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Star Kid 8K 2007
Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children Star Kid 8K Run/Walk
By James Moreland
October 21, 2007
Fairfax, VA
For the Washington Running Report
This second year race was a dandy. The perfectly gorgeous fall weather had racers running around in circles. The air was crisp and the sun was at times blinding as runners circled twice around the campus of George Mason University. In between loops, which were scenic - read rolling, the race scooted in to the nearby neighborhood for a challenging circuitous mile climaxing with a pace stopping hill just before mile three.
Only the top runners even got a glimpse of the winners coming out from there as they were going in. With $2,000 in prize money for the first three finishers, it was no surprise to see the prolific African runners dueling. Gurmessa Megerssa (known as Kumsa - his other name) continued his winning ways from last year winning handily in 24:06. Teen sensation Ezkay Sisay (#13) has been lighting up the track with three overall wins and three top three placings since Labor Day. Solomon Semunguse (#505), only a year older at twenty was a mere eyelash behind him for third place cash with a tying 24:33. Allen Carr (24) of Herndon, VA was the fourth runner faster than 25 minutes. He had set the tone this fall with fast 5Ks including an overall win at the Stone Ridge 5K.
As luck would have it, of the top thirteen finishers, four of them women, ten of them were from out of town. The next two spots were held by the masters best, Terry McLaughlin (47) of Spotsylvania, VA for the men and Alisa Harvey (42) of Manassas, VA for the women.
Those top four women have formed a corps of winning ways throughout the summer. Nineteen-year-old Belainesh Gebre (in photo) has already won six races from 5K to half marathon since the first of September. She needed all her skill to pull off the four second victory in 27:34 over Alemgena Desta. Desta had lost in three races with third place Hirut Mengistu (27:48) and fourth place Teyba Naser (27:55). Today she turned the tables on them both with 27:34. Naser seems to run more races than the others and her times would likely have seeded her second, though her overall victory last week in a cross country 6K was a mere six seconds ahead of the masters champion Harvey.
The age group prizes were nice gift certificates to restaurants and went two deep in five year age groups. A quick glance shows that nearly all the age group winners won easily, often by a few minutes.
After the race, there was an abundant supply of food, plenty more than was essential for the 434 finishers, exactly have men and half women. There was a well attended fun run/walk was one loop around Patriot's Circle (1.7 miles). Basking in the glorious sunshine after the race, runners were treated to myriad drinks as well as fruit, pretzels, and health bars. The goodie bag was truly stocked.
In his ninth race of the fall Lou Shapiro (66) of Silver Spring, MD served notice that he was the man to beat in his division. He eclipsed his Best of 2007 time by ten seconds, gliding home in 34:34. In fact, the only grandmaster ahead of him was Paul Bousel (54) of Alexandria, VA in 32:46.
For the women Elizabeth Starr (51) of Aldie, VA tacks on another win following last week's Stone Ridge 5K victory with a fine 38:18.
Peter Blank (in photo) just turned fifty-three on Friday so he treated himself to his 135th race of the year, finishing third in his division. Liz Jones (30) of Midland, VA just missed her best 8K by a few strides in 33:41 even after running three of this year's ten half marathons this year in the last month.
In photo below, Gurmessa Megerssa places easily with his number one seeding in a swift 24:06.
Awards
OVERALL MALE (Clock TIME)
Place Num Name Age City Time
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1 1 Gurmessa Megerssa 28 Bronx NY 24:06
2 13 Ezkay Sisay 19 Ashburn VA 24:33
3 505 Solomon Semunguse 20 West Mclean VA 24:33
OVERALL FEMALE (Clock TIME)
Place Num Name Age City Time
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1 14 Belainesh Gebre 19 Ashburn VA 27:34
2 2 Alemgena Desta 26 Colesville MD 27:38
3 5 Hirut Mengistu 22 Silver Spring MD 27:48
MALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 14 (NET TIME)
1 517 Logan Snyder 14 Gaithersburg MD 38:00
2 561 Greg Anderson 12 Fairfax VA 39:18
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 14 (NET TIME)
1 307 Natalie Maraoui 14 Fairfax VA 39:41
2 449 Amelia Andreasian 14 Fairfax Station VA 50:13
MALE AGE GROUP: 15 - 19 (NET TIME)
1 484 Nader Hussein 18 Springfield VA 33:42
2 189 Michael Crawford 16 Annandale VA 33:44
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 15 - 19 (NET TIME)
1 173 Annalisa Culbert 18 Fairfax VA 40:04
2 383 Katharina Hoppe 17 Alexandria VA 1:01:49
MALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 24 (NET TIME)
1 422 Allen Carr 24 Herndon VA 24:43
2 519 Charlie Millioen 24 Fairfax VA 26:12
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 24 (NET TIME)
1 11 Teyba Naser 20 Washington DC 27:53
2 584 Elsie Oldaker 22 Burke VA 37:19
MALE AGE GROUP: 25 - 29 (NET TIME)
1 6 Abraha Hadush 26 Washington DC 25:39
2 518 Vernon Ruiz 25 Burke VA 25:43
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 25 - 29 (NET TIME)
1 174 Dawn Sell 25 Fairfax VA 33:40
2 135 Stephanie Lambert 25 Roanoke VA 35:47
MALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 34 (NET TIME)
1 520 Marc Unknown 34 Arlington VA 30:43
2 37 Richard Wertheim 34 Arlington VA 33:02
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 34 (NET TIME)
1 22 Elizabeth Jones 30 Midland VA 33:39
2 362 Keysha McKenzie 30 Springfield VA 36:52
MALE AGE GROUP: 35 - 39 (NET TIME)
1 556 Rich Manoleur 37 Pimmit VA 32:00
2 45 Ray Weber 35 Haymarket VA 34:24
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 35 - 39 (NET TIME)
1 537 Nicole Larkin 35 Mc Lean VA 36:50
2 332 Kelly Dwyer 35 Centreville VA 38:07
MALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 44 (NET TIME)
1 562 Matt Anderson 41 Fairfax VA 30:03
2 540 Bill Bray 42 Fairfax VA 30:24
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 44 (NET TIME)
1 3 Alisa Harvey 42 Manassas VA 29:53
2 456 Laura Niel 43 Annandale VA 34:32
MALE AGE GROUP: 45 - 49 (NET TIME)
1 42 Terry McLaughlin 47 Spotsylvania VA 29:16
2 526 James Dunn 47 Leesburg VA 31:24
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 45 - 49 (NET TIME)
1 536 Sarah Buckheit 47 Reston VA 36:37
2 267 Sherry Puhan 46 Potomac Falls VA 40:40
MALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 54 (NET TIME)
1 263 Paul Bousel 54 Alexandria VA 32:44
2 86 Ted Stoecker 51 Reston VA 39:04
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 54 (NET TIME)
1 47 Elizabeth Starr 51 Aldie VA 38:11
2 262 Merrilee Seidman 53 Alexandria VA 40:33
MALE AGE GROUP: 55 - 59 (NET TIME)
1 7 James Moreland 55 Gaithersburg MD 35:56
2 285 Andy Privee 58 Haymarket VA 38:40
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 55 - 59 (NET TIME)
1 39 Mary Proctor 58 Reston VA 45:35
2 610 Dominque Bradford 55 Ashburn VA 51:01
MALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 64 (NET TIME)
1 254 Greg Collins 61 Fairfax VA 41:40
2 535 Ted Nanz 64 Fairfax Station VA 50:58
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 64 (NET TIME)
1 320 Sue Allan 61 McLean VA 43:26
2 496 Eileen Winsatt 60 Oakton VA 50:11
MALE AGE GROUP: 65 - 69 (NET TIME)
1 1240 Lou Shapiro 66 Silver Spring MD 34:30
2 588 Gary Stewart 65 Demarest NJ 58:45
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 65 - 69 (NET TIME)
1 43 Beverly Franklin 66 Springfield VA 53:37
MALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 99 (NET TIME)
1 9 Chan Robbins 70 Arlington VA 38:22
2 494 Ken Quincy 70 Vienna VA 40:12
Liz Jones (30) of Midland, VA continues to improve with another top finish.
