Rowan is surprise winner of 5-mile road race
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Rowan is surprise winner of 5-mile road race
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MOUNT SAVAGE, Aug. 29 -- It certainly didn't appear an overall win was in the cards for Amy Rowan in the early going of Sunday's low-key 5-mile run in Mount Savage.

Sometimes, though, a runner just has to play with the hand dealt. Rowan did, and made the most of a hot and humid evening to win the second-year 5-mile road race along Mile Lane, a country road with plenty of ups and downs.
Along with the stifling heat, Rowan battled asthma-like symptoms. Still, she led a small field to the finish line in 37 minutes and 10.5 seconds. It was her first outright win in a race organized by the Mountain Maryland Marathon Club.

Tom Ruckert, 58, of Grantsville, was second in 43:01.2. Son and father Drew Yurko, 21, and Tony Yurko, 47, finished third and fourth, respectively, in 44:19.9 and 44:20.9.

The final standings did not, however, reflect the first 4.5 miles, led by a 30-year-old Mount Savage resident who regularly runs Mile Lane. On this night, however, with about one-half mile to go, the man was overcome by the heat and collapsed. Allegany County Bureau of Police was on hand to quickly call for emergency assistance. A fast response by the Mount Savage EMS unit had the man on his way to Western Maryland Regional Medical Center before the last runner crossed the finish line.
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From left, Kaylee Buckee, Patrick O'Brien and John Getson lead at the start of the low-key 5-mile run and 1.5-mile run/walk Sunday evening in Mount Savage.

An update on the condition of the man, who had maintained a significant lead on Ruckert and Yurko for the first 3 miles, was not immediately available.

Patrick O'Brien, 12, of Cresaptown, won the 1.5-mile event in 10:15.2. Kaylee Buckbee, 11, of Cumberland, edged Jack Hawkins, 14, of LaVale, for second place. Buckbee finished in 10:57.8 to Hawkins's 10:58.5. Shane McGraw, 15, also of LaVale, was fourth in 10:59.1.