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Lawyers Have Heart 10K
By Jarad Geldner
June 13, 2009
Washington, DC
For the Washington Running Report
More than 5,000 participants turned out to contest the Lawyers Have Heart 10K on June 13, 2009. The race, in its 19th year, benefits the American Heart Association. Over the last decade, the event has raised more than five million dollars for the cause and is sponsored by numerous local law firms.
The course starts on the beautiful Georgetown waterfront, at the Washington Harbour. It runs up from the Harbour onto the Whitehurst freeway, makes a left on Canal road, and a turnaround at Reservoir Road, finally returning to the Harbour for a fast downhill finish.
The race began at 8:00 am, under sunny skies on a beautiful summerlike morning. The start was crowded, with hundreds of runners angling for position, but by the first mile, Aaron Church (33) of South Riding, VA had established a solo lead. "I was a little bit worried because I'm a marathoner," he said, "and that's a kicker's finish." Church (in photo) held on to win the men's competition in 31:30, besting Abiyot Abebe of Washington, DC by 38 seconds.
In the women's competition, Jennifer Ledford (29) of Reston, VA led from the gun, finishing in 37:28, and besting perennial threat Alisa Harvey (43) of Manassas by just 14 seconds. After the race, Ledford said she was so focused on running she was not really sure what happened out on course. She added, "I think I went a little too fast at the beginning," and said she felt the heat played a factor in the race.
Andrew Duncan (42) of Washington, DC easily won the masters division, finishing in 32:57, nearly two minutes ahead of John Tuttle (50) of Villa Rica, Georgia. Duncan also took home an award for the fastest lawyer of the day.
The race also featured a two-mile fun walk, led by Amanda Lewis, Miss DC International, and Juliana McKee, Miss Teen DC International. Crowds remained lining the finish chute until the last runner finished, just faster than 1 hour 51 minutes from the start.
Awards Listing (Overalls by Clock Time, Age Groups by Net Time) updated 7/1/09
FEMALE OVERALL
Place Num Name Ag City Time
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1 6 Jennifer Ledford 29 Reston VA 37:28
2 14 Alisa Harvey 43 Manassas VA 37:44
3 4801 Yihunlish Delelecha 28 Washington DC 38:08
4 50 Mary Beth Muething 30 Arlington VA 38:29
5 3391 Lindsay Donaldson 23 Washington DC 38:35
MALE OVERALL
Place Num Name Ag City Time
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1 7 Aaron Church 33 South Riding VA 31:30
2 4802 Abiyot Abebe 22 Washington DC 32:08
3 4594 Andrew Duncan 42 Washington DC 32:57
4 4204 Tim Schaefer 30 Gaithersburg MD 32:59
5 4784 Patrick Reaves 24 Silver Spring MD 33:22
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 40 - 99 MASTERS
1 35 Win Persina 49 Washington DC 42:28
2 2877 Liliana Baron 50 Potomac MD 42:42
3 959 Elizabeth Hasiak 44 Washington DC 43:21
4 36 Betty Blank 56 Falls Church VA 43:49
5 4686 Crystal Rapp 41 Lexington Park MD 44:30
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 40 - 99 MASTERS
1 31 John Tuttle 50 Villa Rica GA 34:51
2 1376 Henry Wigglesworth 51 Seattle WA 35:27
3 32 Mark Malander 51 Oak Hill VA 35:45
4 4812 Maurice Pointer 53 Baltimore MD 35:53
5 635 Jean-Christophe Arcaz 48 Rockville MD 36:13
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 1 - 19
1 2837 Courtney Whalen 18 Derwood MD 43:12
2 4411 Nora McCall 19 Silver Spring MD 45:26
3 2306 Lauren Marshall 18 Washington DC 47:30
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 1 - 19
1 1863 Joseph Anderson 17 Apo Ae 35:52
2 4424 Nathan Thatcher 16 Manassas Park VA 38:48
3 2129 Jonathan Echevers 18 Gaithersburg MD 39:21
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 20 - 29
1 2913 Sedinam Bruce 22 Washington DC 39:15
2 1814 Meghan Ingrisano 22 Reston VA 40:22
3 4804 Kalma Tadssa 29 Washington DC 41:15
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 20 - 29
1 2685 Brian McCabe 23 Washington DC 33:45
2 4787 Billy Askey 26 Arlington VA 34:06
3 2657 David Burnham 25 Arlington VA 34:13
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 30 - 39
1 1743 Elizabeth Karrmann 30 Falls Church VA 40:25
2 1929 Stephanie Evans 38 McLean VA 40:32
3 8 Irina Suvorova 38 Washington DC 40:33
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 30 - 39
1 4664 Michael Vega 30 Ashburn VA 36:23
2 4750 Steven Moore 31 Bethesda MD 36:30
3 4785 Max Lockwood 39 Washington DC 36:43
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 40 - 44
1 959 Elizabeth Hasiak 44 Washington DC 43:21
2 1321 Jennifer Azzariti 40 Washington DC 46:01
3 2305 Teresa Marshall 44 Washington DC 47:31
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 40 - 44
1 3247 Kevin Bedell 43 McLean VA 36:26
2 4649 Bryan Mikesh 44 Fairfax VA 37:36
3 971 Robert Denmark 43 Arlington VA 37:58
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 45 - 49
1 3462 Blake Rushin 47 Vienna VA 45:50
2 4782 Jill Cook 49 McLean VA 47:17
3 2548 Julie Whalen 46 Derwood MD 48:51
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 45 - 49
1 3735 Richard Kuhl 46 Fairfax Station VA 39:16
2 3684 Nehemiah Robinson 46 Leesburg VA 40:16
3 3068 Orlando Darden Jr 46 Washington DC 40:58
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 50 - 54
1 4808 Cynthia Evans 53 Randallstown MD 47:56
2 3761 Patricia Snodgrass 54 Annapolis MD 49:36
3 4372 Myra Washington 52 Montgomery Vill MD 50:38
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 50 - 54
1 2638 Stephen Curran 50 Washington DC 39:05
2 3041 Mark Fiegener 54 Washington DC 39:40
3 2892 Kevin Fitzgerald 50 Washington DC 40:52
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 55 - 59
1 3338 Christina Moyer 57 Washington DC 47:18
2 1307 Suzanne Gentes 58 Washington DC 51:43
3 2954 Audrey Stephenson 56 Washington DC 52:03
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 55 - 59
1 2362 Alan Pemberton 56 Silver Spring MD 37:37
2 4612 Robert Sindermann 55 Arlington VA 43:56
3 2979 Tom Shinners 56 Alexandria VA 44:14
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 60 - 64
1 4151 Alice Franks 61 Rockville MD 48:36
2 4173 Loida Velilla 61 Falls Church VA 57:19
3 4136 Mary Proctor 60 Reston VA 1:01:54
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 60 - 64
1 2621 Jim Wright 60 Gaithersburg MD 38:01
2 4656 Bob Chase 63 Falls Church VA 45:16
3 413 Michael Kush 64 Burke VA 49:41
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 65 - 69
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 65 - 69
1 4651 Bill Joyce 65 Herndon VA 41:26
2 246 John Churchman 66 Arlington VA 45:33
3 1492 Michael Golash 66 Washington DC 46:02
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 70 - 74
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 70 - 74
1 11 Chan Robbins 71 Arlington VA 49:47
2 3920 Alan Morrison 71 Washington DC 59:10
3 4615 Bozia Hall Jr 71 Fort Washington MD 1:03:51
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 75 - 79
1 4537 Jacqueline O'Neil 77 Washington DC 1:17:06
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 75 - 79
1 4904 George Yannakakis 77 Sparks Glencoe MD 52:29
2 54 Edward Green 77 Washington DC 1:04:58
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 80 - 99
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 80 - 99
FEMALE FIRST TIME RACER: NET TIME - NET PACE 1 - 99
1 3354 Laura Wang 24 F Washington DC 44:09 43:55 7:04
MALE FIRST TIME RACER: NET TIME - NET PACE 1 - 99
1 4800 Brian Young 30 M Washington DC 39:53 39:51 6:25
Irina Suvorova (38) of Washington DC finished third in the competitive 30-39 division with 40:33.
