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Men Winter 2004
2004 Winter WRR Runner Rankings
Men's Division
by Roland Rust
May/June 2004
Washington Running Report
Open Men
Many of the best runners raced sparingly in the Winter season, due to marathons and base endurance training.
Glen Mays of Washington, DC, 10th in the 2003 rankings, takes advantage of the lighter competition and snags the top spot. Mays is the "old man" of the open rankings at age 33. The George Washington Birthday 10K in Alexandria determined most of the open standings, with Mays (31:37) defeating second-ranked Eric Post (31:42) of Fairfax, Virginia, third-ranked Michael Wardian (32:24) of Arlington, Virginia, and fourth-ranked Jesse Williams (32:32) of Reston, Virginia. Mays also ran an excellent 52:14 at the RRCA Club Challenge 10-Mile in Columbia, Maryland.
Rounding out the Open rankings as a provisional qualifier was 2003 rankings leader, Ben Cooke of Silver Spring, Maryland, who ran a fine 23:58 at the Outback Steakhouse 8K, but recorded no other qualifying times.
The youngest Open qualifier was the 24-year-old Post, who did not place in the 2003 year-end rankings.
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Glen Mays 33 Washington, DC
2 Eric Post 24 Fairfax, VA
3 Michael Wardian 29 Arlington, VA
4 Jesse Williams 26 Reston, VA
5 Ben Cooke 26 Silver Spring, MD
Men 35 - 39
Last year only two runners qualified in the Winter in the 35-39 division, but this year the category rebounded, with eight runners qualifying. All of the top five qualifiers were from Virginia.
John Piggott of Williamsburg, Virginia, runner-up in the 2003 rankings, grabs the top spot. The most competitive race was Williamsburg's Colonial Half-Marathon, where Piggott (1:12:54) defeated second-ranked Robert Hinkle (1:17:00) of Newport News, Virginia, and third-ranked Michael Mann (1:13:27) of Hampton, Virginia. Piggott (1:13:42) also defeated fifth-ranked Tom Purcell (1:15:12) of Norfolk, Virginia, at the Norfolk Half- Marathon.
Hinkle narrowly earned the second spot over Mann by avenging his defeat at the Colonial Half-Marathon, 16:27 to 16:39 in Williamsburg's Swamp Run 5K.
Fourth is Brian Schmidt (photo) of Leesburg, Virginia, whose best performance was a 26:32 at the competitive Outback Steakhouse 8K.
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 John Piggott 38 Williamsburg, VA
2 Robert Hinkle 39 Newport News, VA
3 Michael Mann 35 Hampton, VA
4 Brian Schmidt 35 Leesburg, VA
5 Tom Purcell 37 Norfolk, VA
6 Mark Hoon 39 Kensington, MD
7 Sean Killeen 38 Richmond, VA
8 Mike Woodman 38 Timonium, MD
Men 40 - 44
If the strength of the 35-39 division was in Virginia, the strength of the 40-44 division was in Maryland, with the top four placers all from that state.
The top three placers are the same as in the 2003 year-end rankings, led by Joe Abernethy of College Park. The Outback Steakhouse 8K established the pecking order, with Abernethy (26:38) defeating second-ranked Dave Berardi (26:41) of Baltimore, third-ranked Neville Anderson (27:10) of Baltimore, and fourth-ranked Jean-Christophe Arcaz (27:52) of Rockville, Maryland.
Joe Abernethy (27:52) also defeated fifth-ranked Ted Poulos (29:29) at Olney, Maryland's Country Road 5-Mile.
Photo: Charlottesville's Chris Samley, 6th in the age group
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Joe Abernethy 44 College Park, MD
2 Dave Berardi 43 Baltimore, MD
3 Neville Anderson 42 Baltimore, MD
4 Jean-Christophe Arcaz 42 Rockville, MD
5 Ted Poulos 41 McLean, VA
6 Chris Samley 41 Charlottesville, VA
7 Jon Schoenberg 40 Crofton, MD
8 Layne Party 44 Baltimore, MD
Men 45 - 49
Nine runners qualified in the 45-49 age group, led by Dan Lawson of Gaithersburg, Maryland, the fourth-ranked runner in 2003.
The Outback Steakhouse 8K was the most competitive race, with Lawson (26:54) defeating second-ranked Jim Wadsworth (28:09) of Washington, D.C., third-ranked George Buckheit (28:31) of Reston, Virginia, and fifth-ranked Paul Peterson (28:44) of Bethesda, Maryland.
Jim Bates of Hampton, Virginia takes the fourth spot, on the basis of some outstanding times, including a 16:36 5K at the Governor's Land Run for the Brain. Unfortunately Bates did not compete against any of the other top runners.
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Dan Lawson 48 Gaithersburg, MD
2 Jim Wadsworth 46 Washington, DC
3 George Buckheit 46 Reston, VA
4 Jim Bates 47 Hampton, VA
5 Paul Peterson 49 Bethesda, MD
6 Steve Chantry 49 Williamsburg, VA
7 Jeff Stone 48 Salem, VA
8 Bill Raabe 49 North Bethesda, MD
9 Paul Serra 47 Lusby, MD
Men 50 - 54
The bulge of the boomer generation again produces a very competitive age group, with 16 runners qualifying.
Chuck Moeser of Sterling, Virginia starts off 2004 where he left off in 2003, dominating the age group. Moeser is the only person to lead both the 2002 and 2003 rankings, and lead every rankings period in 2003.
The showdown for the top spot was the Outback Steakhouse 8K, where Moeser (27:02) crushed second-ranked David Webster (29:29) of Stevensville, Maryland and fifth-ranked Richard Morgan (30:07) of Silver Spring, Maryland.
David Webster gets second by virtue of his 17:40 at Annapolis's Washington's Birthday 5K, defeating third-ranked Richard Adams (18:06) of Herndon, Virginia.
Fourth is Paul Ryan of Arlington, Virginia, whose performances include an excellent 28:55 at Alexandria's Turkey Trot 5-Mile. He did not compete against any of the other top runners, however.
Photo: Timothy Morgan, 53 of Damascus, MD, 12th in his age group
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Chuck Moeser 52 Sterling, VA
2 David Webster 50 Stevensville, MD
3 Richard Adams 52 Herndon, VA
4 Paul Ryan 53 Arlington, VA
5 Richard Morgan 51 Silver Spring, MD
6 Lionel Scatliffe 50 Alexandria, VA
7 Rick Platt 53 Williamsburg, VA
8 Bob Burns 51 Columbia, MD
9 Roger Claussen 51 Woodbridge, VA
10 Tim Doescher 53 Herndon, VA
11 Bill Alto 52 Newport News, VA
12 Timothy Morgan 53 Damascus, MD
13 Bill Hart 54 Virginia Beach, VA
14 Dan Eddy 52 Alexandria, VA
15 Steve Thompson 50 Midlothian, VA
16 Dale Abrahamson 54 Yorktown, VA
Men 55 - 59
The state of Virginia dominates this category, contributing nine of the top 10 runners (only sixth-ranked Ronnie Wong of Baltimore prevents a sweep).
The 2003 champion, Patrick Griffith of Alexandria, is again on top. His four qualifying performances include an 18:26 at Fredericksburg's Potter Homes YMCA 5K and a 30:11 at the Outback Steakhouse 8K.
Larry Coley of Chesapeake, Virginia and Ken Mire of Norfolk, Virginia waged a fierce battle for the second spot. Mire (20:39) defeated Coley (20:51) at the Virginia Beach Cross-Country Challenge 5K, but Coley (19:17) evened the score over Mire (19:35) at the 5K Run for the Community. Coley gets the nod based on a very slight edge in competition defeated.
Fourth is Ken Shipp of Great Falls, Virginia, who did not compete against any of the other top runners, but did record an outstanding 30:43 at Alexandria's Turkey Trot 5-Mile. Fifth is John Loughran of Sandston, Virginia, who ran a fine 1:49:56 at the Tune-Up 25K.
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Patrick Griffith 59 Alexandria, VA
2 Larry Coley 55 Chesapeake, VA
3 Ken Mire 55 Norfolk, VA
4 Ken Shipp 55 Great Falls, VA
5 John Loughran 59 Sandston, VA
6 Ronnie Wong 57 Baltimore, MD
7 Jim Noone 59 Fairfax, VA
8 Robert Wilson 56 Toano, VA
9 Gerard Cabrol 55 Arlington, VA
10 James Daley 59 Alexandria, VA
Men 60 - 64
John Haubert of Alexandria, Virginia, the third-ranked runner in 2003, wins the age group. The showdown for the first spot was the Outback Steakhouse 8K, where Haubert (33:38) edged second- ranked Lou Shapiro (34:19) of Silver Spring, Maryland.
Lou Shapiro gets the "Ted Poulos Award" for non-stop racing, running a ridiculous 12 qualifying performances! And Shapiro, who ranked only 13th in 2003, appears to be getting better as he races more.
Robert Wright of Hampton, Virginia is the third-ranked runner, on the strength of some outstanding performances, including a 19:49 at the Sentara 5K. He might have ranked higher had he competed against any of the other top runners.
Eamon McEvilly of Springfield, Virginia is fourth, with times including a 20:50 at the Red Ribbon Run 5K. Warren Prunella of Rockville, Maryland takes fourth, based on performances that include a 1:12:17 at the RRCA Club Challenge 10-Mile.
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 John Haubert 61 Alexandria, VA
2 Lou Shapiro 62 Silver Spring, MD
3 Robert Wright 62 Hampton, VA
4 Eamon McEvilly 61 Springfield, VA
5 Warren Prunella 62 Rockville, MD
6 Roger Kilgore 60 Great Mills, MD
7 Lloyd Blackwell 63 Warrenton, VA
8 Richard Vendig 60 Rochelle, VA
9 Stephen Forman 63 McLean, VA
10 Bob Spencer 61 Williamsburg, VA
11 Bob Spearing 63 Alexandria, VA
Men 65 - 69
John Elliott of Columbia, Maryland follows up his Fall rankings win with another top ranking in the Winter period. He would also have led the 60-64 age group. His most impressive performance was a 32:38 at the Outback Steakhouse 8K, beating 60-64 leader John Haubert (33:38) by a full minute.
Second is Cal Fowler of Keswick, Virginia, whose performances included a fine 1:33:23 at the Colonial Half-Marathon.
Third is 2003 champion Chan Robbins of Arlington, Virginia, who ran 21:58 at the Red Ribbon Run 5K, defeating fourth-ranked Maynard Weyers (22:23) of Alexandria, Virginia, and fifth-ranked Ken Quincy (23:03) of Vienna, Virginia.
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 John Elliott 65 Columbia, MD
2 Cal Fowler 65 Keswick, VA
3 Chan Robbins 66 Arlington, VA
4 Maynard Weyers 67 Alexandria, VA
5 Ken Quincy 66 Vienna, VA
6 Joe Polinski 65 Smithfield, VA
7 Richard Williams 68 Alexandria, VA
8 Phil Hager 66 Falls Church, VA
9 Dick Pierce 65 Rescue, VA
10 Art Morey 66 Columbia, MD
11 John Gluck 66 Alexandria, VA
12 Armand Zambardi 69 Charlottesville, VA
13 Nick Keeling 65 Bethesda, MD
Men 70 - 74
The 2003 rankings leader, Jack McMahon of Rockville, Maryland, leads the Winter rankings period. The showdown was the Outback Steakhouse 8K, where McMahon (38:32) narrowly defeated second- ranked Larry Dickerson (38:38) of Burke, Virginia.
The third spot goes to Mike Kelly of Newport News, Virginia, whose times include a 1:52:27 at the Colonial Half-Marathon.
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Jack McMahon 72 Rockville, MD
2 Larry Dickerson 72 Burke, VA
3 Mike Kelly 70 Newport News, VA
Men 75 - 79
Wendell Golden of Charlottesville, Virginia wins the age group. He ran 29:33 at Charlottesville's New Year's 5K to defeat second- ranked Harry Freestone (29:52) of Charlottesville.
Third is George Brown of Glen Arm, Maryland, whose best performance was a 31:28 at Towson's Turkey Trot 5K. Dixon Hemphill ran 33:53 at Herndon's Turkey Trot 5K to edge fifth- ranked Oliver Bragg (34:59) of Sterling, Virginia, for the fourth spot.
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Wendell Golden 78 Charlottesville, VA
2 Harry Freestone 77 Charlottesville, VA
3 George Brown 78 Glen Arm, MD
4 Dixon Hemphill 78 Fairfax Station, VA
5 Oliver Bragg 76 Sterling, VA
6 Bill Morrison 76 Potomac, MD
7 Philip Zenchoff 76 Silver Spring, MD
Men 80 - 84
Walt Washburn of Vienna, Virginia, the 2003 rankings leader, again takes the top spot in the Winter rankings. He had four qualifying performances, led by a 48:29 at the Outback Steakhouse 8K.
The second and third spots go to provisional qualifiers, based on only one qualifying performance. Second-ranked Robert White of Hampton, Virginia ran an outstanding 25:48 at the Governor's Land 5K, and Bill Osburn (photo), the fifth-ranked runner in 2003, ran 40:29 at Arlington's New Year's Day 5K.
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Walt Washburn 81 Vienna, VA
2 Robert White 80 Hampton, VA
3 Bill Osburn 80 Bethesda, MD
Men 85 & Over
We start an 85 and over age division in this rankings period, to properly reflect the accomplishments of 85-year-old Cokey Daman of Virginia Beach, the oldest qualifier and the best in the nation in his age group. Daman recorded an extraordinary 29:53 at the Jennifer Braun Memorial 5K.
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Cokey Daman 85 Virginia Beach, VA
See the Women's Winter 2004 WRR Runner Rankings