Van Horn just misses MPMC course record

June 15, 2013

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Hudson leads men; Leisher, Hollenshead take masters titles

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MERCERSBURG, Pa., June 15, 2013 — Michelle Van Horn might not have known how close she was. If she had, the 31-year-old from Harpers Ferry, W.Va., might have pushed a bit harder in the final — and arguably fastest — mile.

Runners and walkers leap from the start of the 3rd annual MPMC 5-mile road race on Saturday, June 15, 2013 in Mercersburg, Pa.

Runners and walkers leap from the start of the 3rd annual MPMC 5-mile road race on Saturday, June 15, 2013 in Mercersburg, Pa.

Or Van Horn, being the experienced runner she is, might have settled for what was likely a simple training run en route to the overall victory on Saturday at the 3rd annual MPMC 5-mile road race and expo in Mercersburg. Van Horn led all 33 participants to the finish line with a time of 35 minutes and 5.4 seconds. The time is 0.3 seconds faster than last year’s women’s winner (and masters course record holder) Hope Grady but oh-so-close to the performance by Caroline Schemel in the event’s inaugural year. Then, the 14-year-old clocked a 35:00.8.

Kristal Hollenshead, 48, of Fort Loudon, Pa., took 12th overall (40:22.4) to head off Denise Smith, 57, of Chambersburg, Pa., for second place and the women’s masters crown. Smith finished 16th overall in 44:07.1.

In the men’s race, 45-year-old Tim Hudson, of Stephenson, Va., stayed in step with Van Horn until the final grass straightaway to the finish at Mercersburg Lions Club Community Park. Hudson stopped the clock in 35:08.2, only 27.2 seconds ahead of masters winner Craig Leisher, 52, of Chambersburg, Pa.

The event is staged by race director Danielle Fox and Montgomery, Peters, Mercersburg Connectivity (MPMC) and its members, who comprise a subcommittee of the Mercersburg Area Council for Wellness (MACWell). Together, the groups envision a network of communities in which residents of all ages and run, walk or bicycle to work, school or for recreation – safely.

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