Edmonds Police Foundation Holiday Dash adds festive energy to the season
Posted: December 3, 2016 1695
Event coordinators Darlene Stern and Valerie Claypool, both decked out in seasonal finery, pause for a photo.
Lisa Thomson and daughter Lucy Peck pick up their T-shirts.
Despite coming dressed for a warm-weather run, Edmonds’ Tom Nichols brought along ski gloves to keep his hands warm. “My legs and arms are fine, but my fingers sure get chilly,” he laughed.
Two-year-old Juliette Hughes, who completed the race in a stroller, holds her mom’s T-shirt.
Edmonds’ perennial twin sisters Amy and Lib Rust showed up in almost-matching outfits.
Ruth Arista and Darlene Stern are raring to go!
Heather Alschuler and the Stroller Striders team showed up en masse with matching hats. The Stroller Striders, a fitness group just for new moms, meets regularly for brisk walks and exercises using strollers as a workout aid.
Darlene Stern explains the race course to Heather Alschuler.
And they’re off!
Gene Overly of Edmonds is clearly having a great time.
This run was a red-tie affair.
Sisters and Edmonds-Woodway cross country team members Stephanie and Cecelia Wroblewski cross the finish line together, turning in the winning times of 21:22 and 21:27.
Valerie Claypool cheers as Edmonds City Councilmember Mike Nelson crosses the line with a very respectable fifth-place showing at 25:36.
A group of energetic elves descended on Edmonds early Saturday morning to pound the pavement in the second annual Police Foundation 5K Holiday Dash.
“It was a great showing this year, with 58 registered runners,” said event coordinator Darlene Stern. “But counting the kids in strollers, I think we topped 100.”
While the event stresses fun over competition, some impressive times were turned in. Taking first- and second-place honors were Edmonds-Woodway High School cross-county teammates and sisters, Stephanie and Cecelia Wroblewski with times of 21:22 and 21:27 respectively. Other honors went to Brian Hanchett, probably best known for impersonating George Brackett in the annual Fourth of July Beat Brackett run, Kevin Alschuler and Edmonds City Councilmember Mike Nelson with times of 21:38, 24:35 and 25:36 respectively.
Sponsored by First Financial Northwest Bank, the run benefits the Edmonds Police Foundation. According to Stern, proceeds from this year’s event will go toward the purchase of the new Prism training simulator, a state-of-the-art virtual reality firearms trainer that hones officers’ skills in making split-second decisions in potential life-and- death situations.
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