15th Annual Valvoline Instant Oil Change Goblin Gallop 5K
Another Successful Party Race
By James Moreland
October 26, 2008
Fairfax, VA
For the Washington Running Report
Race photographer Kathy Freedman gives us a look at the race
start.
Runners dodged a bullet this weekend. Saturday morning was cool
but soon dampened as the area ended a mini drought of three
weeks. The weather man explained to everyone Saturday night
that Sunday would be sunny and dry. "Yes, it will be colder but
the runners like it that way." The 33rd Marine Corps Marathon
was on the news with its more than 18,000 finishers but none
of them were dressed up as anything other than a runner. At
the awards in the women's division, a costumed "strawberry"
bested an "apple." Many of the award winners wore costumes on
the stage as they accepted their prizes, which included more
than $3,000 in cash. The top three masters received gift
certificates from Coastal Flats, located directly behind the
stage. Age groups went three deep in five year age groups,
though they stopped at 70-99. There were some excellent older
runners such as Larry Dickerson (77) and Walt Washburn (86) who
excel but can longer stay with the young whippersnappers such
as age group winner Chan Robbins (71). At this year's Goblin Gallop, nearly 1200 runners finished the
5K and the fun run included around 500 hundred happy Halloween
costumed characters. The T-shirt was a bright orange glow in
the dark that shouted out, "This race is a party." In the
square, a really good band pumped out energy with power songs
before, during, and after the race. Just as they did last
year, The Sparkplugs provided some great songs for the
huge crowd of runners, walkers, and spectators. Watching them set up the food before the race on this gorgeous
autumn morning, one could have been tempted to forego the race
and be first in line for the hot dogs, popcorn, Krispy Kreme
doughnuts, that joined the traditional fruits, bagels, bottled
water.
The fun run/walk went off at 8:30 and the narrow streets of the
mall were jammed with happy people. Then at 9:00, announcer Joe
Rubinstein urged everyone to line up behind the ChronoTrack
mats and the race was soon underway. The first 150 meters was
like the 'running of the bulls' as hundreds of racers darted
out
through the crowded street. Soon after the race turned the
corner and blitzed down a long hill to give runners a chance
for early speed. Last year's champion Ezkyas Sisay (19) of Burke, VA (in
photo) had let a couple runners stay close and won a close
race
in 15:30. This year the teen, who turns twenty next month,
powered away from runner-up Steve Mance (24) of Alexandria,
flirting with a sub 15:00. Mance had finished a mere five
seconds behind Sisay last week at the Stone Ridge 5K. This time
he ran 15:35. Third place Tim Schaefer (30) of Gaithersburg,
MD, coming off a 10K win in September ran a solid 16:21.
These times are surprisingly tame for a large race with cash
prizes. Fourth place Dylan Keith at 16:55 was the last runner
to break 17:00 just as only four did last year. Last year
Terry McLaughlin (48) of Spotsylvania, VA led all masters with
18:02, including this years second masters George Lane (17:56)
who avenged his 2007 race of 18:10. As with all the top
runners, McLaughlin was a little disappointed with the "drop
off" in his time. He is sure to be back to challenge this
year's winner Jean Chrisophe Arcaz (47) of Rockville, MD (in
photo chasing after Ryan Donohue who eluded him to earn fifth
place overall in 17:24). Karsten Brown (34) of Front Royal, VA has been preparing for
the
submasters with a break out year, finishing in a solid 17:28.
Close behind him, eighth place Rennix Offutt (16) of Sterling,
VA was the fastest first time racer at the Stone Ridge 5K last
week, he like it so much he returned to win his division in
17:51.
The really competitive divisions were the fifties. These old
guys were out for blood. Gary Grimsley (54) of Springfield, VA
was so hot he ran without a shirt. He promised and delivered a
sub 19:00. Last year's winner Steve Johnson of Alexandria, VA
was only a few seconds slower and did not make the top three.
Grimsley gunned after last year's 55-59 runner-up Richard Adams
Jr. of Herndon, VA feeling certain that he could stay with the
top guns in that division. Last year Adams was first across the
line but lost to rival Dan Eddy in net time. This year with
rumors of a possible Chuck Moeser sighting, Adams jetted out
quickly taking on the challenge offered by 40-44 age group
winner Matt Anderson (18:21). Adams hung with him improving
over last year's 19:21 with perhaps his best race of the year.
He held off Grimsley's final charge to be top grandmaster in
18:42.
Steve Robinson (53) of Herndon, VA is enjoying an excellent
fall, earlier running his fastest 5K of the year in 19:10.
Today's race, his fourth 5K of the fall, was in 19:14 one
second faster than his slowest race of the fall. He just eked
out a victory over Trey Kinkead by less then
a second net time, using that final competitive charge to
improve his race time.
After the race, he was eager to find out if Kinkead was in his
age group. Nope, Kinkead was in the 40-44 division in which he
finished third, while Robinson was second in his age
group. All in all eight grandmasters, finished faster than twenty-one
minutes. In photo, the ninth grandmaster was Peter
Hemphill (50) of Centreville, VA in 21:12. Race Director Dixon
Hemphill is the proud father of this fine runner. The elder
Hemphill knows what it takes to run a good race, holding a few
Virginia state records. A mere ten years ago while in his seventies, Hemphill ran the
Race for the Cure 5K in 21:58. That will give Chan Robbins (71)
of Arlington, VA something to shoot for. Nobody racing today
can touch Robbins in the 5K, which he ran in 22:55 to dominate
his division. Indeed he was only one second behind the 60-64
winner Dick Conway of Springfield, VA
As with an increasing number of races, the women out numbered
the men, this time by more than 200 with 659 women and 450 men.
For the winner Elena Orlova (38) of Germantown, MD, English is
not her first language. It is clearly running. She burst away
from the field and was the 11th runner overall. A mere two
years from being a master, her blazing 18:17 was very
impressive. This is especially so with no other women to push
her. Young Sam(antha) Ference of Clifton, VA had an easy time
as runner-up in 19:45 but never had a chance to close on
Orlova. Third place money was a different story. Marie Sandrock
(36) of Alexandria, VA got out strong but she never could shake
fourth place Gillian Kalaris (32) of Leesburg, VA. As expected,
runners slowed a lot in the second and third miles after
enjoying the early downhill charge. Kalaris stayed within
striking distance and when the race crested the final hill for
the final quarter sprint she was still close. Sandrock dug it
out to win the spot 20:36 to 20:46.
The fifth place runner was a young runner, Anna Markowitz (15)
of Springfield, VA. There were lots of young runners in the
race. Many flamed out after the first half mile. Markowitz
stayed strong holding off the challenge by the pack of women
following. Seventh place Monique Rico (40) of Aldie, VA (in
photo) had a lot of confidence coming off a masters win
last week at the Stone Ridge 5K in 20:55. With a slightly
hillier course, she took the top spot with 21:28. Second master
Andrea Vincent (40) of Fairfax, VA had her in her sights with a
top ten finish in 21:58. In the grandmasters, 50-54 Merrilee Seidman (54) of Alexandria,
VA was tops in 24:13. Suanne Shocket (55) of Manassas, VA was
next in 24:33 but she had a net time of 24:12. Clearly, these
two age group winners will have further discussions when
Seidman joins Shocket in her division. Even starting a minute
late Eileen Collins (61) of Herndon, VA easily was the top
runner older than sixty.
In photo below, third place Marie Sandrock powers homes a
stride ahead of Steve Johnson, third 50-54.
Awards
FEMALE OVERALL
Place Num Name Ag City Gun T Net T Pace
===== ===== ====================== == ===================== ===== ===== =====
1 1189 Elena Orlova 38 Germantown MD 18:17 18:16 5:53
2 1225 Samantha Ference 23 Clifton VA 19:45 19:45 6:22
3 7 Marie Sandrock 36 Alexandria VA 20:36 20:36 6:38 MALE OVERALL
Place Num Name Ag City Gun T Net T Pace
===== ===== ====================== == ===================== ===== ===== =====
1 1152 Ezkyas Sisay 19 Burke VA 15:01 14:58 4:49
2 1306 Steven Mance 24 Alexandria VA 15:35 15:33 5:01
3 1206 Tim Schaefer 30 Gaithersburg MD 16:21 16:21 5:16 FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 40 - 99
1 1179 Monique Rico 40 Aldie VA 21:28 21:27 6:55
2 5 Andrea Vincent 40 Fairfax VA 21:58 21:48 7:01
3 481 Jennifer Lazio 40 Alexandria VA 22:37 22:37 7:17 MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 40 - 99
1 1154 Jean-Christ Arcaz 47 Rockville MD 17:24 17:23 5:36
2 3 George Lane 42 Ashburn VA 17:56 17:55 5:46
3 14 Terry McLaughlin 48 Spotsylvania VA 18:11 18:10 5:51 FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 01 - 14
1 217 Jessica Bachelder 12 Fairfax VA 23:41 23:39 7:37
2 1256 Cori Black 11 Fairfax VA 23:55 23:54 7:42
3 1041 Natalie Nelson 11 Sterling VA 24:20 24:19 7:50 MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 01 - 14
1 974 Brian Yudkin 14 Annandale VA 22:15 22:00 7:05
2 1293 Johnny Pace 11 Centreville VA 23:11 22:57 7:24
3 1186 Matthew McKew 12 Herndon VA 23:21 23:02 7:25 FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 15 - 19
1 1039 Anna Markowitz 15 Springfield VA 21:10 21:05 6:47
2 805 Roxanne Fleischer 19 Westminster MD 24:09 22:36 7:17
3 737 Emily Peoples 19 Wilmington DE 24:09 22:36 7:17 MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 15 - 19
1 1133 Rennix Offutt 16 Sterling VA 17:51 17:50 5:45
2 109 Bobby Haase 15 Fairfax VA 18:21 18:19 5:54
3 962 Steven Hurwitt 16 Ashburn VA 19:21 19:08 6:10 FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 20 - 24
1 524 Jennifer Zielinski 23 Burke VA 21:49 21:48 7:01
2 1043 Allison Hellberg 21 Sarver PA 25:22 24:19 7:50
3 738 Stephanie Smith 24 South Riding VA 24:27 24:26 7:52 MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 20 - 24
1 712 Dylan Keith 24 Arlington VA 16:55 16:55 5:27
2 397 Paul Hiles 23 Charlottesville VA 18:57 18:49 6:04
3 599 Elliott Jones 21 Arlington VA 21:10 21:09 6:49 FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 25 - 29
1 1307 Courtney Kenney 25 Arlington VA 21:19 21:19 6:52
2 1063 Meredith Norris 26 Centreville VA 21:51 21:51 7:02
3 551 Tracy Semler 28 Reston VA 22:05 22:01 7:05 MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 25 - 29
1 1238 Ryan Donohue 29 Centreville VA 17:22 17:20 5:35
2 1223 Christopher Henry 25 Fairfax VA 20:08 19:17 6:13
3 602 Brad Holzwart 27 Fairfax VA 20:11 19:54 6:24 FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 30 - 34
1 4 Gillian Kalaris 32 Leesburg VA 20:46 20:45 6:41
2 720 Jennifer Pantall 30 Ashburn VA 21:58 21:49 7:02
3 954 Carin MacLean 32 Fairfax Station VA 22:03 21:53 7:03 MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 30 - 34
1 191 Karsten Brown 34 Front Royal VA 17:28 17:26 5:37
2 176 Ryan Hughes 31 Vienna VA 20:12 20:10 6:30
3 741 Richard Moha 34 Alexandria VA 21:11 21:10 6:49 FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 35 - 39
1 723 Kristy Jones 35 South Riding VA 21:33 21:33 6:56
2 660 Stephanie Kofman 38 Clifton VA 22:19 22:04 7:06
3 167 Karen Ashbrook-Barnes 38 Vienna VA 23:35 23:14 7:29 MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 35 - 39
1 396 David Kreitzer 36 Bristow VA 19:19 19:13 6:12
2 1178 Gary Rossen 39 Springfield VA 20:28 20:28 6:36
3 946 Anthony Drake 38 Arlington VA 21:06 20:59 6:46 FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 40 - 44
1 922 Carole Kammel 40 Rockville MD 22:48 22:44 7:19
2 670 Angelika Kirkland 42 Oakton VA 25:02 23:57 7:43
3 525 Deb MacLean 43 Fairfax VA 25:41 25:13 8:07 MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 40 - 44
1 1211 Matt Anderson 42 Fairfax VA 18:21 18:21 5:55
2 1022 Todd Katz 40 Oak Hill VA 18:41 18:39 6:01
3 1164 Trey Kinkead 44 Rockville MD 19:13 19:12 6:11 FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 45 - 49
1 1163 Sarah Buckheit 48 Reston VA 24:09 24:08 7:46
2 1303 Felice Berkowitz 49 Fairfax VA 24:48 24:27 7:52
3 1125 Renee Kinsey 48 Centreville VA 24:36 24:34 7:55 MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 45 - 49
1 1215 Bill Stahr 48 The Plains VA 20:47 20:45 6:41
2 727 Pete McConnell 46 Fairfax VA 20:57 20:56 6:45
3 218 Paul Bachelder 49 Fairfax VA 21:23 21:20 6:52 FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 50 - 54
1 381 Merrilee Seidman 54 Alexandria VA 24:13 24:13 7:48
2 226 Nancy Cary 53 Reston VA 25:20 25:12 8:07
3 1240 Debbie Wykowski 52 Manassas VA 26:55 26:52 8:39 MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 50 - 54
1 999 Gary Grimsley 54 Springfield VA 18:45 18:44 6:02
2 1136 Steve Robinson 53 Herndon VA 19:14 19:12 6:11
3 794 David Landau 53 Potomac MD 20:11 20:10 6:30 FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 55 - 59
1 1176 Suanne Shocket 55 Manassas VA 24:33 24:12 7:48
2 98 Linda Hildreth 55 Oak Hill VA 30:22 28:27 9:10
3 1191 Diane White 55 Annandale VA 32:24 31:41 10:12 MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 55 - 59
1 13 Richard Adams Jr 57 Herndon VA 18:42 18:41 6:01
2 1126 Ted Paget 57 Centreville VA 19:40 19:40 6:20
3 382 Paul Bousel 55 Alexandria VA 19:51 19:50 6:23 FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 60 - 64
1 1213 Eileen Collins 61 Herndon VA 29:22 28:25 9:09
2 943 Gretchen Bolton 63 Bethesda MD 30:04 29:48 9:36
3 1281 Rosemary Jellish 64 Alexandria VA 36:49 34:57 11:15 MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 60 - 64
1 1246 Dick Conway 60 Springfield VA 22:54 22:50 7:21
2 1248 Robert Weiner 61 Accokeek MD 25:04 24:58 8:02
3 1175 Noah Nason 60 Manassas VA 26:44 26:23 8:30 FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 65 - 69
1 348 Miriam Grable 66 Alexandria VA 34:53 34:44 11:11
2 1005 Bertha McMillen 68 Arlington VA 39:24 38:53 12:31
3 627 Stella Butera 69 Dumfries VA 60:54 58:11 18:44 MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 65 - 69
1 608 Bob Eldridge 68 Reston VA 26:05 26:01 8:23
2 666 Joseph Hulings 67 Burke VA 27:58 26:24 8:30
3 1250 John Haubert 66 Alexandria VA 27:01 26:42 8:36 FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 70 - 99
1 374 Winnie Gordon 75 Fairfax VA 41:34 40:41 13:06
2 211 Lillian Wolf 74 Silver Spring MD 66:31 64:50 20:52 MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 70 - 99
1 15 Chan Robbins 71 Arlington VA 22:55 22:55 7:23
2 1233 John Gluck 71 Alexandria VA 25:14 24:53 8:01
3 225 David Cary 71 Reston VA 26:01 25:53 8:20 MALE FIRST TIME RACER: NET TIME - NET PACE 1 - 99
1 746 Daniel Amico 16 M Chantilly VA 20:45 20:17 6:32 FEMALE FIRST TIME RACER: NET TIME - NET PACE 1 - 99
1 805 Roxanne Fleischer 19 F Westminster MD 24:09 22:36 7:17
Third in his division, Trey Kinkead (44) of Rockville, MD
duels with 53-year-old Steve Robinson (#1136).
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