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About 5,000 participate in the Seahawks 12K run

Published 11:29 am Monday, April 22, 2013

Seahawks mascot Blitz signals the beginning of the Seahawks 12K run Sunday at The Landing.
Seahawks mascot Blitz signals the beginning of the Seahawks 12K run Sunday at The Landing.

More than 5,000 fans participated in the 2013 Seahawks 12K run in Renton Sunday.

The event included the GLOW 5K Run/Walk and the Seahawks Play 60 Kids Run at The Landing.

In the 12K the men’s first-place finisher was Phil Olson, 39:06; the women’s first place finisher was Shelly Hack, 48:29 seconds.

The event, which has continued to grow in its four years, this year raised money for raise money for A Better Seattle. This community-wide campaign raises awareness and funds to hire and deploy professionally trained street outreach workers in Seattle and South King County in partnership with the YMCA of Greater Seattle and local municipalities.

Here are the top 5 finishers:

Men’s division

1. Phil Olson (at left)  39:06

2. Blake Medhaug 39:41

3. Michael Chinchar 41:09

4. Carl Newton    44:02

5. Doug Loehr 44:49

Women’s division

1. Shelly Hack    48:29

2. Erica Pitman    51:02

3. Jo-Jo Yaba    51:17

4. Jesse Smith    51:36

5. Tiffany Barz    51:50