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Coogan's Salsa, Blues and Shamrocks 5k

Sunday March 2nd, 2025
Manhattan, NY
Distance: 5K
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The Manhattan neighborhood of Washington Heights provides the ideal venue to start the New York Road Runners Club point season, with bands playing funk, folk, southern rock, merengue, mariachi, bagpipes, and, of course, salsa and blues throughout the entire 3.1-mile course.

The NYRR Coogan's Salsa, Blues and Shamrocks 5K now attracts more than 5,000 runners annually, all of them eager to take on a challenging course with its notorious hills in a diverse neighborhood known for its history and community spirit.

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Coogan's Salsa, Blues and Shamrocks 5k, Race Date: 2025-03-02, Distance: 5k
Division Time Name Age Home
Male 15:14 Matthew Leach 31 Brooklyn Heights, NY
2nd Male 15:18 Mostafa Smaili 28 College Point, NY
3rd Male 15:20 Issame El jazouli 28 Paterson, NJ
4th Male 15:21 Sean Laidlaw 24 New York, NY
Female 16:48 Khia Kurtenbach 28 New York, NY
2nd Female 17:24 Laurel Fisher 27 Garden City, NY
3rd Female 17:29 Roberta Groner 47 Ledgewood, NJ
4th Female 17:30 Kate MacCary 27 New York, NY
Division Time Name Age Home
M 40-49 15:51 Mourad Marofit 43 Flushing, NY
M 50-59 17:01 Guillermo Pineda Morales 52 Ridgewood, NY |
M 60-69 18:56 Jonathan Schindel 60 New York, NY
M 70+ 22:40 Brad Foote 71 Chappaqua, NY |
F 40-49 17:47 Aileen Barry 42 Manhasset, NY
F 50-59 20:18 Sarah Trigg 51 Ridgewood, NY
F 60-69 20:20 Suzanne La Burt 61 Greenwood Lake, NY
F 70+ 31:37 Christy Putnam 72 New York, NY
Coogan's Salsa, Blues and Shamrocks 5k

The NYRR Washington Heights Salsa, Blues, and Shamrocks 5K—an annual favorite and an NYRR club points race—sold out in advance and didn’t disappoint this morning. Runners of all ages—from NYRR Young Runners to NYRR Striders, as well as hundreds of youngsters in the kids' races—met in northern Manhattan for some fitness and fun.

The St. Patrick's Day spirit warmed up the crowd­—participants and spectators alike. More than 5,000 finishers, including today’s champions, Desta Alemu Mokona of West Side Runners and Ivette Ramirez of Central Park Track Club New Balance, took on the course’s notorious hills. There was plenty of Irish green amidst the kaleidoscope of club singlets.

The neighborhood, known for its history, its community spirit, and the New Balance Track & Field Center at the Armory, played the perfect host, with spectators showing the runners howsupportive they can be.


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