Thirty-four runners raised over $28,000 in the 3rd Annual Baltimore Run for Bears. Proceeds fund the UMPS CARE Charities children’s hospital program to provide memorable Build-A-Bear Workshop® experiences for children coping with cancer and other serious illnesses.
MLB.com Article Event Photos
MARATHON RELAY RUNNER RESULTS
1st Place RED SOX Official Time: 3:48:39 Charlie Scott Robin Brody Matthew Cillis Tom Scott |
2nd Place ROCKIES Official Time: 3:58:13 Amy Guccione Christine Dearth Ken Sisk Chris Guccione |
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3rd Place ORIOLES Official Time: 4:00:19
Kelly Black Kevin Conway Terry Crews John Petro |
4th Place PHILLIES Official Time: 4:19:26 Pippin Gilman Samuel Dearth Mike Yeager Christine Koubek |
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5th Place NATIONALS Official Time: 4:32:00 Jeffrey Scheyer Rachel Coning Starry Allton James Adams |
6th Place ANGELS Official Time: 5:02:54 Kevin Apuron Ken Arimitsu Chrislynn Van Skiver Alice Kapitan |
HALF MARATHON RUNNER RESULTS
Jeff Eckhaus (2:05:33)
Mike Daniele (2:39:19)
5K RUNNER RESULTS
David Hopkins (26:01)
Adam Schrade (28:11)
Nestor Tezna (28:56)
Cindy Tornero (35:53)
Jessie Sizemore (40:21)
Andrea Alexander (DNR)
Sherry Hu (DNR)
Shannon Kitchen (DNR)
AWARD WINNERS
Most Valuable Player (TOP FUNDRAISER) – Matthew Cillis $2,025 All-Star ($1,000+ FUNDRAISER) – Pippin Gilman All-Star ($1,000+ FUNDRAISER) – Christine Koubek All-Star ($1,000+ FUNDRAISER) – John Petro
Marathon Relay 1st Place - TEAM RED SOX Charlie Scott, Robin Brody, Matthew Cillis, Tom Scott
SAVE THE DATE October 16, 2010 is the 10th Anniversary of the Baltimore Running Festival and the 4th Annual Baltimore Run for Bears. If you would like to participate in our 2010 event, please E-mail Samuel Dearth at samuel@UmpsCare.com.
SPECIAL THANKS TO
Major League Baseball Umpires would like to thank all runners for their time and effort toward this wonderful cause.
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Chris and Amy Guccione for traveling from Denver to serve as our event hosts. |
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Lee Corrigan, Don Abramson, Chris Tomlinson of Corrigan Sports Enterprises for all of your assistance with our runners at the Baltimore Running Festival. |
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Build-A-Bear Workshop for a donation of stuffed animals and bear-sized baseball uniforms. |
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Mike and Darlene Yeager for organizing a local Yard Sale that raised $650 for the fundraiser. |
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Patrick Conaway and Lisa Shafer of ESPN Zone Baltimore for hosting a wonderful post-event party! See you in 2010! |
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Christine Koubek for joining us as a tribute to Ann. |
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Spencer Fordin and Jim Banks of MLB.com for your time with the article. Spencer, start training now for your 7 mile leg in 2010! |
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And to all of the out-of-town runners who covered your own flight, train, hotel, and rental car expenses in order to be a part of a great weekend: Robin Brody, Matt Cillis, Rachel Coning, Christine Dearth, Ken Arimitsu, Alice Kapitan, Kevin Apuron, Amy Guccione, Chris Guccione, Cindy Tornero, Chrislynn, Van Skiver. | |
Robin Brody, Matthew Cillis, Tom Scott, and Charlie Scott finish first in marathon team relay. |