Announcement
It's the Primo's Run for Education - MV Runners, Parents Run Hard!
The 2005 edition of the Primo's Run for Education featured a number of MV runners - both current team members and parents. Coming the day after Castro Valley and Clovis, this was a non mandatory team event. That didn't stop a number of runners from tackling the 5K, and even the 1/2 Marathon.
Starting at 7:30 from downtown Danville - you guessed it, in front of Primo's - Nick Williams, Donnie McCormick and John O'Rourke laced up the shoes for an attempt at the grueling 13.1 mile distance. Donnie was the group's veteran, having run the event in 2004. A clear, cool morning greeted the runners, which no doubt helped the early miles pass by. When it was all over, all three finished the distance in remarkable fashion. John and Donnie handily broke the 2 hour barrier, with John taking 184th out of 450 finishers, and Donnie grabbing 115th place in 1:43. Nick Williams caused quite a stir as a newcomer, finishing a remarkable 14th overall, in 1 hour, 23 minutes. That's a remarkable 6:21 / mile pace for 13.1 miles! Wow. Congrats to all three long-haul-harriers!
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In the 5K, a large number of MV runners and parents lined up. Current team members showed off their fitness level for the home crowd, with a number of top age group performances. Jason Kanar finished 18th overall in 18:31, followed closely by Daniela Gergley (2nd female finisher!) in a PR time of 18:58. Cameron Tremblay Adams was next - also grabbing a prized "top 50" t-shirt by finishing in 39th. Chris Gergley was next, breaking into the top 100 in 78th place (and also breaking 7 min / mile pace for the 3.1 mile run). Trevor Cooper, Jasmina Xie, Monique Park and Izzy Askanas rounded out the runners, all finishing in the top 300 out of 2400 participants. A solid job and a great community cause.
And yes, Coach Davis laced up his racing flats and took to the road, shouting out running quotes to anybody who would listen. After reminding himself to keep his arms loose, and up, and "get that next runner"... Coach finished in 18:26 - good for 17th place. AND.... our team Mom - Lisa Gergley - came in 1st for her age group, taking home a medal! She finished an impressive 96th overall! Not to be outdone, Dean Williams, our team liason to the Athletic Boosters, earned a top 50 shirt by being the 47th male to cross the line! "Don't mess with our parents" might be the new rally cry.
Many other families participated. Congratulations to all of you.
(results by linking above)
