Women's 5K at Holmdel Park

On Saturday, a huge annual event brought 500 women to Holmdel Park to tackle its challenging running trails.

The annual "Saturday in the Park 5K" was held to honor Women Taking Steps to Help Women.

There was also a "Scenic 3-Mile Walk" athletes could participate in. 

The women all paid between $20 and $25 to be a part of the day. Funds were to benefit Manna House of Cliffwood Beach, Providence House of Lakewood and Spring House of Eatontown. 

It was organized by the Park Race Committee of the Jersey Shore Running Club.

The top three overall finishers were Kristen Traub, 17, of Wayne (bib #288) who finished the race in 19:06; Briana Gess, 13, of Haddonfield (bib #59) who finished in 19:22; and Brianna Feerst, 17, of Brick (bib #50) who finished in 19:34.

In the Race Walker category, the top finishers were Pense Geer, 64 of Hazlet with a time of 30:28; Marie Valente, 47, of Lincroft with at time of 44:48, Kelly Maher, 16, of Holmdel with 47:08, and Nancy Springle, 56, of Freehold with 57:31. 

More race results can be found at the Elite Racing Systems website.

For more photos of the race, see Bob Both's photographs on this website.