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We Have a Winner!

9/24/2020

Last week, at noon on the 15th of September, the Virtual 5K run and 2K family walk wrapped up, and we’d like to thank all of you again for turning out and showing your support! This week, we’re going to distribute some of the prizes from our sponsors that we talked about a few weeks ago!

First to Finish: The first to complete this year’s 5K was Paul Yates! We’ve actually featured Paul on this blog before since he’s one of our Perfect Attendance Runners! For being an early bird and hitting the pavement first thing, Paul will be taking home a $25 gift card to Pepper’s Landing!

Last to Finish: Everyone does their 5K at their own pace, and how fast you navigate it isn’t nearly as important as how you finish. This year, our final finishers Zeke Zucker and Yuen Chun completed their 5K together, and they’ll each be taking home coupons for three small dishes of gelato at Gelato Fiasco!

Youngest Runner: At the age of 16, Isaac Gower-Hall was the youngest runner to participate in this year’s event! For his part in helping support the Swinging Bridge, he’s landed himself a $25 gift card to Gelato Fiasco! Enjoy!

Oldest Runner: Jerry Lavasser, another one of our Perfect Attendance Runners and an experienced runner, was the oldest runner to participate this year at 82. His continued support over the years and commitment to keep running just netted him a $25 gift card to Pepper’s Landing!

Most Retro Running Outfit: We admit that wearing blue jeans to a 5K would not be our first choice, but really, everything goes with a SOSB shirt. By donning the shirt he earned at last year’s SOSB event, his support and loyalty has earned Don Gower a $25 gift card to Gelato Fiasco.

So congratulations to all of our prize winners! And to all of you who took part this year, we thank you again. We’re looking forward to seeing you at next year’s event!

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Perfect Attendance

9/17/2020

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Every year the 5K Run and 2K Family Walk sees attendance from newcomers and familiar faces alike. But through all seventeen years of our hosting this event, three runners have made sure to show up. On this week’s blog, we’re going to share with you all a little bit about those three!

Jerry Levasseur is always the first to register for our event every year, signing up by paper and mailing it in. An avid runner since the age of 30, he has placed first in age group competitions for over 1,000 events, and is most proud of being a “senior athlete.”

In fact, he suggested that we turn our annual event into a Virtual 5K, having experience running them himself! With his friends Yuen Chun and Zeke Zucker in tow, he completed his run this year with a time of 49:28.

Paul Yates was the first of our participants to complete their run this year, with a time of 36:48. Opting to run the 5K run’s usual yearly course from the Swinging Bridge through the Androscoggin Riverwalk, he remembers how “in previous years, the Swinging Bridge really swayed with lots of runners on it,” and that this year it “got pretty lonely out there”.

Norman Morgan, who completed his run with a time of 26:45, sent along a personal anecdote with his photo and time: “My sister, Jonica, ran the race a couple of times. She passed away in February after struggling with cancer for 4 years. Since then I have taken her on all of my runs in the form of a photo button on my shirt. Dedicated this run to her. Thanks for making this year’s race happen.”

Though this year’s 5K was unorthodox, that didn’t stop our runners with perfect attendance from chalking up another successful run and doing their part to keep the Swinging Bridge swinging. So to all three of our all-timers, thank you, and thank you to everyone else who took part this year!

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Completion and Registration Dates Extended, and What to Do When You've Finished Your Run

9/11/2020

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Hi there! How’s your run going? Finished your 2K family walk yet? This week, we’ll be sharing with you a quick refresher on how to post the results of your Virtual 5K- but first, we’re here to tell you that the registration and completion dates have been extended!

Registration closes at midnight on September 13, so you have two more days to sign up if you haven’t yet! On top of that, you’ve now got until midnight on September 15th to finish your 5K run or 2K family walk!

That’s right, registration closes at midnight on September 13, and the virtual walk/run finishes at midnight September 15! That’s right, registration closes at midnight on September 13, and the virtual walk/run finishes at midnight September 15!

So once you’ve completed your run, what do you do?

Take a selfie or take a picture of where you finished!
Open up your social media platform of choice; Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram
Post the picture with the tag #SOSB2020! You can post your finish time and route if you’d like, and while these are optional, we'd love to see where you were located for your run!
We'll send your t-shirt in about 3 - 4 weeks.

And that’s it! Don’t forget, we’re giving away prizes for things such as:

First Finisher
Final Finisher
Youngest Participant
Oldest Participant
Funniest Running Outfit
Most Unusual Running Outfit
Farthest from the Swinging Bridge
Second Prettiest Bridge

So if you’ve completed your run: Post those pictures! Remember, the tag is #SOSB2020! If you haven’t, get a move on! We’ll see you at the finish line!

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A Short Thank You

9/6/2020

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Are you ready to start your run and win some prizes? We’d like to extend our gratitude to some of the gracious sponsors who make our annual event possible, and this week, we’ll turn our eye so some of the restaurants that provide the prizes that can be won this year!

Sea Dog Brewing Co. is located a stone’s throw from the Swinging Bridge, on the Topsham side, and is popular for their locally-brewed drinks and great food!

Wicked Joe is dedicated to using sustainable business practices from crop to cup, making excellent fair-trade coffee right in Topsham Maine. Their Jamaican Me Crazy blend is a personal favorite!

Gelato Fiasco can be found on Maine Street in Brunswick, where you’ll find a rotating menu of terrific Italian-inspired ice creams.

Fairground Cafe in the Topsham Fair Mall serves up comfort food in a rustic, homey atmosphere. If you’ve never had their cheesesteak sandwiches, you should probably fix that.

Pedro O’Hara’s mixes American, Mexican, and Irish cuisine in a pub-style restaurant that makes it a unique place to dine.

To each and every sponsor, we’d like to give a hearty thank-you. Your contributions help keep our annual events going.

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