Navigation
Search Result
Navy 5 Mile Captures Hearts of Area Runners
By James Moreland
Arlington, VA
September 20, 2009
For the Washington Running Report
Life is good. It is great to be an American enjoying all the wonderful things that make this country great. When the color guard smartly marches up and Eric Makovsky (he ran last year third overall in 27:57) sings our National Anthem, it makes you proud to be part of the greatest country in the world. Just as the Army 10 miler started small some 25 years ago and became the largest 10 miler in the country, the Navy 5 Mile started six years ago with about 300 runners. Last year they had 918. This year they had nearly 1100 finishers.
When you get things right people want to be a part of it. Sure it is part lucky that the race happened on the best weather weekend of the year. With the thermometer hovering around 50 as runners began arriving at the North Pentagon parking lot, it was certain it would be a great racing day. No wind and low humidity had some runners forgetting that it is still summer, albeit the last embers only.
By the time runners had returned past the start/finish line arch just past mile one, there was clear evidence of perspiration. Rolling up the exit onto Washington Boulevard some runners were as yet unaware of the monster elevation challenge that tested runners for the first half of mile three. The sign at the base that said, "giter done" forewarned us. While it was comforting to charge down the valley in the second half of that mile, the repeat exam which started the fourth mile left many runners eager to get back home. It was nice to know that the final mile was level and slightly downhill so that racers did not lose much momentum charging back down to the parking.
The course listed as flat and fast. That was true of the first and last mile. Race winner Benjamin Ingram of Baltimore, MD scouted the course and was prepared for the two hills. Runner-up Nick Crowell of Olalla, WA did not. Ingram noted that Crowell told him he may have started out too fast. Ingram gauged his effort based on the hilly middle of the race. As runners dogged it up the first hill there were two pairs of lead runners. Crowell was two strides back of Ingram. About thirty seconds further elite submaster Edi Turco of Arlington, VA was escorting top master Bill Bray (44) of Fairfax, VA to the finish. Ingram's 26:37 was close to the event record set last year by Phillip Parry (45) in 26:21. Steve Anderson, the top grandmaster slowed from last year's 29:03 to 29:53 but moved up a place to sixth overall
Before the race third place Beth Clokey of Fort Myers, VA noted that the weather was perfect. Her friends wished her good luck, and then she bolted away from them to cruise through the first mile in 6:30. Makely Lyon (24) of Arlington, VA ran away with the race in 31:54. Masters do well with this race. Martha Merz has both masters and event records in 2006 with 30:39. Grandmaster Ofelia Perrotti won it all in 2007 and was runner-up last year. This year the runner-up was a master as well, Sandra Griffith of Upper Marlboro, MD. Susan Benante (45) of Arlington, VA just held off another grandmaster Aileen Moffet (52) of Washington, DC 36:28 to 36:44 to take the top masters award.
After the race there was an abundance of food and drink, enough to feed an Army or a Navy. Subway did there thing with fort different varieties of sub, there was unlimited bottles of PowerAde and Dasani water. Apples and bananas, muffins and cookies were among the many treats to refuel. The parking lot could easily accommodate three times as many runners and there were plenty of portajohns. The course was well marshaled and large mile markers, correctly placed, were well displayed.
Awards Listing By Gun Time (No Duplicate Prizes)
MALE OPEN
1 1190 Benjamin Ingram 32 Baltimore MD 26:37
2 1208 Nick Crowell 22 Olalla WA USN 26:52
3 1113 Edi Turco 36 Arlington VA USAF 28:04
FEMALE OPEN
1 6 Makely Lyon 24 Arlington VA 31:54
2 969 Sandra Griffin 42 Upper Marlboro MD CIV 33:57
3 1346 Beth Clokey 37 Ft Myer VA USA 34:28
MALE MASTERS
1 865 Bill Bray 44 Fairfax VA USN 28:26
2 22 Anderson Steven 53 Ft Myer VA USA 29:53
3 392 Dan Cloyd 52 Alexandria VA USN 30:54
FEMALE MASTERS
1 1082 Susan Benante 45 Arlington VA 36:28
2 452 Aileen Moffatt 52 Washington, DC CIV 36:44
3 666 Desiree Seaward 42 Springfield VA GOV 38:04
MALE AGE GROUP: 01 - 14
1 752 Mitch Clements 14 Ashburn VA 31:39
2 1433 Dennis Heberer 13 Oldenburg, Germany 32:16
3 852 John Vigil 14 Ashburn VA 35:31
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 01 - 14
MALE AGE GROUP: 15 - 19
1 1371 Patrick Helmick 17 Ft Myer VA 30:23
2 1372 Erik Gibbs 17 Ft Myer VA 30:41
3 650 Seth Howard 17 Aberdeen MD 33:57
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 15 - 19
1 167 Jordan Melinda 16 Quantico VA 44:05
2 1176 Anna Lan 17 McLean VA 44:57
3 1175 Hannah Lan 17 McLean VA 48:44
MALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 24
1 1414 Alexander Rosengren 20 USN 34:00
2 450 Paul Sjoberg 22 Arlington VA USN 34:02
3 751 Joseph Dandrea 23 Olney MD 34:08
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 24
1 564 Meredith Bowen 23 Washington DC 36:46
2 782 Ashlee Strong 24 Chevy Chase MD GOV 37:50
3 430 Jessica Schwartz 23 Arlington VA CIV 38:21
MALE AGE GROUP: 25 - 29
1 710 Michael Hamberger 29 Washington DC 28:17
2 3 Aberant Matthew 29 Falls Church VA 29:57
3 618 Stephen Bosco 28 Arlington VA USN 31:37
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 25 - 29
1 1347 Bridget Keenan 28 Ft Myer VA USA 35:36
2 1349 Elizabeth Waits 29 Ft Myer VA USA 35:47
3 1000 Eva Galdo 25 Vienna VA 36:57
MALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 34
1 979 Devendra Sahadeo 31 Mt Rainier MD CIV 31:51
2 1365 Larry Ferguson 34 Ft Myer VA 35:03
3 1091 Andre Choma 32 Curitiba 35:22
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 34
1 65 Holt Bridget 31 Gambrills MD 36:48
2 1330 Mark Pontif 33 Alexandria VA USA 37:47
3 717 Melissa Vap 32 Chevy Chase MD 37:56
MALE AGE GROUP: 35 - 39
1 1182 Daniel Avondoglio 36 Apo AE USN 31:19
2 774 Thomas Kirui 36 Arlington VA USN 33:42
3 1370 Michael Olson 37 Ft Myer VA 34:25
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 35 - 39
1 1021 Daryle Lademan 39 Washington DC 36:00
2 343 Jen Norris 38 Arlington VA 37:32
3 1073 Renee Bousselaire 36 Springfield WA 39:25
MALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 44
1 1343 James Deal 44 Ft Myer VA USA 31:46
2 738 David Bush 44 Alexandria VA USN 32:35
3 358 Lawrence Pappin 40 Arlington VA USN 32:54
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 44
1 1094 Toby Warden 42 Alexandria VA 38:08
2 527 Dawn Greenwaldt 44 Laplata MD CIV 38:31
3 66 Howell Joy 40 Herndon VA 38:33
MALE AGE GROUP: 45 - 49
1 1345 Guy Lemire 46 Ft Myer VA USA 31:09
2 1443 Roger Lee 47 Wichita KS 31:24
3 269 Andrew Ross 46 Vienna VA 32:11
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 45 - 49
1 987 Donna Peters 47 Arlington VA 38:57
2 276 Dawn Coceano 45 Vienna VA USN 40:20
3 441 Carolyn Spencer 47 Alexandria VA USN 40:58
MALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 54
1 24 Thomas Raymond 51 Ft Myer VA USA 32:30
2 688 Timothy Byram 51 Brandywine MD GOV 33:46
3 511 Lorine Bergeron Iii 52 Alexandria VA USMC 34:56
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 54
1 250 Carol Weber 50 Odenton MD USN 39:17
2 278 Leslie Mertz 54 Arlington VA CIV 40:19
3 457 Sandra Knight 52 Washington DC 42:06
MALE AGE GROUP: 55 - 59
1 617 Steve Powell 58 Washington DC 36:24
2 1316 James Moreland 58 Gaithersburg MD 37:49
3 465 David Dobson 57 Arlington VA 39:17
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 55 - 59
1 1169 Linda Ridenour 56 Bethesda MD 42:52
2 202 Linda Fogg 55 Arnold MD GOV 48:19
3 369 Vicke Writt 55 Woodbridge VA 50:07
MALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 99
1 497 Stephen Banks 63 Springfield VA USN 37:20
2 585 Stephen Schrobo 62 Fairfax VA GOV 40:56
3 1416 Walter Chitwood 61 Annapolis MD 43:42
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 99
1 851 Janice Jacobs 62 Arlington VA 44:06
2 873 Tricia Byrne 63 Falls Church VA USMC 60:45
3 325 Paula Chenier 60 Elkridge MD 61:31