In 2010, Jake Shoemaker was the first male runner across the finish line. However, he didn’t win the Dog Day Road Race that year because the woman who holds the course record happened to be in the race as well.
“That woman was a Canadian Olympian, and she crushed it,” Shoemaker said of Carmen Hussar, who beat him by 18 seconds. “If I was going to lose, I’m glad it was to somebody like that. She was fantastic.”
On Aug. 19, Shoemaker returned to the streets of Harvey Cedars for the first time since 2011 – when he finished third…
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