This year’s Manna 5K Fun Run took place in Anacostia Park on Saturday, April 21st. Over 150 runners and walkers
participated in this year’s event with Kwame Brown, former DC City Council Chairman, serving as the
honorary chair of the event.
A new element for this year’s event was the Manna 5K
Team Challenge for the participants. Eight teams competed in the areas of Best
Team Time and Most Team competitors. The Bank of America
Team won the Best Team Time with a cumulative time of 2:41.004 and the BJ’s Wholesale Club Team won the Most Competitors category with 11 team members.
Team won the Best Team Time with a cumulative time of 2:41.004 and the BJ’s Wholesale Club Team won the Most Competitors category with 11 team members.
Congratulations to the top three male runners: John Tracey, Michael McVictor, and
Ibrahim Kamara; and the top three female runners: Martha Katz, Lisa Gold, and Priya
Jayachandran. They received prizes from local organizations. The top
runner in each age category also received prizes. Thank you to all the in kind
donors including: BJ’s Wholesale Club, Costco, St. Mark’s yoga
Center, Unity
Woods Yoga
Center, Safeway, Giant, and Panera
Bread, Capital City Golf School.
The Manna 5K Fun
Run serves to raise funds for healthy, vibrant and inclusive communities as
well as celebrate springtime in our fair city. All proceeds benefit Manna’s work of
revitalizing neighborhoods and preserving diversity through affordable housing.
View photos of the 14th Annual Manna 5K Fun Run
on Manna’s Facebook!
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