Race Report: Save Your Breath 5k

Report by Ryan Goebel with photos by Ron Peck.

On the first Saturday in November, forty-five runners and several walkers showed up to the Kennebec Valley YMCA to run the Save Your Breath 5k.  The race, which follows the Kennebec Rail Trail to Gardiner and back, is an annual fundraiser for the Free ME From Lung Cancer nonprofit organization, which is headed up by our club secretary Deb Violette.

Several Striders were amongst the runners who showed up to race, including Ryan Goebel and Erzsie Nagy who placed 1st male overall and 1st female overall, respectively.  First place netted each of them $100 cash.  Other Striders racing that day included Julie Millard, Alicia Wilcox, Jason Gredlics, Martha Nadeau, Rick Stuart, and Mary Jordan.  It was great to not only see everyone out there running, but that so many of you were wearing Striders gear!

After the race, many of the Striders happily headed to Bateau Brewing in Gardiner for the awards ceremony and some tasty "recovery drinks".

A giant thanks and congratulations also goes out to Deb Violette for putting on an excellent fundraising race! And, special thanks to Ron Peck for staffing the Central Maine Striders table at event.

Full race results can be found here.