Race for the Ribbon raises $25,000
Arden MacPhee rhymes with cancer-free and the 5-year-old, who just graduated from kindergarten, gave 410 runners at the Race for the Ribbon 5K a reason to believe that anything is possible July 14 at the Rehoboth Boardwalk and Wilmington Avenue.
Arden had a cancerous kidney removed when she was just 14 months old, and last year, a cancerous growth was removed from her remaining kidney. Her mom, Tracy Sullivan, described the last surgery as high-tech and miraculous, adding that doctors had declared Arden cancer-free.
The precocious kid with the perpetual smile obviously enjoyed all the pre-race conviviality, beginning with Logan Shuttleworth singing the national anthem, then Arden being the honorary starter for the race before being hoisted on her daddy’s shoulders to circle the 5K course with the rest of the throng.
Austen Cave, 17, entering his senior year at Delmar, was the overall winner in 15:35. Austen is looking to run next year at either Salisbury University or Frostburg State University. He also plays lacrosse.
The top 10 leaderboard following Cave were Adrian Spencer, 35, 16:54; Martin Rodriguez, 36, 17:29; DJ Farren, 16, 18:27; Robert Martin, 54, 18:57; Steven Eshelman, 24, 19:04; Paul Montini, 50, 19:04; Lance Kauffman, 14, 19:09; Chris Stanley, 49, 19:18; and Bryan Ciabattoni, 16, 20:07.
Kelly Tingle, 30, of Delmar was the overall women’s champion in 20:11. Following Kelly were Alysia Puma, 46, 20:35; Jillian Fishell, 13, 21:10; Susan Dunn, 41, 41:33; Olivia Montini, 13, 22:04; Mardiny Ung, 51, 22:27; Margaret Colvin, 57, 22:48; Lori Holdsworth, 57, 22:49; Abby Andrews, 35, 23:13; and Taylor Maguire, 23:19.
Notable local stuff - The race raised in the neighborhood of $25,000 for the American Cancer Society. Blake Fitzgerald, 9, of Lewes won his age group in 22:25. Asher Woods was second in 24:44. Jakob Hayes, 13, won the 10-13 in 23:05. Bennett Brumbley, 10, was second in 23:15. Beau Croll, 31, won the 30-34 age group in 21:24. Bill Holdsworth, 58, of Lewes won the 55-59 age group in 21:18. David Landis, 58, was second 21:59. Brian Johnston, 62, won the 60-64 in 22:33. Rick Poppleton, 65, won the 65-69 in 26:34. Little Poppy Kevin Smith was right behind him in 27:20, followed by Jack Vassalotti in 29:16. Tim Abbott, 70, of Georgetown ran 25:02 to win the 70-74 age group. Jim Batts, 76, of Millsboro won 75-79 in 27:57. Jack Huxtable, 80, won his age group in 28:32.
Breaking down the female age groups: 9 and under Hannah Schaeffer (30:46) and Norah Block (32:06) nailed down the top two spots. Taylor Maguire, 14, 23:19; Caroline Maull, 15, 24:25; and Mel McCloy, 18, 25:06 were the top three in 14-19. Margaret Colvin, 57, won the 55-59 in 22:48, followed by Lori Holdsworth, 57, in 22:49. Lynn Weldon, 60, from Murrells Inlet, S.C., won the 60-64 age group in 26:05. Dianna Golden, 65, from Frankford won the 65-69 in 23:35. JoAnn Szczepkowski, 70, ran 26:22 to win the 70-74 group. Sherri Wright, 75, of Rehoboth won the 75-79 group in 32:56. Jamie Wollard, 80, owned her age group in 50:31.
The 21st annual Run for JJ is set for 7:30 a.m., Sunday, July 21, behind the Henlopen Hotel in Rehoboth Beach.
