Energy rewind Page 4 Vol. 42, No. 2 • Seward, Alaska • www.alaskanewspapers.com • $1.00 • September 6, 2007 Lost Lake run changes hands, holds onto mission Old race records broken; new leaders take over CELINA SUMNER
[email protected] This year’s Lost Lake Breath of Life Run for Cystic Fibrosis saw a few changes and a couple of record breakers. Jenifer Kohout broke a record from 1993 with the fastest time in the women’s 40-49 age group, 2 hours, 10 minutes and 30 seconds. Mary Barrett was the fastest in the women’s 50-54 age group, with a time of 2:16:40. Her time was 8 minutes faster than the previous record. Bradley Cruz got the second fastest time in the men’s 50-54 age group, with a time of 1:57:04 and has the honor of holding three of the four fastest times in this age group. More age groups and pictures at the mile markers of people in Alaska with cystic fibro - sis were some of the additions to this year’s event. The most notable change was that founder of the 16-mile race, Seward resident Marsha Vincent, has stepped aside and let an Anchorage family take over the responsibility The Simpson family, like Vincent, has been impacted by the disease. Vincent has two grown sons who are living with the disease. Pat and Christalyn Simpson lost their son, Zachary, in November 2006. They also have an 11-year-old daughter, Kelly, who Lost Lake Breath of Life Run participants enjoy a stellar view and impeccable weather as they move toward tChel ifninai Sshu mline ro/Tf hthee S reuwna frodr Pcyhsoteicn ifxi bLroo g - See Page 2, Run sis on Saturday, Aug.