Monday, April 23, 2012

Morrison and Sunderlage Pick Up Wins at Run with The Fuzz


The Run with the Fuzz in Bellingham has grown into more than just another 5k on the schedule. The downtown race, which supports families of fallen police officers through the Behind the Badge Foundation, has grown to over 1000 finishers, a cash purse and some fast times on both the men’s and women’s sides in just 3 short years.

On Saturday the women’s race was won by Amber Morrison of Bellingham in  around 18:15(some results are missing and will be updated later) which allowed her to claim $500 as the top female. It was incorrectly reported earlier today that Ariana Lee won on Saturday. Lee, who was stepping down in distance as she recently was 3rd Overall at the Ft. Ebey Trail Marathon and 13th on the women’s side at the annually epic Chuckanut 50k, was 2nd behind Morrison in a time of 18:51. The women's race was very competitive as the Top 6 finishers broke 20:00.

Charlie Sunderlage(Saucony/Klick’s), also coming off of some longer racing success(2012 Orcas Island 25k and 2011 Baker Lake 50k, both victories), sped to a course record as he returned to the Bellingham Police Department in 15:20 to pick up his $500 prize. Sunderlage, the 2009 Seattle Marathon Champion, will see a busy May as he will be racing the Vancouver Half Marathon on May 6th and then take up the downhill running duties for the Klick’s Racing Team at Ski to Sea at the end of the month. The men’s race was also deep with competition as the Top 5 finishers were separated by just over a minute.

Race Results(results are unofficial as some records are missing or incomplete): Run with Fuzz 5k

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