A large crowd helped raise awareness of child abuse last Saturday, April 9, during the tenth annual Chance Mark Jones Roar & Run 5K at the Donley County Courthouse.
More than seventy people registered for the event with about 37 actually running or walking the 5K. Dozens more volunteers, supporters, and spectators were also in attendance.
The top men’s and women’s finishers of the 5K were both in the 11-19 age group. Tyler Harper of Clarendon, age 16, had the best overall time of 21 minutes, 19 seconds, and was the first man across the finish line. Caroline Artho, age 15, had the best time of all women, coming in at 25:00.
This year’s race started and ended in front of the Donley County Courthouse and led into the Clarendon Elementary Pony Parents’ Community Easter Egg Hunt, which drew about 190 participants of ages up to 11 years old.
Complete results of this year’s race are as follows: Top Men’s Time – Tyler Harper, 21:19; Top Women’s Time – Caroline Artho, 25:00; 10 and under – 1st Matthew Newhouse 41:59; Ages 11-19 – 1st Harper 21:19, 2nd Artho 25:00, and 3rd Kutter O’Keefe 28:16; Ages 20-29 – 1st Shawn Sandy 25:10, 2nd Kae Hewett 54:20, and 3rd Bridie Lindsey 54:47; Ages 30-39 – 1st Michael Martinez 28:17, 2nd Kasi Gaither 28:44, and 3rd Cody Jones 48:38; Ages 40-49 – 1st Kim Tabor 30:26, 2nd Andrew Brown 30:27, and 3rd Alex Moon 30:28; Ages 50-59 – 1st Michelle Branigan 27:34, 2nd Kathy Goodwin 64:28, and 3rd P.J. O’Keefe; and Ages 60 and Up – 1st Daniel Brown 25:11, 2nd Mary Kaplan 33:21, and 3rd Gary Cockerham 46:27
The race sponsored by the Clarendon Lions Club honors the life of four-year-old Chance Mark Jones, who died in 2011.
Proceeds from this year’s Roar & Run will help support the annual charitable activities of the Clarendon Lions Club, including eyeglasses for local school kids, Christmas food baskets for local families, scholarships, and hosting the area office of The Bridge – Children’s Advocacy Center.
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