Orchard 10 Mile Race Rocked!

orchard-10miler-1The Orchard 10-miler was held Apr 21, 2013 at County Line Orchard in Hobart, Indiana. 269 participants finished the event that consisted of 7m on the road, and the last 3m in the apple orchard.

The male open winner was Jose Elizondo of Hobart in a time of 58:51. Sarah Arnold was the female open winner in 1:09:39. The finish line ran through an alley of apple trees through TH Timing famous orange arch where finishers received a custom designed finishers medal. Everyone enjoyed pancakes, cinannmon donuts, and apple cider following the race.

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The event raised money for the Cal Striders scholarship fund. Next year, in addition to the 10m run, the event will include a 5k run, and an apple dash for 8 & under. The Calumet Region Striders are pretty excited about this!

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