West Seattle 5K: The 2011 winners are…

(Photos by WSB co-publisher Patrick Sand – that’s from the race’s start; video below, by WSB editor Tracy Record, added 1:08 pm, is the entirety of the field, off and running/walking!)

10:01 AM: The 1,234 West Seattle 5K runners/walkers/joggers are still crossing the finish line. Here are the top men and women:

MEN
1. Joe Sheeran, 53, Ellensburg, #871, 15:57 chip time
2. Kyle Smits, 32, Seattle, #879, 16:16 chip time
3. Ian McMorran, 33, #1186, 16:33 chip time

WOMEN
1. Megan Johnson, 29, Seattle, #445, 17:31 chip time
2. Mary Hanna, 49, Maple Valley, #1266, 19:02 chip time
3. Alexandra Walton, 30, Seattle, #982, 19:12 chip time

P.S. Appropriately enough for a race raising money for education (organized by the West Seattle High School PTSA) – #1 female finisher Johnson is a teacher here in West Seattle.

(added 2:13 pm) Full results will be available later here – though many checked them right after the race, at terminals inside Alki Bathhouse:

P.P.S. The race is about the people on the sidelines, too:

Lots of cheering. And other sites – people running with kids, even pets:

(added 11:03 am) Thanks to Debra Herbst for this overview from further down the race course:

If you squint at the lower-right corner, that’s Spud the fish-and-chips mascot. (added 2:20 pm) A few more photos – starting with WSHS first-year principal Ruth Medsker, thanking the participants for supporting her school:

WSB sponsor Erik LaSeur of Alki Moves, jubilant to have run the West Seattle 5K for the first time:

Kids on the run:

Congratulations to all. We are proud that WSB has been a co-sponsor of the West Seattle 5K since year one.

4 Replies to "West Seattle 5K: The 2011 winners are..."

  • velo_nut May 22, 2011 (1:23 pm)

    15:57 at at 53. Old mans got some pop! Nice run, sorry I missed it.

  • karen May 22, 2011 (3:30 pm)

    BEAUTIFUL….

  • Kristina May 22, 2011 (5:03 pm)

    Great event! My daughter and her friend ran it as their first 5k (age 8), and we all had a wonderful time.

  • Nancy May 22, 2011 (10:44 pm)

    The event was GREAT – kudos to those who organized it!!!!!!!!

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