A crisp autumn day drew close to 200 runners to Jamaica Pond on Sunday morning, October 18, 2026 in support of the South Street Youth Center. The 5k race was full of swift runners, happy walkers, returnees and first timers, well-behaved dogs and creative costumes.

Anthony Manolakos, age 18, cruised to first place in 16:23. Ella James Grossman was the first female to cross the finish line with a time of 24:21, and Antonio Banderas, age 31, was the fastest non-binary runner at 29:26.

City Councilor Ben Weber handed out medals to all winners and also acknowledged the leadership of Ken Sazama, a founder of this annual event, with a City Council Citation.

“The energy was incredible at our 9th Annual Family 5K!”, said Corey Stallings, the Director of South Street Youth Center. “Our community showed up in a powerful way, bringing people together for a shared purpose: supporting SSYC’s mission of creating opportunities, empowering young people, and keeping life-changing youth programs free and accessible to Boston families.”