No locals were running on empty at the recent Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor’s 5K Run Oct. 17.
Dan Gargaro of Jericho, Amanda Wolfer of Woodbury and Sophia Henn, Patty Santella, Kim Solomine, Pamela Lee, Glen Mailings, Constance Sehlmeyer and Bert Jablon of Syosset each won an award at the run, which was organized with the Greater Long Island Running Club in conjunction with the town’s Parks Department.
Gargaro crossed the finish line at Oyster Bay’s Townsend Square in 16 minutes, 12 seconds to finish first in the 25-29 group. Henn was the fourth woman across the finish line in the 15-19 age group with a time of 24:55. Malings was fifth in the 55-59 age group with a finishing time of 21:17. Wolfer took top honors among the women in the 20-24 age group in 20:06.
Santella earned the third place award plaque in the women’s 45-49 age group with a time of 22:48. Lee finished in 25:24 to score third among the women in the 60-64 age group. Sehlmeyer’s finishing time of 29:33 brought her to first place in the women’s 70-74 age group. And the 88-year-old Jablon scored first in the 85-89 age group, crossing the finish line in 40:17.
Town Councilman Chris Coschignano put together a team of family, friends and colleagues and raised more than $1,000 for The Ronald McDonald House. Coschignano finished the race
in 30:54.
