Readers on the Run results

At long last, the results from Readers on the Run 2011 are posted online!

The highlights:

Mary Via: first place in the poetry contest
Deirdre Helfferich: first place in the costume contest
57 entrants total, with earnings of roughly $4,100, an all-time record!

Girls' top finisher: Katy Masterman, with a time of 39 minutes and 28 seconds!
Boys' top finisher: Nolan Earnest, 24:21 (24:16 with math quiz)!
Women's top finisher: Molly Rettig, 20:40!
Men's top finisher: Ian MacDougall, 19:21 (19:16 with the math quiz)!


Sarah Bauer and Aimee Fogler were our red lantern finishers, coming in at a leisurely pace after the race clock was packed up...


Thank you to everyone who participated and volunteered for this event. It was a fabulous success, and the many sponsors helped make it a record-breaking fundraiser with the most runners we've ever had. 

Photos from Readers on the Run

So far we only have a few. Here's some taken by volunteer Hans Mölders, who was a spotter on the intersection of Old Nenana Highway and Ester Creek Road.

Harry Simpson, #249. 

Lisa Baraff, poodle, out walking her husky.

Maia Luick, left, and Rachel Geiss.

Deirdre Helfferich, the Queen in Green.

Sally Anderson and son.

Readers on the Run this weekend!

Readers on the Run is tomorrow, check-in at 10 am at the Ida Lane Gazebo! Entry fee for race day registration is $15 ($25 to reserve a t-shirt too). Get yourself a silly costume, come on down, and run for the library!

Readers on the Run, volume 3

The 2010 Readers on the Run race is scheduled for Saturday, October 9. Pre-race check-in begins at 10 a.m. at the Ida Lane Clausen Gazebo on Village Road in Ester, across from the post office. Registration forms are available on line. We are looking for race sponsors, too! All proceeds benefit the Ester library, and get us that much closer to constructing our new library building.