Que Pasa 5K won by Patrick Boettcher and Susan Dunn
Que Pasa? The inaugural Que Pasa 5K to benefit the Delaware Kids Fund was started by the reigning Queen of the Conch Shell Jayne Challman of Rehoboth Beach, who won her age group at the Conch Honk contest in March in Key West, Fla. Dewey Mayor Diane Hanson spoke to the runners about the mission of the Kids Fund before yielding to Challman who transformed a mollusk to music as 227 runners, resembling a Viking invasion coming out of Rehoboth Bay, hot footed for the highway for a 5K through waves of heat.
Patrick Boettcher, 35, a former runner at Delaware and William Penn High School, was the overall winner in 17:41. Joining Patrick atop the leaderboard were Kyle Brightsbill in 18:46, Martin Rodriguez in 18:53, Anthony Romano in 19:10 and Bobby Hutton in 20:03.
“I’m in good shape, but not racing shape,” Boettcher said before the race. “I haven’t even thought of working on my speed.”
Susan Dunn, 39, was the overall women’s winner in 21:13. She was chased to the finish line by Tara Cavaselis in 21:55, Meryl Ludwig in 22:04, Mardiny Ung in 23:28 and Emily Rzucidlo in 23:33.
Local locos - Local results of interest include Jackie Cannon, 14, winning the 14-18 age group in 24:07 and Coryn Cannon, 19, winning her age group in 24:31. The women’s 50-54 age winner and first masters was Meryl Ludwig in 22:04. Other finishers include Mary Beth Evans in 24:05, Ava Cannon in 26:21, Linda Schwartz-Chi in 27:39 and Lori Waldee-Warden in 28:19. Karen Dawson of Rehoboth won the 55-59 age group in 25:36.
Bobby Hutton, 52, of Rehoboth was first in 50-54 in 20:03. John Costello, 55, of Middletown won the 55-59 in 20:44. Rick Poppleton, 63, won his age group in 21:09 just ahead of Brian Johnson in 21:40. Paul Keiffer, 75, ran 40:41 ahead of John Neal, 78, in 42:52. Jimbo Lyons, 82, was all alone in his group, winning in 51:06.
Last year, the Delaware Kids Fund broke an all-time record with $34,000 raised. The fund helps kids in distressed situations, providing financial support for food and counseling services. The fund was established by Thomas Hanna in 2008 with the team of Harvey Hanna and Associates.
