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News release from Fort4Fitness:<\/p>\n
2015 Fort4Fitness Race Results<\/strong><\/p>\n
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(September 28, 2015) – Race weekend was complete with perfect weather, a new start line area, and exceptional volunteer and police support for the 8th Annual Fort4Fitness Fall Festival events. The Triple Crown (running in all 3 Saturday races to equal 23.3 miles), Double Play (participating in 2 Saturday races) and Kids Marathon all reached record numbers in 2015 with 109, 139 and 940 registered in each respectively.<\/p>\n
There were several new faces as well as a few familiar ones for the top overall winners of each race. The Half Marathon was won by Elias Rojas, 29, of Syracuse, IN with a time of 1:11:37 (Rojas was the 2013 Fort4Fitness Half Marathon winner) and Lindsay Cordes, 32, of Fort Wayne, IN, with her time of 1:22:30. Neal Niezer, 36, of Fort Wayne, IN was the wheelchair division winner with a time of 1:36:29. Niezer was the previous wheelchair division winner for the Half Marathon in 2011 and 2013.<\/p>\n
The 10K Run\/Walk winner Billy McManus, 23, Fort Wayne, IN, set a race record with his time of 32:16, and\u00c2\u00a0Liz Schloss, 27, of Fort Wayne, IN won in 39:22. The wheelchair division winner for the 10K was Triple Crown participant Devin Gilliam, 24, Fort Wayne, IN, with a time of 52:01, who was also the previous 2010 Half\u00c2\u00a0Marathon wheelchair division winner.<\/p>\n
Nathan Heintzeman, 23, of Fort Wayne, IN, took first in the 4 Mile Run\/Walk in 24:02, and Kirstin Alles, 25 of Ligonier, IN won with a time of 25:23 and set a race record. Jefferson Trotti, 61, Fort Wayne, IN took first in the wheelchair division with a time of 51:24.<\/p>\n
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Fort4Fitness 2015 Snapshot<\/strong><\/p>\n
Total Finishers for all 3 races<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- (Half Marathon, 10K, 4 Mile)<\/li>\n
- Total Finishers: 7,219<\/li>\n
- Female Finishers: 4,427<\/li>\n
- Male Finishers: 2,792<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Total Finishers in the 10K<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- Total Finishers: 1,887<\/li>\n
- Female Finishers: 1,226<\/li>\n
- Male Finishers: 661<\/li>\n
- Average Finish Time: 1:14:03<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Total Finishers in the Half Marathon<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- Total Finishers: 2,078<\/li>\n
- Female Finishers: 1,065<\/li>\n
- Male Finishers: 1,013<\/li>\n
- Average Finish Time: 2:18:18<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Total Finishers in the 4 Mile<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- Total Finishers: 3,254<\/li>\n
- Female Finishers: 2,136<\/li>\n
- Male Finishers: 1,118<\/li>\n
- Average Finish Time: 59:30<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The Triple Crown boasted 98 finishers (36 female and 62 male) and the Double Play 124 finishers.<\/p>\n
Fort4Fitness will host the National Road Runners Club of America 10K in 2016. Registration for the 2016 Fort4Fitness Fall Festival is open only to the first 250 registrations at a special rate. Visit Fort4Fitness.org<\/span> to sign up today!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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