Lisa Hart wins Lake Eola 5K

Lisa Hart wins Lake Eola 5K

WESH TWO NEWS. THOSE FIRST RUNNERS ARE HEADING TO THE FINISH LINE AT LAKE EOLA FOR THE FIVE K RIGHT NOW, SO LET’S GET OUT TO NANCY ALVAREZ, WHO’S THERE TO SEE WHO IS CROSSING. HEY THERE. WHAT AN INCREDIBLE MORNING OUT HERE. FIRST, LET’S GIVE YOU A QUICK LOOK. ONE SECOND RIGHT BEHIND ME. WE ARE WAITING FOR MORE OF THE RUNNERS TO BE CROSSING THAT FINISH LINE. BUT I HAVE SOMEBODY VERY SPECIAL HERE. WOW. TELL ME YOUR NAME ONE MORE TIME, LISA HART. AND ABOUT 1635, I DON’T KNOW. I DON’T KNOW THE TIME. WHAT’S THE REAL HEADLINE HERE? YOU CAME IN FIRST LADY. YEAH. I WAS REALLY FORTUNATE. THE GUY THAT WAS JUST BEHIND ME, HE WAS AHEAD BASICALLY TO TWO AND A HALF MILES. AND THEN WE HIT THE LAST HILL AND I JUST KICKED, SO CRUSHED IT. CAN WE HAVE A MOMENT FOR THE WOMEN, PLEASE? A MOMENT FOR THE WOMEN. VERY QUICKLY. I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO SPEAK TO LADIES AT HOME WHO ARE WATCHING THIS SAYING, MAN, I COULD NEVER DO THAT. YOU JUST DID IT BIG. YEAH, I MEAN, I’M A MOM. I’VE GOT TWO LITTLE ONES. I’VE GOT A SIX YEAR OLD AND A FOUR YEAR OLD, AND I ONLY STARTED REALLY COMPETITIVELY RACING ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO. SO DEFINITELY DON’T GIVE IT UP. ONCE YOU’VE HAD KIDS LIKE FIGHT, FIGHT AS MUCH AS YOU CAN. CONGRATULATIONS. AMAZING TO WATCH. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO CELEBRATE ALL THE RUNNERS THAT ARE CROSSING THE FINISH LINE HERE BEHIND ME. WHAT AN ELECTRIC MORNING OUT HERE AT LAKE EOLA. BACK TO YOU. OH THAT IS INCREDIBLE. YES I SAW SHE WAS JUST BEHIND A GENTLEMAN AT MILE TWO. IT SOUNDS LIKE SHE PUT IT INTO ACTION, TURNED UP THE GAS AND THEN WENT THROUGH THE FINISH LINE. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FIRST WINNER RIGHT THERE. NOW LET’S GET OVER TO STEWART MOORE WHO’S BEEN ALONG THE ROUTE AS WELL. STU, WHAT’S GOING ON? WHERE YOU’RE AT? HANG TIGHT. MIKE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, LINDSEY. WE HAD A LITTLE INTERFERENCE WITH MY ISSUE, BUT I GOT SOMEBODY THIS BRIGHT SPIRIT RIGHT HERE. ALL THE STATIC ELECTRICITY. MEREDITH. YOU GOT THE KICK OFF THE RACE. HOW AWESOME WAS THAT? I KNOW THAT WAS KIND OF UNEXPECTED. I KNEW I WAS GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT SHARE YOUR CHRISTMAS AND OUR 40TH ANNUAL AND, YOU KNOW, OUR WESH INITIATIVE. AND THEN LIKE, OH, YOU’RE THE YOU’RE THE RACE STARTER. I WAS LIKE, OKAY, LET’S DO THIS. SO LIKE, GIVE ME THAT BLOWHORN NOW 321. RIGHT. HOW’S THE ENERGY OUT HERE TODAY? IT’S GREAT. IT’S SO MUCH FUN. MY HUBBY’S HERE. ALL MY KIDS ARE HERE. WE’RE JUST HAVING A GOOD TIME. LIKE IT’S SO NICE TO BE HERE. IT’S THE HOLIDAY SEASON THE COMMUNITY AND JUST TO BE PART OF IT. AND BENEFICIARIES TOO. IT’S AWESOME FOR SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK, THE WHOLE MEREDITH MCDONOUGH FAMILY, ALL SUPERSTARS, ALL AMAZING PEOPLE ON AND OFF CAMERA. I’M NOT GOING TO MESS UP YOUR PACE ANYMORE. NO, GET OUT OF HERE. I WAS SAYING, BECAUSE I KNOW THIS GUY IS A FLORIDA STATE GUY, BUT ONE OF MY KIDS HAD ON A FLORIDA STATE SHIRT BUT JUST TOOK IT OFF. THAT’S WHY. THAT’S WHY HE’S IN THE LEAD. GO GET HIM. GO GET HIM, GUYS. THE ENERGY HERE IS STILL PUMPING, EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE THE LAST OF THE RUNNERS WHO ARE STARTING TO TACKLE THIS ONE MILE PART OF THE RACE, THE LAST OF THE RUNNERS. THE LAST OF THE RUNNERS. YEAH, HERE WE GO. HE’S RUNNING AGAIN. THE FUN HAS BEEN HAPPENING OUT HERE, THOUGH, BECAUSE THE DJ BOOTH IS ABOUT A QUARTER MILE UP FROM WHERE I AM. AND THEN PEOPLE RUN AROUND THE CORNER AND THAT’S WHERE YOU’LL FIND MICHELLE. BUT LINDSAY, THINGS HAVE BEEN GREAT OUT HERE ALL MORNING LONG. BACK TO YOU IN THE STUDIO. LOVE THE ENERGY. SPEAKING OF MICHELLE, SHE’S OVER AT MILE TWO, SO LET’S CHECK IN WITH MICHELLE IMPERATO, WHO YOU GUYS ARE DOING GREAT. OH, YEAH. HEY GUYS, WE ARE WATCHING THE RUNNERS AS THEY COME BY MILE TWO. ME AND THE GRINCH. GRINCH. HOW DOES IT MAKE YOU FEEL TO SEE ALL THESE PEOPLE WITH HOLIDAY CHEER? NASTY, TIRED AND I WANT TO GO HOME. WHAT? YEAH. YOU SEE WHAT THEY’RE DOING? THEY’RE RUNNING. MAN. NO, PEOPLE LOVE YOU. I KNOW, AND THAT’S THE SCARY PART. I DON’T LOVE PEOPLE. IS YOUR HEART NOT GROWING WITH ALL OF THIS? IT’S. IT’S GOT ABOUT A HALF A SIZE. HALF A SIZE. THAT’S. BUT, YOU KNOW, I GOT TO SEE MORE OF THE RUNNERS. I GOT TO SEE HOW IT WORKS. DO YOU APPRECIATE THAT THEY’RE HECKLING YOU BACK? I DO, YOU KNOW, IF SOMEBODY CAN KEEP UP WITH ME, THAT MEANS THAT SAYS A LOT. LET ME HEAR YOUR CHEER. MY BEST CHEER. YOU DON’T GOT IT. YEAH. YOU KNOW, DON’T GOT IT. YOU WILL FALL. YEAH, YOU WILL FALL. I LIKE THAT, I LOVE IT, GRINCH. YOU HAVE BEEN A HIGHLIGHT OF THIS RACE. I GOT TO TELL YOU, EVEN IF YOU DON’T WANT TO BE, I KNOW I HAVE BEEN, I KNOW I’M NUMBER ONE. MARCY. WE HAVE BEEN SEEING ALL OF THESE PEOPLE COME BY HERE. OUR PRODUCER IS IN THE BOOTH. MARCY, I SAW YOUR HUSBAND RUN BY JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO. WE SAW OUR CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER, PETE DELLIS. HE ALSO RAN BY US. SO WE’RE SEEING A LOT OF FRIENDS THAT WE KNOW WHO ARE RUNNING THIS RACE. AND I WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO MY SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK BOARD MEMBERS WHO ARE ALSO ON THIS RACE ROUTE SOMEWHERE. I HAVEN’T SEEN THEM YET, BUT. HI, SIR. HOW ARE YOU? GOOD. HEY, WE’RE LIVE ON TV RIGHT NOW. WHAT’S YOUR NAME? MY NAME IS LARRY. LARRY? YEAH. WE’RE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO MY GRANDSON, HOLDEN. I DON’T KNOW IF HE’S UP WATCHING, BUT. HEY, BUDDY, I LOVE YOU. AND I’LL GET YOU ON THE NEXT TO THAT CAMERA RIGHT THERE. SAY HI. ALL RIGHT, GUYS, HELLO. FROM MILE MARKER TWO. COME BY, TAKE A GRINCHY WITH THE GRINCH.

Lisa Hart won the Lake Eola 5K on Sunday morning with a time of 16:35.The race benefits WESH 2’s Share Your Christmas and is the final event of the OUC Orlando Half Marathon weekend. Share Your ChristmasDecember marks a huge milestone for WESH 2: For the 40th consecutive year, the station will lead a community-wide food drive benefiting Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida. Get involved with Share Your Christmas here.More from Lake Eola 5K

Lisa Hart won the Lake Eola 5K on Sunday morning with a time of 16:35.

The race benefits WESH 2’s Share Your Christmas and is the final event of the OUC Orlando Half Marathon weekend.

Share Your Christmas

December marks a huge milestone for WESH 2: For the 40th consecutive year, the station will lead a community-wide food drive benefiting Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida.

Get involved with Share Your Christmas here.

More from Lake Eola 5K