A TASTE OF THE ENTERTAINMENT ALONG THE COURSE. BILL BONNEY PHOTO

Capital 10 Miler Celebrates the Arts

BY JOHN HARGREAVES

Harrisburg, PA--The 2nd annual Capital 10-Mile Run for the Arts was held Sunday morning April 1. Word is out. This distance is not offered in area races and last year’s version went so smoothly that the 2012 run had 528 registrants, an increase of more that 100 from the inaugural run.

The course starts and finishes on City Island, travels on paths along the Greenbelt, and crosses the Susquehanna River twice. It is fast and flat. Conditions this year were optimal as the temperature stayed in the mid-40s and there was cloud cover. The wind that frequently blows from the Northwest and slows runners appreciably was not a factor.

Forty-four-year-old Camp Hill runner Tadd Morris led from the start and posted a 59:47, some 49 seconds ahead of Mike Gustantino of Harrisburg. The women’s battle was more lopsided as New Cumberland’s Kate Jury, in her second year earning first female overall, finished in 68:28, more than three minutes ahead of Lindsay Leigh who had a 71:36.