Record Turnout for Young Athletes Foundation Fundraiser
(Duluth, Minn.) A record 1,561 people registered for today's 20th annual Fitger's 5K Run & Walk in downtown Duluth.
Duluth's Jeremy Polson, 31, claimed the men's run division title, winning in 15 minutes, 29 seconds. Amy Lyons, 23, of Mounds View, Minn., won the women's crown with a time of 17:32.
Herb Dillon, of Duluth, won the men's walk in 34:09 and Robbie Zbacnik, of Ely, topped the women's walk division with a time of 36:31.
A total of 1,358 finishers (1,245 runners, 113 walkers) completed the 3.1-mile course through Duluth's downtown.
All proceeds from the Fitger's 5K benefit the Young Athletes Foundation (YAF), a Grandma's Marathon program focused on the promotion and development of youth athletics in the Twin Ports.
2009 FITGER'S 5K RUN TOP 10 - MEN
|
Place
|
First
|
Last
|
TIME
|
CITY
|
STATE
|
AGE
|
|
1
|
Jeremy
|
Polson
|
0:15:29
|
Duluth
|
MN
|
31
|
|
2
|
Matt
|
Kramer
|
0:15:57
|
Cloquet
|
MN
|
23
|
|
3
|
Jonathan
|
Balabuck
|
0:16:06
|
Thunder Bay
|
|
29
|
|
4
|
Scott
|
Behling
|
0:16:29
|
Duluth
|
MN
|
19
|
|
5
|
Tom
|
O'Rourke
|
0:16:34
|
Duluth
|
MN
|
35
|
|
6
|
Gregg
|
Robertson
|
0:16:37
|
Duluth
|
MN
|
38
|
|
7
|
Adam
|
Swank
|
0:16:39
|
Duluth
|
MN
|
33
|
|
8
|
Michael
|
Benchina
|
0:16:42
|
Chisholm
|
MN
|
26
|
|
9
|
Jason
|
Jorczak
|
0:16:58
|
Hayward
|
WI
|
39
|
|
10
|
Erik
|
Kaitala
|
0:17:02
|
Duluth
|
MN
|
37
|
2009 FITGER'S 5K RUN TOP 10 – WOMEN
|
PLACE
|
FIRST
|
LAST
|
TIME
|
CITY
|
STATE
|
AGE
|
|
1
|
Amy
|
Lyons
|
0:17:32
|
Mounds View
|
MN
|
23
|
|
2
|
Jennifer
|
Houck
|
0:17:44
|
Duluth
|
MN
|
25
|
|
3
|
Katie
|
Koski
|
0:18:20
|
Duluth
|
MN
|
36
|
|
4
|
Jessica
|
Bodick
|
0:18:59
|
Coon Rapids
|
MN
|
21
|
|
5
|
Serena
|
Sladek
|
0:19:13
|
Hibbing
|
MN
|
28
|
|
6
|
Debra
|
Gormley
|
0:19:19
|
Plymouth
|
MN
|
42
|
|
7
|
Michelle
|
Krezonoski
|
0:19:36
|
Thunder Bay
|
|
15
|
|
8
|
Kelly
|
Keeler Ramacier
|
0:19:40
|
White Bear Lake
|
MN
|
47
|
|
9
|
Jessica
|
Rossing
|
0:20:07
|
Duluth
|
MN
|
23
|
|
10
|
Pam
|
Weier
|
0:20:09
|
Mahtomedi
|
MN
|
49
|
2009 FITGER'S 5K WALK TOP 10 - MEN
|
PLACE
|
FIRST
|
LAST
|
TIME
|
CITY
|
STATE
|
AGE
|
|
1
|
Herb
|
Dillon
|
0:33:31
|
Duluth
|
MN
|
60
|
|
2
|
Steven
|
Skamser
|
0:35:36
|
Superior
|
WI
|
62
|
|
3
|
Brad
|
Gabrick
|
0:39:26
|
White Bear Lake
|
MN
|
43
|
|
4
|
James
|
Skolte
|
0:40:32
|
Mora
|
MN
|
56
|
|
5
|
David
|
Kringle
|
0:41:47
|
Superior
|
WI
|
64
|
|
6
|
Jim
|
Gangl
|
0:43:43
|
Hermantown
|
MN
|
52
|
|
7
|
Randy
|
Suliin
|
0:44:39
|
Duluth
|
MN
|
47
|
|
8
|
Daniel
|
Holm
|
0:44:45
|
Duluth
|
MN
|
66
|
|
9
|
Jeff
|
Lajiness
|
0:45:05
|
Duluth
|
MN
|
52
|
|
10
|
Jacob
|
Lemmon
|
0:45:07
|
Duluth
|
MN
|
28
|
2009 FITGER'S 5K WALK TOP 10 - WOMEN
|
PLACE
|
FIRST
|
LAST
|
TIME
|
CITY
|
STATE
|
AGE
|
|
1
|
Robbie
|
Zbacnik
|
0:36:09
|
Ely
|
MN
|
54
|
|
2
|
Amanda
|
Lind
|
0:36:11
|
Cloquet
|
MN
|
25
|
|
3
|
Nora
|
Brannan
|
0:39:23
|
Duluth
|
MN
|
54
|
|
4
|
Ruth
|
Smith
|
0:39:57
|
Duluth
|
MN
|
56
|
|
5
|
Stacy
|
Spexet
|
0:40:00
|
Spooner
|
WI
|
34
|
|
6
|
Jamie Lea
|
Bell
|
0:40:23
|
Spooner
|
WI
|
34
|
|
7
|
Joann
|
Mattson
|
0:40:42
|
Duluth
|
MN
|
50
|
|
8
|
Deb
|
McLellan
|
0:41:06
|
Duluth
|
MN
|
62
|
|
9
|
Julie
|
Jones
|
0:41:11
|
Hibbing
|
MN
|
34
|
|
10
|
Patricia
|
Gillitzer
|
0:41:12
|
Hibbing
|
MN
|
55
|
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