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Paynesville Press - June 19, 2002

Seventh annual Fun Run draws record 83 runners

On Saturday morning a record number of 83 people participated in the seventh annual Town and Country Days Fun Run.

The 10K race route wrapped around Lake Koronis, beginning at the Lake Koronis Regional Park and finishing at Veteran's Memorial Park. Participants could run 5K or 10K or walk two miles.

Former Paynesville long-distance running standouts Jen Hess and Clayton Lang set the pace in the races. Hess won the women's 5K in 18:40, and Lang won the 10K with a time of 36:40.

In the men's 10K, four of the top five finishers were from Paynesville: Lang, third-place finisher Dan Pearson (39:27), fourth-place winner Brian Heinen (39:49), and fifth-place finisher Riley Flanders (40:23).

Mike Kuffel of Waite Park won the men's 5K race in a new record time of 18:19. Sheila Gomar of Spicer won the women's 10K in 65:10.
Additionally, a Pump 'n' Run competition was held in which participants could subtract one minute from their time for each time they bench pressed their body weight (100 percent for men and 60 percent for women).

Locals Eric Glenz and Molly Zimmerman won their divisions in the 5K Pump 'n' Run. Zimmerman bench pressed 60 percent of her weight 17 times and set a record for net time at 13:25. Glenz also set a record for net time in the 5K at 12:43. In the 10K, Heinen also set a record with a net time of 23:49.

Local runners in the top 20 were:

5K Run

3. Luke Walther, Paynesville
6. Eric Glenz, Paynesville
8. Aaron Flint, Paynesville
10. Molly Zimmerman, Paynesville
11. Nicole Flint, Paynesville
12. Tanis Beireis, Paynesville
16. Zach Friederichs, Paynesville
17. Reanne Zimmerman, Paynesville
18. Amy Mueller, Paynesville
19. Bridget Mueller, Paynesville
20. Tanner Wendroth, Paynesville

10K Run

1. Clayton Lang, Paynesville
3. Dan Pearson, Paynesville
4. Brian Heinen, Paynesville
5. Riley Flanders, Paynesville
8. Randy Zimmerman, Paynesville
12. Scott Weidner, Paynesville
13. Chad Wyffels, Paynesville
17. Jason Wendroth, Paynesville
18. Chris Utsch, Paynesville