Community Corner

Cortlandt Manor Man Wins American Legion 5k Run/Walk for Heroes

Greg Diamond ran 5k in 17 minutes and 13 seconds.

Greg Diamond, a Cortlandt Manor ophthalmologist, came in first place at the June 9. Diamond ran the the course in 17 minutes and 13 seconds. Congratulations to Diamond and the other 164 runners and walkers who finished the run this weekend. View photos here

The American Legion raised more than $3,000 to go towards Operation Comfort Warrior. 

Top Five Male Runners:

Find out what's happening in Peekskill-Cortlandtwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Greg Diamond 17:13 Malcolm Gray 17:31 Orlando Chuquimarca 17:45 Mike Lindsey 19:12 Michael Racanello 19:12

Top Five Women Runners: 

Annette Wenzel 21:11 Rachel Quinn 22:09 Laura Koch 22:21 Kim Wright 22:58 Tara Egan 23:09

To see the list all participants and their times, click here. Among the top 10 fastest runners was New York State Senator Greg Ball, who came in ninth with a time of 21:02.

Find out what's happening in Peekskill-Cortlandtwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Peekskill councilmembers Kathie Talbot and Darrin Rigger and candidate for state senate Justin Wagner, also participated in the 5k. 


Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here