Tour de Cape's 5K wraps up

news-press.com
January 16th, 2010

All participants have crossed the finish line at Cape Harbour for the 5K Run/Walk portion of the City of Cape Coral’s 19th annual Tour de Cape.

Andreas Boehm, 51, of Cape Coral, came in first as the Overall Male Winner with a time of 18:57. Overall Female Winner Andrea Orzech, 35, of Toronto, Canada, crossed the finish line at 21:06.

Cape Coral resident Michelle Labarbera, 52, finished at 22:09, making her the Overall Female Grandmaster. Overall Male Grandmaster Dave Hotz, 50, of Cape Coral, came in at 20:56.

Manfred Gerken, 40, of Cape Coral, was the Overall Male Masters winner with a time of 21:11. Overall Female Masters winner Nedene Hennrich, 49, of Fort Myers, crossed the finish line at 24:57.

The Overall Male Senior Grand Master was Bill Burkhart, 67, of Cape Coral, with a time of 20:26. Astrid Soll, 64, of Fort Myers, took the title of Overall Female Senior Grand Master at 25:13.

After they completed the 3.1-mile race, participants cheered on family and friends as they crossed the finish line. At 48:44, the crowd erupted in applause as Sarah Schultz, 7, and her brother, Davie, 6, ran over the finish line.

“I’m tired,” Sarah said as she gulped water after the race.

The children’s father, Dan Schultz, said Sarah has participated in close to 10 5K races and Davie has crossed the finish line in approximately five races.
“It’s a good atmosphere for the kids,” Dan Schultz said of races such as the Tour de Cape 5K. “It gets you off the couch.”

All participants finished the 5K Walk/Run within an hour.