Huntington pair win 5K event

Johann Appell and Dolly Ginter, both Huntington Beach residents, won

their respective races at last weekend’s Pfizer Flo-Jo Memorial Half

Marathon and 5K held at Saddleback Memorial Medical Center in Laguna

Hills.

Appell won the Open 5K with a time of 10:02 in a hotly contested run

that saw Riverside’s Bbshir Hassin finish behind Appell by one-tenth of

one second.

Ginter won her race in easier fashion. Her time of 17:48 was 14

seconds better than that of runner-up and hometown athlete, Brooke Thomas

of Laguna Hills.

The win is the second in two years for Ginter at the event as she

captured first place among female competitors in last year’s

half-marathon.

The two-day series of events, which included several children’s races,

a 5K for seniors and older, as well as a health and wellness expo, raised

approximately $125,000.