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Cold Weather Doesn’t Deter Runners In First Century Cross Country Classic

January 27, 2019

The temperature was just below freezing Saturday morning for the start of the Century Cross Country Classic 5K, but that did not stop runners in the inaugural event.

Runners and walkers took to a 5K course that wound through a mixture of grass, gravel, dirt and pavement across both Anthony Pleasant Park and Showalter Park. There was a also a half mile fun run/walk.

Top overall and male runner was Brandon Korinchak, and top female runner was Jillan Thorton.

“It’s the perfect setting for a community cross country race and it’s safer because it’s not being conducted on a city street. Anthony Pleasant and Buck Showalter are two Century sports icons. They have given notoriety to Century in professional sports. How fitting that we exercise through the parks named after them,” race director Matt Dobson said.

Results were as follows:

Brandon Korinchak – 20:16
Chance Thornton – 20:46
David Dobson – 21:02
Jillian Thornton – 23:26
Hannah Whitlock – 23:41
Roger Dobson – 26:23
Jeff Word – 28:02
Luke Broom – 31:30
Wanda Roberson – 32:02
Natalie Nall – 32:57
Michelle McClellan – 35:20
Kim Carroll – 35:22
Daphne Clark – 37:35
Carl Emmons – 38:55
Caroline McClellan – 39:47
Michele Criswell – 40:56
Gerald Mckenzie – 44:35
Liz Miller – 44:36
John Kleiner – 45:24
Marlene Brown – 45:25
Terri Emmons – 47:58
Kristina Broom – 50:32
Cheryl Boutwell – 54:11