Flossmoor 5k and Overall Circuit Winners Announced

The H-F Racquet & Fitness Club (the Club), located at 2920 W. 183rd St., in Homewood held its final race of its annual H-F Summer 5K Circuit on Saturday, Sept. 6. A traditional start to the annual Flossmoor Fest, the 5K took off from Leavitt Park in Flossmoor, IL. The race winds through the quaint historic section of the Chicago Southland community of Flossmoor providing a flat and fast course.

The race provided extra excitement between the men’s division second and third place finishers with only 6 seconds between them.

The top finishers in the Flossmoor 5K are:

MEN

Josh May (Homewood, 16:09)
Leo Foley (Clarkson, MI 16:33)
Pete Jaros (Homewood, 16:39)

WOMEN

Darla Erman (Chicago Heights, 22:15)
Priscilla Cordero (Homewood, 22:27)
Margaret Hockenberry (Homewood, 23:17)

In addition, the three-race Circuit was close between the third and fourth place finishers, again in the men’s division, with only 6 seconds in the overall standings. The women’s division saw a repeat of the standings from the 2013 Summer Circuit.

The Overall Circuit winners are:

MEN

David Cooke (Markham)
Chris Laflin (Homewood)
Tim Peceniak (Glen Elyn)

WOMEN

Darla Erman (Chicago Heights)
Priscilla Cordero (Homewood)
Margaret Hockenberry (Homewood)

A complete list of the Flossmoor 5K and Circuit results can be found at www.mychicagoathlete.com and attached documents. Photos of all race participants are posted on the Club’s Facebook page.

About the Summer Circuit

The Circuit is comprised of three timed races – Apollo 5K in May, Run for Freedom in July and the Flossmoor 5K in September. The Circuit routes are flat and fast courses winding through the Chicago Southland communities of Homewood and Flossmoor. Conroy Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, the Circuit’s main sponsor, provides onsite warm-up and cool down therapeutic services to race participants.