The Memorial Day weekend is the traditional start to summer, but the weather for the Yorktown Freedom Run Memorial Day 8K on May 26 was un-summer like, much to the delight of the serious running competitors. The weather, overcast with temps in the low 60s, and with a bit of spitting rain at times, led to a wholesale re-writing of the record book, including a women’s course record by Yorktown’s Bethany Spector, along with nine age group records for a race going back to 2015.

The race was a Peninsula Track Club Grand Prix and Hampton Roads Super Grand Prix event, and was the second race in the 3-Club Challenge, which also included April’s Run the DOG Street Challenge 5K (Colonial Road Runners), and will culminate in the Elizabeth River Run 10K on Sept. 21 (Tidewater Striders). Each of those

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