5K Race

The Taste of Annandale 5K in Mason District Park on Sept. 20 drew 108 participants.

Patrick Deans, age 39, of Annandale [pictured above], was the overall winner with a clock time of 19 minutes and 47.76 seconds.

Ethan Borja, a 14-year-old from Annandale, came in second with a time of 21:15.43.  

The third-place winner and fastest female was Hannah Safford, 34, of Arlington. Her time was 21:45.89. 

Dawn Boulter was the second-fastest female, and Faith McGuirt of Annandale came in third among female runners. Rounding out the top 10: Bryan Song of Fairfax (overall fourth-place winner, David Buntua, T. Boulter, A. Elmamouni, Brian Green, Will Cruz, and Son Tran. See the complete results here.

Following the race, the 5K sponsor, RAMP Performance & Wellness, a personal training center in Annandale, presented medals to the winners.

Here are some scenes from the 2025 Taste of Annandale 5K. Click a photo to enlarge it.

Here are the winners in each age category:

Age 9 and under

Male – T. Boulter, 22:53.42 
Female – C. Yanez, Woodbridge, 43:01.91  

Age 10-14

M – A. Elmamouni, Reston, 23:28.23 
F – J. Ballard, Annandale, 27:55.52

Age 15-18

M – Gabriel Ochoa, Annandale, 27:52.6Age 19-29

M – David Buntua, Annandale, 22:50.18  
F – Brianna Dagostino, Alexandria, 31:38.29

Age 30-39

M – Brian Croce, Annandale, 25:13.23 
F – Tori Dodla, Woodbridge, 27:19.40   

Ages 40-49

Male – Son Tran, Annandale, 24:22.38
Female – Sarah Lee, Fairfax, 26:54.68

Age 50-59

M – Pierre Desir, Lorton, 39:49.66   
F – Priya Janakiraman, Falls Church, 44:36.67   

Age 60-69

F – Sushila Nanda, Arlington, 30:04.41 
M – Bobby Rook, Reston, 1:04:18.27      

Age 70-79

M – Seung Lee, Rockville, Md., 40:34.01 

Age 80-99

M – John Greenhill, Falls Church, 1:12:56.20   

Trainers from RAMP led warmups before the race and handed out Taste of Annandale 5K T-shirts to all participants.

Representatives from the Jacksons Clinics facility in Burke, one of RAMP’s partners, helped the runners cool down after the race.

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