Victorian-2011

 

There were a Dickens of a lot of runners and walkers!

There was a Dickens of a lot of Christmas spirit running rampent Sunday morning on the streets of Stoughton! With the temperature a balmy 37 degrees, there were 137 individuals dressed in their holiday finery and winter running gear for the 4th annual Dickens of a Run & Walk.

Participants ranged in age from 4 to 78 and included Santa's reindeers. came from all over including Stoughton, Oregon, Middleton, Verona, Cottage Grove, metro-Milwaukee, the Fox Valley and a few from Iowa and Illinois to make the 5K or 2K trek through the streets of historic Stoughton during its lovely Victorian Holiday Weekend.

There were prizes for the top 5K finishers and best dressed. In addition to prizes to the top finisher in the three 5K divisions, door prizes were drawn for multiple prizes, all donated by our sponsors.

Shelby Andereson of Madison led the race with a time of 16:47. For the 4th year, Beth Medinger was the top female with a time of 18.27. Impressive at 5th place overall was Brent Wesolek from Stoughton, while pushing a bike trailer with his baby daughter in it (time 20:07).

2011 5K run results

The race results are available as PDFs for easy downloading and viewing.
Overall 5K Women 5K
Men 5K Youth 5K

Top 20 finishers – 5K run

Place Finish Time Bib # Last Name First Name M/F
1 16:42 1560 Anderson Shelby M
2 18:19 1573 Goers Tim M
3 18:27 1633 Medinger Beth F
4 19:15 1590 Smith Greg M
5 20:07 1634 Wesolek Brent M
6 20:28 1555 Jones Brandon M
7 21:11 1637 D'Riordon Ken M
8 21:15 1626 Ashby Ethan M
9 21:15 1624 Ashby Mark M
10 21:19 1594 Webber Lee M
11 21:36 1631 Moore Nicholas M
12 22:18 1635 Hartburg Zander M
13 22:33 1610 Harnack Ashley F
14 22:34 1609 Bierman Dave M
15 22:39 1597 Johnson Darrell M
16 22:42 1607 Giftos Mindi F
17 22:48 1625 Ashby Emerson M
18 22:50 1527 Berling Keri F
19 22:52 1632 Nicholson Jennifer F
20 23:01 1638 Sievers Greg M

The Dickens of a Run & Walk raised money for Stoughton food pantries, the Victorian Holiday Weekend Fund and the Yahara River Grocery Co-op.  The Co-op also collected canned food items for a food drive.

Besides the Yahara River Grocery Cooperative, the Dickens of a Run & Walk was sponsored by McFarland State Bank, Silverado Spring Spa and Salons, Next Generation, Stoton Cycle and Fleet Feet Sports of Madison.Additional thanks to the Stoughton Police Department for their assistance with safety on the course; to Cabibbo's, Albert's Produce and UNFI for food donations; and to chef Mary Huotari of the Yahara River Grocery Cooperative for the fresh bakery items that were served.

5K run top finishers and other award recipients

Male Adult:

  1. Shelby Anderson, Madison  16:47
  2. Tim Goers, Madison  18:19
  3. Greg Smith, Middleton  19:15

Female Adult:

  1. Beth Medinger, Madison 18:27  (Beth has been the top female for all 4 Dickens races)
  2. Ashley Harnack,Stoughton  22:33
  3. Mindi Giftos, Cottage Grove  22:42

Youth ( 12 years of age and under):

  1. Ethan Ashby, Verona  21:15
  2. Zander Hartberg, Stoughton 22:18
  3. Zoe Wittenwyler, Madison 25:09

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Best dressed in holiday outfits:

  1. Santa’s reindeer team from Oregon
  2. Angel (Yolibeth Fitzgibbons from Stoughton)

And they're off for a Dickens of a good run/walk

2011-start

The Dickens of a Run & Walk started at 10 a.m. in the McFarland State Bank parking lot across the street from the Co-op. With 137 runners and walkers, this was the largest turnout in the 4 years of the race. That's Brent Wesolek pushing a bike trailer with his baby daughter in it. He posted an impressive at 5th place overall with a time of 20:07.

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At the finish line

Shelby Anderson (below left) of Madison was the first male finisher. His time of 16:42 was about 3 minutes faster than the 2010 winning time set below freezing temperatures.

For the fourth consecutive year, Beth Medinger (below right) of Madison was the top female finisher with a time of 18:27 bettering her 2010 time of 19:49 by about 45 seconds.
Anderson Medinger
Ashby Dog

Ethan Ashby (above left) of Verona was the top finisher in the 12 and under category with a time of 21:15. Ethan finished 9th overall and well ahead of the only 4-legged runner (above right) in the race.

Santa's reindeer (left) led by Rudolph jog down Main Street toward the finish line.

Thanks to the volunteers, the participants and the supportive businesses, the 2011 Dickens of a Run & Walk was a success.

 Reindeer-Team
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In the opening stave of A Christmas Carol, Dickens describes Ebenezer Scrooge: "External heat and cold had little influence on Scrooge. No warmth could warm, no wintry weather chill him."

 

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