Port Austin Run
Saturday July 9, 2011
8 K Run 2 Mile Run 2 Mile Walk
If questions or concerns about this year's race results email race@parun.org.
Thank you to all the Port Austin Run volunteers and to the Sponsors:
Beacon Baptist Church
Century 21 Babcock Realty
Dave Thuemmel Woodcrafts
Farmers Co-operative Grain Co.
Finan and Schmidt Agency
Grindstone General Store
Joe's Pizzeria
Lake Street Emporium
Port Austin Farmers Market
Port Austin Market
Port Austin Shell Service
Port Austin State Bank
Rathmourne Dairy
The Corner Beverage
The Pasta House
Thumb Area Transit
United Protestant Church
Wiley Coyote Jet Slide
Woodland Chimney
Zimmerman & Sons Electric
Mini-sponsors:
Heins Hardware & Lisa's Loft
Port Austin Dime Store
Port Austin Putt-Putt Golf
Straight Family Dentistry
The Stock Pot
Twisters
Up-The-Grove Gifts & Antiques
8K Run
Casey Hadaway and Ryan Esterline
2 Mile Run
2 Mile Walk
Caroline Knoblock
Tommy Matuszak
Carol Maust and Rod Craig
Newspaper article
19th Annual Port Austin Run has record field
(Port Austin - July 9, 2011)
A record turnout of runners and walkers competed in the 19th Annual Port Austin Run, held recently. Approximately 215 people ran or walked the 8K and 2 mile courses, which start and finish in Gallup Park and include local neighborhoods.
Ryan Esterline of Vasser took first in the 8K run with a time of 28:36, narrowly defeating former winner Jeff Schember of Caro by 13 seconds. 14 year old Casey Hadaway of Vasser was the first woman finisher in 33:22, defeating 2nd place runner Billie Fierros of Caro (34:54), another former champion.
The two mile run was won by Tommy Matuszak of Caro (10:25) while Caroline Knoblock of Hartley, Iowa, repeated as women’s 2 mile champion (13:11).
For the 10th straight year the top finisher in the men’s two mile walk was Rod Craig of Bad Axe (17:47), while Carol Maust of Unionville was the top female walker (25:19), edging out runner-up Mary Ann Kelly of Port Austin by only 3 seconds.
Results for the race were tabulated by Miller Race Management of Bay City. After the race, participants enjoyed fruit and bagels from the Port Austin Market. Many race participants won door prizes such as: gift certificates for meals at the Pasta House; ice cream from The Blue Moon, Grindstone General Store, and Twisters of Port Austin; passes to Wiley's Water-jet Slide in Kinde; and gift certificates to Port Austin Putt-Putt Golf, Up-The-Grove Gifts and Antiques, Port Austin Dime Store, Heins Hardware and Lisa’s Loft, and to the Port Austin Farmers' Market.
Other race sponsors were Port Austin Shell Service, Finan and Schmidt Agency, Port Austin State Bank, Zimmerman and Sons Electric, Century 21 Babcock Realty, Joe's Pizzeria, The Corner Beverage, Woodland Chimney, Rathmourne Dairy, Dave Thuemmel Woodcrafts, Farmers Co-operative Grain Co., Lake Street Emporium, Beacon Baptist Church, Thumb Area Transit, The Stock Pot, and Straight Family Dentistry.
The Port Austin Run originated 1993 as a fundraiser for Bluewater Thumb Youth for Christ. Today, it continues to benefit this great organization and its work with area youth. The race committee thanks all the sponsors and the many volunteers. A complete listing of race participants and their finish times, along with pictures from the race, are posted on www.parun.org.
For information about next year's Port Austin Run, email race@parun.org.
