards Including Three Championships.

Cash Awards Were Available in Five Divisions:

1. $50,000 bonus potentially split four ways: World record (men and women); American record (men and women).

Maximum award $50,000 to one person winning one of those records; minimum award if one man sets WR and another an AR (not world) and one woman sets WR and another AR (not world): $12,500 each.

2. Overall (men and women): winners $8,000 (10 deep)

3. American only (men and women): winners $5,000 (10 deep); could be combined with overall

4. Professional Road Running Organization (PRRO; men and women); distributed by an annual formula: this year two won $2,500 each and one $1,500; could be combined with any other division

5. RRCA RunPro Camp Alumni (men and women): $1,500 (3 deep); could be combined with American and overall awards

Aside from generous awards, the race was replete with special moments; nail-biters in men’s overall and American women’s divisions; 21-year-olds win both men’s and women’s overall titles; American Record; set a bucket of personal bests among the women; 23rd appearance by four-time winner Bill Rodgers, age-group win for former winner Colleen de

Reuck; and the return of Ben Beach for 50 out of 50.

Top international competitors: Women

On the international women’s stage, the safest money was on 21-year-old Ugandan Sarah Chelangat, on the basis of 17th place in the worldwide ranking of World Athletics. Her best-known road performances were all at 10K, and all since April 2022: 30:24, 30:31, 31:11, and 31:35. She flew through 3000 meters in 8:41:16 indoors in February.

Kenyan Caroline Rotich, 17 years Chelangat’s senior, could not be counted out. Rotich made a road running comeback in 2022, winning the Dick’s Sporting Goods Half Marathon in 1:09:31, and eighth place in the NYC Mini 10K, 11 seconds ahead of Sara Hall. She had won the Cherry Blossom 10 Mile in 2013, and finished fourth in 2021. Rotich had the edge over Chelangat in experience. Ethiopians Weynshet Weldetsadik and Anna Dibaba, age 26 and 23 respectively, rounded out the top women in the international field. Favorites in the American women’s competition (see below) could also challenge youthful Sarah Chelangat for the overall win. The American women’s race included two previous Cherry Blossom winnners (Rojas and Sullivan) and four national 10 mile championships wins: one for Rojas and three for Hall. Odds were good one of them would take the championship this day.

Top American competitors: Women Sara Hall, winner of 11 national titles (three at 10 miles), and owner of the second-fastest American half marathon (1:07:15 in 2022), had just run a half marathon in 1:09:31 in Lisbon, Portugal, on March 12th. She seemed ready to run 10 miles in 52 minutes and

change—except that she was recovering from COVID and another virus contracted in the last two weeks, suggesting she could be off her game.

The 52:13 time Nell Rojas ran winning in 2021 was the fastest among the three at the distance, anywhere. In 2022, Rojas ran 52:20 in the 10 mile championships in Minneapolis (fourth place), and 1:09:42 in the ARAMCO Half Marathon in Houston.

Sullivan, coming off the win at Cherry Blossom (52:32) last year, set a personal best of 31:56.38 for 10,000m at the On Running Track Meet in San Juan Capistrano, a marathon best of 2:25:14 for sixth place in the Chicago Marathon, and 49:48 for sixth place at the Boilermaker 15K National Championships in Utica, NY.

Ready to challenge any of the three past champions for top American spot was up-andcoming 25-year-old Emma Grace Hurley, fresh off second place in the U.S. Championships 15K in Jacksonville (50:04). On the indoor track earlier this year, Hurley zipped through 3000m in 8:51.34 on January 28 and 8:55.26 two weeks later. Hurley had a shot at the win if she were near the front with a half mile to go. Molly Grabill rounded out the top U.S. contenders, having finished seventh in the 2022 U.S. 10 Mile championships in 53:10 (three places and 14 seconds ahead of Hurley), and ran 31:49.01 for 10,000m, good for 10th place in the 2022 U.S. Championships.

Any of these American women had a chance at the overall: in the end, American women took places 2 through 8.

The Women’s Race: Solo Escape by Chelangat in Overall; See-saw Battle for American

Championships Ends in a Squeaker

As last year, Susanna Sullivan jumped into the lead from the start. Unlike last year, she did not eventually win, but she still led a spirited chase by American runners for the first six miles. Among the lead pack behind her, eventual winner Ugandan Sarah Chelangat patiently bided her time, occasionally swinging wide and looking across to case out the competition.

Chelangat surged decisively at mile 5, and by 10K had built up a 20-second lead over the chase group, a lead which stretched to 33 seconds at the finish. Ethiopian Weynshet Weldetsadik was the only runner to match Chelangat’s surge and stuck with her for a few minutes but soon slipped back and was reeled in by the Sullivan-paced group, consisting of nine Americans and Kenyan Caroline Rotich. Weldetsadik soon lost contact with the group and eventually finished 11th.

Sara Hall, who already knew most of the opposition first-hand, was content to bide her time in the bunch with Sullivan setting the pace. By milepoint 6, the bunch consisted of: Sullivan, Hall, Emma Grace Hurley, and Molly Grabill, with Amber Zimmerman barely holding on. Kenyan Caroline Rotich was the only non-American in the group.

The fireworks began in the seventh mile. Soon after the 10K mark, Kenyan Caroline Rotich gambled big by surging away from the pack. She had been testing the group by running on the front several times in the previous mile. This seasoned veteran, with a standout 2022 season behind her, was believed to know what she was doing, and that threw a scare into the others.

“Runner’s Rite of Spring”

Photo: Dan Kolansky

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Rotich’s surge gave her more than a five meter lead that went unanswered for another minute… until Emma Grace Hurley closed the gap to Rotich and opened a gap back to the chasers. Sullivan, paying for her seven bold miles at the front, began to slacken, while Nell Rojas drew up alongside her and strove to gain on Hurley and Rotich. When Rotich lost steam a half minute later and slipped backwards, Hurley threw quick looks over her shoulder to see who might be closing on her—and saw Rojas, then Hall, with the other chasers strung out in a line. Rojas had won the 10-mile championships once, Hall three times. To beat them would take an extra-special effort.

In the eighth mile of the race and approaching Hains Point, Emma Grace Hurley put the hammer down. Rounding Hains Point and slamming into the wind, she had a five second lead on her pursuers. Rojas and Hall swapped places twice as they approached the 9-mile point, pushing each other to bridge to Hurley. They gradually closed the gap—and with a mile to go, all three were separated by just four seconds. Four seconds turned out to be the margin that separated the top three Americans at the finish, but in what order was everyone’s question. At this point Molly Grabill was another second behind the Hurley/ Rojas/Hall trio, with Amber Zimmerman 15 seconds back.

Powering into a headwind for more than a mile with the others tucked in behind her was taking a toll on Hurley, but she refused to relent. To get past her would require the others to accelerate.

And accelerate they did. At 15K, Rojas swept past Hurley’s left, while Hall held back momentarily at Hurley’s right shoulder. Then, surprise! With half a mile to go, Hurley unexpectedly went backwards and was soon trailing Grabill by several seconds. Then, surprise again! Hurley dug deep and came storming back past Grabill into third place behind Rojas and Hall. In the battle for the win, Hall came within two strides of Rojas as they crossed Independence Avenue, and in the finishing straight blew past the 2021 winner to claim her fourth National 10 Mile Championship, and twelfth national title.

Rojas arrived one second later, Hurley three seconds later followed by Grabill another tick back.

While young Sarah Chelangat took the women’s overall in 52:04 by half a minute, the finish of the top three Americans inverted the youth vs age correlation: Hall, age 39, followed by Rojas, age 33, followed by Hurley, age 25. The American leaders’ times could hardly have been closer: Hall 52:37, Rojas 52:38, Hurley 52:41, and Grabill 52:42. Amber Zimmerman followed in 53:05, and Susanna Sullivan arrived as sixth American and seventh overall in 53:25. Carrie Verdon, runner-up to Sullivan in 2022, finished eighth overall in 53:35. Caroline Rotich, who had lit up the race in the seventh mile, fell to 11th place in 53:53.

Despite the chilly conditions and headwinds, there were 11 personal bests set among the first 16 places of the women’s race, newcomers Hurley and Grabill among them.

Sara Hall, preparing for the Boston Marathon two weeks hence, had almost skipped the race. She told Race Results Weekly

that she felt “thankful for today because four days ago I wasn’t going to race. I had COVID last week… I had a fever. I had two different viruses back to back.”

Then why take on this race? Hall continued, “I think my whole career I’ve just chosen to show up. So, just today I decided to show up and I’m really glad I did, especially with Asics sponsoring this event.” She concluded she “loved getting to compete against this gritty field of women.”

Top international competitors: Men

On the international men’s stage, 26-yearold Charles Langat came into the 10 Mile race with stellar credentials: on February 19 he won the eDreams Half Marathon in Barcelona in a sizzling 58:64. A month earlier he posted a road 10K time of 26:57 in the Valencia 10K. In September of last year, Langat ran 10 miles in 45:14 to win the Dam tot Damloop in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

On paper, Langat was the man to beat. However, Ethiopian Tsegay Kidanu, age 21 to Langat’s 26, was coming on strong as shown in recent half-marathons: 1:00:42 winning the Publix Atlanta Half Marathon in February, 1:02:10 in last year’s B.A.A. Half Marathon, and a personal best 59:52 in the Copenhagen Half Marathon. Results like these suggested Kidanu was the best bet to take the overall win if Langat faltered.

American Hillary Bor was also a worldclass competitor capable of taking the fight to Langat and Kidanu—the outcome might come down to who had the best tactics. More on Bor below.

Favorites in the American Men’s race:

While Charles Langat and Tsegay Kidanu were rated most likely to win the overall, Hillary Bor had a promising shot at both the overall win and the $50,000 bonus for an American record, which stood at 46:13, set by Greg Meyer in 1983 at this event. Bor has a brilliant reputation at the 3000m steeplechase, having qualified for the 2016 U.S. Olympic team with a personal best 8:13.8.

In 2022, Bor found road races to his liking. He won the 2022 National 10-mile Championships in Minneapolis in October in 46:06—a time which would have qualified for the U.S. record except for having both too much separation between start and finish, and too much elevation drop. This was a source of disappointment to Bor, and a spur to make another try for the record on an eligible course such as the Cherry Blossom 10 Mile. More recently, he had wiped the field clean in the USATF 15K championships in Jacksonville in March in a time of 43:11.

On April 2nd in Washington D.C., weather conditions argued against record-setting. Nevertheless, despite the cold and wind that had all flags flying straight out, Bor was determined to rise to the challenge. The American record had been his main objective during the previous six months, since his non-record 46:06 in Minneapolis. As an extra incentive, record-holder Greg Meyer was looking on as part of the reunion of past winners.

Bor’s foremost rivals in the American field consisted of Biya Simbassa and Jacob Thomson. Simbassa had won the American men’s division at the 2021 Cherry Blossom in a time of 46:18—a time that augured well

for his return to the event. Simbassa was on a hot streak in 2022, topped by winning the U.S. 10K road championships at the Great Cow Harbor race in Northport, NY, in a course record time 28:12.4. Simbassa set a personal best 1:01:03 in Houston’s ARAMCO half marathon. In the 10-mile U.S. Championships he finished within striking distance of Bor—23 seconds behind. .

Jacob Thomson trailed Simbassa by more than a minute in the 2022 Cow Harbor 10K, and Hillary Bor by 1:17 in the 2022 10 Mile Championships, but his star was rising. In February, he won the Cowtown Half Marathon in 1:02:38 to Simbassa’s 1:02:41. Thomson followed that up in the 15K championships in Jacksonville in March, fifth in 44:11—a minute behind Hillary Bor.

The Men’s Race: a Brutal Duel on Ohio Drive Bor took charge early, towing along his brother Emmanuel, Simbassa, Langat, Kidanu, and four others. Simbassa and Langat took turns going to the front—at one point Simbassa surged to a five meter lead—but Bor kept up a relentless tempo, and by 3-1/2 miles had shaken off all the challengers save Kidanu. The lanky Kidanu had not taken a turn at the front, and like Sarah Chelangat shortly before, frequently swung wide of the group to look things over. But when Bor began to drop the group, Kidanu went with him. Five miles into the race, Bor and Kidanu completely cut ties with the chase group, and by six miles had an overwhelming half-minute lead over Simbassa. Simbassa himself was shedding a group consisting of Langat, Thomson, Matt McClintock, and John Dressel. By the finish, the time between the leaders and Simbassa had stretched to a minute. Simbassa ran alone to third place in 47:09, and second place in the U.S. Championships. His chasers, led by Langat, ended down another 16 seconds.

After six miles of winding past national monuments, crossing the Potomac River, negotiating two 180-degree turns and a roundabout, Bor and Kidanu now faced more than three flat miles of Ohio Drive encasing East Potomac Park: a nearly straight mile-anda-half south to Hains Point with the wind at their backs, and a mile-and-a-half north into headwinds before they hit the next corner at East Basin Drive. The challenge was simple: run as fast as possible until the other guy threw in the towel.

As it turned out, the two dueled almost head to head for the next fifteen minutes, Bor with the grim steadiness of a machine, Kidanu occasionally alongside—but once they reached the northward stretch, Kidanu more often held back a stride or two, sheltering from the wind behind the leader.

The wind was so strong that the 9-mile marker blew down, despite being weighted with sandbags.

It was the almost head-to-head tactics of Kidanu that presented a frustrating dilemma to Hillary Bor heading into the wind. He was on American-record pace, while neither runner had a hope of getting a world best. At this point, Kidanu’s only goal was to get the overall win. Kidanu looked over his shoulder a couple of times to establish there was no threat from the chasers, and so he had little incentive to burn extra energy taking over the

work from his rival. He did come alongside occasionally to add pressure toward a fast time. Bor could not risk dropping off record pace in the hope Kidanu might go to the front: he had little choice but to keep up the excruciating tempo while Kidanu lay back in the position of the proverbial cat waiting to pounce on the hapless mouse. Minutes earlier, Emma Grace Hurley had faced the same dilemma with Nell Rojas and Sara Hall waiting to pounce.

So it went between Bor and Kidanu until the right turn at Basin Drive with about a kilometer to go. Kidanu began to wind up his kick and Bor, nearly spent, failed to cover the move. The gap gradually widened as Kidanu romped up Raoul Wallenberg Drive and crossed Independence Avenue and on to the finish line, alone for the first time in the race, three seconds ahead of the man who had set the pace for 10 miles. With spectators waiting in suspense Bor sprinted the final straightaway, glancing up at a clock which was ticking pitilessly toward the magic 46:13. For a moment after he crossed the line neither he nor anyone else was certain if he had broken the record—then came the official call: with a time of 46:11 he had broken the American 10 Mile Record by two seconds, and jubilation erupted.

Afterward, Bor unambiguously told Race Results Weekly, “I came here to break the record and the weather wasn’t going to stop me. It’s something I’ve been working for since October last year.”

Former record-holder Greg Meyer was on hand to congratulate Bor. Meyer—whom Bor called “a legend”— had shared dinner with Bor on the night before the race. Meyer was excited to “see the record fall on the 40th anniversary of my setting it, and the 50th anniversary of the race. That capped a perfect race weekend. Hillary ran a spectacular race in tough conditions.”

While Sara Hall praised her competition as a “gritty field of women,” Hillary Bor had his own claim to grittiness. Summing up the last part of the men’s race, Bor said, “When I saw the split at eight miles I knew I needed to run 4:45, but the wind was too much. I just put my head down, and grind, and grind, and grind.” Grinding worked. In the end, the wind was not quite too much, but every elite runner in the 10 Mile had felt something similar. It was a day made for grittiness. That 11 women set personal bests attested to the prestige of the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile.

Top Awards

Bonus: Hillary Bor, American Record: $59,000

First place, overall: Tsegay Kidanu, men ($8,000); Sarah Chelangat, women ($8,000)

First place, American: Hillary Bor, men ($5,000); Sara Hall, women ($8,000)

First place, PRRO Championships: Tsegay Kidanu, men ($2,500); Sarah Chelangat, women ($2,500)

RRCA RunPro Camp Alumni: Abbabiya Simbassa, men ($1,500); Sara Hall, women ($1,500)

Thanks to contributions from David Monti of Race Results Weekly.

Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Run 1973-2023 Race Winners

2023 Women’s Winner Sara Chelangat

2023 Men’s Winner Tsegay Kidanu

Race was not held in 2020 due to Covid-19

Race was not held in 2020 due to Covid-19

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10M Age Group Results

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Men’s National 10-Mile Championship winner and American Record winner Hillary Bor gets congratulations from announcer and experienced road racer Creigh Kelley.

Men

Women’s National 10-Mile Championship winner Sara Hall enjoys a chat with race announcer Creigh Kelley.

Photo: Team Mallet

Les Kinion Award

Cherry Blossom Merit Awards Announced Co-winners of Les Kinion Award Joined by Three Members of the Inaugural Hall of Fame Class

by Keith Peters

Among the many special elements of this weekend’s Credit Union Cherry Blossom (CUCB) 50th anniversary celebrations, the announcement of the inaugural CUCB Hall of Fame was clearly a highlight of the pre-race dinner for elite athletes, race committee members, and Credit Union Miracle Day partners. And, as it has been since 2015, the announcement of this year’s winners of the Les Kinion Outstanding Service Award was just as eagerly anticipated.

In his remarks preceding the Hall of Fame induction, event director Phil Stewart offered these thoughts: “Our goal is to honor individuals who have made significant contributions to the race at any time over the last 50 years. These ‘contributions’ can come in a variety of ways – the individual could be a distinguished competitor, committee member, staff member, sponsor representative, member of the media or just about any other category you can think of. The bottom line is this person’s impact on the race at the time he or she was involved was truly significant.”

Inductees into the Hall of Fame included: Gar Williams, one of the Cherry Blossom 10 Mile’s founders and co-director of the 1973 race; Jeff Darman, who took over as co-race director in 1974 and served until 1991 in either a solo or co-race director capacity; and Irv Newman, who has worn many CUCB hats in the past 20+ years, most notably as Board President from 2014-2022. While the annual announcement of CUCB Hall of Fame inductees will now become a fixture of the pre-race dinner, awarding the Les Kinion Outstanding Volunteer Service Award has been an essential component of the evening’s agenda since 2015.

Rob Wolfe and Steve Broyles were announced as co-recipients of the 2023 Les Kinion Outstanding Volunteer Service Award. Rob wears many race committee hats, from Cherry Blossom, Inc. Treasurer to starting line corrals coordinator of the 10 Mile and the Kids Run. Steve has just worn one hat, but he’s worn it for 29 years! As the leader of the course recording team, which plays a vital role in confirming the presence

of elite athletes on course throughout the race — no shortcuts allowed — Steve has led numerous innovations in the reporting process, all intended to streamline the verification work of the official judges back at the finish line.

“Rob and Steve have provided outstanding service to the race but in very different manners,” said event director Phil Stewart. “Rob is the ringmaster of the roadway who gets 17,000 runners lined up for the 10 Mile and 500 4-10 year-olds in order at the start of the Kids Run, while Steve almost clandestinely and meticulously coordinates a team of course-recorders from multiple locations on the course and hopes he has nothing to report. As cowinners of the Les Kinion Award, they illustrate the wide variety of roles involved in producing the race.”

The Les Kinion Award was established in honor of Les Kinion, a Baltimore firefighter with Engine Company 43. By passion, he was first a runner and then a running club officer and race director. In 1970, Les co-founded the Baltimore Road Runners Club, one of the earliest

chapters of the Road Runners Club of America. In 1973 he helped launch the first Maryland Marathon. After retiring in 1986, Les moved to Bishopville, MD, and worked on hundreds of races on the MarylandDelaware Coast. He became involved with the Cherry Blossom Run in the early 1990s, and was active until he passed away in July 2014 at the age of 78.

Past recipients of the Les Kinion Award include: Irv Newman, George Tarrico, Michelle Carter, Jean Arthur, Glenn Klenk, Nita Lalla Roncone, Marsha Way, and Danny Talmage.

Past Les Kinion Award Winners

2015 - Irv Newman

2016 - George Tarrico

2017 - Michelle Carter

2018 - Jean Arthur

2019 - Glenn Klenk

2020 - Nita Lalla Rincone

2021 Marsha Way

2022 Danny Talmage

Rob Wolfe (l) and Steve Broyles were recognized for their many years of service to the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile and 5K when they were honored as the recipients of the 2023 Les Kinion Award for Outstanding Service. Rob is the Treasurer of Cherry Blossom, Inc. and Corrals Coordinator, while Steve is the Lead Course Recorder for the annual spring event.

Gar Williams, who co-founded the Cherry Blossom Run in 1973, was inducted into the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Hall of Fame at the VIP Pre-Race Dinner on Aprril 1, 2023 in Washington, DC.

Also inducted into this year’s Hall of Fame class were Former Cherry Blossom President Irv Newman (2nd from right) and Race Director Jeff Darman (r). Presenting the awards were Race Director Phil Stewart (l) and President Jean Arthur (2nd from left).

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capitol hill agency competition

corporate

1 Booz Allen Running Club (Booz Allen Hamilton) 03:27:06

Madeline Hartlieb,Ellen Wexler,David Perry,Robert

Denmark,Sarah Castellan

2 Marriott #1 (Marriott International) 03:46:36

Ben Brooks,Rosemary Berger,Stuart Koltov,Ann Lafontaine

3 Marriott #2 (Marriott International) 04:14:51

James Snee,Hugo Garcia,Kelly Airel

4 Marriott #3 (Marriott International) 04:39:04

Dana Shauf,Mark Griffin,Christina Papoulias

5 Booz Allen Running Club-Gold (Booz Allen Hamilton) 04:44:46

Wahab Jilani,Tiffany Archuleta,Abigail Dorey,Hannah

Goda,Sherry Bautista

6 Baptist Joint Committee (Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty) 05:47:27

Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons,Rhonda Hamil,Daniel Hamil

Government

1 NSF Chemistry Cruisers (National Science Foundation) 04:52:02

David Berkowitz,Maggie Capooci,Tanya Whitmer

education

1 DC Hoos (University of Virginia) 04:13:05

Eileen Cunningham,Thomas Sumner,Adam Justus,Todd Eley,Hannah Semmes

running clubs non Binary

Team Results

running club Teams

Female open running club

1 MCRRC Open Women (Montgomery County Road Runners) 03:01:29

Margaret Sprock,Rachel Cluett,Liz Ozeki,Alexandra

Amidon,Kristen Kelman

2 Central Park Spring Chicks (CPTC + DPNYC) 03:05:50

Irene Kalbian,Elleree Erdos,Allison Goldstein,Vanessa

Lehmann

3 DCRRC Women A (DC Road Runners Club) 03:12:51

Christie Wetzel,Anna Staats,Sheryl Rosen,Shannon Smith

4 Dojo Gal Gang (Dojo of Pain) 03:14:10

Jennifer Paul,Brandy Leclair,Kennedy Nickerson,Jennifer

Jones,Amanda Hicks

5 Mill City Running (Mill City Running) 03:24:29

Emma Koenig,Kendall Monroe,Jamie Hoornaert

6 DCRRC Women B (DC Road Runners Club) 03:30:33

Lauren Firey,Megan Curtin,Rongkui Zhu,Kristine Gift

Male open running club

1 FRNY A (Front Runners New York) 02:36:18

Matthew Young,Craig Nelson,Scott Nelson,Dmytro

Molchanov,Ian Hodge

2 Dojo Bros (Dojo of Pain) 02:42:54

Xavier Salvador,Matthew Sarge,Jacob Schwartz,Trevor

Hains,Joe Snowaert

3 Sweep the Leg (Dojo of Pain) 02:45:34

Jack Fitzhenry,Ben Healy,Robert Meyer,Kyle Hall,Luis

Plasencia

4 HCS Men (Howard County Striders) 02:47:39

Paul Hugus,Carlos Renjifo,Andrew Madison,Jacob

Englander,Jason Tripp

5 Dojo Mojos (Dojo of Pain)

02:53:02

Affan Ahmad,Peter Zell,Joseph Shields,Connor Obrien,Chip

Connolly

6 DCRRC Men A (DC Road Runners Club)

02:54:05

Alexander Flagle,Rodrigo Vellon,Steven Klug,Alan Dixon,Jack Phillips

7 MCRRC Open Men A (Montgomery County Road Runners)

02:56:20

James Anderson,Ryan Johnson,Brett Ruff,Armand

Silva,Nicolas Crouzier

8 FRNY SparkTans (Front Runners New York) 03:04:33

Justin Lacoursiere,Rene Ugarte,Gilbert Gaona,Ian

Goldberg,Ben van Beek

9 MCRRC Open Men B (Montgomery County Road Runners)

03:05:51

Bryan Rivera,Brian Murphy,Alex Booth

10 Athletic East Mens Team (Athletics East TC) 03:17:06

Hasan Hobbs,Peter Guevara,Stephen Crelli

11 DCRRC Men B (DC Road Runners Club) 03:20:21

David Leblanc,Rocco Henderson,Alex Albertini,Christopher

Walsh,Daochen Wang

co-ed Masters running club

1 Masters of the Dojo (Dojo of Pain) 03:06:23

Bradley Klapper,Jeffrey Redfern,Matthew Schaar,Janet

Whittaker,Michelle Harburg

2 MCRRC Masters A (Montgomery County Road Runners) 03:08:30

Colin Fishwick,Mark Henrickson,Ryan Hadley,Michelle

Miller,Erica Singleton

3 PR Masters I (Potomac River Running) 03:10:11

Perry Shoemaker,Silvia Baage,Matthew Barnes

4 MCRRC Masters B (Montgomery County Road Runners) 03:14:13

Erin Kelman,Jeff Elkins,Robert Palmer,Cindy Conant,Lisa

Levin

5 Athletics East Remix (Athletics East TC) 03:42:54

Jimmy Kliner,Martha Merz,Samantha Cole,Christopher

Johnston

6 PR Masters II (Potomac River Running) 03:43:17

Nigel Edwards,Stephen Crago,Kim Isler,Luz Blakney,Craig

Greene

7 Team Pemberton (Dojo of Pain) 03:45:54

Alan Pemberton,Laura Ochoa,Lydia Pelliccia,Mariana Alfonso

8 DCRRC Masters B (DC Road Runners Club) 04:06:29

Mark Bourgeois,Kathleen Pryce-Jones,James

Scarborough,Jana Bravo,Bengal Richter

9 DCRRC Masters A (DC Road Runners Club) 04:15:26

Ian Clements,Ken Simler,John Kilduff,Wendy Smith

10 DCRRC Masters C (DC Road Runners Club) 05:00:06

Samuel Woo,Rasool Anooshehpoor,Patricia Danielle-Kay

elite Teams

Females Metro elite Teams

1 Pacers/GRC NB Women (Pacers Running/GRC NB) 02:54:02

Lauren White,Cleo Whiting,Sydney Leiher,Maura Carroll,Emily White

Mens Metro elite Teams

1 Pacers/GRC NB Men (Pacers Running/GRC NB) 02:30:39

Zach Herriott,Terry Tossman,Zack Holden,Andrew Lent,Paul Thistle

capitol hill competition

U.s. senate

1 Last Best Pace (Sen. Jon Tester) 03:23:32

Jessica Raty,Jill Reilly,Jacob Springer,Anneliese Slamowitz,Parker Sanford

2 HERE COMES THE BLUME!!!!! (Sen. Richard Blumenthal) 03:40:23

Logan Wilke,Matilda Msall,Mike Jones,Collin Anderson,Michael Lawson

3 Best Virginia (Sen. Joe Manchin III) 03:41:43

Ryan Murguia,Spenser Horton,Sarah Kessel,Perrin Brown

4 Heinrich Maneuver (Sen. Martin Heinrich) 03:43:35 Russell Page,Jakob Lindaas,Rocky Cordova,Elizabeth Natonski,Clifford Ho

5 Cow Crown (Sen. Angus King)

Zack Holman,Sawyer Nicholson,Laura Fusco

03:46:49

6 Ready Set Dirigo!!! (Sen. Susan Collins) 03:49:12 Trevor Hustus,Liam McDonough,Katherine Huiskes

7 Racing Cowboys (Sen. Cynthia Lummis) 03:51:26

Zachary Kraft,Casey Foss,Abegail Cave,Mikalah Skates

8 Merkley Milers (Sen. Jeff Merkley) 03:54:58

Max Seifert,Mike Zamore,Serena Baserman

9 Team Sinema (Sen. Kyrsten Sinema) 04:02:24

Cullen Tomsheck,Daniel Winkler,Kyrsten Sinema,Kevin Moore,Pablo Sierra-Carmona

10 America’s Schatz Talent (Sen. Brian Schatz) 04:03:11

Lyndsey Gallagher,Manuokalani Tupper,Mathew Goldstein,Jessica Arevalo

11 President Pro TempoRun (Sen. Patty Murray) 04:05:11

Dylan Stafford,Brian Dulzo,Elizabeth Darnall,Josephine Eckert,Meghan Gilkes

12 Team Durbin (Sen. Richard Durbin) 04:10:38

Max Kanner,Jonathan Hayes,Riley Foti,Kaylee

Mulgrew,Andrew Posegay

13 Carperdiem (Sen. Tom Carper) 04:13:49

Trevor Lalonde,Curtis Newman,Chiekezie Chukwuka,Emily Moore

14 Bookin it with Booker (Sen. Cory Booker) 04:13:51

Jeff Giertz,Mitchell Smith,Nora Ryan,Matthew Thomson,Casey Doss

15 Vermonsters (Sen. Peter Welch) 04:15:14

Alex Piper,Susannah Savage,Lukas Kauth,Alexander Lynn

16 U Can Run But U Cant HydeSmith (Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith)04:15:41

Christopher Miller,Steele Johnson,Alex Miller,Lindsey

Funderburg

17 Markey On Your Left (Sen. Edward J. Markey) 04:16:03

Andrew Parks,Bennett Butler,Jimmy Draper,Juliana Fleming

18 Peak Blume (Sen. Richard Blumenthal) 04:16:24

Michael Harris,Liam McCaffery,Cam Smith

19 Fueled by Tuna Melts (Sen. Mark Warner) 04:17:05

Anahita Dhungel,Shana Oshinskie,Adam Kubiske,Taylor

Durbin

20 Murphy’s Lawmakers (Sen. Chris Murphy) 04:19:43

Rebecca Drago,Evan Maher,Peter Mills,Emma Cimino,Nataya

Tindle

21 Tillis Track Club (Sen. Thom Tillis) 04:21:49

Jack Datin,William Crouch,Kate Barcley

22 Difi’s Desert Tortoises (Sen. Dianne Feinstein) 04:22:24

Sean Mullin,Alec Bartishevich,Chloe Koseff

23 Team Baldwin (Sen. Tammy Baldwin) 04:25:44

Erin Dugan,Ben Thomas,Hannah Palmer,Lucy Perkins

24 Joggers for James (Sen. James Lankford) 04:32:36

Isaac Seo,Stephen Boyd,James Mann,Kate Wood

25 Marcothon (Sen. Marco Rubio) 04:33:42

James Hitchcock,Peyton Roth,Nicole Wright,Sarah Persichetti

26 Cardin Cruisers (Sen. Ben Cardin) 04:36:56

Martha Cramer,Andrew Perlstein,Matt Kearney,Sarah

Gisriel,Shayna Cram

27 Van Hooligans (Sen. Chris Van Hollen) 04:38:50

Harry Stein,Nan Mann,Catherine Miller-Little,Alexandra Wilcox,Francesca Amodeo

28 Hit Me With Your Best Schatz (Sen. Brian Schatz) 04:40:04

Kate Leonard,Trelaine Ito,Seven Flores

29 Ready Set Dirigo!! (Sen. Susan Collins) 04:40:15

Christopher Knight,Molly Ryan,Maryasa England

30 Hirono HiRunnerz (Sen. Mazie Hirono) 04:41:47

Tyler Hagedorn,Dean Rodan,Jade Rowland

31 You just got Welch’d (Sen. Peter Welch) 04:45:44

Marsh Palin,Lindsey Wagner-Oveson,Brooke Grams,Juliet Walsh

32 Cruz Control (Sen. Ted Cruz) 04:50:54

Darin Miller,Hannah Hagen,Chad Yelinski

33 On Your Markey! (Sen. Ed Markey) 04:51:31

Alex Swanson,Rosemary Boeglin,Alexander Koenig,Sade Nabahe,Lucy Hu

34 Hoosier Hustle (Sen. Mike Braun) 04:52:49

Katie Bailey,Will Haines,Emma Lane,Alex Hickner

35 Country Roadsters (Sen. Joe Manchin) 04:55:19

Ben Vester,Nicholas Kilmer,Mona Camacho

36 West Coasters (Sen. Alex Padilla) 04:56:50

Mason Arndt,Lauren Brown,Citlalli Ortiz Chavez,Anisa Alazraie

37 OmniRuns (Senate Appropriations Committee) 05:02:37

Maddie Dunn,Aaron Goldner,Rachel Erlebacher

38 Ready Set Dirigo! (Sen. Susan Collins) 05:08:14

Troy Thompson II,Jordan Lawlor,Katie Brown,Kelsey Byerly,Tess Haller

39 The Burger Kings (Sen. Angus King) 05:08:57

Joshua Watson,Jon Heppen,Megan Caldwell

40 DAINESger Zone (Sen. Steve Daines) 05:10:28

Joshua Sizemore,Hannah Griffith,Riley O’Leary,Rachel Dumke

41 Green Hot Chile Peppers (Sen. Martin Heinrich) 05:14:11

Travis Knight,Julie Lin,Christopher Luna,Oliver Riquelme,Baker Mariah

42 Jon’s Joggers (Sen. Jon Tester) 05:16:02

Elizabeth Timmons,Jackson Haney,Corine Weiler

43 Reed’s Rangers (Sen. Jack Reed) 05:24:49

David Moretti,Kiana Kekoa,Jackie Miech,Lauren Campbell

U.s house

1 Red Rock Running Club (Rep. Susie Lee) 03:29:58

Bowen Peard,Sara Harper,Jordan Brossi,Abe Friedman,Phil

McLaughlin

2 Rolling Blackouts (Rep. Ken Calvert) 03:47:22

Danny Hartl,Chandler Smith,Sage Milestone,Jack Lincoln

3 The Gavel Masters (Rep. Steve Womack) 03:58:51

Grace Vandegrift,Davis Threlkeld,Bonny Bradway

4 Wile E Coyote & the RailRunner (Rep. Melanie Stansbury) 04:10:40

Lia Stefanovich,Alejandro Oms,Lauren Vernon,Julia

Friedmann

5 Team Bonamici (Rep. Suzanne Bonamici) 04:31:42

Sujith Cherukumilli,Audrey Hazel,Nick Owen

6 Reclaiming Our Time (House Financial Services Committee) 04:44:06

Kristofor Erickson,Glen Sears,Christine Baltazar

7 Rayburn Runners (Rep. Troy Balderson) 04:47:52

Alex Foos,Corey Ensslin,Megan Porter

8 Team BWC (Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman) 05:30:29

Alex Huang,Makenzi Sumners,Jarquiza Ayers

credit Union

1 The Running Rovers (NASA Federal Credit Union) 03:17:50

Joe Munchak,Shawn Kyle,Tyler Lulich,Rachel Borrelli,Mira Panek

2 LCFCU-Adams (Library of Congress FCU) 03:33:17

John Gorman,Marvin Pace,Celeste Pace,Wendy Ginsberg,Chelsea Bucklin

3 LCFCU-Jefferson (Library of Congress FCU) 03:36:20

Charles Stern,Brandon Toth,Lara Szypszak,Kezee Procita

4 Team CUNA Mutual Group (Credit Unions) 05:22:02

Holly Fearing,Ann Michels,Tracey Rodgers,Ava Rodgers

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Volunteers display direction signs.

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Water cups are made ready for finishers.

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Photo: Bob Burgess

Photo: Bob Burgess

Final volunteer check-in before heading out for duty

Volunteers get ready before the start of the race.

Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10M Run April 2, 2023 — Washington, DC Women’s Results Women’s

21-year-old Ugandan Sara Chelangat won the 10 Mile women’s division in 52:04.

Photo: Bob Burgess

Age Graded Quotient

Your age graded quotient helps you compare your performance with the performance of another runner of a different age and possibly a different gender. The number is the ratio between the “world record” time for a runner of your age and gender divided by your time.

If the 10 mile “world record” for a 56-yearold woman was 1:00:00 (3600 seconds) and a 56-year-woman ran 1:30:00 (5400 seconds), her age graded performance would be .6666.

If the 10 mile “world record” time for a 40 year old male was 48:00 (2880 seconds) and 40-year-old man ran 55:00 (3300 seconds), his age graded quotient would be .8727. This means the 40-year-old male’s performance was better relative to his age and gender than the 56-year-old woman’s performance.

And they’re off! 2022 winner Susanna Sullivan (far left in white) jumps off from the start. Sara Hall, center in blue, will eventually win the American championship, while Nell Rojas, second from right from right in dark red, finished 3rd over and 2nd American.

Photo: Clay Shaw

Sullivan sets pace in early going. Eventual overall winner Ugandan Sarah Chelangat (#80, dark red) is on far right with Sara Hall (in blue) is positioned directly behind her.

Lincoln Memorial is spectacular background as Sullivan (far left), Emma Grace Hurley (center, in red), and Sarah Chelangat (far right, in dark red) cross Memorial Bridge in the second mile.

Photo: Clay Shaw

Photo: Clay Shaw

The lead group stays tightly bunched in the fourth mile. To Sullivan’s left, Sarah Chelangat (#80 in dark red) has begun to take charge. Sara Hall (blue, far right), Nell Rojas (far left), and Emma Grace Hurley (between Rojas and Sullivan) are getting set to contest the U.S. championship.

Photo: Clay Shaw

Weldetsadik hangs onto Chelangat in the sixth mile.

Photo: Clay Shaw

Chelangat (far right) breaks away from the pack after crossing Kutz Memorial Bridge nearing milepoint 5. Only Ethiopian Weynshet Weldetsadik (in yellow) can match her pace.

Chelangat leaves the field in the shadows coming up to the 6-mile point.

Photo: Clay Shaw

Photo: Clay Shaw

Photo: Clay Shaw

Chelangat rounds Hains Point and heads into the wind nearing

8.

Sara Hall wins her fourth national 10 Mile Championship at age 39. Nell Rojas, Emma Grace Hurley, and Molly Grabill arrive one second, four seconds, and five seconds behind.

CHELANGAT WITH FLAG Allowing herself a modest smile, victorious Chelangat wraps herself in the Ugandan flag.

Photo: Clay Shaw

Photo: Clay Shaw

Amber Zimmerman, having run alone for the last two miles, drives toward a 6th place finish. Timed in 53:05, Zimmerman is one among 11 of the top 14 women who set a personal best despite harsh conditions.

Photo: Clay Shaw

Last year’s winner Susanna Sullivan toughs it out for 7th place (6th American) as she races through heavy prep for the London Marathon on April 24th where she ran a personal best 2:24:27.

Photo: Clay Shaw

Last year’s runner-up Carrie Verdon finished 8th overall and 7th American.

38-year-old Kenyan Caroline Rotich: who lit up the race in the 7th mile, slipped to 11th place in the end.

Photo: Clay Shaw

Photo: Clay Shaw

Ethiopian Anna Dibaba, placing 12th overall, was the 9th woman in the race who set a personal best, 54:31.

Photo: Clay Shaw

Sara Hall celebrates winning her fourth U.S. 10-Mile Championship, and her first at the Cherry Blossom 10 Mile. In second overall, her 52:37 was a personal best at the distance.

Photo: Clay Shaw

All smiles after a hard-fought battle for the U.S. 10 Mile Championship, Sara Hall (center) enjoys a post-race celebration with Nell Rojas (left, second American and winner in 2021), and Emma Grace Hurley (right, third American).

American 10 Mile Championships winners Sara Hall and Hillary Bor relax after hard-fought victories in their divisions.

Photo: Clay Shaw

Photo: Clay Shaw

As with Sarah Chelangat, Ethiopian Tsegay Kidanu won the men’s PRRO championship race along with the overall win.

A cheerful lineup of RRCA RunPro Alumni development award. From left, Colin Bennie ($500), Matt McClintock ($1,000), Biya Simbassa ($1,500), Jeralyn Poe ($500), and Susanna Sullivan ($1,000). Top American recipient Sara Hall ($1,500) is not in this group.

Photo: Karen Mitchell

Team Mallet

Race winner Sarah Chelangat from Uganda (far right), takes the stage with top American finishers. From right to left, in order of finish: Sarah Hall (2nd overall, 1st American), Nell Rojas Emma Grace Hurley, Molly Grabill, Amber Zimmerman, Susanna Sullivan, Carrie Verdon, Jessa Hanson. Ethiopian Weynshet Weldetsadik, 9th overall, who finished ahead of Hanson, is not in this picture.

Sarah Chelangat waves to onlookers in a rare outgoing moment. Ugandan Chelangat, won the women’s PRRO championship race along with the overall win.

Photo: Karen Mitchell

Photo: Team Mallet

The sign patrol is out to prepare for the 10 Mile race.

Photo: Bob Burgess

Viviana Hanley of Orange, NJ paces a big group as she finishes in 1:03:58.

Photo: Clay Shaw

Ben Beach finishes his 50th out of 50 Cherry Blossom 10 Mile races.

Photo: George Banker

Ben Beach ran the 10 Mile with friend Leeland Cole-Chu. They finished with identical times: 2:01:25

Photo: George Banker

Photo: Clay Shaw

Lucy McCausland, age 68, finishes 2nd in her age group in 1:17:02

Photo: Clay Shaw

Announcer Creigh Kelley signals “this race is good to go!”

Members of Game Changers coaches development program for Women of Color (L to R): Vanessa-Peralta-Mitchell (founder), Jacqueline Gregg, Yvonne Douglas, Tiffany Copeland, Naseemah Palmer, Kimela West

Photo: Clay Shaw

Cassandra Guglielmo of New York is joy personified

Photo: Clay Shaw

Photo: Clay Shaw

Jean Nkamdon Nkamdon (#3090) of Silver Spring begins celebrating with another 20 seconds to go.

Photo: Clay Shaw

Batala drummers spur runners on in the closing miles.

Natalie Nepa does the Army proud finishing in 1:05:09.

Photo: Clay Shaw

Mary Davison (#590) finished 12th in the 50-54 age group and 433rd woman in 1:13:45.

Photo: Karen Mitchell

Photo: Clay Shaw

Kelly Brown, age 59, finished 7th in her age group in 1:14:34.

Photo: Clay Shaw

Viviana Hanley of Orange, NJ tows a big group as she finishes in 1:03:58

Braxton Lee, age 13, finishes 22nd in his age group.

Photo: Clay Shaw

Akintunde Morakinyo’s intensity pays off as he finishes 4th in the 55-59 age group in 1:04:45

Photo: George Banker

Photo: Clay Shaw

Renqing Ji of Fairfax (#13161) shows the guys how it’s done in a dress.

Frommer (3452) and Mary Catherine Malim (579)

Photo: George Banker

Arun Anandakrishnan (#9910) of Brooklyn, NY, finds a clear lane to the finish.

Photo: Clay Shaw

Emma Garman (#14426) arrives with net time of 1:30:13, with 1:48:06 showing on the big clock: it took 18 minutes for her to get to the start line.

Photo: Geprge Banker

Photo: Karen Mitchell

Sarah Cassell (#5194) shares a peak moment with Elle Mannion (#1543).

The Washington Monument captures the sun’s first rays half an hour before the elite women’s start, and another 12 minutes before the mass start of the 10 Mile.

Photo: Karen Mitchell

Identical twins, identical times: 1:09:44. Alli (#1245) and Amy Duba (#1084) came from San Diego and Denver to finish 264th and 265th among 9,564 women.

Photo: Karen Mitchell

Teresa Wojtasiewicz keeps wings intact on a blustery day to finish 778th out of 9,564 women.

Photo: Karen Mitchell

1:42:49

Photo: Dan Kolansky

Edwin Rodriguez of College Park decided to add some color to the race.

Photo: Karen Mitchell

Emerging from Kennedy Center underpass on Rock Creek Parkway, lead men’s group hangs tightly together.

Photo: Karen Mitchell

Ndegwa Kamau makes Prince George’s Running Club stand out.

Photo: Karen Mitchell

Photo: Dan Kolansky

Service with a smile in the cold and wind.

Second and last agility test coming up.

Photo: Dan Kolansky

The male leaders vanish in the distance after passing the 7 mile point in less than 32 minutes.

Photo: Dan Kolansky

Photo: Dan Kolansky

Aid Station Alpha comes early in the third mile.

1:46:42

Approaching the Mile 3 point comes the first agility test.

So many runners, so many cups.

Photo: Dan Kolansky

Photo: Dan Kolansky

Earlier in the race, the 9 Mile sign blew down despite being weighted with sandbags

Photo: Dan Kolansky

Getting in the right mood for another 17,000 runners after elite women pass.

Photo: Dan Kolansky

Photo: Dan Kolansky The field opens up entering the 7th

This wookie could use a trim.

Photo: Dan Kolansky

The third of five aid stations, this one near the 6 mile point.

Photo: Dan Kolansky

Photo: Dan Kolansky

Andoni Bujan makes the perfect catch.

Alexander Crespo is lovin’ it in the 9th mile.

Photo: Dan Kolansky

800 to go

Photo: Dan Kolansky

Late in the 9th mile, runners race north while clouds race south at five times the speed.

Photo: Dan Kolansky

Photo: Dan Kolansky

In the last mile: Sarah Sheets (#2386), Matthew Aviles (#1474) dig deep. Sheets finished in 1:12:04, Aviles 1:13:10.

Photo: Dan Kolansky

A moment of inflation meets a moment of elation.

Photo: Dan Kolansky

Alongside Sharon Tonge (#4648) of The Bronx in the last mile, Alyssa Hemler (#3703) of Alexandria, VA, is thinking “Yes we can!”

Photo: Dan Kolansky

1:55:57

Water station prep begins with tabletop architecture.

Photo: Bob Burgess

With 1200 meters to go, the Washington Monument is just visible through the branches of a weeping willow

Photo: Dan Kolansky

Refreshments pre-packaged by Nature.

Photo: Bob Burgess

Xiaoyan Yin, pacer for the 9:30 group, finished in 1:34:56 (9:30 per mile, minus 4 seconds at the end).

Photo: Dan Kolansky

Johan Fagerberg triumphed in the 5K in 15:03, followed by Mark Leininger in the same time.

Meeting of old hands at the Cherry Blossom 10 Mile (L to R): Announcer Creigh Kelley; past President Irv Newman; Race Director Phil Stewart; Mid-Atlantic Credit Union CEO Bill Brooks

Photo: Bob Burgess

Photo: Team Mallet

Switzer

Photo: Karen Mitchell

Videographer Ambrose Salmini and Jody Cleveland of the Salmini team admire 50th celebration design.

Photo: Karen Mitchell

Three past winners of the Cherry Blossom 10 Mile, L to R: Bill Rodgers (4 times), Carl Hatfield (2 times), Kathrine Switzer (1 time).

Photo: Karen Mitchell

Past winners, L to R: Colleen DeReuck, Lisa (Weidenbach) Rainsberger, Greg Meyer, Eleanor Simonsick, Bill Rodgers, Carl Hatfield, Kathrine Switzer.

Photo: Karen Mitchell

Jeff Darman (right) and Ed Murray (center) receive Pink Hats in honor of their combined decades of service as past race directors.

Photo: George Banker

Photo: Clay Shaw

Kristen Schoenike (2883) and David Burt (8979) enjoy runner’s high

50 Years of the Cherry Blossom 10 Mile by the Numbers

Neither rain on Saturday and a bit of wind on Sunday could keep the smiles off the faces of over 22,000 finishers.

Credit Union Miracle Day Board President John Bratsakis strides through the 5K.

Amelia Deady (#435) of Evanston, IL, won the women’s division of the Double Blossom.

Zachary Newman (#772), grandson of Cherry Blossom Inc. past President and Deputy Race Director, is seen here in the 7th mile of the 10 Mile. Zachary went on to win the Double Blossom men’s open division.

Laszlo Wolfe, son of Cherry Blossom, Inc. Treasurer Rob Wolfe finished 5th in the 5K in 16:50.

Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run April 2, 2023 — Washington, DC Men’s Results

Hillary Bor celebrates win of USATF 10 Mile Men’s Championships and establishment of new American men’s 10 Mile record.

Photo: Karen Mitchell

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to the credit unions that support this race, the hundreds of credit union volunteers who helped make race day a huge success and the 5,000+ credit union members who run in the race.

Together we were able to raise $450,000, including over $86,000 donated by runners, for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals!

Credit unions strive to make a positive impact through member and community outreach activities. In 2022, credit unions provided $13.5 billion in total financial benefits directly back to consumers across the country.

To learn more about credit unions in your area, please visit www.mycreditunion.gov

5,000+ runners in this year’s race are members of a credit union.

Credit union sponsorship of this race has raised over $10.6 million for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals

CREDIT UNION SUPPORTERS

ABNB FCU

AACUL

AgFed CU

Andrews FCU

APG FCU

APL FCU

Apple FCU

Bank-Fund Staff FCU

Bethpage FCU

Canvas CU

Commonwealth One FCU

Community Financial CU

Congressional FCU

Cornerstone Credit Union League

CrossState CU Association

CUNA

DC Credit Union

Dept. of Commerce FCU

Educational Systems FCU

EP FCU

FedFinancial FCU

First Financial FCU (New Mexico)

FRB FCU

GPO FCU

Healthcare Systems FCU

IBEW 26 FCU

Envisant IDB Global FCU

Interior FCU

Johns Hopkins FCU

Kentucky Credit Union League

Lee FCU

Library of Congress FCU MarketUSA FCU

Marriott FCU

MECU

Members 1st FCU

Michigan Credit Union League

Mid-Atlantic FCU

Mississippi Credit Union League

Money One FCU

Montana’s Credit Unions

NAFCU

NASA FCU

Navy Federal CU

NextMark FCU

NIH FCU

Northwest FCU

OAS FCU

PAHO/WHO FCU

PenFed CU

Police FCU

Post Office CU of MD

Prince George’s Community FCU

SecurityPlus FCU

Signal Financial FCU

Skypoint FCU

Spectra CU

State Department FCU

State Employees of NC

The Summit FCU

Tower FCU

Transportation FCU US Postal Service FCU

United States Senate FCU

Virginia Credit Union League

Vizo Financial

WSSC FCU

Just past the 4 Mile point, Biya Simbassa leads around the second 180-degree turn, followed by Hillary Bor (in blue) and Tsegay Kidanu.

Photo: Karen Mitchell

Photo: Karen Mitchell

Hillary Bor (#13, in blue) takes control on Memorial Bridge in the first mile, accompanied Biya Simbassa (#17) and Shadrack Kimining.

At the 5 Mile point, Hillary Bor looks back to see who is still with him. Kidanu (#11) checks his watch as Bor begins a decisive surge that soon drops Biya Simbassa (in green) and Charles Langat (behind Bor).

Photo: Karen Mitchell

Photo: Karen Mitchell

Simbassa takes a turn at pace-setting with Bor (in blue) to his left; between them Ethiopian Tsegay Kidanu (#11) awaits his turn to challenge for the overall lead.

Photo: Karen Mitchell

21-year-old Tsegay Kidanu tests 33-year-old Hillary Bor early in the 7th mile.

Photo: Karen Mitchell

Bor and Kidanu round Hains Point, about to encounter strong headwinds that would be with them for another mileand-a-half.

Age Graded Quotient

Your age graded quotient helps you compare your performance with the performance of another runner of a different age and possibly a different gender. The number is the ratio between the “world record” time for a runner of your age and gender divided by your time.

If the 10 mile “world record” for a 56-yearold woman was 1:00:00 (3600 seconds) and a 56-year-woman ran 1:30:00 (5400 seconds), her age graded performance would be .6666.

If the 10 mile “world record” time for a 40 year old male was 48:00 (2880 seconds) and 40-year-old man ran 55:00 (3300 seconds), his age graded quotient would be .8727. This means the 40-year-old male’s performance was better relative to his age and gender than the 56-year-old woman’s performance.

Photo: Karen Mitchell

Kenyan Charles Langat finishes fourth overall, followed closely by Jacob Thomson, 5th overall and 3rd American.

Photo: Karen Mitchell

In the 9th mile, Tsegay Kidanu tucks in behind Hillary Bor. Bor is fighting headwinds in pursuit of the American 10 Mile Record, whereas Kidanu seeks only the overall win.

Photo: Karen Mitchell

Hillary Bor enjoys two triumphs: winner of American 10 Mile Championships, and new holder of men’s American10 Mile Record 46:11. He earned $59,000 (including bonus) in prize money.

Ethiopian Tsegay Kidanu wins the overall race in 46:08.

Photo: Karen Mitchell

Photo: Karen Mitchell

Kaidy Frederick is congratulated by Deputy Director Becky Lambros and Event Director Phil Stewart for being the 50th individual in line for packet pick-up at the 50th anniversary of the race.

Photo: Team Mallet

Biya Simbassa, 2021’s American champion, finishes third overall and second American this year.

Photo: Karen Mitchell

Race historian George Banker facilitated Expo speakers presentations.

Photo: Team Mallet

Winning t-shirt artist John Hall gets ready to sign his work at the expo while T-shirt Design Contest chair Arlene Solbeck looks on.

Photo: Team Mallet

Ryan Morris of Delmo Sports (center right) is the go-to guy on timing, scoring, and data tech generally.

Photo: Team Mallet

Expo speaker lineup includes Kathrine Switzer, Roger Robinson, Rodgers, and activist, organizer, and runner Alison Miraella Désir, author of Running While Black

Photo: Team Mallet

Fast shoe turnover at the Expo may be a result of the advent of Super Shoes.

Women’s running pioneer Kathrine Switzer with speaker facilitator George Banker.

Photo: Team Mallet

Photo: Team Mallet

Photo: Dan Kolansky

The search is on for the name of their favorite star athlete

Trephene Wilf of Norwalk, CT is super-pumped for the 5K.

Photo: Bob Burgess

Photo: Team Mallety

Pacers prepare for the 5K.

Photo: Dan Kolansky

Greeters at the Expo are REALLY happy to help.

Photo: Team Mallet

QR Code makes short work of finding your bib number.

From left: Joanne Mallet, Race Announcer Creigh Kelley, photographer Bob Mallet, Credit Union Cherry Blossom President Irv Newman.

Photo: Team Mallet

Photo: Team Mallet

Packet pickup: volunteers hard at work, runners patient. Photo: Team Mallet

Photo: Team Mallet

Cherry Blossom Race Directors in a moment of levity: Phil Stewart (current) and past Race Directors Ed Murray and Jeff Darman

50th celebration T-shirt designs: 10 Mile on left, 5K on right, and “Double Blossom” in center.

Photo: Karen Mitchell

Photo: Team Mallet

Hannah Brookes (#5065) is ready to rock ‘n’ roll at the 10 Mile start; she and friend Erin Rohner (#11019) finished one second apart.

Photo: Team Mallet

Alison Mariella Désir, author of Running While Black, heads up a panel discussion on advocacy for Black runners.

Photo: Karen Mitchell

Rob Wolfe (right), co-winner of the Les Kinion Volunteer Service Award, joins Race Director Phil Stewart and Deputy Race Director Becky Lambros.

Corral volunteers assemble in pre-dawn darkness.

Photo: Karen Mitchell

Photo: Bob Burgess

Left to right: Race Director Phil Stewart and President Jean Arthur join past President Irv Newman and past Race Director Jeff Darman as Newman and Darman are inducted into Cherry Blossom Hall of Fame.

Photo: Karen Mitchell

Alisa Harvey, former world-class 1500m runner, takes part in the discussion on Black advocacy in running.

Photo: Karen Mitchell

Past President Irv Newman prepares to take the honorary start platform.

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Photo: Karen Mitchell

Photo: Team Mallet

Photo: Karen Mitchell

Cherry Blossom, Inc. President Jean Arthur addresses VIPs the night before the 10 Mile.

Photo: Karen Mitchell

The table is set for the pre-race banquet

Bill Sollers may have run the most miles while Black of all panelists on Black advocacy in running. Sollers finished the Cherry Blossom 10 Mile 35 times, and won his age group in 2018 at age 78.

Photo: George Banker

Photo: Karen Mitchell

1975 and 1976 winner Carl Hatfield comes to receive his Pink Hat from Race Director Phil Stewart, greeted by Kathrine Switzer.

Photo: George Banker

Greg Meyer held the American 10 Mile Record, set at the Cherry Blossom 10 Mile, from 1983 until April 2, 2023. Meyer joined a group of Cherry Blossom 10 Mile veterans to celebrate the race on Saturday.

Photo: Karen Mitchell

Four-time winner Bill Rodgers and two-time winner Carl Hatfield show off their Pink Hats.

U.S. Senate Federal Credit Union gets the coveted Pink Corral.

Photo: George Banker

Photo: Team Mallet

Last job of the orange Wave volunteers is to restrain runners who have waited going on four minutes since the mass start.

Photo: Geore Banker

Four-time Cherry Blossom 10 Mile winner Bill Rodgers recalls a humorous moment in a past race.

Photo: Karen Mitchell

A smiling Julia Poway (#5768) from Poway, CA, closes out in 1:17:15; a more serious Gwendolyne Fields (#3580) posts a net time of 1:15:55; and James Huang (#4238) finishes in 1:21:00.

1998 Women’s 10 Mile winner Colleen De Reuck.

Photo: Clay Shaw

Photo: Karen Mitchell

Left to right: Race Director Phil Stewart and President Jean Arthur join past President Irv Newman and past Race Director Jeff Darman as Newman and Darman are inducted into Cherry Blossom Hall of Fame.

Photo: George Banker

Roger Robinson, here with his wife Kathrine Switzer, has excelled in running for more than four decades. But his deepest imprint on the sport has been as a writer and historian.

Photo: Karen Mitchell

Steve Broyles (center), accepts plaque as co-winner of the Les Kinion Volunteer Service Award.

Presentation of the Colors by the Navy Ceremonial Guard before the 5K start.

Photo: George Banker

Photo: Dan Kolansky

Deputy Race Director Becky Lambros announces winners of Les Kinion Volunteer Service Award.

Photo: Karen Mitchell

Kathrine Switzer gets Pink Hat for winning first Cherry Blossom 10 Mile women’s division in 1973.

Photo: Karen Mitchell

Retiring past CUMD President Juri Valdov reflects on his over 20 years with the event.

1975 and 1976 men’s 10 Mile winner Carl Hatfield and 1973 women’s winner Kathrine Switzer remember good times and fast times.

Photo: Karen Mitchell

Photo: George Banker

Long-time Cherry Blossom 10 Mile videographer Ambrose Salmini presents his 50th Anniversary video

Photo: George Banker

Finishing touches at dawn on the start/finish arch

Photo: Bob Burgess

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Credit Union Cherry Blossom 5K Run April 1, 2023 — Washington, DC Women’s Results

Photo: Bob Burgess

Credit Union Cherry Blossom 5K Run April 1, 2023 — Washington, DC Women’s Results

Photo: Bob Burgess

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Credit Union Cherry Blossom 5K Run April 1, 2023 — Washington, DC Women’s Results

Photo: Dan Kolansky

Credit Union Cherry Blossom 5K Run April 1, 2023 — Washington, DC Women’s Results

Photo: Bob Burgess

Credit Union Cherry Blossom 5K Run April 1, 2023 — Washington, DC Women’s Results

Photo: Bob Burgess

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Credit Union Cherry Blossom 5K Run April 1, 2023 — Washington, DC Women’s Results

Photo: Karen Mitchell

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Credit Union Cherry Blossom 5K Run April 1, 2023 — Washington, DC Women’s Results

Photo: Clay Shaw

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Credit Union Cherry Blossom 5K Run April 1, 2023 — Washington, DC Women’s Results

Pacesetter Pedram Fard (#37709) of Potomac, MD, ran 7:33/mile, accompanied by Max Hermanson (#30403; 7:29/ mile) within sight of the finish.

Photo: Karen Mitchell

35:19

Credit Union Cherry Blossom 5K Run April 1, 2023 — Washington, DC Women’s Results

Photo: Karen Mitchell

Credit Union Cherry Blossom 5K Run April 3, 2022 — Washington, DC Women’s Results 36:34

Casey Greenwalt of Washington charges to a win in the women’s division of the 5K in a time of 18:12.

Photo: Karen Mitchell

Credit Union Cherry Blossom 5K Run April 1, 2023 — Washington, DC Women’s Results 38:02

Rachel Gallup of Kalamazoo, MI, gallops to 2nd place in the 5K.

Photo: Karen Mitchell

Credit Union Cherry Blossom 5K Run April 1, 2023 — Washington, DC Women’s Results 39:23

Photo: Karen Mitchell

Credit Union Cherry Blossom 5K Run April 1, 2023 — Washington, DC Women’s Results

Photo: Dan Kolansky

Credit Union Cherry Blossom 5K Run April 1, 2023 — Washington, DC Women’s Results 43:54

Photo: Team Mallet

Credit Union Cherry Blossom 5K Run April 1, 2023 — Washington, DC Women’s Results

Photo: Clay Shaw

Credit Union Cherry Blossom 5K Run April 1, 2023 — Washington, DC Women’s Results 51:06

CJ Black (#35697) of Fredericksburg, VA, carries the flag for Team RWB—a health and wellness community for veterans with more than 200,000 members.

Photo: Dan Kolansky

Lynn Pierce Jr. (#31329) of Odenton, MD, and Kayla Prokop (#30595) of Royalton, OH, are jubilant as they head back on Pennsylvania Ave. to the 5K finish.

Photo: Dan Kolansky

Credit Union Cherry Blossom 5K Run April 1, 2023 — Washington, DC Men’s Results

Marilyn Bevans, age 73, the first Black woman to break three hours in the marathon (2:51:12, Boston 1977), adds a depth of experience to the panel discussion on Black advocacy in running.

Photo: Karen Mitchell

Photo: Team Mallet

Dylan Vining, age 11, of Parkland, FL, wins his age group in the 5K in 20:13.

Credit Union Cherry Blossom 5K Run April 1, 2023 — Washington, DC Men’s Results

Photo: Dan Kolansky

Credit Union Cherry Blossom 5K Run April 1, 2023 — Washington, DC Men’s Results

Credit Union Cherry Blossom 5K Run April 1, 2023 — Washington, DC Men’s Results

Fast group: Andrew Roddin (#1250) was 693rd overall in 1:06:20; Maya Desai (#2562), 747th in 1:06:54; Kaitlin Richert (#491), 732nd in 1:06:45; Cynthia George (#2257), 751st in 1:06:45.

Photo: Clay Shaw

Credit Union Cherry Blossom 5K Run April 1, 2023 — Washington, DC Men’s Results

Photo: Clay Shaw

Credit Union Cherry Blossom 5K Run April 1, 2023 — Washington, DC Men’s Results 31:19

Alli Duba (#1245) and Amy Duba (#1084) came together from San Diego (Alli) and Denver (Amy) to finish in the identical time of 1:09:44.

Photo: George Banker

Credit Union Cherry Blossom 5K Run April 1, 2023 — Washington, DC Men’s Results

Photo: George Banker

Credit Union Cherry Blossom 5K Run April 1, 2023 — Washington, DC Men’s Results 36:58

Mike Sinisi (#452), age 62, finished third in his age group in 1:06:36; Jaedon Wilson (#1213) and Caroline Smith (#423) finished in 1:06:23 and 1:06:47 respectively.

Photo: George Banker

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Credit Union Cherry Blossom 5K Run April 1, 2023 — Washington, DC Men’s Results

Samantha Olmstead (#11155), Brandon Pelletier (#11160), and Jordan Trinh (#21984) demonstrate alternative arm actions.

Photo: George Banker

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Credit Union Cherry Blossom 5K Run April 1, 2023 — Washington, DC Men’s Results

non Binary 5K

1 Caity Hines,26,Washington,DC

In sight of the finish line, Elham Barkhadle (#18472) thinks wow! And Hallie Garvey (#10620) thinks yay!

Xiaoyan Yin (#37720) paces the 10 min/mile group in the 5K. Yin finished in 31:01—10:01/mile. The next day, Yin paced the 9:30 /mile group in the 10 Mile and finished in 1:34:56 (9:30/mile).

Photo: Dan Kolansky

Delabian Rice-Thurston, a long-time activist in improving public education, participates in panel discussion on Black advocacy. Thurston-Rice is a six-time Cherry Blossom 10 Mile finisher.

Photo: Karen Mitchell

Credit Union Cherry Blossom Double Blossom April 1 &2 , 2023 — Washington, DC Women’s Results

Women’s Results

Credit Union Cherry Blossom Double Blossom April 1 &2 , 2023 — Washington, DC Men’s Results

Volunteers meet early to figure out how to “corral” 17,000 runners.

Double Blossom non Binary

Photo: Bob Burgess

Photo: Team Mallet

im Gerweck is poised to measure the course one more time on race day.

Photo: Team Mallet

Announcer Creigh Kelley warms up the crowd on a chilly morning.

10M Women

Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Virtual Run (March 20-April 16)

5K Women

10M Men

Terry Williams is a proud 10 Mile Virtual Run finisher.

5K Men

Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Virtual Run (March 20-April 16)

5K non Binary

1 M. Hayes,47,Lorton,VA 00:57:12

2 Desiree Baldree,36,Bowie,MD 02:01:35

Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run

Shirts earned by Sally Stumvoll—3-time in-person and 2-time virtual 10 Mile finisher—illustrate the unlimited variety of Cherry Blossom T-shirts.

Michelle Miller, Hela and Nova won both the “Furry Friends” and the Springtime photo competition.

Tammi Pichler captured the essence of cherry blossom season with her photo which garnered top honors in the “Everything Else” division of the Virtual Run photo contest.

Christina and Christopher Madsen savoring their Virtual Run completion topped the photos in the “Group Photo” division.