SIMSBURY Man, WEST HARTFORD Woman Take Prize At Spooktacular 5K

CUTLINE: Philip Roucoulet, Simsbury, poses with Aileen Bastos, West Hartford, at the finish of 2013 Run MS, A Spooktacular 5K, held Saturday, Oct. 26, at Rentschler Field in East Hartford. Roucoulet finished third in the men’s division with a gun time of 19:26.43. Bastos finished third in the women’s division with a gun time 22:58.18. The Halloween-themed run, in which participants were encouraged to dress in costume, attracted more than 600 runners and raised about $20,000 to benefit the National MS Society, Connecticut Chapter, and those it serves. Michael Tartar, of Manchester,came in first in the men’s division with a time of 17:48.72, and Laura Tignonsini,Manchester, took first in the women’s division with a gun time of 21:36.20. For more information on multiple sclerosis, it’s effects and the many ways the National MS Society helps people living with MS, visit www.ctfightsMS.org.