Jingle Bell Race Warms Sts. John & Paul Runners

by Barbara Gallagher

(December 7, 2006) Over 120 runners braved the cold this past Saturday, December 2, for the Jingle Bell 5K and One Mile Fun Run at Saints John and Paul Church. Rescheduled due to the rain and winds that forced the parish’s Halloweekend Festival inside on October 28, the race proved to be an ideal kickoff to the holiday season for both kids and parents taking part in the event.

Keeping in the spirit of the season, a toy and coat drive was held in conjunction with the race. The piles of donations will go for former Associate Pastor Father Pomposello’s new parish, St. Elizabeth’s Church in Washington Heights.

A mountain of coats and toys donated for St. Elizabeth's church are piled behind Father Peter Pomposello and some of the young Jingle Bell runners.

Race Results

I Mile: Top local finishers in the one mile run included: Hannah Fitzgerald of Larchmont, as the overall female winner in a time of 7:54; and Colum Sleeper of Mamaroneck, who placed first for Boys 12 and Under with a time of 7:44. Connor Fay of New Rochelle was the overall winner of the one mile run with a time of 7:16.

5 Mile: Keeping it all in the family, Meaghan Fitzgerald of Larchmont won the Female 14 and Under category in the 5K with a time of 24:23. Larchmont boys swept the 14 and Under category in this event. Troy Whittemore placed first for the 14 and Under Males in a time of 23:36, followed by Connor May and Jack Tracy, with times of 24:39 and 26:36 respectively.

Lyerly Spongberg of Larchmont placed first in the Female 30’s age group in the 5K with a time of 22:12, while Polly Kreisman of Larchmont took first place in the Female 50’s age group with a time of 28:47.

Top local male finishers included Mark Thompson of Mamaroneck placing first in the Male 40s with a time of 19:45; and Thomas Webler of Larchmont with a time of 25:59 in the Male 50s. Overall winners in the 5K were 14-year-old Libby Lazare of Pleasantville with a time of 19:41 and Joe Garland of Mt. Vernon with a time of 17:42.

Full race results can be checked online at www.sjpchurch.org.

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