The semester at Binghamton might be winding down, but the Binghamton Running Club is still going strong.
On April 21, the team hosted our meet, the Binghamton Banana Relays, on our campus. Other schools that attended were Cornell, Buffalo, Boston, Ithaca, Syracuse, St. John’s and Stony Brook. In addition to the typical running events, we also had an array of specialty events. The Plank-Off forced athletes to test how long they could stay in a planking position and the Chocolate Milk Mile put their stomachs and dignities in jeopardy as they ran a mile but stopped each lap to drink a large cup of chocolate milk. The meet gets its name from the Banana 400m and 4x200 Banana Relay, where the athletes (or relay team) must finish eating a banana before the race is over. Our team had some impressive performances. Junior Tanner Kurtul won the Banana 400 Meter Dash in 55.08. Other victors were freshmen Mike Totaro, who ran a 15:37 in the 5k, and Jack Murphy, who ran a 4:34 in the 1600. As for the women, senior Nora Croutier won the Chocolate Milk Mile in 7:33 and sophomore Chloe Peer got first in the Plank-Off in 6:15. BRC alumna Katie Edwards placed second in the 5k with a 19:44. Even Baxter the Bearcat made an appearance, acting as the anchor leg of one of our 4x100m relays. We’d also like to wish good luck to all of our members competing in the Binghamton Bridge Run Half Marathon and 5k this weekend!
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