JOLLY FAST RUNNERS AT JINGLE BELL JOG HIGHLAND HIGH'S ROHRENBACK WINS.Byline: Daily News PALMDALE - Gloves, knit caps and windsuits were the uniform of the day at the sixth annual Jingle Bell Jog 5K and children's Elf Run 1K runs at Marie Kerr Park in Palmdale. Chilly, blustery blus·ter v. blus·tered, blus·ter·ing, blus·ters v.intr. 1. To blow in loud, violent gusts, as the wind during a storm. 2. a. To speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner. winds on Dec. 17 greeted 178 runners, joggers and walkers who circled a newly designed course laid out by the High Desert Runners club. The course is located within the park's new addition and extending east of the park. A pair of Highland High School Highland High School or Highlands High School may refer to: In the United States:
n. A runner who competes in distance races. set the pace for the 146 participants in the 5K, with Kurtis Rohrenback, 18, running a strong final mile to beat teammate Jared Jacques, 16. Rohrenback crossed the finish line in 17 minutes, 49 seconds, 15 seconds ahead of Jacques' 18:04. Recent Master's College History The Master's College was founded as Los Angeles Baptist Theological Seminary on May 25, 1927 to meet the need for a fundamental Baptist school on the West Coast. graduate Amy Rice, 22, topped the female field in 20:21 to finish 18th overall, just four seconds ahead of second place female Alyssa Craft, 17, who posted 20:25. A host of teen cross-country runners and a few open and masters-class runners dominated the top 25 positions, with 13 runners breaking the 20-minute barrier. In the companion children's 1K Elf Run, 10-year-old Alex Bridge ran away from the 32-runner field to finish in 3:45, almost 50 seconds ahead of the second-place runner, Nick Macardini, 10. Kaitilin Stephenson, 8, was first female and fourth overall in 4:39. The Jingle Bell Jog 5K and 1K runs are staged annually by the High Desert Runners, the Antelope Valley's distance running club. Medals were awarded to the top male and female runners in age groups ranging from 12-and-under to 70-plus. The first three male and female finishers in the Elf Run also received medals, with all other children in that event receiving a participation ribbon. In place of the usual race T-shirts, all participants received custom-made jingle bell mementos that could be worn as a brooch brooch Ornamental pin with a clasp to attach it to a garment. Brooches developed from the Greek and Roman fibula, which resembled a decorative safety pin and was used as a fastening for cloaks and tunics. or hung as a seasonal ornament ornament, in architecture ornament, in architecture, decorative detail enhancing structures. Structural ornament, an integral part of the framework, includes the shaping and placement of the buttress, cornice, molding, ceiling, and roof and the capital and . Local radio and TV personality Mitchell Chase served as honorary starter and master of ceremonies for the awards presentation and post-race raffle. Proceeds beyond expenses from the Jingle Bell Jog 2005 will go to support the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Search and Rescue Team, a nonprofit volunteer service organization affiliated with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. . Complete results of the 2005 Jingle Bell Jog 5K and 1K Elf Run will be posted at www.highdesertrunners.org. Photos of the event are also posted online at www.suecraftphotography.com/hdr/jinglebelljog05. |
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