The Cascades Community Association and Sterling Volunteer Fire Department presented a comeback event on Saturday, May 24 in Sterling, Virginia.

Patriot Games
Alisa Harvey, assistant coach at George Mason University since this January, ran her first 10K this year and won the women's division in 37:45.

Tough as Granite
The Moeser family moved south from New Hampshire in 1991 and father Chuck, now age 51, has been shredding the pavement at local road races frequently. In the Cascades Fire Chase 10K, Moeser placed third overall with a time of 34:04.

Women Learn to Climb the Hills
6th place woman Mary Klaff, 37, almost caught road veteran Steve Forman, 62, with her finishing time of 44:07. They both ran well and survived the rolling hills. "A tough course with a long hill," remarked Forman afterwords.

Eagle Eyes
Patrick Griffith, 58, recounted Alisa Harvey's smart racing strategy. Griffith ran briefly with Harvey on a downhill portion of the course; Harvey(37:45) then passed Griffith(38:37), Richard Adams(38:26), 52, and Tom Cook (38:16), 44. 17th place male Douglas Landau (40:04) bubbled agreeably that it was Harvey who ran the smartest race. No matter where he finishes, Patrick Griffith has a law officer's ability to give the straight facts.

Well-Prepared to Run, Happy to Finish
Laurie Bickart, 33, finished 7th in 44:26. There were many mothers among the female finishers, such as Louise Hancock, 30, and Karen Costa, 35. Hancock ran 48:45 and Costa ran 58:06 on the challenging 10K course; both are mothers to three children and credit running with allowing them to keep their sanity. Melissa,39, and Douglas Landau are the parents of four children - she is a former aerobics teacher and explains that mom has time to run because it is her first priority.

A Decent Turnout with 406 Finishers in the 10K Run
Alexander Lamme's strong legs propelled the 28-year-old to a 6th place men's finish in 37:30. Like a majority of participants, Lamme lives nearby; many finishers claimed to be very familar with the rolling terrain on the course from regular training on this type of scenery.
There were other athletes, like 44-year-old Leesburg resident Larry Hinkin sporting a Kansas State University shirt, who found the hill on the course to be a "nasty surprise." Hinkin handled it well by completing the course in 46:34.

A Fun Start to Memorial Day Weekend
Amy Feuerbach, 25, finished tenth among women with a time of 45:26.
A quiet, smiling Anthony Del Moral, 23 (47:43) and his father Tony, 61 (59:41), prepared for next week's Rock'n'Roll Marathon in San Diego with a 10K jaunt through the neighborhood. Tony Del Moral says he will achieve his 100th marathon next weekend!

The Under-30 Group Was Well-Represented
20-year-old Charles Bowles enthusiastically ran strides before the start of the run. The Boyce, VA resident finished in 11th place with his 38:52.
Teha Kennard, 25 (42:24), placed as third woman and Jessica Goveia, 26 (42:29), placed fourth while Jason Weber, 26 (34:56), placed as 4th man.

Award Winners for the Cascades 10K Fire Chase

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OVERALL MALE  (Clock Time)
Place Num   Name                Age City                  Time    
===== ===== =================== === ===================== ======= 
    1     3 Michael Wardian      29 Arlington VA            32:46 
    2   467 Todd Martin          33 Herndon VA              33:16 
    3    50 Chuck Moeser         51 Sterling VA             34:04 

OVERALL FEMALE  (Clock Time)
Place Num   Name                Age City                  Time    
===== ===== =================== === ===================== ======= 
    1     5 Alisa Harvey         37 Manassas VA             37:45 
    2   372 Julie Hayden         43 Ashburn VA              40:42 
    3   602 Teha Kennard         25 Washington DC           42:24 

MALE AGE GROUP:  1 - 19   (NET TIME)
    1   470 Max Werner          14 Sterling VA             39:18 
    2   419 Nick Mclaughlin     14 Leesburg VA             41:41 
    3   579 Matheaw Diniega     16 Sterling VA             49:26 

FEMALE AGE GROUP:  1 - 19   (NET TIME)
    1   485 Krista Williams     19 Alexandria VA           47:42 
    2   250 Carissa Edens       15 Sterling VA             49:14 
    3   532 Heather Brock       19 Sterling VA             53:09 

MALE AGE GROUP:  20 - 24   (NET TIME)
    1   550 Charles Bowles      20 Boyce VA                38:50 
    2   435 Tim Hogan           24 Dubuque IA              42:53 
    3   584 Brian Luhman        21 Sterling VA             43:00 

FEMALE AGE GROUP:  20 - 24   (NET TIME)
    1   278 Tara Flint          21 Sterling VA             44:46 
    2   387 Pamela Campbell     24 Charlottesville VA      46:37 
    3   530 Rose Moeser         21 Sterling VA             46:50 

MALE AGE GROUP:  25 - 29   (NET TIME)
    1   547 Jason Weber         26 Herndon VA              34:54 
    2   145 Alexander Lamme     28 Sterling VA             37:28 
    3   168 Chris Geary         27 Reston VA               41:44 

FEMALE AGE GROUP:  25 - 29   (NET TIME)
    1   200 Jessica Goveia      26 Sterling VA             42:26 
    2   183 Amy Feuerbach       25 Falls Church VA         45:18 
    3   638 Louise Profit       27 Sterling VA             45:45 

MALE AGE GROUP:  30 - 34   (NET TIME)
    1   504 Eric Von Kleeck     32 Sterling VA             41:18 
    2    41 Jim Grohman         33 Sterling VA             42:04 
    3   366 Paul Snyder         30 Sterling VA             42:21 

FEMALE AGE GROUP:  30 - 34   (NET TIME)
    1   207 Laurie Bickart      33 Potomac Falls VA        44:21 
    2   352 Andrea Bargsley     34 Merrifield VA           44:50 
    3   438 Kathleen Mcfarlane  33 Ashburn VA              45:55 

MALE AGE GROUP:  35 - 39   (NET TIME)
    1   341 Bruce Nibbelink     37 Leesburg VA             38:53 
    2   615 Duffin Newman       38 Sterling VA             39:51 
    3   534 John Granata        39 Sterling VA             40:48 

FEMALE AGE GROUP:  35 - 39   (NET TIME)
    1   572 Terri Rath          39 Ashburn VA              42:46 
    2   437 Mary Klaff          37 Potomac Falls VA        43:59 
    3   306 Linda Newsome       38 Ashburn VA              46:47 

MALE AGE GROUP:  40 - 44   (NET TIME)
    1   318 Martin Calhoun      41 Herndon VA              38:08 
    2   379 Tom Cook            44 Chantilly VA            38:10 
    3    47 Douglas Landau      42 Herndon VA              40:01 

FEMALE AGE GROUP:  40 - 44   (NET TIME)
    1   328 Sharon Glees        40 Ashburn VA              46:42 
    2    53 Maureen Lopina      43 Herndon VA              48:05 
    3   337 Nancy Wallace       43 Sterling VA             48:32 

MALE AGE GROUP:  45 - 49   (NET TIME)
    1    11 Steven Ward         47 Reston VA               36:37 
    2   499 Matt Rea            47 Sterling VA             38:53 
    3   592 Myron Kremer        46 Winchester VA           41:36 

FEMALE AGE GROUP:  45 - 49   (NET TIME)
    1   573 Karla Eisch         46 Vestal NY               46:03 
    2   600 Carole Roeder       46 Ashburn VA              48:37 
    3   408 Linnea Olsen        47 Alexandria VA           48:59 

MALE AGE GROUP:  50 - 54   (NET TIME)
    1   544 Richard Adams Jr    52 Herndon VA              38:24 
    2     4 Graham Machorton    52 Sterling VA             44:37 
    3   297 David Conover       52 Great Falls VA          47:51 

FEMALE AGE GROUP:  50 - 54   (NET TIME)
    1   166 Wendy Brown         54 Reston VA               56:21 
    2   262 Jacqueline Unitis   53 Sterling VA             57:58 
    3   260 Deborah Trefzger    51 Sterling VA           1:08:31 

MALE AGE GROUP:  55 - 59   (NET TIME)
    1    15 Patrick Griffith    58 Alexandria VA           38:36 
    2    51 Jim Vollbrecht      58 Vienna VA               46:15 
    3   559 Doyle Talkington    56 Dulles VA               49:24 

FEMALE AGE GROUP:  55 - 59   (NET TIME)
No Finishers

MALE AGE GROUP:  60 - 64   (NET TIME)
    1   541 Steve Forman        62 Mclean VA               44:03 
    2   596 Rush Fritz          63 Washington DC           49:49 
    3   388 Kenny Brumback      63 Great Falls VA          53:06 

FEMALE AGE GROUP:  60 - 64   (NET TIME)
    1    40 Paula Compton       60 Ashburn VA              59:50 
    2   526 Bunny Runyan        62 Sterling VA           1:04:45 
    3   495 Sam Robey           60 Herndon VA            1:07:46 

MALE AGE GROUP:  65 - 69   (NET TIME)
    1    20 Chan Robbins        65 Arlington VA            44:39 
    2    56 Alan Rider          67 Reston VA               49:47 
    3   403 William Hoss        68 Herndon VA              51:43 

FEMALE AGE GROUP:  65 - 69   (NET TIME)
    1   272 Jean Connors        65 Sterling VA             56:44 

MALE AGE GROUP:  70 & Over   (NET TIME)
    1   225 Irving Wagman       70 Springfield VA        1:25:42 

FEMALE AGE GROUP:  70 & Over   (NET TIME)
No Finishers

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