PIttston YMCA Director Jeremy Popiel (back to camera) gives last minute instructions to runners participating in the Jack-O-Lantern Jog on Saturday, Oct. 29.
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After taking a break for the pandemic, the Jack-O-Lantern Jog resumed for 2022. Shown are all the adult participants of the race.
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Kristen Lucas, 12, left, and Taylor “the ghost” Lucas, 13, take a few warm up laps around the Gr. Pittston YMCA parking lot before participating in the Jack-O-Lantern Jog.
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Mary Kate Johnson pins her son Patrick Johnson’s bib prior to the start of the Jack-O-Lantern Jog at the Pittston YMCA.
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Pittston YMCA Director Jermey Popiel hands runner Kristen Lombardo her trophy for topping her age and gender group for the Jack-O-Lantern Jog.
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PITTSTON – The Greater Pittston YMCA’s three-mile Jack-O-Lantern Jog and one-mile Fun Run was held on Saturday, Oct. 29. Participants were encouraged to dress in a Halloween costume. An awards ceremony after the race. at the YMCA gymnasium.
Children participating in the Fun-Run was given a goodie bag and a free pass to the Pumpkin Swim held at the YMCA’s pool.
Jeremy Popiel serves as the YMCA’s director.
