St. Patrick's Day 10K
Ah, well, the light rain and raw wind made it seem more than a wee bit like the Emerald Isle Sunday morning in downtown Washington for the 14th St. Patrick's Day 10K, the Rite of Spring that kicks off the racing season in the Nation's Capital.

And for Chris Banks, 24, from Springfield, that meant picking up right where he left off last season, lording it over the local runners, and a few foreign ones as well. With a strong last mile, Banks won in 30 minutes 55 seconds.

Edmund Burke, a citizen of both Ireland and the United States and a three-time winner of the race ('96-30:52, '97- 31:06, '98- 30:50), finished second in 31:05. Araya Haregot, 21, from Ethiopia, stayed with Glen Mays and Burke until three miles, when they pulled away.

In the women's race, Casey Smith, 22, recently graduated from Roanoke College, outkicked Arlington's Kristin Pierce Barry down the final stretch to win in 35:57. Pierce Barry, who has been training for next Sunday's D.C. Marathon, was second, one second back.

"Actually, I'm really pleased with my race," Pierce Barry said. "Maybe I'll be able to finish that marathon after all."

Among the 4,166 finishers - remarkable given the difficult conditions - were dozens suffering from green hair, oversized green hats, and smiling Irish eyes.



Due to technical difficulties, the results of the age group competition were not available in time for the awards ceremony. The winners are listed below.

The top ten overall finishers received a $50 gift certificate to the Clyde's Restaurant Group and an award winner polo shirt. The first place finisher in each age group received a $25 gift certificate to Fleet Feet of Adams Morgan and an award winner polo shirt. The second and third place age group finishers received award winner polo shirts. All awards will be mailed.

Award Winners - Men

    1 Christopher Banks    24 M SPRINGFIELD VA       30:55 
    2 Edmund Burke         32 M BURTONSVILLE MD      31:05 
    3 Araya Haregot        21 M WASHINGTON DC        32:13 
    4 Glen Mays            31 M WASHINGTON DC        32:20 
    5 Jim Hage             43 M GLENARDEN MD         32:48 
    6 Lake Stockdreher     22 M HARRISONBURG VA      33:01 
    7 Eron Ferreira        30 M DUMFRIES VA          33:31 
    8 Chuck Moeser         50 M STERLING VA          33:35 
    9 Tim Silva            40 M WASHINGTON DC        33:45 
   10 Christopher Dean     27 M ALEXANDRIA VA        33:51 
01 - 19
    1 Eric Marenburg       18 M College Park MD    00:34:02 00:34:03 
    2 Nathaniel Zola       18 M College Park MD    00:34:16 00:34:17 
    3 Ryan Phill           19 M Potomac MD         00:34:55 00:34:56 
20 - 24
    1 Thomas Leitz         23 M Reston VA          00:37:15 00:37:17 
    2 Stephen Varney       20 M Rockville MD       00:37:19 00:37:23 
    3 Keith Fouts          24 M Manassas VA        00:38:20 00:38:56 
25 - 29
    1 Robert Schneider     25 M Berwyn MD          00:34:08 00:34:10 
    2 Grant Connelly       27 M Arlington VA       00:34:44 00:34:46 
    3 Welch Suggs          29 M Arlington VA       00:35:30 00:35:31 
30 - 34
    1 Warren Kohm          31 M Mclean VA          00:34:36 00:34:37 
    2 Pascal Brazey        33 M Washington DC      00:35:08 00:35:08 
    3 Robert Wolfe         30 M Washington DC      00:35:13 00:35:14 
35 - 39
    1 Dan Murphy           37 M Bethesda MD        00:33:59 00:33:59 
    2 Charles Powell II    36 M Baltimore MD       00:35:19 00:35:20 
    3 Richard Kuhl         39 M Fairfax VA         00:36:35 00:36:36 
40 - 44
    1 Bill McCormack       41 M Arnold MD          00:33:54 00:33:54 
    2 Ted Poulos           40 M Mclean VA          00:34:29 00:34:29 
    3 Jean-Christ Arcaz    41 M N Bethesda MD      00:34:42 00:34:42 
45 - 49
    1 Dan Lawson           46 M Gaithersburg MD    00:34:05 00:34:05 
    2 David Webster        46 M Stevensville MD    00:35:22 00:35:22 
    3 Robert Judson        45 M Bethesda MD        00:36:51 00:36:52 
50 - 54
    1 Larry Washington     50 M Rockville MD       00:37:45 00:37:47 
    2 Jay Wind             52 M Arlington VA       00:38:12 00:38:14 
    3 Bennett Beach        52 M Bethesda MD        00:38:23 00:38:26 
55 - 59
    1 Patrick Griffith     57 M Alexandria VA      00:38:02 00:38:03 
    2 Jim Noone            57 M Fairfax VA         00:39:46 00:39:50 
    3 Bob Chase            56 M Falls Church VA    00:40:16 00:40:23 
60 - 64
    1 John Elliott         63 M Columbia MD        00:39:15 00:39:18 
    2 Stephen Forman       61 M Mclean VA          00:42:03 00:42:06 
    3 Malcolm O'Hagan      62 M Chevy Chase MD     00:46:04 00:47:00 
65 - 69
    1 Maynard Weyers       65 M Alexandria VA      00:44:53 00:44:57 
    2 Robert Smith         68 M Comus MD           00:49:10 00:49:18 
    3 Terence McCarthy     67 M Leesburg VA        00:51:49 00:52:00 
70 - 74
    1 George Yannakakis    70 M Sparks MD          00:44:56 00:44:59 
    2 Larry Dickerson      70 M Burke VA           00:46:13 00:46:16 
    3 Jack McMahon         71 M Rockville MD       00:47:39 00:47:47 
75 - 99
    1 Fernando Lemus-Suare 75 M Adelphi MD         00:52:23 00:52:55 
    2 William Osburn       78 M Bethesda MD        00:56:16 00:56:31 
    3 Ray Blue             77 M Oxon Hill MD       00:58:12 00:58:20

Award Winners - Women

    1 Casey Smith          22 F ARLINGTON VA         35:57
    2 Kristin Pierce Barry 28 F ARLINGTON VA         35:59
    3 Marjan Huizing       34 F MONTGOMERY VILL MD   36:04
    4 Sharon Servidio      28 F ALEXANDRIA VA        36:30
    5 Patty Fulton         36 F SILVER SPRING MD     36:31
    6 Desiree Ficker       25 F POTOMAC MD           36:58
    7 Hilary Cairns        31 F WASHINGTON DC        37:42
    8 Susannah Kvasnicka   29 F GREAT FALLS VA       38:02
    9 Lory Gray            22 F ALEXANDRIA VA        38:04
   10 Rebecca Silvis       28 F FALLS CHURCH VA      38:29
01 - 19
    1 Ellen Fedora         17 F Washington DC      00:43:24 00:43:31
    2 Marjorie Westbrook   19 F Great Falls VA     00:44:39 00:44:49
    3 Heidi Fishpaw        18 F Washington DC      00:45:02 00:47:00
20 - 24
    1 Carin Ward           23 F Charlottesville VA 00:38:30 00:38:32
    2 Sarah Davis          22 F Arlington VA       00:39:11 00:39:20
    3 Britton Stackhouse   22 F Mclean VA          00:39:39 00:39:41
25 - 29
    1 Katie Filipczyk      26 F Chevy Chase MD     00:38:51 00:38:52
    2 Lisa Thomas          26 F Alexandria VA      00:39:59 00:40:06
    3 Laurel McIntyre      27 F Washington DC      00:42:20 00:42:31
30 - 34
    1 Kerry Rodgers        33 F Washington DC      00:41:22 00:41:25
    2 Monique Farah        34 F Oak Hill VA        00:42:18 00:42:22
    3 Jennifer O'Connor    31 F Washington DC      00:42:28 00:42:31
35 - 39
    1 Karen Pick           36 F Woodbridge VA      00:38:34 00:38:42
    2 Maria Kozloski       37 F Washington DC      00:40:36 00:40:41
    3 Erika Keenan         36 F Arlington VA       00:42:48 00:43:54
40 - 44
    1 Win Persina          41 F Washington DC      00:39:50 00:39:52
    2 Julie Hayden         42 F Ashburn VA         00:40:10 00:40:13
    3 Sarah Buckheit       41 F Reston VA          00:42:28 00:42:30
45 - 49
    1 Linda Wack           46 F Germantown MD      00:40:02 00:40:05
    2 Sylvia Travaglione   45 F Washington DC      00:44:02 00:44:09
    3 Carolyn Winter       45 F Washington DC      00:48:17 00:48:57
50 - 54
    1 Peggy Davis          50 F Falls Church VA    00:46:56 00:48:14
    2 Valerie Campbell     51 F Silver Spring MD   00:47:08 00:47:16
    3 Lynn Salvo           52 F Mclean VA          00:49:58 00:50:13
55 - 59
    1 Heidi Pirie          57 F Leesburg VA        00:45:16 00:45:22
    2 Linda Kearney        55 F Oak Hill VA        00:46:51 00:47:00
    3 Susan Lucas          59 F Gainesville VA     00:48:41 00:51:02
60 - 64
    1 Sharon Dolan         60 F Gaithersburg MD    00:45:02 00:45:09
    2 Janice Stoodley      61 F Falls Church VA    00:46:00 00:46:06
    3 Barbara Szoradi      61 F Washington DC      00:52:49 00:53:15
65 - 69
    1 Angela Craighead     67 F Potomac MD         00:54:17 00:54:23
    2 Tami Graf            65 F Lusby MD           00:55:39 00:55:43
    3 Betty Dameron        66 F Fredericksburg VA  01:00:05 01:00:33
70 - 74
    1 Lee Glassco          71 F Mclean VA          01:10:39 01:11:36
    2 Jacqueline O'Neil    70 F Washington DC      01:12:07 01:12:36
75 - 99
    1 Kay Morrison         75 F Rockville MD       01:05:09 01:07:50
    2 Sister Maria         77 F Washington DC               01:51:48

See complete results of the men's and women's races.

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