Saturday turned out to be a great day for the third annual Run for the Heart 5k run/walk and 1 Mile Santa Chase in memory of Monsignor James J. Wolf. There was a record turnout of 244 finishers combined in the two races. The overall male winner was Matt Jones, 42, Lagrange, with a time of 17:38. Overall female was Mariah Jordan, 17, from Fort Wayne, with a time of 20:07, breaking last year’s course record of 21:54, set by Shannon Diddier of Fort Wayne. The 1 Mile Santa Chase was won by Brody Glenn, 9, with a time of 7:48; second place was Elana Sullivan, 9, 8:17; and third was Will Borin, 8, with a time of 8:18. Mike Danley, former “Biggest Loser” contestant and Fort Wayne Snider football coach, spoke about exercise and obesity and was available to sign autographs. Complete results can be found on www.runkra.com or at www.runindiana.com
