HomeMy Public PortalAboutTOL PR 2014-11-25 Freeze Your Gizzard Race Results
Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
12th Annual “Freeze Your Gizzard” Race Results
Leesburg, VA (November 25, 2014) –
More than 800 runners and walkers
came out and ‘froze their gizzards’ at Ida
Lee Park on Saturday, November 22,
2014, as the Town of Leesburg Parks and
Recreation Department, in partnership
with Loudoun Interfaith Relief, hosted
the 12th annual Freeze Your Gizzard
Cross Country 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run.
Runners took on a cross-country course
that featured several steep climbs and
rugged terrain. The winning time for this
year’s race was posted by Josh
Showalter, of Leesburg, who completed the course in 16 minutes and 37 seconds. The top
female finisher was Melissa Nestel, posting a time of 20 minutes and 1 second.
All runners and walkers were asked to bring canned food items to donate to Loudoun Interfaith
Relief’s food pantry. This year, a grand total of 1,094 pounds of food was donated by Gizzard
runners.
The Leesburg Parks and Recreation Department would like to thank and acknowledge the race’s
generous sponsors, including Cardinal Bank; Deidra Bird Kokel, DDS; Giant Food; Backflow
Technology; Engle, Paxson and Hawthorne Insurance; SolutionWorx; SpeedPro Imaging; ME
Flow; Luckstone; and Dragoon Technologies.
For more information about the race, please call 703-777-1368 or visit our website
at www.idalee.org.
Contact:
Cheryl Behrens
Special Event Coordinator
cbehrens@leesburgva.gov
703-737-7156
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