THE START OF THE 10TH ANNUAL PINE BEACH 5K. BOB BOTH PHOTO

Record Turnout for the 10th Annual
Pine Beach 5K & One Mile Riverside Run

BY SALLY KALKSMA

PINE BEACH, NJ--A record 1500 people participated in the 10th Annual Pine Beach 5K & One Mile Riverside Run on Sunday, June 22. Although the forecast called for stormy weather, that didn't deter anyone from taking part in this annual event that has grown every year, starting with 400 runners in 1999.

Teammates from the elite Warren Street Track Club in New York City took the first two places in the men's division, and first in the women's division. With only one second separating the first two runners at the finish, it was a close race from the start. Oleksander Holovnyts beat Edward Gapek with a time of 15.02. Three-time past winner Tim Mulligan of Whiting, NJ, was third overall, and the first local runner to cross the line in a time of 15:14.

Taking second in 2005, Victoria Ganushina of Brooklyn was the first female with a time of 17:31, followed by Christina Glockenmeier of Basking Ridge, NJ, 18:31, and Sarah Muholdcroft of Piermont, NY, 18:42. Gabby Barrett of Freehold, NJ, was the first local female placing fourth in a time of 18:42.