Queen City Striders,Cumberland,Md
The George’s Creek Promotion Council
presents the
20th Annual
Iron Furnace 5K Run
&
1.5 Mile fun Run/Walk
Saturday, June 28, 2008
8:00 a.m.
Lonaconing, MD
presents the
20th Annual
Iron Furnace 5K Run
&
1.5 Mile fun Run/Walk
Saturday, June 28, 2008
8:00 a.m.
Lonaconing, MD
Male record holder : Randy Lowe, 14:50, 1997
Female record holder: Kristin Dudley, 17:05, 2003
Female record holder: Kristin Dudley, 17:05, 2003
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Hirut Mandefro 17:17
Interview
Interview
Abiyot Abebe 14:58
Jaron Hawkins 15:21
Interview
Interview
Justin Simpson 15:2
Interview
Interview
Jennifer Davis 17:37
Interview
Interview
Susan Gray 17:55
Interview
Interview
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Get'n er Done
Kristian Robinette
Age Group Winner
Age-9 Fort Ashby WV 21:44
Age Group Winner
Age-9 Fort Ashby WV 21:44
Olympic fever, or fervor, strikes at Iron Furnace 5K
By Kevin Spradlin
LONACONING – Justin Simpson wanted $200 on Saturday. But $50 will have to do.
Simpson didn’t quite run his best. And even if the winner hadn’t shown up, he still would have finished just second on Saturday at the 20th annual Iron Furnace 5K.
But the three-time West Virginia high school state cross country champ doesn’t think local races are intended to attract foreign, high-caliber runners who contend for the financial rewards of winning.
“I don’t like it when Ethiopians and Kenyans come to a small-town race,” said Simpson, who placed third in 15 minutes and 28X seconds. Ethiopian Abiyot Abebe, 21, of Silver Spring, won in 14:58 while Frostburg resident Jaron Hawkins was second in 15:21.
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By Kevin Spradlin
LONACONING – Justin Simpson wanted $200 on Saturday. But $50 will have to do.
Simpson didn’t quite run his best. And even if the winner hadn’t shown up, he still would have finished just second on Saturday at the 20th annual Iron Furnace 5K.
But the three-time West Virginia high school state cross country champ doesn’t think local races are intended to attract foreign, high-caliber runners who contend for the financial rewards of winning.
“I don’t like it when Ethiopians and Kenyans come to a small-town race,” said Simpson, who placed third in 15 minutes and 28X seconds. Ethiopian Abiyot Abebe, 21, of Silver Spring, won in 14:58 while Frostburg resident Jaron Hawkins was second in 15:21.
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Race Director Tom Dawson
Interview Full Size
Interview Full Size
Interviews by Kevin Spradlin
Ethiopians sweep Iron Furnace 5K
Abebe, Mandefro win men's, women's races; Hawkins, Davis finish 2nd
Kevin Spradlin
Cumberland Times-News
LONACONING - It was too bad for Jaron Hawkins and the other 166 runners at the 20th annual Iron Furnace 5K on Saturday that Abiyot Abebe was more than a casual spectator.
Instead of watching from the sidelines, Abebe, 21, an Ethiopian living in Silver Spring for the past two years, dominated from start to finish over 3.1 miles of rolling hills from Georges Creek Elementary School and through the streets of Lonaconing to stop the clock in 14 minutes and 58 seconds, just eight seconds off the 11-year-old course record held by Frostburg State University track coach Randy Lowe
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Abebe, Mandefro win men's, women's races; Hawkins, Davis finish 2nd
Kevin Spradlin
Cumberland Times-News
LONACONING - It was too bad for Jaron Hawkins and the other 166 runners at the 20th annual Iron Furnace 5K on Saturday that Abiyot Abebe was more than a casual spectator.
Instead of watching from the sidelines, Abebe, 21, an Ethiopian living in Silver Spring for the past two years, dominated from start to finish over 3.1 miles of rolling hills from Georges Creek Elementary School and through the streets of Lonaconing to stop the clock in 14 minutes and 58 seconds, just eight seconds off the 11-year-old course record held by Frostburg State University track coach Randy Lowe
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