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Bethlehem Running Festival finishes out strong: Results of top finishers

The Bethlehem Running Festival half marathon and half marathon relay were Sunday. It was the second day of the festival, bringing thousands to the SteelStacks campus.

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Kat Dickey

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Day 2 of the Bethlehem Running Festival was Sunday, with about 2,000 runners registered for the half-marathon and half-marathon relay races.

Runners at the Bethlehem Running Festival's first day.
Runners at the Bethlehem Running Festival's first day. Jay Bradley
Runners at the Bethlehem Running Festival's first day.
Runners at the Bethlehem Running Festival's first day. Jay Bradley
Runners at the Bethlehem Running Festival's first day.
Runners at the Bethlehem Running Festival's first day. Jay Bradley
Runners at the Bethlehem Running Festival's first day.
Runners at the Bethlehem Running Festival's first day. Jay Bradley
Runners at the Bethlehem Running Festival's first day.
Runners at the Bethlehem Running Festival's first day. Jay Bradley
Runners at the Bethlehem Running Festival's first day.
Runners at the Bethlehem Running Festival's first day. Jay Bradley
Runners at the Bethlehem Running Festival's first day.
Runners at the Bethlehem Running Festival's first day. Jay Bradley
Runners at the Bethlehem Running Festival's first day.
Runners at the Bethlehem Running Festival's first day. Jay Bradley
Runners at the Bethlehem Running Festival's first day.
Runners at the Bethlehem Running Festival's first day. Jay Bradley
Medals at the Bethlehem Running Festival.
Medals at the Bethlehem Running Festival. Jay Bradley
Runners at the Bethlehem Running Festival's first day.
Runners at the Bethlehem Running Festival's first day. Jay Bradley
The finish line at the Bethlehem Running Festival.
The finish line at the Bethlehem Running Festival. Jay Bradley
The sign-in tents at the Bethlehem Running Festival's first day.
The sign-in tents at the Bethlehem Running Festival's first day. Jay Bradley
Merchandise at the Bethlehem Running Festival's first day.
Merchandise at the Bethlehem Running Festival's first day. Jay Bradley
A runner finishes a race at the Bethlehem Running Festival's first day.
A runner finishes a race at the Bethlehem Running Festival's first day. Jay Bradley
A runner finishes a race at the Bethlehem Running Festival's first day.
A runner finishes a race at the Bethlehem Running Festival's first day. Jay Bradley
Students Justin Hetrick, Owen Smith and Julie Bonham came of Wilson School District Cross Country after the 5k race.
Students Justin Hetrick, Owen Smith and Julie Bonham came of Wilson School District Cross Country after the 5k race. Jay Bradley
Father-daughter running pair Jean Dykes and Erica Mitchell at the first day of the Bethlehem Running Festival after the 5k ra
Father-daughter running pair Jean Dykes and Erica Mitchell at the first day of the Bethlehem Running Festival after the 5k race. Jay Bradley
The crowd at the Bethlehem Running Festival's first day.
The crowd at the Bethlehem Running Festival's first day. Jay Bradley
Team Red, White and Blue finishing a race at the Bethlehem Running Festival's first day.
Team Red, White and Blue finishing a race at the Bethlehem Running Festival's first day. Jay Bradley
Team Red, White and Blue finishing a race at the Bethlehem Running Festival's first day.
Team Red, White and Blue finishing a race at the Bethlehem Running Festival's first day. Jay Bradley
The crowd at the Bethlehem Running Festival's first day.
The crowd at the Bethlehem Running Festival's first day. Jay Bradley
The crowd at the Bethlehem Running Festival's first day.
The crowd at the Bethlehem Running Festival's first day. Jay Bradley
Zeta Tau Alpha tabling at the Bethlehem Running Festival's first day to raise awareness for breast cancer.
Zeta Tau Alpha tabling at the Bethlehem Running Festival's first day to raise awareness for breast cancer. Jay Bradley
Onlookers at the Bethlehem Running Festival's first day.
Onlookers at the Bethlehem Running Festival's first day. Jay Bradley
Runners after their races at the Bethlehem Running Festival's first day.
Runners after their races at the Bethlehem Running Festival's first day. Jay Bradley
The photo stand for the Bethlehem Running Festival. In running, "PR" stands for "personal record."
The photo stand for the Bethlehem Running Festival. In running, "PR" stands for "personal record." Jay Bradley
Runners on Main Street in Bethlehem during the 10k race.
Runners on Main Street in Bethlehem during the 10k race. Jay Bradley
Runners on the Fahy Bridge during the Bethlehem Running Festival's 10k race.
Runners on the Fahy Bridge during the Bethlehem Running Festival's 10k race. Jay Bradley
A banner for the American Cancer Society at the Bethlehem Running Festival's first day.
A banner for the American Cancer Society at the Bethlehem Running Festival's first day. Jay Bradley

Both started at 8 a.m. at the SteelStacks campus and ended in front of the blast furnaces.

The first runners crossed the finish line around 9:30 a.m. and continued to 11:30 a.m.

The Bethlehem Running Festival is the first multi-day running event in the city since the Runner’s World Half Marathon in 2019.

On Saturday, thousands ran in the 5K and 10K races and participated in the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk.

Results are being posted on the Bethlehem Running Festival website.

Top finishers from Sunday's races were:

Half-marathon
Women
1. Eileen Cody, Team Vark, 1:28:47
2. Amanda Furrer, Bethlehem, !:30:15
3. Ashley Underkofer, Philadelphia, 1:31:07
4. Molly Breidenbaugh, Bethlehem, 1:31:41
5. Stephanie Hoppe, Alpharetta, Ga., 1:32:15

Men
1. Alex Price, Team Vark, 1:09:42
2. Theo Kahler, Easton, 1:10:15
3. Dan Sobrinski, Bethlehem, 1:17:59
4. Nate Skrutski, Archbald, Pa., 1:19:00
5. Michael Browne, Easton, 1:19:15

Half-marathon relay
1. Team Marc, 1:21:04
2. Team Bbraun Pump It Up,  1:35:07
3. Team Worst Beer Run Ever,  1:38:25
4. Team Retired Nxc Members, 1:38:32
5. Team Bbraun Geschwindigkeit-Sters, 1:39:46

Top finishers from Saturday's 5K and 10K races were:

10K race
1. Bill Way, Emmaus, 34:15
2. Margaret Vido, Lafayette Hill, Pa., 34:51
3. Dan Fitzpatrick, New York, New York, 35:26
4. Michael Browne, Easton, 36:20

Besides Vido, the other top women finishers were Carly Sedlock, Allentown, 40:32; and Stephanie Hoppe, 41:12

5K race
1. Paul Crowe, Bethlehem, 17:20
2. Michael Browne,  Easton, 17:34
3. Jacob Schulz, Pittston, Pa., 18:00

Top women finishers in the 5K were:
1. Molly Breidenbaugh, Bethlehem, 19:22
2. Carly Sedlock, Allentown, 19:34
3. Heather Irvine, Bethlehem, 19:40

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