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Explore Carroll: Hundreds race into spring at Westminster's annual Main Street Mile

Complete race results of the 30^th Annual Westminster Maryland Main Street Mile

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Westminster, Md April 13, 2011

30^th Annual Westminster Road Runner’s Club https://sites.google.com/site/wrrclub/ - Westminster Main Street Mile

Timing & Scoring via Maryland Timing: http://www.wmtiming.com/2011races.html

Find the article on www.explorecarroll.com here: http://www.explorecarroll.com/news/5343/hundreds-race-into-spring-westminsters-annual-main-street-mile/ Hundreds race into spring at Westminster's annual Main Street Mile - Annual events draws a fast crowd to downtown Westminster

The first section is a list of the top runners by class. The second section is the list of the runners by place and time. The preregistered list of participating schools is on the last page…

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There were approximately 600 runners in the second heat, the fun run, which was untimed. 218 runners participated in the competitive run.

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Despite the chilly spring temperature and the gray overcast skies, hundreds of runners and an equal number of fans lined the sidewalks of downtown Westminster for the 30^th running of the Main Street Mile Wednesday evening.

The annual Westminster tradition announces the final arrival of spring as if the runners, fans, and family supporters run to downtown Westminster to spread the word that warmer temperatures and spring flowers are soon to follow.

The race has grown in size in the past decades and now attracts runners and families from all over the mid-Atlantic region. The annual rite of spring is a huge community effort featuring the teamwork of the downtown merchants, Westminster Road Runners Club, Westminster Volunteer Fire Department, Police Department and Fire Police and scores of volunteers.

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As is tradition, the race is run in two parts. 218 runners ran in the competitive run which took-off first at 7 p.m. sharp, which was announced this year by the booming bell of the Westminster Clock Tower which offered a perfect back-drop to the carefully choreographed chaos of the finish line frenzy near the railroad tracks. And this year, for effect, a train came through town just after the race to add ambiance to the community event.

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600 runners raced in the second portion of the race event, the Connor Smith Memorial Fun Run which features children under the age of ten-years old.

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The fastest known Maryland State Trooper in this year’s race was Laura Beck, of Westminster with a time of six minutes and thirty-nine seconds, followed by Major Scott Yinger of Westminster with a time of seven minutes and two seconds – not bad for the former Westminster barrack commander and state police veteran who is just months away from retirement.

“Oh, don’t put me in the paper,” said Yinger after the race, as his wife, Charlene – who ran the race with a time of seven-minutes and thirty-nine seconds – stood by the older trooper to make sure he was okay.

Two of the oldest runners in this year’s festivities were Tami Graf, who crossed the finish line at eight-minutes and thirty-nine seconds at 74-years young. She was followed by Yvonne Aasen, who was believed to be one of the oldest in the race at age 79 and finished with a time of nine-minutes and forty-nine seconds.

… Find the article on www.explorecarroll.com here: http://www.explorecarroll.com/news/5343/hundreds-race-into-spring-westminsters-annual-main-street-mile/ Hundreds race into spring at Westminster's annual Main Street Mile - Annual events draws a fast crowd to downtown Westminster

Complete race results of the 30th Annual Westminster Maryland Main Street Mile

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