16th Annual Komen Pittsburgh Race for the Cure(R) Winners Announced

    1st Place Overall Winners
        Male:  Pat McGuire, Charlottesville, Va., 15:14
        Female:  Kelly Knickelbein, Pittsburgh, Pa., 19:19

    2nd Place Overall Winners
        Male:  Eric Burnett, 16:02
        Female:  Anna Beck, Washington, Pa., 19:22

    3rd Place Overall Winners
        Male:  Charlie Ban, Pittsburgh, Pa., 16:13
        Female:  Jessica Winter, Pittsburgh, Pa., 19:29

    Survivor Category Winners
           1st Place Survivor:  Ginny B. Ellwood, Irwin, Pa., 21:50
           2nd Place Survivor:  Lisa Starcevic, Canonsburg, Pa., 25:36
           3rd Place Survivor:  Christine Omiatek, Ligonier, Pa., 25:57
           Master Survivor (age 40-64):  Gail McTiernan, Pittsburgh, Pa.,
                                         25:58
           Senior Survivor (65+):  Pearl Deaniello, Pittsburgh, Pa., 33:58

    5K Race Prizes
    First Place Finishers Male/Female:    Winners received a roundtrip plane
                                          ticket to any destination in the 48
                                          domestic states, courtesy of
                                          American Airlines.

    Survivor Winners:                     Prizes generously donated by Giant
                                          Eagle, Orr's Jewelers, The Frick
                                          Historical Society, Renaissance
                                          Pittsburgh and more.

First, second and third place winners in each age category received tickets to a Pirates game as well as certificates from local retailers, including Dick's Sporting Goods.

The 5K run began at 8:35 a.m. Runners started their run at Schenley Drive, traveled to Forbes Avenue and ran throughSquirrel Hill viaNorthumberland and Wightman, then down Bartlett to Westinghouse Memorial Pond, ending at Phipps Conservatory.

This year's Komen Pittsburgh Race for the Cure event attracted nearly 36,000 participants, including approximately 3,000 breast cancer survivors.

The 5K race is sanctioned and certified by US Track & Field. A complete list of results and prizes is available online at www.komenpittsburgh.org the evening of Sunday, May 11, 2008.

For More Information:

For more information on Monday, contact Komen Pittsburgh at 412-342-0500 or McMahon & Cardillo Communication at 412-490-0303 ext 7.

SOURCE Komen Pittsburgh Race for the Cure

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