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5/29/06

CANTON-SLU RACE WEEKEND RESULTS ANNOUNCED

CANTON - A total of 187 runners participated in the third annual Canton-St. Lawrence University Race Weekend, held May 6, along with over 100 area citizens and St. Lawrence students who volunteered. The day included the Canton-Potsdam Hospital Marathon, the St. Lawrence County Dunkin' Donuts Half-Marathon and the Wellness Initiative 5K. Runners from the local area, Canada, and from as far away as California and Wisconsin participated.

Two world record-holders took part in the marathon - the runner holding the record for the longest period of time between marathon wins and the runner having completed the most marathons. A complete list of age-group winners and finishing times, plus race photos, can be found on the Web site www.stlawu.edu/marathon/.

Overall winners of the three races were:

- Marathon: Female, April Martin, Potsdam, NY, 3:33:30; Male, Terry Stanley, Eldred, PA, 2:47:50
- Half-Marathon: Female, Shannon Smith, Madrid, NY, 1:27:01; Male, Charles Bennett, Buffalo, NY, 1:17:13
- 5K: Female, Olivia Boufford-Nesbit, Canton, NY, 22:08; Male, Kent Fetter, Norwood, NY, 20:34

Profits from the event will support the St. Lawrence Valley Renewal House for Victims of Family Violence and Habitat for Humanity.

Organizer Bill Burns said, "On behalf of the race planning committee, I'd like to thank all the runners, volunteers and race sponsors. An event like this does not happen without a large number of people coming together to work toward a common goal. Whether you volunteered on race day, ran or walked in one of the events, were an event sponsor or came out and cheered on the participants, thank you for taking part in the day."

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