29th annual Cranbrook Fun Run

Three hundred men, women and children gathered at Cranbrook on Saturday, May 19 for the 29th running of the Cranbrook 5K/10K Fun. Scenic courses through meadows, past sculptures, past waterways, over hills and along both on-road and off-road trails challenged our runners and walkers alike. In total, runners and walkers from 60 communities crossed the finish line, including runners from Chicago and Switzerland!

Because this was a Fun Run official times of the participants were not recorded. However, the unofficial times of our first three finishers in each race were. Congratulations go out to:

5K Race (Men)
1st - Merlin Elsner (Warren) – 24:12
2nd - Jackson Sui (Birmingham) – 24:34
3rd - Max Acheson (West Bloomfield) – 24:48

5K Race (Women)
1st - Abby Cohen (Huntington Woods) – 32:37
2nd - Chloe Brown (Birmingham) – 32:42
3rd – Jamison Faliski (Bloomfield Hills) – 32:52

10K Race (Men)
1st – Tamas Von Staden (Birmingham) – 48:37
2nd – Rick Vanzura (Orchard Lake) – 48:41
3rd – Scott Weiland (Rochester Hills) – 48:52

10K Race (Women)
1st – Rachel Jones (Novi) – 50:20
2nd – Lauren Vilders (Bloomfield Hills) – 56:10
3rd – Kate Krasean (Berkley) – 56:11

Raffle prize winners included:

Pool party for 100 at Cranbrook’s Williams Natatorium - Emmy Georgeson
Summer ice skating party at Cranbrook’s Wallace Rink - Wendy Talifer
$50 gift card from Moosejaw - Paige Glasgow
$50 gift card from Moosejaw - Susan Forintos
$50 gift card from Moosejaw - Emma Hansinger
$50 gift card from Moosejaw - Beverly Emmerlich
Nalgene Cranbrook water bottle - Troy Talifer
Nalgene Cranbrook water bottle - Sandy Stanley

The success of the Cranbrook Fun Run over the years has not only been attributed to the participation of its many walkers and runners, but it depends largely upon the generosity of our supporters. We would like to thank the following companies, organizations, families and individuals for their continued support and charity:

Absopure Water
Starbuck’s Coffee
Cranbrook Booster Club
Moosejaw
LaGrasso Brothers Produce
Wavecrest Industries
Rene Twedt, Court Reporting Services
Exercize Guyz
Mutual Mortgage
Michigan Wellness Associates
Cranbrook Williams Natatorium
Cranbrook Wallace Ice Arena
Brookside Mother’s Council
CK Middle School Mother’s Council
CK Upper School Mother’s Council
Cranbrook Kingswood Dad’s Club
The Stanton Family
The Acheson Family
The Brill Family
The Park Family
The DeMaris Family
The Lebove Family
The Lopez Family
The Heppard Family
The Cunningham Family
The Chloe and Seth Brown
Christer, Gregory and Robert Aikens
Jacqueline and Brandon Stein

Finally, the Cranbrook Fun Run Committee would like to express our gratitude to the many, many voluteers who devoted both their time and their efforts to this event. This event would not have been as successful without you. Special thanks, too, to Rick David and Ray Braun for the photos of the event that they submitted to our event archives.

Join us next year for our 30th Fun Run birthday bash!