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Record Turnout for Bagel Run on February
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The 2nd Annual Bagel Run can accurately described
as a miracle. Only three weeks before the race, Wanderer
and University of California at Santa Barbara Hillel brass
had not decided whether to even hold the event. However,
once the decision was made, Wanderers West Coast Bureau Chief Smoke
Kalman and Rabbi Steve Cohen swung into action. Broadband
lines simply sizzled over the internet as Smoke publicized
and organized the event. The end result was a huge success.
209 runners ran in the 5k event around the lagoon on the
University of California, Santa Barbara campus. The race
was held on February 1.
More than 200 runners started the race!
The food after the event
provided by Rabbi Steve was absolutely delicious with a
variety of bagels with
cream cheese, smoked salmon and onions. While the East
Coast was shuddering through a deep freeze, the Bagel runners competed under
sunny skies with temperatures in the high 60’s.
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| Smoke Kalman worked miracles to publicize and organize
the race |
No Wanderer event is run without at least
some technical glitches, and the Bagel Run 5K was no exception.
However, the initial timing difficulties were ultimately
worked out, and some of the performances recorded were stunning. Snatching first place in a time of 15:46 was
Ian Townley. Only five seconds behind was second place finisher
Matthew Hunt. The leading woman was Amanda
Wilson who
ran a sizzling 17:44 and finished seventh overall. Jennifer Fung was
the second finisher in the women’s division in a time of 18:20.
Rounding out the top five was Alex
Roedel in third place in 16:16 followed by Benjamin
Benoy in 16:50
and Chris Bauer in 16:56.
The turnout for the event was a huge increase
over the 52 runners who signed up for the inaugural Bagel
Run in 2003.
Rock Steady and Snake
Bite traveled out from
the Wanderer’s home office
to assist with the event. The day before, the pair raced with the Bluemont
Phlash Alison Games in a half marathon through the hills
of Santa Barbara.
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