2009 5K Vineyard Fun Run
October 14th, 2009Runners, walkers, & wine enthusiasts braved the frigid October weather and joined Airfield Estates for a 5K Fun Run through the beautiful estate vineyards. As a dog friendly winery, we also had a record number of family dogs that participated.
Before the race, there was a false start — Jax (the winery dog) was a little too eager to get the race started, and he took off before the starting gun sounded. Overall, the race went smoothly. Mike Miller (Airfield Estates Owner) took his usual shortcuts… along with Linda Corpron, who somehow got stuck walking the extra hyper winery dog Jax.
Marcus Miller, Airfield Estates winemaker, did an excellent job finishing fourth overall with a time of 27:24. In first place was Aisling Fernandez with 21:02, followed by Nick Fernandez with 21:03, and Madi Marquez with 27:13. Evan Roe took 1st place for the youth division with a time of 27:32, and Chris Wrede was the proud owner of the beautiful Alaskan Malamute that finished first out of the dogs. The Malamute won the race at the tail end. A barking beagle was in the lead for most of the race, but he got passed by the Malamute when he had to take a stop to go #2.