PITTSBURGH, May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The 14th annual Komen Pittsburgh Race for the Cure(R) has announced the following winners of today’s 5K race:
1st Place Overall Winners: Male Pat McGuire, 23, Pittsburgh - 16:15 Female Zosia Bornik, 25, Pittsburgh - 18:55 2nd Place Overall Winners: Male Matt Meuer, 24, Pittsburgh - 16:28 Female Stacey Shogan, 26, Pittsburgh - 19:14 3rd Place Overall Winners Male Jeremy Snodgrass, 23 - 16:39 Female Maureen McGranaghan, 28 - 19:17 5K Race Prizes First Place Finishers Male/Female: Winners receive a roundtrip plane ticket to any destination in the 48 domestic states, courtesy of American Airlines/American Eagle Survivor Winners: Prizes generously donated by Giant Eagle. First, second and third place winners in each age category receive Bonus Certificates from Dick’s Sporting Goods, an Ulta gift bag, and a McCormick & Schmick’s gift certificate. Survivor Category Winners 1st Place Survivor Ginny Ellwood, 48, Irwin - 21:55 2nd Place Survivor Christine Omiatek, 56, Ligonier - 26:07 3rd Place Survivor Shawnee Denbow, 49, Grove City - 26:28 Master Survivor (age 45-64) Ginny Ellwood, 48, Irwin - 21:55 Senior Survivor (65+) Margaret Kimel, 68, Ellwood City - 37:13
The 5K run began at 8:35 a.m. Runners began the course at Schenley Drive, traveled to Forbes Avenue and ran through Squirrel Hill via Northumberland and Wightman, then down Bartlett to Westinghouse Memorial Pond, ending at Phipps Conservatory.
This year’s event attracted approximately 35,000 participants, including nearly 3,000 breast cancer survivors.
The 5K race is sanctioned and certified by US Track & Field. A complete list of results and prizes is available online at www.pittsburghraceforthecure.org late afternoon on Sunday, May 14, 2006.
For More Information:
For more information on Monday, contact the Race Office at 412-521-CURE or McMahon & Cardillo Communication at 412-490-0303. Or contact Sue Cardillo on her mobile phone at 412-287-6752.
Pittsburgh Affiliate
The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation -
CONTACT: Sue Cardillo, McMahon & Cardillo, +1-412-287-6752, for The SusanG. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation - Pittsburgh Affiliate
Web site: http://www.pittsburghraceforthecure.org/
