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City Island Race Attracts Runners from Upper Midwest at USRR New Year’s Day Races

By mitchpa on January 4, 2020 • ( 1 )

by Clay Shaw

HARRISBURG, PA, JANUARY 1, 2020—A cool thing about races in the holiday season, is that many folks from faraway places might be in Central Pennsylvania for the holidays. Runners from North Dakota, Minnesota, Illinois, as well as from New Orleans and LA, got together for the fifth annual New Years Day 5K and 10K on City Island.

The temperature was above freezing, which is the good news, but very windy on the bridge and along the Susquehanna River; that’s the bad news. Some folks were in shorts and T-shirts, others were bundled up, and a few wore face masks, proving everyone is different.

Daryl St. Clair of Dillsburg won the 10K in 38:26, as he edged out the top two 5K runners who started 20 minutes later. St. Clair had a two-minute lead. Steve Schall of Williamsport was second in 40:59. Both St. Clair and Schall are masters runners. John Hrabovsky, the runner from Minot, North Dakota, was sixth in 45:12; it was likely a warm day for him. Kendra Beeman of Harrisburg led the women in 48:53, with another Kendra, Kendra Weible of Morgantown, taking second in 49:08, who was top master. 143 runners completed the 10K.

Jason Den Bleyker of Mountville, PA, age 19, won the 5K in 19:12. Drew Mullen of Oak Park, IL was second in 19:23. Mullen, is a former resident of Central Pennsylvania. For a cool story and a laugh watch the YouTube video of Deena Kastor, as the new girl at the Oak Park Running Club. Drew is featured, along with former York star Gary Townsend (who also now lives in Oak Park, IL). Mullen was the top Master, as Masters filled the remainder of the top five men. Karyn Ligon of Elizabethville was top woman in 23:51. Mallory McBreer-Zulick of Minersville was a close second in 23:54. In fourth was the Minnesota runner, Shelly Tschida, from St. Paul, MN in 24:39. A special shout-out and well done to 78-year-old Judy Anttonen in 42:58, and what’s her secret? She’s a competitive swimmer as well. 297 runners finished the 5K.