HomeMy Public PortalAboutTOL PR 2015-11-23 Freeze Your Gizzard Race Results
Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release Media Contact:
Betsy Arnett, Public Information Officer
barnett@leesburgva.gov 703-771-2734
13th Annual “Freeze Your Gizzard” Race Results
Leesburg, VA (November 23, 2015) –
Over 600 runners and walkers, ages 3 to
74, came out and “froze their gizzards”
at Ida Lee Park on Saturday, November
21, 2015, as the Town of Leesburg Parks
and Recreation Department, in
partnership with Loudoun Interfaith
Relief, hosted the 13th 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 18-year-old Fitsum Seyoum, of
Leesburg, who completed the course in 15 minutes and 31 seconds. The top female finisher
was 33-year-old Ashley Harper, of Leesburg, posting a time of 19 minutes and 30 seconds.
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 1,074 pounds of food was donated by Gizzard
runners.
The Leesburg Parks and Recreation Department and Loudoun Interfaith Relief would like to
thank and acknowledge the race’s generous sponsors, including Harris Teeter; Dr. Diedre Kokel,
DDS; Backflow Technology LLC; Cardinal Bank; SolutionWorx; SpeedPro Imaging NoVa; M.E.
Flow, Inc.; Luckstone; Engle, Paxson & Hawthorne Insurance Services, LLC; and Loudoun Sports
Therapy.
For more information about the race, please call 703-777-1368 or visit our website at
www.idalee.org.
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