And they're off

By all accounts, it was a beautiful day for a race. The temperature was cool, the wind nearly calm, the sun shining and the course dry. And race they did — nearly 1,000 runners took to village roads last Saturday morning to participate in annual races sponsored by the Village of Rockville Centre’s Recreation Center and the Rockville Centre Chamber of Commerce.

An untimed Family Fun Run, which attracted 249 individuals, and competitive 5K and 10K events drew many local athletes and out-of-towners, first-timers and veteran racers. Every child who took part in the Family Fun Race walked away with a trophy and a sense of accomplishment. And as in previous years, the times of all 5K and 10K runners, 284 and 444 respectively, were recorded by Finish Line Road Race Technicians, based on information from electronic chips attached to sneakers that each runner received when he or she registered to participate.

10K results for Rockville Centre participants

NAME AGE TIME

BRIAN MONGEON 24 34:45:00

THOMAS KENNEDY 27 34:48:00

BRAD WEST 35 37:40:00

CHRISTOPHER MEAD 34 38:59:00

ROCCO SINISI 46 39:43:00

MICHAEL HANLEY 16 39:55:00

MIKE MC DADE 16 41:15:00

LIZ FERNANDEZ 30 41:30:00

MIKE BAARD 54 41:35:00

DANIEL FELDMAN 16 41:59:00

ROBERT JR. SCHAEFER 32 42:13:00

JONATHAN SEPLOWE 45 42:45:00

JIM LAWYER 39 42:53:00

GAVIN MCCUTCHAN 26 42:56:00

TOM UMSTATTER 27 43:12:00

DONALD MAYERHOFER 32 43:12:00

KYLE CURNUCK 35 43:27:00

LAUREN HENKEL 27 43:36:00

VINCENT QUEZADA 26 44:47:00

PATRICK DARCY 31 45:21:00

DENNIS GRAHAM 24 45:35:00

ROBIN REDEKER 54 45:37:00

DAVID DEMILT 38 45:48:00

MARC FELDMAN 55 46:10:00

JOHN MCDAID 33 46:17:00

GREGG AUDIFFRED 27 46:20:00

PATRICK BROWNE 26 46:44:00

JOSHUA CALLAHAN 34 46:47:00

KATHY QUINN 41 46:57:00

MICHAEL ARLEO 38 47:15:00

JESSICA DARCY 29 47:17:00

JAMES DONOGHUE 55 47:51:00

SCOTT CUNNINGHAM 43 47:54:00

JAMES R RYAN 15 48:04:00

TOM EHRLEIN 30 48:06:00

THERESA ENNIS 22 48:15:00

KATHLEEN MOONEY 24 48:17:00

MICHAEL BLACKFORD 27 48:18:00

JARED KASSCHAU 30 48:21:00

CARA CRONIN 26 48:29:00

PHILIP FAHEY 43 48:40:00

PETE FERNANDEZ 33 48:49:00

DANIEL KENNY 35 49:03:00

JOSEPH LAWLESS 17 49:15:00

KAREN GRANDLEY 24 49:16:00

VITO MILANO 41 49:20:00

RYAN FENNELLY 35 49:30:00

JOSEPH HISSONG 45 49:38:00

SANJEY GUPTA 35 49:40:00