On Sunday, Bethlehem was invaded by Florida State University Seminoles.
Roger Schmidt and Kayleigh Tyerman were crowned champs of the festival's featured event. Both are 22-year-old students at Florida State who flew to Pennsylvania for Sunday's race.
The half-marathon, which wound through the streets of Bethlehem and finished at SteelStacks near the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem, capped a weekend of races and seminars for running enthusiasts. There were kids' runs on Friday, 5K and 10K races on Saturday, and even the dogs had their day with a one-mile canine trot.
"I just run for fun," said Schmidt, who is preparing for theNew York City Marathon. "As a trainer, I'm usually the one who is watching all our other athletes. So it's nice to be on this side of it. I wanted to pump up the crowd as I was finishing. Everyone here is so nice."
Tyerman is out of cross country eligibility at Florida State, so she's looking for races like the half-marathon to stay in top form for the track season.
Mostly, she appreciated the cool temperatures that were in the mid-40s.
"This is a really, really nice break from Florida," Tyerman said. "Our last track workout down there was in the 80s."
TOP 3
Men
1. Roger Schmidt, Tallahassee, Fla., 1:15:10
2. Aaron Nemzer, Milton, Mass., 1:16:44
3. Greyson Strouse, Frederick, Md., 1:18:32
TOP 3
Women
1. Kayleigh Tyerman, Tallahassee, Fla., 1:16.42
2. Kathleen Jobes, Bethlehem, 1:19.26
3. Cassandra Tripaldi, Walnutport, 1:24.46
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