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Ashburn Village Heats Up For Spring
By James Moreland
April 26, 2009
Ashburn, VA
For the Washington Running Report
Michael Vega (#450) takes the lead from start to finish in the 10K.
Tramp, tramp, tramp the troops were marching. It was like the death March at Bataan. Summer slammed past spring and we were hit by oppressive ninety plus day for the second time this year. The weather man told us that it was a cooler than average year and this was the latest that we have gone into the year for an eighty degree day. Wrong. We still do not have an eighty degree day. We got ninety twice.
The race promised a new, fast course with no more than a 1% incline. Before the race a veteran of the 10K from last year noted it was a rolling course. "But they said it was fast and flat." He just kept shaking his head and saying, "The course rolls." That seemed strange too. After the fire truck blasted it siren at 8:00 AM the 10K began and for the first two miles it seemed to be going up and up. Finally turning off Ashburn Village Boulevard, we hoped for a reprieve but the neighborhood wound up as well. One runner croaked plaintively, "This they call flat?"
In truth, what goes up must come down, so there must have been some down hills hidden in the scorched air. The race warned everyone to drink up and there was a huge presence of rescue teams that gladly were not needed. There were many well manned water stops. A few more course marshals would have been nice at the myriad intersection where one had to wonder if they were still on the right course.
Last year's 10K winner Karen Young (48:43) bolted for Greece just before the race, though she was signed up for a return engagement. None of the 102 finishers raced fast enough for a Runner Rankings spot. This year second place Amanda Chahill (38) of Great Falls, VA broke fifty minutes at the wire with 49:56. The race winner Kerstin Dea (32) was already acclimatized to heat coming from Rockledge, FL. She took the first mile in 7:01 and held that pace like a metronome winning all alone in a solid 43:32. Note that even in the heat back in Rockville; Dea would have placed 35th at the Pike's Peek 10K. Jeannie Trautman (46) of Leesburg, VA was third a step or two back of Cahill with 50:07.
Michael Vega conquered the 5K handily last year in 18:08. So this year he decided to double his pleasure and take on the 10K. Last year James Dunn (47) had won in 40:18. Vega was very confident and bolted into the lead. He might have been a little concerned if he knew he were racing against a trimmed down Doug Sabel. Sabel with more than 20 years in racing had run the precursor of Pike's Peek, the Fritzbe 10K back in 1988 in 36:35 at age 16. In college he dropped down below thirty minutes in the 10K. Now at thirty-eight he runs more for the fun of it but a race brings out the competitive juices and he kept it close most of the way. Vega earned another crown in 36:59. That would have been 49th place at Pike's Peek. Sabel, now living in Vienna, slid in second with 37:45. Gregory Stemberger (31) of Aldie, VA was third in 38:48. Dunn, who had won easily last year, put up a valiant effort on the much hotter day and nearly matched last year's time with 40:31 for fourth overall and squeezing out fifth place Bryan Tenney (41) of Ashburn in his bid for the master title.
The 5K started ten minutes after the 10K at 8:10 AM. The 10K is a newer event and still is half the size of the 5K. Or maybe folks knew it was awful hot to try on a 10K. It was so hot as we passed the lakes along the boulevard I was hoping someone would tell me to "jump into a lake." After the race, the computer saw me coming and said, "cuckoo, cuckoo." It went a little crazy too and confused some of the places on the award's page. The overall list had it right and the awards have now been fixed.
A few runners came over a said, "They called out my name at the finish; why am I not in the results?" They were but we had to perform a little magic to get them to appear. Race day lists are always unofficial. The results are now corrected and posted.
Also, the race bib does show us who you are here for the announcer but it is the ChronoTrack D-tag in your shoe that tells us your time.
In photo, Wesley Malychev (18) really felt the heat a slide back from second last year in 18:37 to fourth this year in 20:17. He had Rob Meadows (37) of Leesburg, VA on his heels. Meadows ran 20:22 to top the 30-39 division. Eugene Su (28) of Ashburn, VA returned to defend his 20-29 title for fifth overall in 21:20. Heat was a factor here too as he had run 20:03 last year. For the top three, it was a tough battle the whole way. Robert Jones (38) of Ashburn, VA started with a tiny lead and held it the whole way, winning in 18:57. Second and third was a photo opportunity as 17-year-old Zach Deaton edged 39-ywear-old Todd Jarman of Potomac Falls, VA, both with an identical 19:03.
For the women, they had a big challenge to compete with Joan Hunter's winning time of 20:10 last year. Hunter (44), a national class masters sprinter, hosed the field by four minutes. This year Amy Lane (24) of Herndon, VA emulated that race pulling away early for a smashing victory in 21:31. Elisabeth Rebholz (13) of Ashburn, VA was next in 23:40. Below she is seen here with her brother Mitchell. Mitchell (9) won the 12 and under division with 25:11. When we took this photo we asked, "Where was their mom?" for the photo. Elisabeth replied, "Why? She didn't win anything." Seventh place Sarah Buckheit (48) of Reston, VA was the masters winner in 25:24.
Perhaps the wisest participants walked through the scenic neighborhoods for the 1 mile fun run/walk. In the photo, it was mostly kids.
This year's proceeds will be donated in full to the Ashburn Volunteer Fire Department.
Awards Listing for the 5K (No Duplicate Prizes)
MALE OVERALL
1 452 Robert Jones 38 Ashburn VA 18:57 V
2 311 Zach Deaton 17 Ashburn VA 19:03 V
3 410 Todd Jarman 39 Potomac Falls VA 19:03 V
FEMALE OVERALL
1 458 Amy Lane 24 Herndon VA 21:31 V
2 45 Elisabeth Rebholz 13 Ashburn VA 23:40 V
3 268 Katie Hodges 22 Marshall VA 24:25 V
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 1 - 12
1 44 Mitchell Rebholz 9 Ashburn VA 25:11 V
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 1 - 12
1 182 Alexa McAnally 10 Centreville VA 24:59 V
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 13 - 19
1 337 Wesley Malychev 18 Ashburn VA 20:17 V
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 13 - 19
1 346 Maria Herrera 14 Ashburn VA 26:54 V
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 20 - 29
1 477 Eugene Su 28 Ashburn VA 21:20 V
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 20 - 29
1 331 Adria Jewell 27 Sterling VA 25:05 V
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 30 - 39
1 467 Rob Meadows 37 Leesburg VA 20:22 V
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 30 - 39
1 345 Amy Sergi 38 Ashburn VA 25:07 V
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 40 - 49
1 454 Kevin Stack 41 Reston VA 22:06 V
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 40 - 49
1 453 Sarah Buckheit 48 Reston VA 25:24 V
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 50 - 59
1 340 Kevin Keegan 51 Ashburn VA 26:42 V
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 50 - 59
1 347 Anna Vandyke 52 Great Falls VA 29:54 V
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 60 - 99
1 274 Jim Lovelace 62 Ashburn VA 33:42 V
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 60 - 99
1 302 Sunmin Kimes 62 Ashburn VA 35:31 V
MALE FIRST TIME RACER: NET TIME - NET PACE 1 - 99
1 28 Steve Dyas 29 M Centreville VA 24:00
FEMALE FIRST TIME RACER: NET TIME - NET PACE 1 - 99
1 11 Jennifer Torres 26 F Oak Hill VA 28:47
Awards Listing for the 10K (No Duplicate Prizes)
MALE OVERALL
1 450 Michael Vega 30 Ashburn VA 36:59 X
2 470 Douglas Sabel 38 Vienna VA 37:45 X
3 459 Gregory Stemberger 31 Aldie VA 38:48 X
FEMALE OVERALL
1 69 Kerstin Dea 32 Rockledge FL 43:32 X
2 52 Amanda Cahill 38 Great Falls VA 49:56 X
3 35 Jeannie Trautman 46 Leesburg VA 50:07 X
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 01 - 12
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 01 - 12
1 239 Holly Bowman 10 Ashburn VA 66:40 X
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 13 - 19
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 13 - 19
1 190 Mallory Leidinger 13 Ashburn VA 66:40 X
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 20 - 29
1 192 Gregory Mihalik 25 Ashburn VA 42:09 X
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 20 - 29
1 240 Dara Johnson 29 Ashburn VA 55:07 X
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 30 - 39
1 70 Jonathan Dea 30 Rockledge FL 41:50 X
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 30 - 39
1 225 Helga Lumpkin 37 Ashburn VA 50:26 X
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 40 - 49
1 461 James Dunn 48 Leesburg VA 40:30 X
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 40 - 49
1 469 Gina Lindenfeldar 40 Ashburn VA 51:35 X
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 50 - 59
1 432 Rob Colburn 53 Ashburn VA 46:26 X
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 50 - 59
1 314 Joan Woodis 50 Leesburg VA 51:55 X
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 60 - 99
1 396 Allen Delaney 61 Oak Hill VA 50:56 X
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 60 - 99
MALE FIRST TIME RACER: NET TIME - NET PACE 1 - 99
FEMALE FIRST TIME RACER: NET TIME - NET PACE 1 - 99
