Massapequa has once again demonstarted its running prowess among local residents as Victoria Kornieva-Robitalle, Luanne Alicea, Ashley Minns and Rich Minns of Massapequa Park, and Karen Conkling, Monica Enright and Glenn Morse of Massapequa, all finished the race and won awards in the Oct. 17 Oyster Bay Town Supervisor’s 5K Run.
Kornieva-Robitalle crossed the finish line at Oyster Bay’s Townsend Square in 18 minutes, 53 seconds, to score as the third woman overall. Alicea earned fourth place honors in the Athena 160-pound Plus Weight Division with a time of 31:46. Rich Minns scored fourth in the 40-44 age group in 20:17, as his daughter Ashley Minns earned the first place award in the women’s 14 and under age group in 21:37. Conkling (21:38) and Enright (21:58) scored 1-2 in the women’s 50-54 age group. Morse was the third place finisher in the 65-69 age group, crossing the finish line in 24:43.
Special congratulations go to Oyster Bay Town Councilman Chris Coschignano, who put together a team of family, friends and colleagues who raised more than $1,000 for Ronald McDonald House. Coschignano finished the race in a much better time than he had expected with a time of 30:54.
Many thanks to the great sponsor team, led by the law firm of Sahn, Ward & Coschignano, Pro Sports of Oyster Bay and Huntington, Long Island Challenge sponsor Runner’s Edge, All Round Foods and its ever generous CEO Glen Wolther, and Allan and Marc Sobel and everyone else at South Shore Outdoor.
Race management chores were handled once again by the Greater Long Island Running Club, in conjunction with to the Town of Oyster Bay and its Parks Department, under the direction of Town Recreation Supervisor Diane Ramos and her team.
