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2003 Winter WRR Runner Rankings
Men's Division
Roland Rust
May/June 2003
Washington Running Report
Open Men
Fourteen runners recorded at least two qualifying times in this division, and Chris Raabe (Photo left) of Washington, DC was the best of the best. Raabe won both the Bethesda Turkey Chase 10K (31:54) and DC's Jingle Bell Run for Arthritis 10K (31:43), defeating the third-ranked Aaron Church. He also recorded an excellent 24:39 at the Outback Steakhouse 8K, defeating top rankers Church, Michael Wardian, and Mark Gilmore. Second place in the group goes to Nick Gramsky of McLean, Virginia who recorded a 15:09 5K at Alexandria's Red Ribbon 5K and a 24:57 5-Mile at the Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot.
Third is Aaron Church of Herndon, Virginia, winner of the Rudolph's Red Nose 10K (32:48), and recording four additional qualifiers, including a 32:04 10K at Washington DC's Jingle Bell Run for Arthritis. Michael Wardian is fourth, with three qualifiers and a 10K best of 32:24 at the Ashburn Farm 10K, followed by the first Maryland placer, Mark Gilmore of Columbia, winner of the Carabba's 5K for the YMCA (15:43). Notable in the qualifiers is the amazing Chuck Moeser, who makes the Open list at 51 years old, the only male runner over 35 to qualify.
Photo left: Jason Van Horn (29) of Dumfries, VA, is 6th in the open division.
Photo below: Todd Martin (32) of Herndon, VA, 12th among open men.
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Chris Raabe 24 Washington, DC
2 Nick Gramsky 24 McLean, VA
3 Aaron Church 27 Herndon, VA
4 Michael Wardian 27 Herndon, VA
5 Mark Gilmore 34 Columbia, MD
6 Jason Van Horn 29 Dumfries, VA
7 Eric Desautels 30 Arlington, VA
8 Jason Lewis 20 Triangle, VA
9 Chad Walton 32 Stafford, VA
10 Jeff Binggeli 24 Fredericksburg, VA
11 Matt Boyd 32 Fredericksburg, VA
12 Todd Martin 32 Herndon, VA
13 Chuck Moeser 51 Sterling, VA
14 Jim Strand 32 Potomac, MD
Men 35 - 39
For whatever reason, the 35-39 division did not have its usual number of qualifiers, with only two runners posting the necessary two qualifying marks. They did not race each other, so the ranking is based on time. Bill Riester of Richmond, Virginia gets the nod, on the strength of a 16:19 at the Newport News Run for Community 5K and 1:17:34 at the Anheuser-Busch Colonial Half- Marathon. Mark Hoon of Kensington, Maryland is the runner-up, with a 16:39 at Rockville's New Year's Day 5K and 27:35 at the Over Hillandale 5-Miler.
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Bill Riester 37 Richmond, VA
2 Mark Hoon 38 Kensington, MD
Men 40 - 44
The 40-44 division is always loaded, and this rating period was no exception. The top spot goes to Joe Abernethy of College Park, Maryland. The showdown races were the New Year's Day 5K in Rockville and the Country Roads 5-Mile in Olney. Abernethy defeated runner-up Ted Poulos both times, recording fine marks of 16:37 at the New Year's Day 5K, and 28:28 at the Country Roads 5-Mile. The bionic Poulos recorded an amazing eleven qualifying times, and ran consistently well, with his best performance being a 16:39 at the Red Ribbon 5K in Alexandria. Layne Party of Baltimore is third in the category, with his best performance being a 27:28 at the Outback Steakhouse 8K, and a win over sixth-ranked Jean-Christophe Arcaz (27:52). Mark Malander of Herndon, Virginia is fourth, with three qualifiers and a 5K best of 16:52 at the Virginia Run Turkey Trot 5K. Brian Daugherty is fifth, also with a best of 16:52 at the Carabba's 5K for the YMCA.
Photo above: Jean-Christophe Arcaz of North Bethesda, MD is 6th in the 40-44 division
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Joe Abernethy 43 College Park, MD
2 Ted Poulos 41 McLean, VA
3 Layne Party 43 Baltimore, MD
4 Mark Malander 44 Herndon, VA
5 Brian Daugherty 43 Crofton, MD
6 Jean-Christophe Arcaz 41 Rockville, MD
7 Terry McLaughlin 42 Spotsylvania, VA
8 Gregory West 40 Ruther Glen, VA
9 Marty Horan 43 Gaithersburg, MD
10 Dave Haaga 41 Rockville, MD
11 Ronald Hess 40 Takoma Park, MD
12 Steve Dietz 43 Springfield, VA
13 Mark Hollingsworth 40 Hampton, VA
Men 45 - 49
The 45-49 division was again very competitive. James Bates from Hampton, Virginia, the 2002 runner-up, wins the category, recording four qualifying times, including an outstanding 16:42 at the Governor's Land 5K, and two wins over fifth-rated Jim Goggin. The 2002 champion, Dan Lawson of Gaithersburg, is the first Maryland finisher, and he recorded the best single performance in the age group (a 27:09 at the Outback Steakhouse 8K). Bill Raabe of Rockville, Maryland places third, going undefeated in the age group in two races (the Bethesda Turkey Chase 10K and the Rockville New Year's Day 5K), and defeated three top ten competitors. Fourth in the age group was Jim Whitnah of Chevy Chase, Maryland, who recorded an excellent 17:28 at the Superbowl 5K in Dundalk. Fifth was Goggin of Williamsburg, Virginia, who had a best performance of 17:34 in the 5K at the Governor's Land run. The best race in the age group was the New Year's Day 5K in Rockville, where third-ranked Raabe (17:41) defeated fourth-ranked Jim Whitnah of Chevy Chase, Maryland (18:36) and seventh-ranked James Cooper.
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 James Bates 46 Hampton, VA
2 Dan Lawson 46 Gaithersburg, MD
3 Bill Raabe 48 Rockville, MD
4 Jim Whitnah 48 Chevy Chase, MD
5 Jim Goggin 48 Williamsburg, VA
6 David Webster 49 Stevensville, MD
7 James Cooper 47 Potomac, MD
8 Michael Fuller 47 Chesapeake, VA
9 Peter Kirk 45 Rockville, MD
10 Kevin Finnegan 45 Alexandria, VA
11 Bruce Halpin 46 Ashburn, VA
12 Peter Clardy 46 Rockville, MD
13 Douglas Dunlop 49 Potomac, MD
14 Andy Fitzgerald 45 Potomac, MD
15 Kevin Kolakowski 47 Stafford, VA
16 Wyatt Cutchins 46 Newport News, VA
Men 50 - 54
The heart of the baby boom is again one of the two most competitive men's age groups, with 18 qualifiers, led by Chuck Moeser of Sterling, Virginia, who also placed in the open category. Moeser dominated the competition in this age group, recording five outstanding performances, including a 16:19 at the Potter Homes YMCA 5K. Rick Platt of Williamsburg, Virginia takes second, with three fine performances, including two wins (the Governor's Land 5K and the Jamestown H.S. Swamp Run 5K) out of three over fourth-ranked Bill Alto, including a 5K best of 17:54 at the Governor's Land Run. Richard Adams of Herndon, Virginia takes third, with a 5K best of 18:05 at the Virginia Run Turkey Trot 5K and a win over fifth-ranked Richard Morgan of Silver Spring, the top Maryland placer, at the Rotary Resolution 10K. Fourth place Bill Alto (18:38 at the Governor's Land 5K) of Newport News, Virginia and fifth place Richard Morgan (18:23 5K at Dundalk's Superbowl 5K) led the category with six qualifying marks. Alto gets the slight edge for fourth, based on his win over Platt at the Newport News Run for Community 5K. Of note, sixth-ranked David Webster, who aged up during the season, managed to qualify in both the 45-49 category and the 50-54 category, placing sixth in each (who says the competition gets easier in the older age groups?).
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Chuck Moeser 51 Sterling, VA
2 Rick Platt 52 Williamsburg, VA
3 Richard Adams 51 Herndon, VA
4 Bill Alto 51 Newport News, VA
5 Richard Morgan 50 Silver Spring, MD
6 David Webster 50 Stevensville, MD
7 Dan Eddy 51 Kingstowne, VA
8 Dave Crawford 52 Arlington, VA
9 James Moreland 50 Gaithersburg, MD
10 Larry Washington 51 Rockville, MD
11 Ken Umbarger 51 Gaithersburg, MD
12 Jay Wind 52 Arlington, VA
13 Ron Greene 52 Fairfax, VA
14 Bob Burns 50 Columbia, MD
15 Rudolph Pekarek 50 Kinsdale, VA
16 Gary Guenther 50 Arlington, VA
17 Marc Wolfson 53 Olney, MD
18 Dale Abrahamson 53 Yorktown, VA
Men 55 - 59
2002 champion Patrick Griffith of Alexandria, Virginia dominated the 55-59 age group in every respect. He recorded seven qualifying times, and defeated runner-up Ronnie Wong by more than two minutes at the Outback 8K. He recorded outstanding times over a variety of distances, from an 18:16 at the Potter Homes/YMCA 5K to a 1:23:42 at the Belle Haven Half-Marathon. Second place Ronnie Wong, of Baltimore, who also placed second in the 2002 annual rankings, recorded five qualifying times, including a 19:27 at Dundalk's Superbowl 5K. Third was Robert Trost of Falls Church, Virginia, with two qualifiers, including a 20:01 at Alexandria's Red Ribbon 5K. Dave Lowe of Chevy Chase, Maryland entered the 55-59 division with a bang, placing fourth, including a fine 40:53 10K at the Bethesda Turkey Chase. Jim Noone of Fairfax, Virginia rounds out the top five with his two qualifiers, including a 33:08 at the Outback 8K.
Photo above: William Scott (55) of Seabrook, MD is 10th in the 55-59 division
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Patrick Griffith 58 Alexandria, VA
2 Ronnie Wong 56 Baltimore, MD
3 Robert Trost 56 Falls Church, VA
4 Dave Lowe 55 Chevy Chase, MD
5 Jim Noone 58 Fairfax, VA
6 Roger Kilgore 59 Gaithersburg, MD
7 Bob Chase 57 Falls Church, VA
8 Robert Wilson 55 Toano, VA
9 Clifford Gaddy 56 Kensington, MD
10 William Scott 55 Glenarden, MD
11 Lawrence Davis 56 Chesapeake, VA
12 James Daley 58 Alexandria, VA
13 Michael Golash 59 Washington, DC
Men 60 - 64
The 60-64 division is one of the two most competitive age groups. John Haubert of Alexandria, Virginia wins the age group with six qualifying marks. The showdown race for the age group was the Thanksgiving Day 5-Mile Turkey Trot in Alexandria, where Haubert (33:29) defeated top-ten competitors John Churchman (34:36) and Mike Thorson (35:11). Haubert's best performance was a 19:27 at the New Year's Day 5K in Arlington. Robert Wright of Hampton, Virginia takes second, in a close call over Bob Spencer of Williamsburg, Virginia. They split in two meetings. John Elliott of Columbia, Maryland, the 2002 champion, is fourth and the top Maryland finisher, with two qualifiers, including a 20:06 at the Carabba's 5K. Churchman, of Arlington, Virginia, is fifth, with a best performance of 43:30 at Fairfax's Rudolph's Red Nose 10K.
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 John Haubert 60 Alexandria, VA
2 Robert Wright 61 Hampton, VA
3 Bob Spencer 60 Williamsburg, VA
4 John Elliott 64 Columbia, MD
5 John Churchman 60 Arlington, VA
6 Sammy Merrill 61 Fredericksburg, VA
7 Mike Thorson 60 Alexandria, VA
8 Maurice Davidson 60 Fredericksburg, VA
9 Warren Prunella 61 Rockville, MD
10 Joe Greene 60 Dumfries, VA
11 Stephen Forman 62 McLean, VA
12 Arthur Reynolds 63 Woodbridge, VA
13 Mike Baziz 61 Baltimore, MD
14 Lou Shapiro 61 Silver Spring, MD
15 Jim Verdier 60 Alexandria, VA
16 Raymond Abell 62 Newport News, VA
17 Chet Coates 62 Silver Spring, MD
18 Earl Arrowood 62 Newport News, VA
Men 65 - 69
Chan Robbins of Arlington, VA, third in the 2002 annual rankings, takes the top spot for the winter season, based on five qualifying times and several convincing wins over third- ranked Richard Williams and fifth-ranked Ken Quincy. His best performance was a 21:54 5K, which he accomplished at both the Virginia Run Turkey Trot 5K and the Alexandria Red Ribbon 5K. John Essery of Williamsburg, Virginia is runner-up, with three qualifiers, including a win over Williams at the Anheuser-Busch Colonial Half-Marathon. His best performance was a 22:46 at the Governor's Land 5K. Richard Williams of Alexandria is third, with six qualifying times, including a 22:22 at the Virginia Run Turkey Trot 5K, and John Gluck of Alexandria is fourth, with wins over Quincy, Philip Hager, and Robert Smith (Photo) at the Virginia Run Turkey Trot 5K. Quincy, of Vienna, Virginia, takes fifth.
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Chan Robbins 65 Arlington, VA
2 John Essery 66 Williamsburg, VA
3 Richard Williams 67 Alexandria, VA
4 John Gluck 65 Alexandria, VA
5 Ken Quincy 65 Vienna, VA
6 Milton Taylor 69 Odenton, MD
7 Philip Hager 65 Falls Church, VA
8 Robert Smith 68 Comus, MD
9 Al Marcy 67 Haymarket, VA
10 Art Morey 65 Columbia, MD
Men 70 -74
Only two runners qualified in the 70-74 division, with the honors going to 2002 champ George Yannakakis of Sparks, Maryland, who recorded an excellent 22:24 at Dundalk's Superbowl 5K. Jack McMahon of Rockville, Maryland takes second, with a best performance of 40:44 in the Country Roads 5-Mile. The two did not race each other.
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 George Yannakakis 71 Sparks, MD
2 Jack McMahon 72 Rockville, MD
Men 75 & Over
Even at 80 years old, Walt Washburn of Vienna, Virginia dominated the 75 and over category. Two races served as the showdowns for this category. The Outback 8K saw Washburn (46:10) defeating second-ranked Bill Morrison of Potomac, Maryland (48:16), third-ranked Bill Osburn of Bethesda (53:50), and fifth- ranked Philip Zenchoff of Silver Spring, Maryland (58:12). The Rockville 10K was another test, with Washburn (60:16) again coming out on top against Morrison (63:32) and fourth-ranked Frank Pierce of Bethesda (63:53).
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Walt Washburn 80 Vienna, VA
2 Bill Morrison 75 Potomac, MD
3 Bill Osburn 79 Bethesda, MD
4 Frank Pierce 79 Bethesda, MD
5 Philip Zenchoff 75 Silver Spring, MD
6 Bob Atkins 77 Winchester, VA
See the Women's Winter 2003 WRR Runner Rankings