Nyack resident wins Bergen 5K
Submitted by Eric Boyce:
Linus Chumba, of Nyack, wins the 20th annual Jenny Kuzma Memorial Bergen 5K by running away from the field on Saturday.
Chumba led from start to finish and set a new course record with a time of 14:26. The pervious course record was 14:36 by Kyle Heath, of Syracuse.
Chumba came from New York City in search of the Bergen 5K prize money the night before the race by bus, where he told the race director that he got less than two hours of sleep.
On the women's side, Maegan Krifchin, a 2010 Syracuse graduate, won the race and also set a new course record by running 16:29, three seconds off of her fastest 5K time ever.
Krifchin was the 4th-place finisher amid the 1st-place American at the Utica Boilermaker 15K race, which had over 11,000 runners.
This year's race saw the top 50 finishers running 17:12 or faster.
The Bergen 5K is one of the most competitive 5K races in New York State and had 260 finishers on Saturday.
Results, videos and photos can be found at www.bergenroadrace.com
