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More than 1,000 Participate in 13th Annual Avon Eagle Run

Annual event benefits local organizations

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A cool bright “excellent running weather” morning greeted the over 1,000 participants in the 13th annual Avon Eagle Run on May 25. The race included 5-mile and 5k races that started at Avon High School.

Locally, Avon residents placed second and third, respectively, in the men’s and women’s 5k races.
5k results
The top male and female runners in the 5k were:
Male

  1. Nick Swinford, Sheffield Lake, 19:59.7 (First overall)
  2. Steve Kessen, Avon, 21:50:47 (Third overall)
  3. Dax Kovacevich, Elyria, 22:08.57
Female
  1. Ashton Dennen, Dayton, 19:59.9 (Second overall)
  2. Anne Geib, North Ridgeville 22:13.6
  3. Hailey Acosta, Avon 23:25.9
Click here for the full 5k race results.
The record for the 5k is held by Scott Snow who completed the 5k in 15:16.6 in 2010. 
5-Mile Results
Male
  1. Andrew Carnes, Northfield 24:09.5
  2. Ryan Spellman, Akron 25:20.1
  3. David Mealy, Broadview Heights 25:54.1
Female
  1. Jessica Odorcic, Madison 27:01.05
  2. Becki Michael, Akron 28:15.75
  3. Nicole Carp, Cleveland Heights, 28:16.15
Click here for full 5-mile race results.  

Kaiser Permanente was again the presenting sponsor for the race. The event also included a 5k walk and a kids fun run.

Other major sponsors were FlavorSeal, Avon Commons, and GreenQuest.
“Kaiser Permanente is committed to improving the total health of the communities we serve, and we are proud to sponsor the 2013 Avon Eagle Run,” Audra Kessler, Kaiser Permanente’s Director of Marketing, said.

In addition to festivities and food and a warm-up tent provided by the French Creek YMCA, Avon Mayor Jim Smith provided opening remarks and Chris Carroll said a short prayer before the start of the race.

Fifty percent of the race proceeds go toward the Avon School Educational Endowment Fund. The principal is never spent and the interest on the money is used for special projects and programs for Avon youth.

The remainder of the proceeds will go to the Avon YMCA and other local charities, including Community Resource Services.  

Photos by Albert Harsar 

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