Around 8:30 a.m., the morning of Saturday, June 11, runners, numbers attached, were jogging in place and stretching their muscles in anticipation of the 9 a.m. start on Plandome Road of the Annual Ken Molloy 5K Run sponsored by the Kiwanis Club. Always held on the second Saturday in June this unseasonably hot morning undoubtedly kept some walkers/runners at home unwilling to leave the air conditioning. The race honors the late NYS Supreme Court Judge Ken Molloy and the money raised supports the Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Center Foundation.

Officer Zayas, engaged in diverting traffic, was approached just a few minutes before the start of the race by a concerned runner whose wife had not yet arrived-could the policeman give the number to her when she showed up? The gun went off, the crowd thinned and when Officer Zayas saw a woman about to set out on the course alone he presented the number. Later Elizabeth Kantu said, "It was so nice of the policeman, yet I didn't know the course so I just ran my own course and it was great. I always run with my husband and the stroller, so it was different to be all by myself."

Participants came in all ages, shapes and sizes. The Turano family has run the race often and Peggy said she "once won in her age group which shows that longevity pays off," and John said he has been running the race since it was a five mile course. Madeline and David Case, from Queens, completed the race and it was an accomplishment for Madeline who is physically challenged due to osteo-arthritis.

The female with the best time was Carmen Anderson at 23:21. The overall winner was Paul Mascali with a time of 17:51. Brendan McGann took second place with a time of 18:45. Last year it was the reverse, Brendan won and Paul was second. Asked what would happen next year Mascali said, "Next year I'll be another year older and he'll be even stronger." We'll see. Same time next year.