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On the run
Red October run fills Wayne Streets
Third HalloWayne set in city
The streets around Oakwood Annapolis
Hospital in Wayne were teeming with fitness
enthusiasts of all ages onOct. 5.
The Oakwood Healthcare System brought
the Red October Run back to the community
for the 23rd year, and an estimated 1,500 peo-
ple took part in the annual event, according
to Cindy Cook, community benefit coordina-
tor for Oakwood Healthcare. Cook organizes
the event every year and said the number of
entries was strong, despite increased compe-
tition fromother regional running events.
“I think we've developed a great reputa-
tion,” Cook said. “I just wouldn't have pre-
dicted that our numbers would be up, given
our competition this year.”
TheRedOctoberRun offered competition
for people of all ages and skill levels, includ-
ing a 10K run, a 5K run, a 5Kwalk and a non-
competitive one-mile Junior October Run for
children. The 10K and 5K runs are certified.
Everyone who finished got a medal, and
there were prize drawings for participants,
too. The event also included activities lead-
ing up to the races, including a yogawarm-up
session and arts and crafts activities for
young people. Refreshments were provided
afterward.
Cook said the idea behind the run was to
promote fitness among people of all ages and
athletic ability. Some, like Tom Porter of
Wayne, are recovering from medical proce-
dures. Porter, a regular Red October runner,
had surgery on his spine in July, but said he
looked forward to running in his hometown
this year.
“I won't be as fast as I would like to be, but
just doing it will be a victory,” he said.
Others, like Patti Dunaway, said they took
part for the first time last year. Dunaway
started walking for exercise last winter, two
blocks at a time and was in good enough con-
dition last October to finish ninth among the
walkers. She said she lost 30 pounds last
year, too.
“A 30-pound loss may not seem like much,
but slow and steady hopefully means I'm
learning good habits for the rest of my life,”
she said. “My expense has been minimal,
and I know that I've done this work myself,
without a personal trainer or anyone else to
keep me accountable. I keep myself account-
able-and I'll keep on walking, keep on eating
real, healthy, unprocessed food, keep practic-
ing yoga, and seewhat the futureholds!”
Cook said the stories of inspiration are too
numerous to mention-every runner has one.
It's part of what makes the event such a spe-
cial thing for Oakwood and those who take
part.
“It's a great tradition,” she said. “We're
here to engage the community.”
Winners of the 10K Red October Run in Wayne this year were Stephanie Smith, 32 of
Detroit, Colby Lowe, 23, of Southlake, TX, Nicole Gadon, 13, of Canton Township and
Alexander White, 14, also of Canton. In the 5K,, winners were Kimberly Peterson, 45 of Fr of
Farmington Hills and Eric Loveland, 24 of Dundee. Virendra Mehta, 74, of Wayne finished
the 10K in 1:18 for first place in her age group.
The third annual HalloWayne event has
been planned for 4-9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26
throughout downtownWayne.
The family event will be sponsored by
Destination Wayne and the Wayne
Chamber of Commerce and will include
trick-or-treating in downtownWayne, some
haunted storytelling on the Washington
Trail and a jack-o-lantern contest.
HalloWayne will begin at the Veterans
Memorial downtown. The trick-or-treat
route heads north on the east side of
Wayne Road to Glenwood, then to the west
side of Wayne Road to the Washington
Trail.
The trick-or-treaters route continues on
the Washington Trail to the maintenance
entrance ramp behind the State Wayne
Theater and after additional stops, ends
up at PNCBank onMichiganAvenue.
The Wayne Civitans and Rotary clubs
will also be participating in the event.
The police and other city departments
signed off on the special event application
approved after some lengthy discussion at
a recent meeting of theWayne City Council
by a 4-3 vote.
“We discussed it in detail - maybe too
much detail - at an earlier meeting,” said
Councilman Skip Monit. “I feel an event
like this caters to children. It's hard to say
youdon't support it.”
There will also be a pumpkin carving
contest, games and entertainment.
Honored
Canton Chamber chooses
Business Person of the Year
The Canton Chamber of Commerce
selected Plymouth attorney Joe Barone as
theBusiness Person of theYear for 2013.
Barone, 42, has been in private prac-
tice in downtown Plymouth for 16 years.
His community involvement and support
of more than 35 civic groups was cited as
one of the reasons for his selection as the
recipient of the highest honor the cham-
ber presents. He received the award at a
luncheon attended by about 100 people at
theSummit on thePark inCanton.
Barone is a supporter of both the
Canton and Plymouth community founda-
tions, the Canton Goodfelllows and the
Plymouth-Canton Music Boosters. He has
served on the board of directors of the
Canton chamber and with the Plymouth
Township Downtown Development
Authority and the Brownfield
Redevelopment Authority.
Barone has been integral in the cham-
ber golf outings and helped guide the
organization through the turnover of lead-
e r s h i p ,
chamber
officials
said, and
he has
o f f e r e d
his legal
a d v i c e
a n d
expertise
to
the
b o a r d
d u r i n g
some dif-
f i c u l t
times.
Wayne
C o u n t y
Commissioner Shannon Price presented
a resolution to Barone citing his accom-
plishments during the luncheon.
“Joe (Barone) is clearly a public ser-
vant who puts the community before any-
thing,” Price said.
Joe Barone