Cross River, NY • April 26, 2009
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Veteran runners near the center of the starting line for the 2009 Loop.
Click to see this wide shot with some more detail.
Records all around today! We had not only a temperature record for the Loop but the unseasonably hot weather set all time high records across the region. Click here for complete race times.
Race records were set too! Tommy Nohilly won his 5th Leatherman’s Loop. Kerry Arsenault won her 7th Loop today. Congratulations to both on exceptional feats especially in the heat! We also had a record number of participants – over 900 runners crossed the finish line.
The youngest runners of the day were Orion “Junior Mint” Cummings (7) of South Salem and Sophia Meloni (8) of New York City. Both crossed the finish line ahead of their parents! There were a record number of kids 12 and under—15 total—running the Loop today.
The masters men on the course today were John Young (75), Ian Beck (73), and Donald Offerman (71). Multi-Loop runners Carol Dillon and Shirley Iselin represented the masters women.
We had a few runners who succumbed to the unseasonal heat and would like to hear from them. [Edit: two have checked in and both are feeling better.]
Not one, but TWO bagpipers were in attendance. Runners were called to the start line by bagpiper #1. Tony escorted the second bagpiper, Kevin O’Roark, to the top of “The Wall” to help pull runners to the top. At around the 3/4 mark, “Blind Tommy” regaled the surprised runners with his blues harmonica. One runner was heard to remark about the “Blues Brother Guy” out there in the woods all in black.
Snakes and deer were sighted along the way but happily no incidents of nature vs human collisions took place.
Thank you to all of the runners who donated food to the The Community Center of Northern Westchester in our first “Help Feed The Leatherman” food drive. The food donated came to a total of 701 pounds plus $20 cash from runners who forgot their food donations but still wanted to contribute. We’re thinking this can become an annual drive with your help and support. What do you think?
The stories are coming in along with photos from the day. Keep them coming! The day is a tapestry of everyone’s experience and the stories are the best part.
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