Karen Manganaro

Hometown:  Erie, PA  

Personal Records: 5K- 25:03, 10K- 52:04

Why did you begin running?: For the usual reasons of aerobic exercise and health benefits. Then I entered a few races and took my running outside and found out that I really enjoyed it, especially cold weather running.  

What is your favorite running memory?: Placing 2^nd in my age group in the ERC Snowflake 5k in December of 2007. This was my first age group placement since I started racing 1 ½ years ago.  

Goals for 2008:  To run a second half-marathon and better my time over my first one run in September of 2007.

2008 Races:

1.  ERC St. Pat’s 10K – 113^th Place,  3^rd in age group, 52:04 (PR by 2 minutes and 40 seconds!)

2.  ERC Scholarship Poker 5K Run, 24:29

3.  ERC Presque Isle Half Marathon- 384^th Place, 13^th in age group, 2:11:07

4.  Hamot Mayor's Cup 10K/5K,   5^th in age group, 54:22

5. Erie Marathon at Presque Isle (Half Marathon Portion)- 7th Place Age Group, 2:11:58

6.   Run Around Erie –  40^th Place 1:23:59, 1^st in Age Group

8.  ERC Her Time 5K - 41^st Place, 3^rd in Age Group, 25:03

8.  ERC Turkey Trot-  6^th in Age Group, 51.29

9. ERC Snowflake 5K- 2^nd in Age Group, 25:49