By James Moreland
Washington, DC
June 2, 2012
For the Washington Running Report
The storms were thunderous the night before but the dawn brought a perfect morning. Ten of thousands of runners, walkers, and spectators came out for the serious business of raising money for the Cure. More than $11 million dollars was a proudly ambitious amount that was achieved. Much of the success of the huge event comes from the powerfully optimistic view of the people involved.
With work being done on the mall, the event began in a new spot with the running portion heading north on 15th street in the shadow of the Washington Monument and turning west onto Constitution. A little further along the way the walkers, who made up 80% of the field, waited for their turn onto the course that circled back around before heading south to Independence and back down to the regular finish line at 5th Street.
The event would continue to have a flood of participants flowing down the boulevard for hours after the start. The mood was joyous and hopeful with the color pink standing out as the color of survivors. There were 171 survivors listed among the 5K runners led by Judy Pickett, 48, of Cameron Park, CA and Kathleen Hammett, 40, of Hollywood, MD. Both of their times are elite times for their age group, finishing ninth and tenth overall. In the walk there were hundreds more survivors.
Women have been populating road racing at a greater and greater pace. In the last couple of years they have passed men in total numbers. It was little surprise that today’s event drew women at a two to one rate among the nearly five thousand finishers in the running portion.
There was a little confusion on the correct path from Constitution to Independence. At the finish line Martha Nelson improved by near a minute from last year’s seventh place to win it all in 17:59. Meghan Ridgley was again second but she was a minute slower than last year. Third place Mijiko Phelps was the top master in 19:43. Not far behind her in fifth place was the grandmaster favorite Dee Loughran, 53, in an excellent 19:55. She had the top age graded time with a superb 88.7%. Nelson and Pickett also exceeded the national standard of 80% for the women.
The top two men exceeded the national standard as well. Last year’s winner Wilson Komen improved on his race time to 15:28 but had to settle for the runner-up spot. Thomas Adam of Charlottesville, VA (left) looked calm strolling around the starting mats before the race. But when the race started he bolted away from everyone but Komen. His fine 15:16 was easily enough to be crowned champion.
By James Moreland
Sterling, VA
May 26, 2012
For the Washington Running Report
Fun run start .
For the last nine years this special race that starts underneath the ladders of two fire trucks in Sterling, has acted like the official start of the summer season. Raced on Memorial Day weekend the region usually blasts out a ninety degree day to test the runners. The course is a two loop jaunt around the Community Center. After cresting the first long hill at the end of the second mile runners get to run under an uncapped fire hydrant. A quick look at the times will tell you that the first real scorcher of 2012 took its toll on the nearly 500 10K finishers.
Only one event record was broken and that was Christy Dannenberg’s 19 & younger record of 42:22 set in 2004. Race winner Melissa Saunders, 19, took the crown in a very nice 41:21. The elite division for the Runner Rankings is 41:15. Only two others years, both extra hot, had a winner slower than forty minutes.
Katie Clarke, 19, got a late start finishing in 42:58 but her net time of 42:25 was near the former event record. Only one women in the top ten finishers returned from last year, sixth place Mandana Mortazavi, 48 in 45:16. Fourth place Kim Isler was the masters champion in 44:23.
In the men’s race, Ray Pugsley, 43, was the consensus favorite to win it all. Pugsley cruised home in 34:37 for his third win in five tries. He had set the 35-39 record winning in 2006 with 33:29. The next year he was second to Jorge Pardo, 38, who took his record with 33:21. In 2008 he came to for revenge besting Pardo 33:21 with an excellent 33:02 but was again second as Philippe Rolly, 35, won it all in 32:49. All three broke the previous record. The next year Pugsley returned as a master to win it all in 33:02, again. Only one runner older than Pugsley has won the race. That was Linda Foley, 46, back in 2008.
In 2007, runner-up Max Werner, 23 , had the second fastest teen time in 35:41. Today he topped his best Cascades 10K with 35:39. The teen record was set by C.W. Moran with 32:34. The following year he joined Philippe Rolly in a blistering charge down the final hill finishing in an identical time of 30:40. Rolly got the victory by an eyelash, while Moran settled for the 20-24 record. Last year Ethan Pacifico (left) was fourth overall in a solid 37:53. This year he was fifth, improving to 36:57. He still has three more years to try for Werner’s time.
For the older runners, Roland Rust, 60, continues his top ranked spring season with an excellent 40:24 for the second best age graded time, after Pugsley, in tthe event. It makes you realize how good Patrick Griffith was. Griffith is one of three runners, Moran and Rolly, with two age group records. He had a fabulous 38:46 back in 2005 at age sixty.
Four runners from the 50 Plus Club with a combined 161 races run so far this year came out to race. Jim Noone, 67, took another title with a solid 44:18. Bob Gurtler, 77, who normally prefers the 5K with 28 already this year, ran his fifth 10K of the year in 1:06:53. Karen Young, 43, and Bill Stahr, 51, have a combined 35 races each in the 5K and 10K. Stahr, who won his age group in 44:12, ran a record 78 10K races in 2009. Young, who just missed running fifty or more for the third time with 49 in 2001, leads Stahr this year so far 19 to 17.
Awards Listing (No Duplicate Prizes)
OVERALL MALE (GUN TIME)
Place Num Name Lname Age City Time
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1 3 Ray Pugsley 43 Potomac Falls VA 34:37
2 506 Max Werner 23 Potomac Falls VA 35:39
3 346 Douglas Haines 27 Centreville VA 36:28
OVERALL FEMALE (GUN TIME)
Place Num Name Lname Age City Time
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1 422 Melissa Saunders 19 Potomac Falls VA 41:21
2 44 Katie Clarke 19 Sterling VA 42:58
3 251 Mary Beth Chosak 33 Arlington VA 43:21
MALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 19 (NET TIME)
1 336 Ethan Pacifico 16 Potomac Falls VA 36:57
2 118 Patrick Wilson 19 Sterling VA 38:33
3 508 Zawad Chowdhury 18 Potomac Falls VA 38:43
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 19 (NET TIME)
1 499 Samantha Phillips 19 Potomac Falls VA 48:13
2 459 Kayla Grimmett 18 Sterling VA 48:23
3 283 Barbara Rion 19 Sterling VA 49:00
MALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 24 (NET TIME)
1 505 Kyle Kinnally 24 Ashburn VA 36:52
2 450 Matt Weber 21 Sterling VA 37:46
3 493 Tim French 20 Sterling VA 44:05
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 24 (NET TIME)
1 129 Emily O'Connor 22 Sterling VA 47:15
2 211 Erica Raggio 21 Sterling VA 50:41
3 307 Lauren Cummings 23 Olympia WA 53:05
MALE AGE GROUP: 25 - 29 (NET TIME)
1 119 Sean Wilson 25 Sterling VA 37:39
2 22 Mike Tosto 28 Sterling VA 41:14
3 306 William Fastenau 25 Olympia WA 43:11
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 25 - 29 (NET TIME)
1 453 Kristina Keller 29 Cleveland OH 45:11
2 514 Amanda Gould 29 Centreville VA 46:40
3 213 Heather Hanks 29 Clifton VA 48:08
MALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 34 (NET TIME)
1 87 Dennis Haeberle 31 Reston VA 42:10
2 18 Caldwell Clarke 33 Leesburg VA 42:19
3 370 Andy Gingrich 32 Centreville VA 42:42
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 34 (NET TIME)
1 105 Alison Slade 31 Odenton MD 46:00
2 491 Laura Portillo 30 Potomac Falls VA 46:37
3 466 Melanie Bell 30 Potomac Falls VA 49:37
MALE AGE GROUP: 35 - 39 (NET TIME)
1 327 Robert Osterried 39 Sterling VA 40:28
2 181 Robert Antonellis 36 Sterling VA 42:37
3 32 Thomas Luke 36 Potomac Falls VA 45:21
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 35 - 39 (NET TIME)
1 27 Keisha Voigt 39 Sterling VA 47:17
2 80 Kristy Persons 36 Potomac Falls VA 47:19
3 365 Laura Sibley 39 Potomac Falls VA 49:41
MALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 44 (NET TIME)
1 270 Alan Sherman 40 Silver Spring MD 37:06
2 431 Rob Meadows 40 Lansdowne VA 39:50
3 97 Bin Mu 43 Reston VA 40:14
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 44 (NET TIME)
1 295 Kim Isler 44 Oakton VA 44:20
2 529 Karen Young 43 Boyds MD 48:15
3 98 Jie Zheng 41 Reston VA 48:58
MALE AGE GROUP: 45 - 49 (NET TIME)
1 358 Craig Hymes 49 Reston VA 39:22
2 538 Ed Milenski 45 Potomac Falls VA 39:36
3 509 Mark Fanelli 48 Reston VA 41:46
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 45 - 49 (NET TIME)
1 533 Mandana Mortazavi 48 Leesburg VA 45:12
2 428 Annie Downer 48 Herndon VA 50:26
3 193 Cj Schwartzrock 45 Sterling VA 51:35
MALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 54 (NET TIME)
1 532 Bill Stahr 51 The Plains VA 44:10
2 168 Gregory Gould 51 Sterling VA 45:14
3 354 Alan Riggs 54 Lovettsville VA 50:42
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 54 (NET TIME)
1 382 Pamela Thomas 52 Sterling VA 53:15
2 169 Laurie Gould 51 Sterling VA 54:07
3 187 Suzanne Cooper 51 Sterling VA 55:50
MALE AGE GROUP: 55 - 59 (NET TIME)
1 163 Ken Krehbiel 58 Washington DC 46:12
2 345 Keith Hosman 57 Dale City VA 48:45
3 424 John Klemens 55 Potomac Falls VA 49:47
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 55 - 59 (NET TIME)
1 465 Kathie Brumbaugh 55 Herndon VA 1:03:09
2 218 Laura Carter 55 Sterling VA 1:11:55
3 225 Connie Boswell 55 Sterling VA 1:15:59
MALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 64 (NET TIME)
1 207 Roland Rust 60 Bethesda MD 40:23
2 258 Bill Koetter 63 Ashburn VA 55:30
3 482 Halle Overhamm 61 Germany 1:03:06
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 64 (NET TIME)
1 313 Jaine Summers 61 Annandale VA 1:07:42
MALE AGE GROUP: 65 - 69 (NET TIME)
1 290 Jim Noone 67 Fairfax VA 44:15
2 390 Patrick Brown 67 Reston VA 55:22
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 65 - 69 (NET TIME)
1 387 Pat Welch 67 Vienna VA 1:00:58
MALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 99 (NET TIME)
1 411 Chan Robbins 74 Arlington VA 53:58
2 507 Ken Quincy 74 Vienna VA 1:00:14
3 474 Bruce Wayne 75 Potomac Falls VA 1:05:16
MALE FIRST TIME RACER: NET TIME - NET PACE 1 - 99
1 186 Son Huynh 33 M South Riding VA 48:38
FEMALE FIRST TIME RACER: NET TIME - NET PACE 1 - 99
1 211 Erica Raggio 21 F Sterling VA 50:41
By James Moreland
Broadlands, VA
March 10, 2012
For the Washington Running Report
In its 20th year this popular 5 mile race upgraded yet again. First, they certified the course (over the years the race has started from a quite a few different sides of the course). The race has already been famous for its prolific random awards. This year the race expanded to five year age groups to make the age challenge even more fair. The food has always been fun with dozens of doughnuts and coffee to go along with the healthier apples and bananas. This year there were scores of commemorative cupcakes with eatable logos. Comparing the different types for taste was an enviable task.
Last year David Nightingale battled Karl Dusen for the title winning in 23:56. Dusen’s 24:03 was solidly ahead of third place Gurmessa Megressa’s 24:25. Last year the event was a week after the mammoth St. Patrick’s Day 8K, which had been won by Demesse Tefera. Tefera started but dropped last year. This year Tefera battled New York’s Teklu Deneke, pulling away in the final sixty meter down hill charge to finish in 24:55. Dusen finished third this year in 25:53, all alone with fourth place Charlie Ban arriving nearly two minutes later. The certified course was about 250 feet longer than last year but that hardly explains the slower times. The sunny day was cool with a more than just pleasant breeze. The top reason may be that tomorrow will be national class competition at the massive (7500 person) St. Patrick’s Day 8K. Tefera will be there to defend his title.
On the women’s side which has now become the larger of the two sexes in most races, the course saw seven runners more than a minute faster than last year’s champion. Runner-up and former Runner Rankings champion Hirut Mandefro could not keep pace with Askale Merachi, a new face in town. Mandefro ran a very nice 29:02 but she was closely shadowed by two new faces, Anna Gosselin, 23, in 29:10 and Maura Carroll, 22, in 29:13. Merachi turned the final corner in seventh overall at 28:28. If the course had been a few meters longer she would have finished her rundown of sixth place man Bryan Young 28:26.
Peggy Yetman, 43 of Leesburg, VA was testing the waters again in her first race since surgery in December. Everyone in the field was amazed by her excellent 29:16, staying with the lead pack the whole way. She will tell you she was delighted with the race .She will thinking, “Another month of recovery and I could have one it all.” One of her first races after she arrived from Texas was right here just five seconds short of the title in 29:01. Mandana Mortazavi, 48, (in photo) was the second master in 35:47.
After the race, there were lots of folks to thank for the race’s continuous success and checks for Children’s National Medical Center. The race won a special award to get an additional $75,000 to add to the already massive $106,000 they had gathered from the proceeds of the event.
Awards
FEMALE OVERALL
Place Num Name Age City Time
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1 4 Askale Merachi 24 Washington DC 28:28
2 536 Hirut Mandefro 26 Washington DC 29:02
3 617 Anna Gosselin 23 Vienna VA 29:10
MALE OVERALL
Place Num Name Age City Time
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1 5 Teklu Deneke 32 New York NY 24:55
2 3 Demesse Tefera 29 Washington DC 25:00
3 615 Karl Dusen 29 Mt Airy MD 25:53
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 1 - 14
1 556 Logan Cunningham 14 Ashburn VA 39:32
2 123 Campbell Brown 13 Herndon VA 44:21
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 1 - 14
1 482 Jonathan Kerr 13 Ashburn VA 39:10
2 381 Andrew Bouras 13 Ashburn VA 39:29
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 15 - 19
1 289 Melissa Saunders 19 Potomac Falls VA 32:04
2 26 Amelia Jones 17 Baltimore MD 33:16
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 15 - 19
1 481 Alex Kerr 18 Ashburn VA 30:13
2 329 Steven Hurwitt 19 Ashburn VA 30:23
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 20 - 24
1 613 Maura Carroll 22 Washington DC 29:12
2 270 Elisabeth Flores 21 Sterling VA 35:34
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 20 - 24
1 107 John Baldwin 20 Reston VA 31:09
2 630 Jim Bradshaw Jr 20 Springfield VA 35:04
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 25 - 29
1 616 Susan Hendrick 26 Washington DC 30:01
2 299 Jessie Yester 27 Richmond VA 30:31
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 25 - 29
1 614 Charlie Ban 27 Falls Church VA 27:48
2 407 Nyandusi Omurwa 28 Kingston PA 28:02
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 30 - 34
1 233 Erica Cline 33 Leesburg VA 35:59
2 247 Kathryn Hessen 32 Ashburn VA 37:07
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 30 - 34
1 612 Brian Young 33 Washington DC 28:25
2 635 Ryan Parks 33 Fairfax VA 32:40
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 35 - 39
1 239 Kathleen West 36 Chantilly VA 37:54
2 181 Sally Stevenson 38 Ashburn VA 38:38
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 35 - 39
1 601 Gregory Stemberger 35 South Riding VA 28:43
2 602 Brian Szabos 38 South Riding VA 29:33
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 40 - 44
1 494 Peggy Yetman 43 Leesburg VA 29:15
2 323 Jill Benhart 43 Broadlands VA 40:06
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 40 - 44
1 467 Andrew O'Brien 41 Centreville VA 30:51
2 550 Atle Nesheim 43 Ashburn VA 32:42
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 45 - 49
1 604 Mandana Mortazavi 48 Leesburg VA 35:27
2 487 Stephanie Cappiello 48 Ashburn VA 39:27
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 45 - 49
1 619 Jim Nielsen 46 Ashburn VA 29:11
2 549 Jeff Gilliland 47 Clifton VA 32:34
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 50 - 54
1 25 Judy Graham 54 Baltimore MD 37:03
2 399 Sarah Buckheit 51 Reston VA 37:59
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 50 - 54
1 542 Martin Calhoun 50 Herndon VA 30:18
2 24 Nicholas Jones 52 Baltimore MD 32:37
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 55 - 59
1 40 Elizabeth Baumgarten 55 Stone Ridge VA 38:14
2 497 Carol Beaupre 55 Ashburn VA 45:50
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 55 - 59
1 129 Kevin Apsley 55 Herndon VA 35:22
2 448 Rob Colburn 56 Ashburn VA 37:01
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 60 - 64
1 310 Linda Leatherbury 60 Great Falls VA 69:20
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 60 - 64
1 334 Bill Koetter 63 Ashburn VA 42:36
2 434 Ting Yi Oei 63 Reston VA 43:56
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 65 - 69
1 254 John Baxter 65 Fairfax VA 41:37
2 219 Donald Burnham 65 Aldie VA 48:42
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 70 - 99
1 362 Chan Robbins 74 Arlington VA 40:20
2 125 James Chapman 71 Herndon VA 41:17
MALE FIRST TIME RACER: NET TIME - NET PACE 1 - 99
1 390 Dimitri Shanin 35 M Springfield VA 34:16
FEMALE FIRST TIME RACER: NET TIME - NET PACE 1 - 99
1 389 Regina Pace 41 F Springfield VA 41:05
By James Moreland
Arlington, VA
February 12, 2012
For the Washington Running Report
The largest race series in the area run by Pacers and sponsored by the National Guard got [button-red url=”http://www.swimbikerunphoto.com” target=”_self” position=”left”] Photos [/button-red]underway as runners got literally blown across the starting mats for the third annual Love the Run You’re With 5K. The event started a few yards away from the Pentagon City store, one of six Pacers stores in the area.
The race was again posed to get larger as it started with 1,314 finishers in 2009 and grew to 1,694 last year. Nearly 2,000 runners signed up and with winter being timid this year and giving us the second meager snow storm on Saturday, things looked really good. Then the winds descended from the top of Army-Navy Drive seemingly challenging runners in both directions. The thermometer dipped to one of the lowest of the year, about 21 degrees as the race got underway. At 964, the number of women nearly doubled the 494 men, for a total of 1,458 finishers.
Race announcer Chris Farley, one of the leading participants in last year’s series, noted that the race started with a hill but also ended with a hill. In reality, it started with a steep hill and then charged to the bottom of Army-Navy Drive, nearly a mile. What goes up must come down. Runners girded themselves for the long climb so that they could explode down the final half mile for a powerful finish.
Runners descend the hill in the final half mile.
Ryan Witters had a tenuous thirty-meter lead at mile two. He knew if he could crest the hill still in the lead he could hold off the three-runner pack waiting to pounce right behind him. His time of 15:47 made for the second fastest 5K time in the region so far in 2012 on a course that could not be called fast even on a spring morning. Paul Guevara was next in 15:55. Third place Tripp Suntherland missed 16:00 by a second with fourth place Jerry Greenlaw arriving home in 16:07.
Lauren Woodall was tops for the women in a very nice 19:29. Kelly Devine battled for the runner-up spot in 20:03, just 9 second ahead of Kristin Thomas from Newark, DE. After that, the next four women were close together, all breaking 21:00 minutes.
The race started right near the Champps Restaurant and all the runners had a tag on their bib to get a free drink. Runners praised the blanket instead of the T-shirt as a premium. More than one runner lamented that it would be a lot colder when they took off the blanket to run the race. It sure seems as if everyone stuffed themselves into the restaurant after the race. There were prizes for the top ten male/female finishers in three categories.
- Co-Dependent (registrant is in a relationship)
- Stupid Cupid (registrant is single)
- Love ‘em or Leave ‘em (well . . it is complicated)
Each one of these categories also could be formed into two-person teams.
After that there was cash for the top three overall and three deep in age groups. After a generous four divisions for younger than 19 runners, the awards were presented in ten-year age groups.
There were apples and bananas and lots of Muscle Milk for tired runners but everyone hustled over to Champps to get out of the howling wind and get some hot food. It was a great day of racing and many of the runners dressed up in colorful holiday costumes. The weather may have been the toughest of this mild winter but the runners all seemed to be happy. The people with the toughest job, the course marshals, were very vocal, cheering runners to the finish. They were great!
AWARDS LIST
FEMALE OVERALL RESULTS
Place No. Name Age City St Gun Time Net Time
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1 1222 Lauren Woodall 26 WASHINGTON DC 19:28.6 19:28.5
2 1093 Kelly Devine 27 ARLINGTON VA 20:03.0 20:02.7
3 1116 Kristen Thomas 23 NEWARK DE 20:13.8 20:11.4
MALE OVERALL RESULTS
Place No. Name Age City St Gun Time Net Time
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1 1981 Ryan Witters 23 WASHINGTON DC 15:45.5 15:45.5
2 1595 Paul Guevara 25 ALEXANDRIA VA 15:54.7 15:54.7
3 1053 Tripp Southerland 27 WASHINGTON DC 15:59.6 15:59.6
AGE-GROUP RESULTS
Love The Run You're With 5K
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 7
Place No. Name Age City St Gun Time Net Time
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1 1612 Ella Harrison 5 FALLS CHURCH VA 37:03.3 35:51.8
2 2013 Kasey Birtell 7 FALLS CHURCH VA 50:50.1 49:53.2
MALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 7
Place No. Name Age City St Gun Time Net Time
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1 1613 Rheinhardt Harrison 7 FALLS CHURCH VA 23:28.0 23:24.3
2 1620 Jeffrey Heiges 7 ELLICOTT CITY MD 26:54.9 26:33.9
3 1648 Alex Ihrig 7 ALEXANDRIA VA 32:11.1 32:01.9
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 8 - 10
Place No. Name Age City St Gun Time Net Time
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1 2136 Seneca Willen 10 FAIRFAX VA 24:32.8 24:11.4
2 1700 Andie Ledoux 8 ARLINGTON VA 29:02.6 28:52.1
3 1545 Kerry Ellis 8 CHEVY CHASE MD 31:27.6 31:09.0
MALE AGE GROUP: 8 - 10
Place No. Name Age City St Gun Time Net Time
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1 5 Blake Deterding 8 ALEXANDRIA VA 27:48.8 27:31.8
2 1443 Mark Berry 10 ALEXANDRIA VA 30:28.2 29:51.1
3 1594 Paine Gronemeyer 10 ARLINGTON VA 30:53.0 30:30.2
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 11 - 14
Place No. Name Age City St Gun Time Net Time
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1 1670 Sandy Kendall 14 ANNANDALE VA 23:11.6 23:01.0
2 1708 Gillian Livingston 11 VIENNA VA 24:15.4 23:11.0
3 1656 Jade James 13 OAKTON VA 24:35.1 24:02.7
MALE AGE GROUP: 11 - 14
Place No. Name Age City St Gun Time Net Time
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1 1986 Andrew Wright 11 INDIAN HEAD MD 24:11.1 24:09.9
2 876 Sam Phan 11 SILVER SPRING MD 36:07.2 33:08.2
3 1716 William Luongo 14 ODENTON MD 41:49.4 40:15.6
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 15 - 18
Place No. Name Age City St Gun Time Net Time
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1 1415 Sarah Angell 15 ARLINGTON VA 21:17.0 21:09.9
2 1852 Sarah Sears 15 ARLINGTON VA 29:31.5 28:47.7
3 1792 Elena Parcell 15 ARLINGTON VA 29:50.9 29:08.6
MALE AGE GROUP: 15 - 18
Place No. Name Age City St Gun Time Net Time
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1 1844 Joe Schmitz 16 GETTYSBURG PA 19:50.8 19:50.6
2 1582 William Goins 15 OAKTON VA 23:22.4 23:20.3
3 1898 Ian Tarantin 18 VIENNA VA 28:57.3 28:48.9
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 19 - 29
Place No. Name Age City St Gun Time Net Time
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1 443 Eileen Foley 22 HERNDON VA 20:39.3 20:35.6
2 1901 Vanessa Taylor 25 20:42.3 20:40.4
3 1120 Veronica Tinney 24 WASHINGTON DC 21:04.1 21:02.7
MALE AGE GROUP: 19 - 29
Place No. Name Age City St Gun Time Net Time
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1 1588 Jerry Greenlaw 24 ALEXANDRIA VA 16:06.0 16:06.0
2 1288 Jared Campbell 25 Alexandria VA 16:49.6 16:49.6
3 633 Justin Kirk 26 ARLINGTON VA 16:58.5 16:58.4
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 39
Place No. Name Age City St Gun Time Net Time
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1 897 Heather Purcell 35 ARLINGTON VA 20:51.4 20:41.5
2 1261 Annie Grondin 39 ARLINGTON VA 20:48.1 20:48.0
3 271 Colleen Carroll 39 DAVIDSONVILLE MD 21:06.9 21:03.5
MALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 39
Place No. Name Age City St Gun Time Net Time
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1 1558 Sean Fitzwilliam 33 NEW ORLEANS LA 16:35.2 16:31.1
2 926 Phil Reutlinger 33 ALEXANDRIA VA 17:07.0 17:06.9
3 91 Russell Inman 38 BETHESDA MD 19:48.6 19:48.6
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 49
Place No. Name Age City St Gun Time Net Time
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1 905 Mary Ransom 43 RICHMOND VA 21:17.9 21:14.7
2 1972 Yuko Whitestone 40 SPRINGFIELD VA 21:40.0 21:35.5
3 1242 Darcy Ytterdahl 42 OAKTON VA 23:30.7 23:18.7
MALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 49
Place No. Name Age City St Gun Time Net Time
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1 1114 Derik Thomas 46 ALEXANDRIA VA 17:55.3 17:55.3
2 1265 Dave Cahill 40 ARLINGTON VA 19:31.0 19:25.9
3 755 Chris McKee 43 VIENNA VA 19:27.6 19:26.8
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 59
Place No. Name Age City St Gun Time Net Time
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1 519 Michelle Hall 52 LOS ALAMOS NM 24:46.9 24:36.8
2 2018 Wesi Boyer 50 NORFOLK VA 24:49.8 24:43.1
3 1958 Myra Washington 54 MONTGOMERY VILLAGE MD 25:17.5 25:15.5
MALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 59
Place No. Name Age City St Gun Time Net Time
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1 1260 Denis Cloutier 50 ARLINGTON VA 18:17.4 18:16.2
2 2047 Kevin Fitzgerald 53 WASHINGTON DC 20:51.2 20:49.9
3 1124 Robert Towne 59 ARLINGTON VA 21:32.9 21:31.0
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 69
Place No. Name Age City St Gun Time Net Time
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1 1919 Wilma Uribe 62 ALEXANDRIA VA 32:58.6 32:15.5
2 550 Lynda Heran 62 ALEXANDRIA VA 39:26.7 39:11.0
3 1753 Janet Miller 62 MIDDLE RIVER MD 40:09.6 39:21.3
MALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 69
Place No. Name Age City St Gun Time Net Time
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1 1161 Geoffrey Vincent 63 ARLINGTON VA 24:00.8 23:58.1
2 1057 Frank Spicer Jr 60 CLIFTON VA 24:13.8 24:11.0
3 1217 Richard Witte 63 WATERTOWN WI 25:57.8 25:24.1
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 99
Place No. Name Age City St Gun Time Net Time
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1 877 Helenann Phillips 75 ARLINGTON VA 31:32.9 31:21.4
2 1821 Julissa Reyes 88 SILVER SPRING MD 35:54.3 35:27.0
By James Moreland
Leesburg, VA
January 1, 2012
For the Washington Running Report
Truth be told, of all the races held on the turn-of-the-year weekend, this one offers the most adventure. Through the years, the wacky weather has been anything from a warm but heavy rain to a blistering cold wind chill where hiding on the down side of one of its many hills is actually a plus. Or perhaps we could have a storm of the century as we did at the start of 2010 where no one even dreamed of trying to leave the house. The voting is in and this year’s sunny, windless day with close to sixty degrees of warmth has been chosen for the race’s official weather.
December had been mild but when the sun continued to shine on the New Year many people still had time to head down to Ida Lee Park and sign up for the 10K that started at 10:40 or the 4K fun run that started twenty minutes before that. The 4K was an untimed event but when the race announcer started the event, about 400 happy people bounded down and across the opening field. Most of them looked as if they were going for a fast time. As is custom when the 10K starts, runners will begin meeting returning 4K runners near the bottom of the ¼ mile hill. This year the start was rushed so we could get going before the 4K winner (and he did receive an award) crossed the starting line.
Runners were advised that the course was still a little damp and with the warmer weather the way would be soggy. The course, however, was very solid . . . for a cross country course. After bounding down the hill runners briefly take a road toward the first of many hills. The tree-lined country road is just dirt but the footing was not bad. Just before the second mile runners crisscross between the farm buildings at the crest of the hill. From there, runners snake down the long hill to the bottom of the course. Then, joy of joys, they added gravel to the paved roads and the climb back up to mile four was made without ever looking up. The crews at the water stops cheered us on, perhaps amazed that we made it to the top. The day was so wonderful. Many of the runners come year after year, not for fast times but to enjoy a fun course to start the year.
Course record holder Abiyot Endale (32:24 – 2011) which he pilfered from runner-up Aaron Church who produced the event’s fourth fastest time (33:05 – 2011), were absent. Matt Maline (above) had been third in a swift 33:55. This year, with no one to chase and a light challenge behind him, he coasted to victory in 35:02. William Bylund finished the final climb a little more than a minute later in 36:27. Matt Woods produced the third place time in 36:54. Most runners are at least two minutes slower than on a road 10K.
Kevin Lynch (left) was top master last year in 39:01. This year he aged up to the 45-49 division and won again, this time in 39:36. Grandmaster Bruce Halpin, 55, ran 41:50 last year which would have been nifty this year as William Clem, 52, was tenth overall in 41:52. Alas, he ran 42:02. Still, with generous five year age groups both runners went home with first place awards.
Malcolm Senior, 61, proudly set the event age group record with 42:42 last year. This year he again coasted to victory by a mile.
Bill Stahr, 51, ran five races for the holiday weekend for 146 races in 2011 and three already for the New Year.
For more than a year Bill Joyce, 67, has been not been racing. He comes out to the races looking on longingly. Today he renewed his racing with a very solid 49:23. He modestly started 16 seconds behind the leaders. When told, “He’s back!” he demurred with, “Well, not yet.” Later that evening I spoke with Ronnie Wong, 65, and advised him that he would be looking over his shoulder very soon. He had already seen the results as well as the last two 5Ks run by Jason Page, 66, another returning champion. Last year John Elliott, 73, was disappointed by his 50:34 even though it was an event record. This is not a fast course. Doug Morris, 73, (below) was not far behind in 52:30. This year Morris rambled home in 52:23 but his net time was 51:04.Doug, you are an elite runner who belongs at the front of the starting line.
Many racers ran more than one race on this weekend, perhaps it is easier when the races start later in the day. Six of the top ten women were forty or older. Heather Schaffer, 40, of Potomac falls, VA (left) led the way in 44:26. Young Zanny Ludtke, 18, was next in 45:45, followed quickly by four runners from Leesburg. Mandana Mortazavi, 48, took third place with a gun time of 46:38. She had the closet time toward a new age group record. (46:30).Mandana, you must also start closer to the front (net time of 46:32). After all you did when you were fourth overall at the Running in Hope 10K just the day before in 43:05.
Karen Young, 43, also had five races for the weekend for 144 races for 2011. She raced her 49th 10K in the morning of the 31st. Sunday morning she proudly announced, “I got my Blank last night.” The Blank is an award given to runners in the 50 Plus club who race 50 or more races in a single distance. Naturally she started the year up again with a 10K in the morning followed by a 5K in the afternoon on Sunday. “Toward the end I looked up ahead of me and saw a lot of people walking. I didn’t think I was going that slow,” said Young after the race. Young is often a Ranked Runner.
Jacqui Hanson, 41, also needed to start closer to the front. She finished top in her division with 46:41 but started twenty seconds behind the leaders. Tenth place Carole Jones, 54 (below), was top grandmaster in 48:37. Next year when she turns fifty-five she might just speed past the event record of 50:23 set by Heather Sanders in 2011.
At the awards ceremony, 75-year-old Patricia Cuff was tops in her division. The awards were announced old to young. When we got to the 45-49 age group, there was another Patricia Cuff (junior?). Yes, she was the daughter. Running is for families. Ecris Williams, 71, did not make the race for the first time in the 14 runnings of the event. She still hold records in three divisions.
Before and after the race Dave Berry, who travels up from South Carolina each year, was entertaining the crowd with his music, much of it from the sixties and seventies. The youngsters enjoyed his oldest song, the Hokey Pokey.
The joy of this event is that when you finish there are rows of chairs in a heated auditorium with indoor plumbing. There was plenty of bottled water and lots of hot coffee and cocoa. Bagels with cream cheese as well as bananas are laudable runners’ foods. Even better was the scores and scores of fresh baked giant cookies from Vie de France.
Always your fastest race of the year and for most the best.
Awards Listing - Men
MALE
Place Num Name Ag City Finish
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1 483 Matt Maline 28 Oak Hill VA 35:02
2 347 William Bylund 27 Great Falls VA 36:27
3 367 Matt Woods 32 Falls Church VA 36:54
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 01 - 19
1 268 Steven Kool 17 Vienna VA 40:56
2 398 Devon Kirk 16 Purcellville VA 43:13
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 20 - 24
1 382 Andrew Knotts 20 Martinsburg WV 37:42
2 414 Andrew Castles 20 Gainesville VA 47:19
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 25 - 29
1 58 Eric Hammesfahr 26 Leesburg VA 47:10
2 356 John Heydon 26 Frederick MD 47:46
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 30 - 34
1 68 Adam Borbidge 33 South Riding VA 38:40
2 281 Nate Verwys 34 Fairfax VA 43:07
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 35 - 39
1 442 Aaron Holley 36 Washington DC 38:42
2 464 Marty Newhouse 39 Falls Church VA 44:25
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 40 - 44
1 44 Kenneth Shapiro 42 Frederick MD 39:55
2 379 Lawrence Kusko 42 Stephen's City VA 42:49
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 45 - 49
1 421 Kevin Lynch 45 Chantilly VA 39:36
2 304 James Darling 47 Falls Church VA 42:54
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 50 - 54
1 28 William Clem 52 Bethesda MD 41:51
2 334 James Dunn 51 Leesburg VA 44:45
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 55 - 59
1 428 Bruce Halpin 55 Ashburn VA 42:00
2 297 Richard Morgan 59 Silver Spring MD 43:31
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 60 - 64
1 88 Malcolm Senior 61 New Market MD 44:24
2 232 Richard Cleland 62 Leesburg VA 51:34
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 65 - 69
1 377 Bill Joyce 67 Herndon VA 49:07
2 303 Jack Tozier 69 Arlington VA 55:03
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 70 - 99
1 83 Douglas Morris 73 Delaplane VA 51:04
2 49 Louis Garczynski 71 Sterling VA 63:12
MALE LEESBURG RESIDENT
1 198 Chris Stotler 44 Leesburg VA 43:16
MALE ROTARIAN RESIDENT
1 472 Thomas Dunlap 39 Round Hill VA 51:19
MALE FIRST TIME RACER: NET TIME - NET PACE 1 - 99
1 217 Jarrod Dungan 31 M Leesburg VA 44:35
Awards Listing - Women
FEMALE
Place Num Name Ag City Finish
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1 369 Heather Schaffer 40 Potomac Falls VA 44:26
2 184 Zanny Ludtke 18 Round Hill VA 45:45
3 327 Mandana Mortazavi 48 Leesburg VA 46:38
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 01 - 19
1 251 Catherine Gorick 18 Broadlands VA 52:43
2 123 Shannon McClellan 17 Boonsboro MD 57:57
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 20 - 24
1 56 Erika Hansen 20 Oakton VA 48:27
2 393 Julia Crowley 20 Waterford VA 53:11
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 25 - 29
1 183 Cassie Ludtke 27 Round Hill VA 55:45
2 432 Tara Larrick 27 Stephen's City VA 59:10
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 30 - 34
1 438 Sharon Logue 33 Leesburg VA 46:47
2 489 Kathryn Dunn 31 Purcellville VA 47:46
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 35 - 39
1 308 Tiffany Graham 36 Reston VA 49:01
2 203 Alison Smith 37 Leesburg VA 49:58
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 40 - 44
1 325 Jacqui Hanson 41 Leesburg VA 46:21
2 392 Lydia Pelliccia 44 Washington DC 47:24
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 45 - 49
1 31 Tonya Stotler 45 Leesburg VA 46:52
2 279 Patricia Cuff 47 Alexandria VA 48:45
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 50 - 54
1 201 Carole Jones 54 Ashburn VA 48:31
2 364 Kelly Pickard 52 Oyster Bay NY 50:44
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 55 - 59
1 95 Peggy Davis 59 Vienna VA 55:28
2 299 Maria Nusbaum 59 Reston VA 58:37
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 60 - 64
1 162 Freyda Greenberg 62 Falls Church VA 60:07
2 239 Patricia Danielle-Kay 60 Reston VA 64:05
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 65 - 69
1 234 Pat Welch 67 Vienna VA 62:37
2 418 Punkin Lee 65 Middleburg VA 66:50
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 70 - 99
1 291 Patricia Cuff 75 Montgomery Vill MD 76:29
FEMALE LEESBURG RESIDENT
1 325 Jacqui Hanson 41 Leesburg VA 46:21
FEMALE ROTARIAN RESIDENT
1 403 Sharen Gromly 58 Winchester VA 80:30
FEMALE FIRST TIME RACER: NET TIME - NET PACE 1 - 99
1 176 Linda Reynolds 49 F Leesburg VA 62:34
By James Moreland
December 31, 2011
Ashburn, VA
For the Washington Running Report
The Hogettes helped out in the fun run. They also noted that a race about hope would fit in nicely with the Washington Redskins.
This the third iteration of the Ringing in Hope races that began last New Year’s Eve. It was followed by an early summer rendition started just down the road. After having a 3K to accompany the main event 10K last year, the races moved to a more logical 5K-10K format.
This year the two races started together with the 5K racing one loop in reverse of last year and finding new ground. For the 10K which was run as an out and back prior, the course offered two loops with slight adjustment. In the final quarter mile of the 5K the 10K split off to circumnavigate the shopping center and surrounding neighborhood, while the 5K raced around the final two corners of the plaza to cross the ChronoTrack mats.
This made things easier than having 10K runners cross the mats twice. And as there were nearly 2,000 runners with the 1K fun run included, it was easier to score. Many of the participants chose to walk the 5K. Often with two distances runners decide to change their race afterwards and it does make scoring a little harder to do.
The really fast runners easily lapped the walkers and many of the 5K runners. A curious phenomenon of racing is that often slower runners make a brilliant burst of speed at the very end leaving one to wonder why it took them so long to finish. On the other hand the truly gifted artisans will ease up when they have verily achieved their victory.
Joshua Hardin, 20, of Sterling, VA started about seven seconds late but bolted past the leaders early. He coasted in the file half mile to win easily in 33:32. He trotted across the line in what one scorer called a “ten minute pace” and at first was thought to be a mid pack 5K finisher. He may have needed to slow to get past the multitude of 5K finishers as he was alone among the 10K runners. Doubters need only see his 32:23 overall win at the Leesburg 10K last August ahead of Seife Geletu who earned 23rd place in the Elite division of the Fall Runner Rankings. Aaron Church set the standard last year in 32:14 as well as winning the summer version in 33:02.
Jonathan Phillips, 19, was the runner-up in 34:49 and then three submasters battled for the third spot. Brian Szabos, 38, took command in the end with a pure 6:00 pace and 37:18 finish.
For the women, the standard was a very solid 30:24 in the summer by Sarah Bard and Anna Bernal had been tops a full year ago in 39:45. Today Melissa Saunders, 19, ran away from three ladies more than twice her age. Her nifty 41:00 even had her as the fifteenth 10K finisher of the day. Lisa Chilcote (left) has been a busy bee racing all around the region this year but usually just over the official border. In the fall she settled a bright colored flower at the Veterans Day 10K in 40:04 to earn the fifth masters spot in the rankings. It also made her the favorite today but not by much. Cathy Ross, 41, had run a very solid Richmond Half Marathon. Mandana Mortazavi, 48, had been used to ruling the Loudoun County races. These three did not begin to sort out until the second half of the race. Chilcote was runner-up in 41:39 on a reasonably flat course with a few deceptively tough hills. Ross was just a little way behind in 42:24 with Mortazavi cruising in with 43:05.
Ryan Hughes, 15, (left) battled three other runners for the 5K honors. His 17:08 is the second fastest time behind Axel Tarnvik, 18, who ran a 16:41 in the summer. Indeed the next 8 runners all bested the second fastest time of the summer. Last winter in the 3K only one runner beat 49-year-old Ted Poulos and his 10:55 and that was Tarnvik who ran 10:27.
Poulos, now 50, was sixth overall in 19:03 easily the top master as he enters his full first month as a grand master. For the year Poulos has run 170 races, just his tenth best yearly total. During one five- year stretch in the last decade he ran 1235 of his nearly 5000 career races. It has been many years since he has not had fifty overall wins in a year. This year his total is 64.
Just has in the summer the top three women included a record, with Amy Passeuer, 22, running 20:22 to reset the standard set by Karen Haddon in the summer, a teen with Jillian Stoddard, also faster than the old standard in 20:34, and a masters finisher. Cheryl Young, 42, just nipped Kathy Hoenig’s summer crown of 21:20 with a crown making 21:18.
For the seasoned runners, Alan Rider, 75, jovially promised a victory in the 10K. Then he had to run for his life to head off James Chapman for the title 57:14 to 57:38. Margaret Collie, 67 was the oldest female finisher, winning her division.
In the 5K Maynard Weyers, 75, (right) generally has his way and dominated in 27:45. Most likely Rider was a few strides behind him when they split directions at the 5K finish.
For the ladies, Lee Glassco, 80, was the beneficiary of expanded age groups of 80 & older for another victory. If you build the division, they will come. Barbara Potzick, 71, was lured out of racing retirement to give it a go. This was only her second event in five years. She predicted about forty minutes, and even running “easily to avoid injury” she finished in a marvelous 36:27. Now she is thinking about another race to earn a coveted spot in the Washington Running Report Winter Runner Rankings, which end the day before the 2012 St.Patrick’s Race in March.
Awards Listing for the 10K (No Duplicate Prizes) updated 1/6/12
MALE OVERALL
1 1835 Joshua Hardin 20 Potomac Falls VA 33:32 X
2 961 Jonathan Phillips 19 Oak Hill VA 34:49 X
3 1800 Brian Szabos 38 South Riding VA 37:18 X
FEMALE OVERALL
1 412 Melissa Saunders 19 Potomac Falls VA 41:00 X
2 829 Lisa Chilcote 41 N Bethesda MD 41:39 X
3 303 Cathy Ross 40 Burke VA 42:24 X
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 1 - 19
1 912 Nathan Blevins 10 Manassas Park VA X 40:27
2 1353 Marco Lim 15 Centreville VA X 40:38
3 1390 Steven Hurwitt 19 Ashburn VA X 41:49
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 1 - 19
1 1957 Rachel Laveson 16 Annandale VA X 48:34
2 247 Maddie Siegel 19 Aldie VA X 49:36
3 1327 Grace Howard 12 Leesburg VA X 51:16
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 20 - 29
1 1124 Auguste Boti Bigore 28 Silver Spring MD X 39:04
2 525 Alan Mendoza 29 Ashburn VA X 39:53
3 2919 Miguel Perez 29 Silver Spring MD X 40:45
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 20 - 29
1 269 Amy Franklin 26 Leesburg VA X 43:33
2 1861 Miranda Forte 26 Gaithersburg MD X 44:32
3 1462 Dawn Gilbert 29 Manassas VA X 45:33
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 30 - 39
1 1923 Jeffrey Hiott 38 Washington DC X 37:26
2 622 David Pattie 37 Ashburn VA X 39:02
3 191 Anthony Deluise 36 Ashburn VA X 40:03
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 30 - 39
1 179 Danielle Newcome 34 Round Hill VA X 43:59
2 403 Alison Gittelman 39 South Riding VA X 44:24
3 1323 Carrie Leestma 32 Ashburn VA X 44:37
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 40 - 49
1 1850 Craig Hymes 49 Reston VA X 38:09
2 286 Lawrence Kusko 42 Stephens City VA X 40:28
3 393 Chris Godesky 40 Arlington VA X 40:31
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 40 - 49
1 1925 Mandana Mortazavi 48 Leesburg VA X 43:05
2 2906 Christie Yang 40 Falls Church VA X 44:25
3 340 Leslie Knibb 48 Washington DC X 45:00
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 50 - 59
1 616 Jeff Bowers 50 Ashburn VA X 41:49
2 167 Timothy Scott 56 Sterling VA X 42:55
3 1948 Bill Stahr 51 The Plains VA X 43:42
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 50 - 59
1 1774 Carole Jones 54 Ashburn VA X 45:23
2 676 Elizabeth Baumgarten 55 Stone Ridge VA X 46:54
3 547 Rosalind Poe 54 Leesburg VA X 47:00
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 60 - 69
1 2950 James Hozik 66 Great Falls VA X 49:56
2 1258 Bill Koetter 63 Ashburn VA X 54:29
3 512 Mike Thorson 69 Reno NV X 55:53
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 60 - 69
1 1089 Margaret Collie 67 Vienna VA X 53:46
2 599 Janice Cooper 65 Annandale VA X 1:14:58
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 70 - 79
1 816 Alan Rider 75 Reston VA X 57:14
2 198 James Chapman 70 Lovettsville VA X 57:38
MALE FIRST TIME RACER: NET TIME - NET PACE 1 - 99
1 39:53 525 Alan Mendoza 29 M Ashburn VA 39:53
FEMALE FIRST TIME RACER: NET TIME - NET PACE 1 - 99
1 56:39 642 Noreen Holcomb 49 F Brambleton VA 56:39
Awards Listing for the 5K (No Duplicate Prizes)
MALE OVERALL
1 1083 Ryan Hughes 15 Ashburn VA 17:08 5
2 1842 Thomas Johnson 26 Arlington VA 17:16 5
3 1798 Gregory Steinberger 35 South Riding VA 17:22 5
FEMALE OVERALL
1 1276 Amy Passauer 22 Ashburn VA 20:22 5
2 655 Jillian Stoddard 18 Purcellville VA 20:34 5
3 1966 Cheryl Young 42 Reston VA 21:18 5
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 1 - 19
1 1434 Chris Schopper 16 Broadlands VA 5 18:46
2 1373 Matthew Celsa 16 Sterling VA 5 19:04
3 1067 Adam Fischel 17 Broadlands VA 5 19:44
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 1 - 19
1 1057 Ayan Adu 13 Brambleton VA 5 23:40
2 1367 Alyssa Coon 13 Ashburn VA 5 23:59
3 1951 Livia Sabloff 9 Leesburg VA 5 24:40
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 20 - 29
1 281 David Pittman 27 Washington DC 5 19:07
2 1904 Danny Haley 24 Grasonville MD 5 21:43
3 667 Evan Stoddard 22 Purcellville VA 5 22:37
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 20 - 29
1 1989 Brittan Holiday 22 Chandler AX 5 21:20
2 1410 Elisabeth Flores 20 Sterling VA 5 22:32
3 1123 Krystine Rivera 25 Ashburn VA 5 22:38
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 30 - 39
1 405 Adam Borbidge 33 South Riding VA 5 17:41
2 302 Glen Case 36 Ashburn VA 5 19:38
3 1929 Ben Jones 38 Ashburn VA 5 20:24
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 30 - 39
1 897 Nicole Knutson 32 Alexandria VA 5 21:21
2 1837 Shannon Nieves 30 Reston VA 5 23:12
3 1971 Elizabeth Clor 33 Chantilly VA 5 23:18
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 40 - 49
1 1873 David Sousa 40 Fairfax VA 5 20:28
2 1214 Eric Whitaker 43 Fairfax VA 5 21:12
3 1817 Jason Warde 40 Vienna VA 5 22:14
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 40 - 49
1 414 Kelly Saunders 42 Potomac Falls VA 5 24:49
2 1181 Constance Pullella 43 Leesburg VA 5 24:57
3 1256 Beth Alwin 48 Leesburg VA 5 25:46
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 50 - 59
1 1934 Ted Poulos 50 McLean VA 5 19:03
2 862 Tom Nealley 52 Reston VA 5 21:16
3 1253 Gary Dunlap 50 Leesburg VA 5 22:20
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 50 - 59
1 1987 Felice Berkowitz 52 Fairfax VA 5 24:22
2 2973 Shawn Miller 55 Ashburn VA 5 24:40
3 539 Cheryl Collins 53 Gainesville VA 5 26:28
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 60 - 69
1 765 Robert Driscoll 65 Chantilly VA 5 25:09
2 1131 Randy Latimer 61 Vienna VA 5 29:59
3 1142 Paul Behrs 67 Sterling VA 5 30:25
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 60 - 69
1 1224 Sherry Fitzsimmons 62 Ashburn VA 5 33:28
2 939 Kerry H Rader 62 Chantilly VA 5 41:22
3 646 Chris Ferrario 61 Fairfax Station VA 5 48:24
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 70 - 79
1 1292 Maynard Weyers 75 Alexandria VA 5 27:45
2 1098 Thomas Grisard 70 Reston VA 5 38:43
3 1876 Norm Wingard 75 Loveland CO 5 40:58
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 70 - 79
1 896 Barbara Potzick 71 Potomac MD 5 36:27
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 80 - 99
1 773 Lee Glassco 80 McLean VA 5 53:31
MALE FIRST TIME RACER: NET TIME - NET PACE 1 - 99
1 22:38 320 Chase Strait 16 M South Riding VA 22:38
FEMALE FIRST TIME RACER: NET TIME - NET PACE 1 - 99
1 24:34 381 Christina Lee 20 F Sterling VA 24:34
By James Moreland
Burke, VA
November 26, 2011
For the Washington Running Report
No times for brakes as the race starts at the top of the hill.
The glorious weather continues to reign (not rain) throughout the busiest weekend of the year. Many runners took a break from the busiest racing day of the year to eat dinner and go out shopping. Friday seemed like Sunday. Then Saturday was almost perfect. Locals even thought it was almost too warm, while a few slender Caribbean transplants announced that anything colder than 70 degrees was too cold.
The sun was already warming up the day as runners lined up just above Burke Lake and released by the magic ‘G’ word plunged down the fast first half mile. From there the course circled around the lake like a necklace with only a few gentle hills. The weather had been dry but not enough to make the gentle layer of leaves crackle. Some of the lead runners played traffic cop and warned unsuspecting hikers that an avalanche of runners would soon be heading their way. Everyone wanted to be out on this day.
Many of the Thanksgiving weekend races are called fun runs as nearly 10% of all the racers for the year come out to play. Still, lots of the top racers are eager to try out their stuff. Early in the race Keith Freeburn, 37, took over the lead duties. Freeburn has been coming on strong for the last year though rarely at the very front of the pack. He knew Rob Bell, 22, was right there with him and that helped propel both of them to very solid times, especially for a course that is half cross country. Right at four miles the runners headed up a steady incline and Bell made his move. The final half mile is mostly a quick downhill but the final 100 meters is the steepest hill on the course. Bell held on to win in 28:42; Freeburn was next in 28:48.
Usually youngsters do best on cross country and, being generally lighter, fly up hills better. Today six of the top 13 men were masters. Fifth place Kevin Lynch, 44, (right)was earliest the top master in 30:06. David Pinnick, 55, commanded the grandmaster field, finishing 20th overall in a swift 33:47.
Looking around the field Laura Ramos, 32, (left) must have felt like the favorite. However, this is a traveling weekend and you never know when a ringer is going to come into town. Olivia Poblacion, 25 of Corvallis, OR came in from the west coast to set the new standard for the event in an excellent 30:59 that made her the eight finisher overall. Ramos followed her in with a very nice 32:42. Before the race Sushila Nanda, 50, smiled and said yes her leg was still bothering her but she had a few more races that she wanted to do before she would fix it. She blasted out with the lead women covering the first mile in about 6:30. After that she settled in some but still had a very nifty 37:14 to finish as the second master and the first runner older than fifty, Cathy Ross was the first master at fourth overall in 34:26. The grandmaster and 20th overall was Janet Janas. Janas is coming off her first WRR Runner Ranking in the fall season.
After the race there were bagels and bananas to go with gallons and gallons of hot coffee with real cream and bottled water. One runner said as he offered his young daughter a cinnamon raisin bagel, “I ran in the race; you eat the food.”
OVERALL MALE (GUN TIME)
Place Num Name Age City Time
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1 212 Rob Bell 22 Gainesville VA 28:42
2 211 Keith Freeburn 37 Centreville VA 28:48
3 232 Adam Roggia 26 Stafford VA 29:47
OVERALL FEMALE (GUN TIME)
Place Num Name Age City Time
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1 109 Olivia Poblacion 25 Corvallis OR 30:59
2 265 Laura Ramos 32 Silver Spring MD 32:42
3 206 Leah Stiegler 21 Vienna VA 33:32
MALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 19 (NET TIME)
1 297 Steven Kool 17 Vienna VA 31:11
2 267 Joe Brough 16 McLean VA 31:25
3 328 Steven Harokopus 15 Vienna VA 36:30
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 19 (NET TIME)
1 319 Tara Landy 18 Burke VA 35:06
2 89 Kayla Grimmett 18 Burke VA 37:02
3 249 Mary Pollin 15 Burke VA 37:16
MALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 29 (NET TIME)
1 207 Jason Dods 22 Vienna VA 33:05
2 55 Alec Rosenman 23 Fairfax Station VA 34:25
3 54 Mark Brier 26 Wilmington DE 35:33
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 29 (NET TIME)
1 170 Emily Williams 29 Arlington VA 38:47
2 53 Lauren Rosenman 25 Fairfax Station VA 38:49
3 163 Heather Hunter 25 Fairfax VA 40:47
MALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 39 (NET TIME)
1 85 Michael Feeney 34 Burke VA 29:59
2 359 Frank Gold 34 Warrenton VA 30:28
3 345 Oscar Tiglao 34 Lorton VA 31:48
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 39 (NET TIME)
1 397 Laura Barringer 35 Fairfax VA 38:41
2 269 Mary Blair 32 Springfield VA 39:08
3 281 Romana Johnson 37 Dumfries VA 39:22
MALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 49 (NET TIME)
1 331 Kevin Lynch 44 Chantilly VA 30:04
2 30 Dennis Billings 42 Woodbridge VA 30:54
3 322 Matt Anderson 45 Fairfax VA 31:04
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 49 (NET TIME)
1 73 Cathy Ross 40 Burke VA 34:25
2 136 Barbara Murillo 46 Fairfax VA 39:20
3 338 Mary Maver 46 Springfield VA 39:57
MALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 59 (NET TIME)
1 370 David Pinnick 55 Manassas VA 33:44
2 233 Myron Kremer 54 Winchester VA 36:09
3 80 Malcolm Carlyle 54 Leesburg VA 36:17
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 59 (NET TIME)
1 324 Sushila Nanda 50 Arlington VA 37:13
2 155 Janet Janas 50 Clifton VA 41:04
3 61 Cynthia Martin 54 Springfield VA 41:13
MALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 69 (NET TIME)
1 35 Robert Taylor 61 Alexandria VA 38:11
2 364 Jim Avila 63 Arlington VA 42:12
3 246 Rick Rice 65 Burke VA 43:56
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 69 (NET TIME)
1 263 Carolyn Rice 66 Burke VA 45:18
2 259 Kathryn Fanelli 62 Annandale VA 1:00:39
3 4 Nancie Becker 61 Rockville MD 1:16:59
MALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 99 (NET TIME)
1 10 Chan Robbins 74 Arlington VA 40:58
2 111 Robert Gurtler 76 The Plains VA 53:01
3 226 Dick Nanto 70 Clifton VA 1:01:11
The final climb to the finish was no “walk in the park.”
By James Moreland
Washington, DC
November 20, 2011
For the Washington Running Report
Organized Chaos even changed the words of a popular Clapton tune to match the race.
This first year race planned for everything down to perfect racing conditions. Not only did they have a D.J. but they even boasted a live band, Organized Chaos, as well. They got the National Park Service to relent and allow parking along Ohio Drive to allow the nearly six hundred participants to have a shorter walk to the start just north of West Basin Drive. With spacious parking across from the Tidal Basin, less than ¾ of a mile along Independence Avenue past the brand-new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, the race is likely to grow in size next year.
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Many of the participants came as families who are there to support further treatment for their loved ones. One man who came to race told us that he had already had 33 surgeries. He was cheerful and boasted that he was happy to be able to come and race. Once the runners got underway, the larger portion of walkers followed behind them. The 5K race followed a straight out-and-back course along the Potomac River.
The first half mile leading to the Inlet River Bridge had many racers bolting along quickly. Young Colin Losey, 17 (left), bolted to the lead. On the way back runners were impressed how he seemed to get faster as the race wore on. At the finish one runner with more than fifty races under his belt this year said, “You should have seen how fast that lead runner was.” Losey won in 17:22. Few people had seen the runner-up and top master Ken Fandell (17:48), as he was from Chicago, IL. The third runner was a minute behind.
Dionis Gauvin, 37 (right), went out strong with the lead men and was anointed the champion long before the turnaround. She won easily in 19:39. Early on the second woman was Hilde Kahn, 48, of McLean, VA. Kahn (below on left) has been a regular runner at the Tidal Basin runs for years so she was really familiar with the early phase of this jaunt. Jaime Andrews, 31, was not far behind and by the mile had eased past Kahn. For the next half mile Andrews appeared to spending a lot of energy encouraging the lead runners coming back from the turnaround. Then as she circled the cones, she bolted away from the field to take the runner-up spot in 22:18. Kahn did not slow down, chasing after some familiar faces to the finish line which was about hundred meters further than the former finish of the Tidal Basin 3K to finish in 22:51.
On the way back runners saw nearly twice as many walkers as runners moving in bulk along the river side of the road. Three of the finishers are older than eighty. After passing the finish line runners were treated to a lot of great food and drink along with the cheerful live music. Fresh bagels and cream cheese were in abundance as well as picture perfect bananas. Many flavors of Honest tea and VitaCoco drinks vied with hot chocolate, coffee, and water to refresh the tired runners. Both City Sports and Road Runner Sports were on site, making the setup almost like a carnival.
The race collected from the race, sponsors, and donors more than $108,000 for the charity, an excellent start for this first time event. As the many random prizes were handed out, runners were encouraged to plan to come again the next year. By chance the young runner that sang the National Anthem, preceding the race, won the $100 Grand Prize.
FEMALE OVERALL
Place Num Name Ag City Gun T Net T Pace
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1 634 Dionis Gauvin 37 Washington DC 19:39 19:39 6:20
2 16 Jaime Andrews 31 Washington DC 22:18 22:15 7:10
MALE OVERALL
Place Num Name Ag City Gun T Net T Pace
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1 471 Colin Losey 17 Chevy Chase MD 17:22 17:21 5:35
2 609 Ken Fandell 40 Chicago IL 17:48 17:47 5:44
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 1 - 19
1 193 Dani Huber 13 Great Falls VA 25:48 24:28 7:53
2 545 Franzi Rattei 19 Alexandria VA 27:58 27:26 8:50
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 1 - 19
1 460 Gabe Brown 17 Washington DC 18:53 18:51 6:04
2 544 Jose Perez 19 Beltsville MD 19:30 19:29 6:17
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 20 - 29
1 419 Lauren Walter 25 Falls Church VA 23:16 23:04 7:26
2 145 Jessica Ford 25 Washington DC 23:45 23:30 7:34
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 20 - 29
1 209 Ashton-Lee Johnson 24 Collegeville PA 18:58 18:58 6:07
2 356 James Sadighian 25 Alexandria VA 19:59 19:56 6:25
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 30 - 39
1 568 Susan Greenspan 34 Washington DC 23:22 23:18 7:30
2 257 Sarah Manning 39 Alexandria VA 24:35 24:29 7:53
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 30 - 39
1 397 Damon Taaffe 35 Arlington VA 18:45 18:44 6:02
2 73 Michael Cahill 32 Washington DC 19:04 18:56 6:06
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 40 - 49
1 619 Hilde Kahn 48 McLean VA 22:51 22:49 7:21
2 326 Paula Rasco 40 Woonsocket RI 25:00 24:45 7:58
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 40 - 49
1 274 Michael Mills 40 Washington DC 20:31 20:30 6:36
2 543 Greg Mastel 48 Washington DC 20:47 20:46 6:41
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 50 - 59
1 85 Jan Churchill 55 Annapolis MD 27:38 27:32 8:52
2 17 Jennifer Andrews 56 Columbia MD 31:58 31:44 10:13
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 50 - 59
1 391 Randall Stroup 52 Cumberland MD 20:58 20:57 6:45
2 477 Mark Nicholson 52 Ellicott City MD 22:12 22:07 7:07
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 60 - 69
1 48 Eleanor Blanchard 69 Bethesda MD 32:53 32:44 10:33
2 589 Ann Rodriguez 60 Springfield VA 33:38 33:21 10:44
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 60 - 69
1 615 Dan Eddy 60 Alexandria VA 21:36 21:33 6:57
2 172 Ronald Griffin 60 Silver Spring MD 25:49 24:31 7:54
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 70 - 99
1 94 Joan Cleary 75 Edgewater MD 63:48 62:31 20:08
2 304 Christine O'Connor 80 Pinehurst NC 65:22 63:57 20:35
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 70 - 99
1 280 Alfred Moses 83 Washington DC 54:53 54:17 17:29
2 355 Frederick Sachs 87 Baltimore MD 55:16 55:12 17:46
By James Moreland
Rockville, MD
November 6, 2011
For the Washington Running Report
The Rockville 10K big claim to fame is that it is the longest running event in Montgomery County. As noted by Maryland State Senator Jennie Forehand, the event started as a ten mile race. For many years the race was run from Montgomery College as only a 10K. After racing in the local neighborhoods until 1991, the race raced south on the Pike to the Rockville Town Center, which was still in an earlier iteration. In 1995, the race added a 5K that circled the campus, while the 10K stayed on a similar path, though there were minor variations. That year the random prize was a week vacation and it was hoped that would bring the numbers up. The race had usually stayed around 500 finishers in good weather or bad.
By the late 90s the race moved to Piccard Drive near today’s 2 mile mark in the 10K. King Farm was still really just a farm. The course meandered back and forth between Gude Drive and Gaither Road. Then King Farm was completed and the event raced back and forth through the new community. The course has changed a number of times for both the 5K and the 10K. Mercifully, the 5K starts after the 10K now and takes a different route so there is no longer as much confusion as runners get to the finish line.
The finish corral has its own balloon arch.
Now the race began to grow and in 2008 finally cracked 1,000 finishers in the combined events. The next year the race fell back to below 800 finishers before rebounding last year to a record 1206. In 2011, the weather was racing perfect at 40 degrees with a bright sun and no wind and the event cracked 1,000 finishers for the third time.
Parking became a tougher commodity this year. Runners who forgot to set their watch had an extra hour to secure the prime spots. The start/finish and the balloon arch by the awards stand started to fill with runners later but hundreds of runners gathered together in the back of the Safeway parking lot, effectively blockading the road. The race started promptly at 8:30 a.m. and whipped around the corner onto King Farm Boulevard. Jack rabbit Dee Nelson, 68, was among the early leaders. After more than 1400 races she still enjoys the thrill of starting the race. She would easily win her age group.
For the men, even before the next turn onto Gaither Road the top finishers were being decided. The gentle climb to Shady Grove is about ¾ mile. Andre Orr and Daniel Miranda came bolting back down the hill side by side as if it were the final mile. Thirty meters behind them Karsten Brown was loping along saving effort for the later push in the race. The race is a series of long up and down slopes, the stiffest being on Gude Drive. Robin Lerner berated the course with, “Why is the fourth mile always the hilliest?” on the final steps of the climb the brought runners to Rockville Pike. We know Lerner changed her clock because she did her warm-up at the Anything is Possible 5K in Bethesda earlier that morning at 1:50 a.m. That syndicated event promotes the cutesy idea of finishing before you began, thanks to the change back to standard time.
Meanwhile, Brown was already more than halfway back down the hill and had already changed to a stiffer arm swing and a more frenzied pace. He had bolted away into the lead and he wanted to have some space by the time he crested the final hill at the corner of Piccard and Redland. Then it would be a final half way victory parade. Brown, who races about 100 races and close to a 1,000 race miles a year, had just raced his fastest 5 miler the day before finishing third overall at the Down’s Park race in Pasadena, MD in 27:04. (That is slighter faster than his PR Rockville Rotary 8K in 26:55 this summer). Yesterday the top two finishers were out of his league. Today he paced himself to his first sub 34:00 10K, winning it all in 33:26.
Place four through six were all top masters runners. Dave Haaga, 50, was holding tight to Mark Neff, 49, at 4 miles with Jean Christophe Arcaz, 50, looking unhappy that he could not quite join the party. Neff ran a very credible 35:38 to take the fourth spot by seven seconds with Haaga rounding out the top five. Arcaz earned the masters title in 36:18. The oldest racer Jack McMahon, 80, still looks good, finishing in 59:10.
For the woman, homegrown talent Julie Sapper ran away with the race from the very beginning with an excellent 41:16. There was some confusion later as a man had mistakenly worn a tag assigned to a woman but that was fixed by the time awards were handed out. As with the men, top masters runners ran well with four of the top six being masters. Liliana Baron, 53, seemed to relish the hills bounding along to the runner-up spot in 44:58. Leah Birdwell, 17, finishing eight seconds ahead of Shelli Beard, 42 in 45:42 though both had identical net time. Gun times decide the top five while net times decide the age groups.
When they finish revising the results Phyllis Sevik, 47, will move up to fifth overall from top masters and Jen Norris, 40, will become the masters award winner. Alice Franks, 63, (in photo) joined Nelson as shoe-ins in the sixties. Barbara Scoggins may have had the best race at age 59 with a very nice 47:04. Eighty-year-old Yvonne Aasen won the senior division.
The 5K is the younger brother for the event and though it is usually just as large, it does not draw as much recognition. Brown, who also races in Westminster, would recognize the race winner Greg Jubb, 21, who ran a nifty 15:58, which may be near Brown’s next 5K goal of breaking 16:00. Bennett Stackhouse, 27 was the runner-up in 16:26. Two Gaithersburg residents, Paul Jacobson, 48, and Dan Lawson, 56 battled for top masters honors. Jacobson’s eight-year difference was just enough to prevail by three seconds in 18:12.
Robin Stanley, 30, of Derwood, MD made it look easy winning in 20:07 with Teah Devan, 38, two minutes behind her. MCRRC president since 2009 Jean Arthur, 48, continues to astound this year with a third overall finish in 23:42.
After the race we met with racing legend Lou Shapiro, a sub 42:00 10K racer at age 69. This year he injured his hip and claims maybe by spring he will be able to run a 12 minute mile. Do not count out a much better comeback.
The 10K portion of the race is also one of the races in the Maryland RRCA series where running clubs from across the state compete.
By James Moreland
Washington, DC
November 5, 2011
For the Washington Running Report
Racers charge the final steps of the course on the grass.
The new race begins as a way to announce to the world that there is much more room for women in the political arena. The race director gave us a rundown of the percentage of women in many of the state and national public offices. As with racing these days there are a greater number of women than men and the thinking is that more of them should be in key decision making positions.
The course started on the quadrangle at American University where the playing field is completely level. One runner noticing that said, “This course looks real flat with two loops around here.” A more experienced Washingtonian said, “I already jogged the course and campus is on the side of the hill. We have to run all the way down to the track.”
On the course there were signs all along the way listing the countries of the world as well as .5 kilometer markers for both loops. About five minutes into the race flat turned to downhill as runners barreled around the corner to the track. Naturally the track was flat. Though the weather was windless and sunny with a near perfect racing temperature, there was actually ice on the inside lane of the track.
Leaving the track meant an uphill climb. “The course has a lot of turns but it is gonna be fun, said race winner Henry Wigglesworth, 53, of Washington, DC. Of course winning is fun. There were many walkers also in the event and on the second loop the faster runners caught up with them. Still, there was plenty of room for all.
Of the 346 finishers nearly three quarters of them were women. The top woman, Sally Okine, 20, won easily in 21:24. The top master was fourth overall Traci Siegel and the top grandmaster was Blake Rushin. For the men, Wigglesworth was tops in all three spots.
At right, Dana Arvanites, 23, strides home.
The age group prizes were very nice but perhaps the coolest prize was the random prize from Panera promising weekly loaves of for a year. The prizes were only for the top runner in each division, though we listed second place below as well. Overall went three deep.
After the race there was hot coffee and tea as well as lots of fresh bagels and trays upon trays of pastries.
Nearly everyone has a camera today and Jamie Shenk was there taking photos of his wife Kate (174), seen below finishing with Patsy Ashmore (173).
FEMALE OVERALL
Place Num Name Ag City Gun T Net T Pace
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1 330 Sally Okine 20 Washington DC 21:24 21:02 6:47
2 550 Rachel Clattenburg 27 Washington DC 21:56 21:54 7:03
3 218 Katherine Sancken 24 Washington DC 23:00 22:55 7:23
MALE OVERALL
Place Num Name Ag City Gun T Net T Pace
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1 537 Henry Wigglesworth 53 Washington DC 17:53 17:53 5:46
2 335 Brian Beary 35 Washington DC 18:04 18:04 5:49
3 49 Eric Johnson 23 Washington DC 18:39 18:37 6:00
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 01 - 24
1 392 Stefanie Claus 24 Washington DC 23:14 23:05 7:26
2 48 Elise Polentes 18 Washington DC 23:44 23:39 7:37
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 01 - 24
1 551 Jay Cox-Chapman 24 Washington DC 19:19 19:18 6:13
2 309 Tommy Hunt 21 Washington DC 19:56 19:56 6:25
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 25 - 34
1 373 Fisola Fasehun 25 Washington DC 23:20 22:59 7:24
2 219 Caroline Sancken 26 Washington DC 23:08 23:02 7:25
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 25 - 34
1 541 Jason Carson 27 Bowie MD 18:39 18:39 6:01
2 245 Conor Shapiro 26 Washington DC 18:52 18:51 6:04
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 35 - 44
1 387 Traci Siegel 40 Washington DC 23:15 22:58 7:24
2 81 Bettina Myers 42 Washington DC 23:42 23:39 7:37
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 35 - 44
1 542 Rob Palmer 35 Silver Spring MD 19:22 19:21 6:14
2 24 Steven Kelts 39 Washington DC 20:03 20:01 6:27
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 45 - 54
1 279 Blake Rushin 50 Vienna VA 23:25 23:21 7:31
2 69 Madelyn Leeke 46 Washington DC 28:57 28:29 9:10
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 45 - 54
1 545 Jimmy Bisese 49 Washington DC 20:20 20:18 6:32
2 555 Allen Haywood 48 Washington DC 22:01 21:59 7:05
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 55 - 99
1 282 Laura Bellis 56 Reston VA 24:58 24:54 8:01
2 351 Wendy Lesko 61 Kensington MD 33:03 32:32 10:29
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 55 - 99
1 303 James Moreland 59 Gaithersburg MD 23:31 23:31 7:34
2 378 Mike Golash 68 Washington DC 25:04 25:01 8:04
MALE FIRST TIME RACER: NET TIME - NET PACE 1 - 99
1 296 Brian Tanenbaum 36 M Arlington VA 26:56 26:23 8:30
FEMALE FIRST TIME RACER: NET TIME - NET PACE 1 - 99
1 269 Sabrina Izzo 25 F Washington DC 26:18 26:15 8:27
