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Runners, walkers demonstrate ‘recovery’

Steve Krause

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LYNN – In near perfect early spring running weather, 816 runners and walkers took part in the fifth annual Hibernian St. Patrick’s Day Recovery race Sunday.The 5K race winds its way through the streets of West Lynn, beginning and ending at the Hibernian Hall of Federal Street.The atmosphere was festive as runners and walkers from as far away as Glendale, Ariz., took part.Pat Fullerton of Bradford, N.H., was the top finisher, doing the course in 15:05. The first woman to cross the finish line was Elizabeth Ryan of Boston, who ran the race in 18:42. She was 13th overall.The top 10 runners were Fullerton, Dan Vassallo of Peabody (15:31), Dave Sek of North Andover (16:36), Dan Chruniak of Beverly (16:51), Joe Siravo of Dorchester (17:06), Mark Mayall of Maynard (17:31), Michael Pulli of Medford (17:47), Adam Crombie of Winthrop (18:24), Rick Carrick of Burlington (18:24) and Amit Oza of Jamaica Plain (18:29).Julia Moceri, 11, of Rockport was the top girls finisher in the 12-and-under while Kyle Durant of Lynn was the top male.In the teen division, Francesca Galeazzi, 17, of Lynn, beat out a contingent of Classical runners to take first place for the girls while Douglas Wilson of Lynn, 18, was the No. 1 male.

  • Steve Krause

    Steve Krause is the Item’s writer-at-large. He joined paper in 1979 as a copy editor and later created a music column, called Midnight Ramblings, which ran through 1985. After leaving the paper for a year, he returned in 1988 as a reporter and editor in sports. He became sports editor in 1998; and was named writer-at-large in 2018. Krause won awards for writing in 1985 from United Press International; in 2001 from the Associated Press; and again in 2020 from the New England Newspaper & Press Association. He is a member of the Harry Agganis Foundation Hall of Fame, a past winner of the Moynihan Lumber Scholar-Athlete Community Service Award, and was the 2012 recipient of the Jack Grinold Media Award for MasterSports, an organization that conducts high school and college coaches’ clinics. He lives in Lynn, is active on Facebook, and can be found on Twitter @itemkrause.

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