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Gillette, Watson Win 42nd Running of York White Rose Run

By mitchpa on October 7, 2019 • ( 0 )

by Clay Shaw

YORK, PA, SEPTEMBER 28, 2019—Matt Gillette, “the Diamond Guy” (he’s won four straight Berwick Run For the Diamonds races), from Orefield, PA won the White Rose Five Mile Run handily in 25:35. Josh Sadlock of Harrisburg finished second in 26:06, just missing a sweep of all three Run 717 Series races. Sadlock won both the Shoe House 5 Miler on July 4, and the East Berlin 5K on July 20. Fred Joslyn of Mt Holly Springs was third in 26:21. Joslyn recently won the Harrisburg Half Marathon. Alex Pearson of Hummelstown moved up a spot to fourth in 27:25. Matt Marcini of York was fifth and top Master in 27:30.

Georganne Watson of Lititz led the women with a 29:40. Watson was second at the Lancaster Red Rose 5 miler in June, and won the Freshburst 5 Miler in Lititz, later in June. Aimee Phillippi-Taylor of Glenville was second in 30:31 and was top Master. Aimee, a former 2:47 marathoner, is now a nationally ranked tri-athlete. Zoe Matherne of Camp Hill was third in 30:46, she was the 2018 White Rose champ. Matherne also won the 2018 Berwick Run for the Diamonds on Thanksgiving. Laura Latchford, 50, of Palmyra was fourth in 30:57, Laura won the Tom Ausherman 5 miler in August. Sherry Stick of Sykesville, MD was fifth in 31:34, and the third Master in the top five. Stick recently won the Dreaded Druid Hills 10K in Baltimore on a hot August morning.

Andrew Friesema and Christine Krebs of York, both competitive racers on the Flying Feet team, won the stroller division, Friesema in 30:41, pushing two children. Krebs repeats as champion, pushing Naomi, in 37:24. Flying Feet won the competitive team championship trophy for the second straight year with an average time of 30:42 for the top five runners. River Runners were second in 33:58, State Farm was 3^rd, Moms Run this Town was 4^th, and Code Runners took fifth.

The River Runners had the largest team with 38, Moms Run This Town had 23, Flying Feet had 12.

In total 421 registered for the 42^nd Running of the White Rose Run 5 Miler, 373 of them finished. It was a nice gain of 49 finishers over 2018. The race was hosted by the York Road Runners Club and by the White Rose Bar & Grill as the runners were Rockin’ on Beaver Street on September 28. Proceeds from the event will go to the York Chapter of Not One More, a nonprofit organization formed in 2015 for the purpose of providing awareness, education, and support to those affected by drug abuse and addiction.

Sponsors of the White Rose Run were the White Rose Bar & Grill, OSS Health, Flying Feet Sport Shoes, Turkey Hill, Martin Foot & Ankle, Drayer Physical Therapy Institute, CGA Law Firm, Dottie’s Family Market, Blossom Med Spa, Sarah’s Snacks, York Water Company, and York Traditions Bank.

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