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Course Record Broken at Dirty Sock Run 10K

Overall winner Greg Cantwell of Port Jefferson finished his run by breaking the course record.

The , presented by the Babylon Rotary Club, through the winding trails near Southard's Pond, came home with more than just donations and a good and healthy cause – a record fell for the seven-year old race.

Greg Cantwell, 24, of Port Jefferson, set a new course record for the charitable race by running a blazing 33:12, 19 seconds quicker than any other racer and 15 seconds quicker than the previous record holder.

The previous record for the Dirty Sock Run 10K was 33:27, set by Franklin Diaz, of Farmingdale, in 2008.

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On the women's side, Dix Hills resident Stefanie Braun, 21, took home the Female Overall Winner award, coming in at 14th overall at a 38:14 time.

The race also handed out awards to Babylon Town residents, including Deer Park's Ryan Zillmann, 23, who came in third place overall with a time of 34:21. Babylon Village's Tom Eickelberg, 23, was right behind him at 34:33. The women's Babylon winner was Jessica Petermann, 33, of Amityville, who finished 39th overall at 42:25.

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Over 590 people took part in the race on Sunday morning. Make sure to check out more results from the race and individual award winners from the event.


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