Rick Platt

Svitlana Honcharova placed first at the July 20 Joe-Zilla 5 Miler and claimed the three-race Trailzilla title. All races were at Sandy Bottom Nature Park in Hampton.

For the fastest runners at the Yorktown Fourth of July 8K race, it was either a family affair, or a homecoming, or both.

Two men’s and six women’s age group records were broken at the June 29 Night Owl 9K.

Runners persevered through hot temperatures at the Timberneck 5K and Chesty Puller 10K and 11K on June 22.

Emma Rogers set a course record at the fifth annual FURever Homes 8K on June 15.

Rogers, a Clara Byrd Baker Elementary School teacher-to-be, gets back into running with a victory. Otstot takes a comfortable lead and eases to a triumph.

All but two of the 122 entrants completed the June 2 Taskinas Creek Half Marathon.

Five age group records were broken at the Yorktown Freedom Run 8K on Memorial Day.

Isabella Strumke and Pete Gibson broke all-time CRR 6K age group records at the inaugural Proud to Serve 6K, held May 18 at Jamestown High.

Several age group records were broken at the May 11 Run for Mental Strength 6K at Warhill High School.