
More than 50 participants — including members of Queensboro Tri, Alley Pond Striders, North Brooklyn Runners and Prospect Park Track Club — rambled through prime Queens real estate during the Toy Drive Forest Park 5 Miler on Sunday. Organized by the newly formed nonprofit Queens Distance Runners, this first-ever fun run made loops through the park before finishing near Metropolitan Avenue. Ricardo Cauhizo won the men’s division in 28:11, while Blanca Lucero took women’s division honors in 34:46. The event had a charitable aspect as well, as some joggers brought toy donations for the Queens Centers for Progress to distribute to needy children. Plus, a portion of the event’s proceeds went to the Queens Tourism Council. The next Queens Distance Runners event will be a 10-kilometer tag team race in Cunningham Park on Feb. 15, 2014.