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Snukis and Henderson Win 2023 Red Rose 5 Miler

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by Clay Shaw

June 3, 2023, Lancaster, PA, Red Rose Run 5 Miler—Nathan Henderson returned home to Lancaster and celebrated graduation from Syracuse University with a convincing 24:38 win in the 45th running of the Red Rose Run.  I’m not counting 2020 & 2021 virtual.  Henderson, who was a star at McCaskey before heading to Syracuse and had run the Red Rose in the past, had his first win. 

Samuel Gerstenbacher of Lancaster, who has two York White Rose victories plus the 2023 Race Against Racism win, was second in 25:15. Ryan Gehman of Millersville was third in 26:53. Gehman ran a 2:27:31 at the Boston Marathon in April.  Ty Stump of Camp Hill was fourth in 27:04.  Otis Ubriaco of Lancaster, a two-time Red Rose champ, was fifth in 27:08.  Cem Aslan of Camp Hill, 46, was top master and tenth overall in 27:56, as he out-sprinted two younger runners.

Samantha Snukis of Reading, PA had a convincing win in 30:02, finishing more than two and a half minutes ahead of the 2nd place finisher. Snukis is a pro triathlete and will compete in tris in Montreal and Maine this year.  The versatile athlete ran in the 2020 US Olympic Marathon Team Trials in Atlanta and has a marathon best of 2:44.

Meg Griffith of Manheim was second in 32:33. Thirteen-year-old Ruby Garner-Valle of Lancaster was third in 32:40.  Ruby won the Race Against Racism 5K in April. Alix Sheakley of Clay, PA was fourth and top master in 33:42.  Jessica Rodriguez of Lancaster was fifth in 33:52. 

642 runners completed the 2023 running.  It was my first race as an adult in PA in the first year 1977.  The course has basically been the same since 1977.

Top Women

  1. 30:02 Samantha Snukis, 37, Reading, PA
  2. 32:33 Meg Griffith, 36, Manheim, PA
  3. 32:40 Ruby Garner-Valle, 13, Lancaster, PA
  4. 33:42 Alix Sheakley, 41, Clay, PA
  5. 33:52 Jessica Rodriguez, 27, Lancaster, PA
  6. 34:11 Taylor Ludman-Hallock, 31, Frederick, MD
  7. 34:15 Maureen Peralta, 40, Lancaster, PA
  8. 34:25 Amanda Cario, 36, York, PA
  9. 35:35 Courtney Keen, 28, New Holland, PA
  10. 36:05 Shauna Mugavero, 41, Lancaster, PA

Top Men

  1. 24:38 Nathan Henderson, 24, Lancaster, PA
  2. 25:15 Samuel Gerstenbacher, 25, Lancaster, PA
  3. 26:55 Ryan Gehman, 30, Millersville, PA
  4. 27:04 Ty Stump, 32, Camp Hill, PA
  5. 27:08 Otis Ubriaco, 29, Lancaster, PA
  6. 27:10 Devon Soto, 22, Lancaster, PA
  7. 27:20 Ciaran Fisher, 27, Marion eights, PA
  8. 27:37 Adam Moore, 35, Wrightsville, PA
  9. 27:39 Jordan Cruise, 26, Lebanon, PA
  10. 27:56 Cem Aslan, 46, Camp Hill, PA
F & M Track Club and a few others ready to race at the 2023 Red Rose Run.
2023 Red Rose Run 5 Miler start on Queen St. in downtown Lancaster.
Samuel Gerstenbacher and Nathan Henderson break away from the 642-runner field on Duke Street before the mile mark.
Ciaran Fisher of Marion Station, PA leads a secondary pack with Derek Kendig #275 of Lancaster.
Devon Soto of Lancaster leads a group of mostly F & M Track Club teammates. Soto was sixth in 27:10.
Nathaniel Alter of Lancaster wins the stroller division.
Ruby Garner-Valle of Lancaster is all business as she races to third place overall in 32:40.
Margaret Moore of York, running great at 71, won the 70-79 age group in 45:40.
Nathan Henderson of Lancaster wins the Red Rose Run in 24:38, five days after graduation at Syracuse University.
Ryan Gehman of Millersville finishes third overall in 26:53. Ryan finished the 2023 Boston Marathon in 2:27:31.
Cem Aslan of Camp Hill finishes strong in tenth place and top masters runner in 27:56.
Nate Tagg #558 and Dan Pick #628 race to the finish.
Samantha Snukis wins the 2023 Red Rose Run in 30:02.
Jay McMillan of Columbia wins the 50-54 group and places 28th overall in3032.
Meg Griffith of Manheim, PA was second in 32:33.
Ruby Garner-Valle, 13, of Lancaster finishes third in 32:40. In April, Ruby won the Race Against Racism 5K.
Kenneth Bell of Lancaster runs 34:57, earning third 55-59.
The course for the Red Rose Run 5 Miler has not changed much since the first running in 1977.
Lauren Wessell finishes with five miles of smiles.
The F & M guys enjoying the beer tent after the Red Rose Run.
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