(Our main report on the West Seattle 5K, with video of the winners and of all starters, can be seen here)

Just crossing the finish line at Sunday’s West Seattle 5K – like any race/run/walk – is an accomplishment. From left, with the big smiles, that’s Irene Stewart (former School Board member), Sharon Nickels (wife of former mayor Greg), and Stewart’s husband Bruce Butterfield (Fauntleroy Community Association president). Just before the finish line, we also spotted Stroller Strides‘ Athena Frederick (and, of course, kids in stroller), whose business includes workout classes that routinely meet on Alki:

More than a few kids crossed the finish line under their own power, like this little girl:

We didn’t see her number, but since we can see this next guy was 111, we know that’s 8-year-old Oliver, who finished in 29:33:

For everyone who wore timing chips, the results are available now online – see them here. For those too impatient to wait for that, there was quite the crowd around the posted result sheets immediately afterward:

We reported the top female and male finishers, and showed video of their finish-line crosses, in our Sunday morning coverage. Another note – according to the online results, the oldest finisher was 81-year-old Philip Norton of Seattle, crossing the line in 58 minutes. And last but not least – on behalf of the organizers, the West Seattle High School PTSA, Jo Bader sent out an acknowledgment note last night – including our fellow co-sponsors, dozens of volunteers, and more – click ahead to read it:

We did it! Thanks to all of you, today’s West Seattle 5K was a great success! A big “thank you” to all of our volunteers and sponsors, not to mention the 1,120 people who participated!

We have run the numbers through the WSHS PTSA super computer and the final amount raised for the PTSA and students, teachers, and staff at West Seattle High School is $15,498. J

Some words of thanks to:

Marty Riemer, who reminded people to use the restrooms and provided participants with other valuable information! He even took on the “added bonus” job of reading the names of every participant as they crossed the finish line.

Our Sponsors

. Metropolitan Market, who provided a smorgasbord of after-race snacks.

. nuun, who kept us hydrated (without a lot of added sugar!)

. West Seattle Runner, who registered a bazillion people at their store and helped us with winner prizes.

. West Seattle Blog, who went above and beyond the call of duty to get the word out about the event.

. Outdoor Fitness Company, who provided a kickin’ pre-race warm up.

. Chill, who took a chance on a start-up event last year and thankfully continued their support of our event this year.

. Coastal, who provided cool prizes for our race winners.

. Tom’s Automotive, a consistent and very much appreciated supporter of West Seattle Schools.

. Swedish Point-of-Care Testing and Ted Reed, who continues to support the West Seattle 5K even though his kids now go to a different school.

. High Cedars Golf Club, a sponsor of our inaugural event, and enthusiastic supporter of West Seattle Schools.

. Sound Physical Therapy, our new sponsor and West Seattle community member.

. Powerade, who supported us as Fuze last year and kept our exhausted participants hydrated after the race with loads of Powerade.

Race Start Announcers

. Bruce Bivins, who reminded participants why they were there!

. Lisa Broadstone and Ryan Berry, our ASB President and VP, who received some faulty information before the race, but managed to pull off the eventual race start countdown in fine form.

Our 77 Volunteers!

What can I say? Without your help, this event is simply not possible! Big round of applause, please!

Alida Foley
Alyssa Rosal
Andreas Pope
Anna Rosen
Anthony Nguyen
Brittany Murray
Carl Swenson
Carrie Burr
Chandler Sapp
Cheryl MacDonald
Cheryl Ormsby
Cheryl Sylanski
Clare Berry
Connor Brown
Dalena Huyen
Daniel Nguyen
David Broadstone
David Buchart
Deborah Rosen
Denise Liftin
Devanni Spadoni
Diana Goldberg
Emily Fuller
Eric Holden
Eric Swenson
Frank MacDonald
Genneva Machmiller
Gina Pham
Jane Lee
Janine Krebs
Janne Endreo
Jennifer Overton
Jesse Overton
Jim Berry
Judy Kiander
Kailey Pierce
Karen Bowers
Karen Lowe
Karen Thorsen
Ken Kieffer
Kendall Kielbon
Kevin Brown
Kris Ilgenfritz
Lan La
Larry Menday
Leanna Le
Linh La
Lisa Broadstone
Lori Menday
Margaret Keu
Mariah Doll
Mark Bader
Maryam Toulas
Megan Ormsby
Melvin Aguda
Michele Flores
Michelle McCormick
Monica Foley
Nancy Nguyen
Nancy Swenson
Pamela Wuest
Paul Nguyen
Paul Tenge
Paula Tortorice
Regina Walker
Sandy Watkins
Simone Machmiller
Steven Nguyen
Susan Draper
Ted Reed
Terese Machmiller
Tony Watkins
Truong Ho
Tuyet Nguyen
Valeria Najera
Wayne Machmiller
Willie Ormsby

From your “race director”, a big hug and my eternal gratitude.
Jo