Crowds of almost two dozen people and muggy conditions were the rule on First street for the annual running of the Brixx Ice Company 5K run/walk Friday evening.
The competition for this seems to become stiffer each year as is evidenced by the fact that the winner's name becomes harder to pronounce.
Among this year's favorites to win; home town boy John Butchko, Fairmont educator and long time Brixx patron. Butchko finished a strong 6th last year and had been looking to improve this standing with a hard off season training regimen which included running circles around the Kettering Rec Center.
The start was routine with no crashes or incidences. Spectators quickly adjourned to Brixx to slam pints of Miller Light and Peroni.
The finish, however, was a dramatic one. As Butchko emerged onto the Monument Ave finishing straight, his line was obstructed by some fanatical 5K fans who were brandishing a large paper sign and ringing a cowbell.
This seemed to throw Butchko's rhythm off a bit, but without hesitation, he crashed through the paper sign and finished a strong 7th.
Butchko was not available for comment afterward, but it seems that the obstruction may have cost him two places as he was passed a a few meters before the finish.
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