Mon Apr 4, 2011
Karhu 5K Beat the Bear

April 4, 2011
In the Karhu 5K race that preceded the 13.1 at Flushing Meadows Corona Park, six runners "Beat the Bear," winning a pair of Karhu shoes for besting the time of Mark Carbone, 37, of Bellerose, N.Y., who raced in a full bear costume. Karhu means 'bear' in Finnish and this past weekend the bear came out of hibernation to challenge racers to beat him across the finish line.

