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WILL KOWALSKI
Sports Editor/Asst. Editor
The weather conditions – overcast
skies, high humidity, a slight breeze
and temperatures in the low 60s –
might not seem ideal for a Fourth of
July Weekend outdoor activity.
But on the other hand, those kinds
of weather conditions are pretty
much perfect for distance runners.
And as a result, a good time was
pretty much had by all of the 652
people from near and far, old and
young, who participated and turned
in a finishing time at the sixth annual
Battle Creek Half Marathon/5K in
the early morning hours of Saturday,
July 6.
The start/finish line of the event,
again sponsored by the local Cereal
City Athletics organization, was
again located across Helmer Road
from the grounds of the annual Battle
Creek Field of Flight Air Show &
Balloon Festival at B.C. Executive
Airport that took place July 3-7 of
last week.
And the 652 number of total par-
ticipants/finishers, consisting of 279
in the Half Marathon and 373 in the
5K, set an event record – bettering
the former mark of 557 of last year.
Proceeds again this year from the
Cereal City Athletics group – made
up of Charles and Nikki Elder and
Tim and Emily Bandeen – went to
Talons Out Honor Flight.
Over 650 participate in sixth annual B.C. Half Marathon/5K
A look at the start of the half marathon event at last Saturday’s sixth annual
Battle Creek Half Marathon and 5K, put on by the Cereal City Athletics
organization. (Shopper News photo by Will Kowalski)Presenting sponsors for this year’s
event included the B.C. Field of
Flight, Bandeen Orthodontics and
Territorial Brewing Company; event
sponsors included the Calhoun
County Visitors Bureau, KAR in
B.C. (Kalamazoo Area Runners
in Battle Creek) and Victory Life
Church; and community partners
included NovaCare Rehabilitation
and Besco Water Treatment, Inc.
Nikki Elder also noted that about
100-plus volunteers were again on
hand to help make everything run
smoothly – with “everything” run-
ning the gamut from day-of sign-ins
to the distribution of medals and
awards to making sure that adults of
legal age were able to take part in
the event’s traditional “Breakfast and
Brews” beverage and food gathering
at the end of races.
First overall in the Half Marathon
(13.1 miles or 21 kilometers) –
which covered grounds located
inside and outside of the airport –
was 25-year-old Salvador Escamilla
of Goshen, IN in a time of 1 hour, 11
minutes and 7.0 seconds.
The top female finisher in the
Half Marathon was 38-year-old
Veronique Ranger of Scottsdale, AZ
in 1:26:55.1.
The top local finisher male orSee 5K on 33Happy Birthday
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July 12th
We love you to the moon & backPapa John & Grandma Kathy