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Men’s Results held on and broke the tape in 52:32. In Boston Athletic Association 5K in 15:39, the men’s 5K meshed with the theme Moses Fallor.
April 3 being a day for front-runners,
rd
good for eighth place.
In case anyone suspects that Fallor
the end Verdon closed to within five
originally planned to get married on
seconds, with Stoner one tick behind and
Asked to explain the big improvements of the day. But winner Evan Fallor had
more on his mind than a 5K race. Fallor
Cherry Blossom race day, you should
Pagano another eight ticks back. All four recently, Sullivan admitted to earlier
“feeling so frustrated in the sport…
says, “ I was solo from the gun, and really know that the date of the wedding was
ran personal bests, and just 14 seconds
separated the top four.
In Evan’s version:
pandemic, she found “a chance to
the beautiful morning we had. There’s
The closeness of this year’s women’s Injured at the beginning of the spent the majority of the race enjoying dictated by—you guessed it—COVID-19.
race was reminiscent of the 2021 race build a solid base.” She lengthened and something cathartic about having the We had originally set our wedding
when 13 seconds separated the top five. intensified her workouts, giving her streets of D.C. closed off for running. It’s date for the day prior to Cherry
Sullivan, a fifth-grade teacher from “confidence… that I can maybe make great to be able to take in the Lincoln Blossom up in Baltimore. However,
Reston, VA, and the first “local” runner a bolder move than I ordinarily might Memorial and the Potomac along the 5K due to COVID restrictions, our
to win since Eleanor Simonsick 1982, in a race and it might work out.” Often course and feel the support of the rest of original venue was forced to close,
remarked afterwards, “I knew that if running double workouts, she typically the crowd the whole way.” He went on to and we had to make a last minute
conditions were right… and I had the runs at 7 a.m. and again at 7 p.m. muse about “the serenity of the course.” shift to a new venue. A total of 17
motivation of a lot of fast women chasing Having reaped a total $14,500 for Those of us who do not closely guests -including two groomsmen
me, that could happen.” She got her winning the race ($8,000), plus placing associate serenity with racing need to and one bridesmaid- ran the
wish: nearly ideal conditions and three first American ($5,000), and another understand that Fallor was preoccupied Cherry Blossom Ten Mile, so this all
fast chasers. It was her eighth Cherry $1,500 for winning the RRCA Roads with a greater purpose: he was about certainly worked out for the best. It
Blossom Ten Mile, and for sure the Scholar-RunPro Camp Development to get married that afternoon, and allowed me to jump in the 5K and
sweetest. Award competition, Sullivan now finds was envisioning how he was going to our wedding doubled as the Cherry
Sullivan’s 52:32 was a personal best at it “easier for me to say ‘yes’ without recite his vows seven hours later. Using Blossom after party!
10 miles by almost two minutes, placing hesitation to certain opportunities to Alexandria as his “home base,” he fled
her sixth on Cherry Blossom’s all time race.” across the Potomac to board a trolley While Fallor’s 16:05 won the men’s
U.S. women’s list. At age 31, her star is And what about her fifth-graders, the to take him back to Maryland. That’s division by 30 seconds over Brady
on the rise: last fall she won the Project ones who see her between the 7 a.m. run right—in D.C., he ran 5K in 16:05, Figgins, women’s 5K winner Cristina
13.1 half marathon in Valley Cottage, and the 7 p.m. run? She says “they were crossed from D.C. to Virginia, and went Burbach had a closer call, beating
New York, in a personal best of 1:10:50. thrilled.” No surprises there. back to Maryland for his 4:30 marriage at second-place Alexis Chandler by eight
She has run PBs at 5K/5000m three Oxon Hill Manor near National Harbor seconds, 21:08 to 21:16.
times this year, the most recent being the 5K: Men’s Winner Doubles His Pleasure to Michelle Moses, who is now Michelle

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