Photo below: DC's Max Lockwood finishes third in 34:51, three seconds behind author Jim Hage.

"Running is life," the T-shirt says, "and the rest is just details."

Sometimes, however, the details can become overwhelming. Such was the case at the silver anniversary of the Capitol Hill Classic 10K, although most of the record crowd of 2,459 ran and enjoyed the summer-like sunny weather, blissfully unaware of the pall cast upon the proceedings by the unexpected death five days earlier of Mary O'Neill Rush, race registration coordinator and pillar of the close-knit Capitol Hill community.

"It's been a tough week," said race co-chair Kristen Hartke. "She was larger than life."

With the funeral for Rush held at the height of prerace registration the day before the race, volunteers cobbled together a committee to handle the demand while the mourners gathered. That the race and its accompanying festivities came off seamlessly was a tribute to the doggedness of the race organizers to honor Rush and hold the event at all. White ribbons in her memory adorned hundreds of volunteers.

Sadly, the details weren't quite through wreaking havoc at Capitol Hill, as the muggy weather overcame three runners who left the finish area in ambulances. One man, 31-year-old Royce Resoso from Herndon, collapsed after crossing the finish line in 54 minutes 4 seconds and was rushed to the Washington Hospital Center, where he remained in intensive care Sunday night.

But runners run and the show went on. Arlington's most prolific roadracer, Michael Wardian, easily added another title to his growing collection. Wardian, 30, grabbed the lead at the start, extended his margin around RFK Stadium and ran utterly alone up Capitol Hill to the finish, winning in 32:14.

"I was hoping to go faster," Wardian said, "but it was tough running by myself. Still, it's always good to win."

Wardian should know, even though he was racing on fumes, having won the Germantown 5-Miler in 25:14 the day prior, then celebrating his upcoming nuptials at an engagement party early into Sunday morning.

Women's winner Christina Wells, 29, from Woodbridge (photo left), who finished 25th in 2:42:01 at the women's Olympic marathon trials in April, beat Jackie Concaugh, 29, from Alexandria. Wells ran 36:28; Concaugh, who arrived at the race straight from her overnight hospital shift, ran 37:37.

While hundreds of volunteers persevered through their grief so that thousands could race, it may have been the dozens of squealing youngsters who participated in the kids' run afterward that best exemplified the joy even amidst the sadness that makes our regular Sunday morning races--"just like church," some say-- so integral to living.

10K Award Winners

MALE 
Place Name                    Ag City               Time    
===== ======================= == ================== ======= 
    1 Michael Wardian         30 Arlington VA         32:14 
    2 Jim Hage                46 Kensington MD        34:48 
    3 Max Lockwood            34 Washington DC        34:51 


FEMALE 
Place Name                    Ag City               Time    
===== ======================= == ================== ======= 
    1 Christina Wells         29 Woodbridge VA        36:28 
    2 Jacqueline Concaugh     29 Alexandria VA        37:37 
    3 Laura Turner            24 Washington DC        39:52 


MALE AGE GROUP:  01 - 19
    1 Robert Ackermann        18 Fairfax VA           43:29 
    2 Casey Mlyniec           13 Washington DC        47:15 
    3 Christopher Hoffman     16 Harrisonburg VA      48:28 


FEMALE AGE GROUP:  01 - 19
    1 Allie Darling           13 Clifton VA           51:32 
    2 Colleen Ackermann       16 Fairfax VA           59:51 
    3 Janie Dell              13 Centreville VA     1:00:05 


MALE AGE GROUP:  20 - 29
    1 Alex Filides            28                      35:26 
    2 Christopher Rogers      26 Minneapolis MN       35:43 
    3 Eddie Valentine         24 Arlington VA         36:46 


FEMALE AGE GROUP:  20 - 29
    1 Victoria Mcparland      27 Washington DC        40:00 
    2 Sarah Taylor            23 Arlington VA         41:24 
    3 Tricia Peters           23 Washington DC        41:49 


MALE AGE GROUP:  30 - 39
    1 Troy Herrera            34 Longmont CO          36:14 
    2 David Kent              32 Arlington VA         36:57 
    3 Dean Gebhardt           37 Washington DC        36:59 


FEMALE AGE GROUP:  30 - 39
    1 Rebecca Nathan          38 Arlington VA         43:38 
    2 Caroline Merena         38 Arlington VA         44:08 
    3 Heather Lamberg-Kafelle 31                      44:33 


MALE AGE GROUP:  40 - 49
    1 Jon Schoenberg          40 Crofton MD           35:00 
    2 Kevin Brewer            42 New York NY          36:21 
    3 Rich Robinson           43 Chester MD           38:05 


FEMALE AGE GROUP:  40 - 49
    1 Eileen Kean             45 Alexandria VA        47:23 
    2 Nancy Sturm             41 Washington DC        47:37 
    3 Blake Rushin            42 Vienna VA            47:54 


MALE AGE GROUP:  50 - 59
    1 Richard Morgan          52 Silver Spring MD     39:10 
    2 Mark Grummer            53 Washington DC        41:48 
    3 Lennie Carter           51 Washington DC        42:10 


FEMALE AGE GROUP:  50 - 59
    1 Alice Franks            56 Rockville MD         47:28 
    2 Jane Godfrey            55 Takoma Park MD       49:42 
    3 Catherine Van Brocklin  57 Gaithersburg MD      51:14 


MALE AGE GROUP:  60 - 69
    1 Don Zillman             60 Santa Fe NM          48:21 
    2 Krupakar Revanna        61 Falls Church VA      49:22 
    3 Bill Gardner            64 Duluth GA            49:59 


FEMALE AGE GROUP:  60 - 69
    1 Sharon Wright           61 Washington DC      1:03:43 
    2 Jeanete Novak           60 Damascus MD        1:08:42 
    3 Angela Elkins           60 Washington DC      1:23:45 


MALE AGE GROUP:  70 - 99
    1 Henry Metzger           72 Chevy Chase MD       59:38 
    2 Edward Green            72 Washington DC      1:09:03 


FEMALE AGE GROUP:  70 - 99
No finishers

3K Award Winners

MALE 
Place Name                    Ag City               Time    
===== ======================= == ================== ======= 
    1 Ted Poulos              42 Mclean VA             9:19 
    2 Neely Tacker            40 Washington DC         9:25 
    3 Bernard Williams        29 Washington DC         9:34 


FEMALE 
Place Name                    Ag City               Time    
===== ======================= == ================== ======= 
    1 Darcy Strouse           40 Frederick MD         10:15 
    2 Brauna Carl             31 Springfield VA       10:38 
    3 Sarah Buckheit          44 Reston VA            11:25 


MALE AGE GROUP:  01 - 19
    1 Garet Strouse           10 Frederick MD         11:00 
    2 Josh Soble              16 Washington DC        11:20 
    3 Garrett Taylor          11 Arlington VA         11:58 


FEMALE AGE GROUP:  01 - 19
    1 Anna Novick             15 Washington DC        11:38 
    2 Annie Ochmanek          18 Washington DC        12:50 
    3 Julia Scheider-Williams 11 Vienna VA            13:05 


MALE AGE GROUP:  20 - 29
    1 Graham Lanz             25 Washington DC        14:32 
    2 William Hennessy        22 Ashburn VA           14:59 
    3 Allen Smith             24 Arlington VA         20:24 


FEMALE AGE GROUP:  20 - 29
    1 Elizabeth Wellons       24 Arlington VA         16:38 
    2 Charity Banfield        26 Washington DC        16:45 
    3 Suzanne Muchene         27 Columbia MD          17:01 


MALE AGE GROUP:  30 - 39
    1 Martin Adams            30 Arlington VA         12:44 
    2 Mark Johnson            38 Washington DC        14:22 
    3 Ricardo Sjapeki         33 Washington DC        14:26 


FEMALE AGE GROUP:  30 - 39
    1 Melissa Bulkley         39 Washington DC        14:42 
    2 Meri Clark              30                      14:44 
    3 Sasha Hennessy          31 Vienna VA            14:59 


MALE AGE GROUP:  40 - 49
    1 Steven Branch           48 Washington DC        13:49 
    2 Don Gladstone           47 Gaithersburg MD      14:42 
    3 Robert Coffman          44                      14:45 


FEMALE AGE GROUP:  40 - 49
    1 Janet Townshend         40 Vienna VA            13:10 
    2 Diane Rogers            42 Vienna VA            13:25 
    3 Katharine Matthews      46 Washington DC        13:56 


MALE AGE GROUP:  50 - 59
    1 Peter Novick            52 Washington DC        11:00 
    2 Robert Weiner           57                      11:45 
    3 David Ochmanek          53 Washington DC        12:58 


FEMALE AGE GROUP:  50 - 59
    1 Sarah Burke             52                      17:43 
    2 Claire Southerlin       57 Washington DC        18:45 
    3 Silvie Cohlan           54 Thousand Oaks CA     19:25 


MALE AGE GROUP:  60 - 69
    1 Alan Braley             65 Washington DC        18:10 
    2 James Graber            62                      18:58 
    3 James Cohlan            63 Thousand Oaks CA     19:25 


FEMALE AGE GROUP:  60 - 69
    1 Rita Whitney            63 Washington DC        19:57 
    2 Elizabeth Bulkley       64 Escondido CA         22:52 
    3 Bonnie Muchene          63 Columbia MD                


MALE AGE GROUP:  70 - 99
No finishers


FEMALE AGE GROUP:  70 - 99
No finishers

Update: When Royce Resoso regained consciousness in the hospital Sunday night, he immediately asked what his finishing time was! A typical runner's reaction . . . and one for which we are grateful.

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