(4-6-09) Portland's Race for the Roses Half Marathon hosted a record field in 2009 with 2123 finishers covering the 13.1-mile distance through the streets of Portland on Sunday, April 5. The race has grown more than 37% in the past two years with 1328 finishers in 2007 and just over 1900 in 2008.
Also notable is the event's 5k Run/Walk, which has grown from 663 finishers in 2007 to over 1200 this year. For more information about the Race for the Roses, check out their Web site at www.race4theroses.org. For complete race results, visit www.racecenter.com
The Race for the Roses is a benefit for Albertina Kerr Centers, a Portland-based non-profit organization that has been helping people in the community for over 100 years. See below for more information about Albertina Kerr Centers.
RESULTS
Half Marathon - Overall Male
1. Matt Downin, Corvallis, OR, 32, 1:09:04
2. Ian Nurse, Portland, OR, 31, 1:09:30
3. Bret Kimple, Portland, OR, 40, 1:11:54
Half Marathon - Overall Females
1. Bean Wrenn, Boulder, CO, 35, 1:20:46
2. Wendy Terris, Milwaukie, OR, 39, 1:23:06
3. Jessica Dobek, Tualatin, OR, 29, 1:23:52
5k - Overall Males
1. Eric Dolezal, Vancouver, WA, 26, 0:16:29
2. Craig Rice, Portland , OR, 38, 0:16:44
3. Robert Conradt, Portland, OR, 49, 0:16:54
5k - Overall Females
1. Samantha Andrews, Camas, WA, 20, 0:17:59
2. Christe Runde, Brush Prairie, WA, 40, 0:18:10
3. Erin Skourtes, Portland, OR, 28, 0:18:22
About Albertina Kerr Centers
To a child pulled from an unsafe family and placed into foster care, Albertina Kerr Centers is a lifeline. For an adult with a developmental disability, Kerr’s neighborhood homes are shelter and stability. To an emotionally scarred child, Kerr’s art and pet therapy programs are often the remedy. In ways too numerous to list, Albertina Kerr Centers fills the needs of Oregon’s children and families in crisis.
Locally funded, locally staffed, and based in Oregon for 100 years, Kerr is a quintessential example of what makes Portland great; an organization fully dedicated to helping those among us who have nowhere else to turn.
Race for the Roses benefits Kerr directly. Ninety-one cents of every dollar raised goes toward any of the several life-changing programs Kerr provides. Thank you for your participation and support, and good luck on race day.
Learn more about Albertina Kerr Centers at www.AlbertinaKerr.org
