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Best of 2009
By James Moreland
They got the money, hey
You know they got away
They headed down south and they're still running today
Singing go on take the money and run Steve Miller 1976
The running boom is not aware of any recession and the numbers of participants keep growing. For the Best of 2009 there were 936 races and almost 500,000 runners, nearly 100,000 more runners than last year. In the chart below, the percentage field reflects the number of ranked runners compared with the total runners in all the races for that period.
|
2009 |
Major Races |
Total Races |
Percent |
Ranked Times |
Runners |
|
Winter |
33 |
182 |
4.11% |
2,969 |
72,259 |
|
Spring |
45 |
233 |
2.00% |
3,353 |
163,188 |
|
Summer |
47 |
246 |
3.41% |
3,825 |
112,030 |
|
Fall |
38 |
275 |
2.25% |
3,261 |
145,007 |
|
Total |
163 |
936 |
3.73% |
13,408 |
492,484 |
Moreland Statistics
Both men's and women's ranked times increased by 7% in 2009.
Women represented 48% of the times.
Total = 340 men and 302 women.
Largest division = Open Women with 62 qualifiers (men had 56).
Age division with most qualifiers = Men's 60-64 with 48.
Elite division's Ryan Carroll (20th place) commands the south with 25 overall victories.
Rankings champion Demesse Tefera was next with 13 victories.
Overall champion Hirut Mandefro led the women with 14 overall victories.
Sherry Stick, Phebe Ko, and Elena Orlova each had 10 wins.
In the age group battles, 51 men and 42 women had 10 or more victories.
Most age group wins for men and women
|
|
Name |
Age |
AG Wins |
|
1 |
Ronnie Wong |
63 |
37 |
|
2 |
Lou Shapiro |
68 |
36 |
|
3 |
Tami Graf |
72 |
35 |
|
4 |
Dee Nelson |
66 |
34 |
|
5 |
Maurice Pointer |
51 |
32 |
|
6 |
Chan Robbins |
73 |
31 |
|
7 |
Steve Speirs |
43 |
26 |
|
8 |
Karsten Brown |
35 |
26 |
|
9 |
Ryan Carroll |
27 |
26 |
|
10 |
Ted Poulos |
48 |
25 |
|
11 |
Alice Franks |
61 |
24 |
|
12 |
Elena Orlova |
39 |
24 |
|
13 |
Win Persina |
49 |
23 |
|
14 |
Pete Gibson |
53 |
22 |
|
15 |
Charles Powell |
43 |
21 |
|
16 |
Weems McFadden |
51 |
20 |
|
17 |
Jason Page |
64 |
20 |
|
18 |
Pamela Lovett |
47 |
20 |
Top 3 races in each major race distance
|
|
Race |
Runners |
|
1 |
Komen Global Race for the Cure 5K |
8,482 |
|
2 |
Girls on the Run 5K - Reston |
4,903 |
|
3 |
Girls on the Run 5K - Fairfax |
4,554 |
|
1 |
Charlottesville 4 Miler |
2,786 |
|
2 |
PRR Twilight Festival 4 Miler |
1,041 |
|
3 |
Fairfax Four Mile |
1,008 |
|
1 |
Shamrock Sportsfest 8K |
7,082 |
|
2 |
St. Patrick's Day 8K |
4,319 |
|
3 |
HCA 8K |
3,542 |
|
1 |
Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10K |
26,242 |
|
2 |
Marine Corps 10K |
5,110 |
|
3 |
YMCA Turkey Chase 10K |
3,577 |
|
1 |
Army 10-Miler |
21,256 |
|
2 |
Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile |
14,893 |
|
3 |
Annapolis 10 Miler |
4,558 |
|
1 |
Rock ‘n' Roll Half Marathon |
15,972 |
|
2 |
Baltimore Half Marathon |
7,681 |
|
3 |
Shamrock Sportsfest Half Marathon |
6,208 |
|
1 |
Marine Corps Marathon |
20,936 |
|
2 |
SunTrust Richmond Marathon |
3,785 |
|
3 |
Under Armour Baltimore Marathon |
2,863 |
Here are a few tips to help you analyze the stats:
1. Runners who win a race or win their division in a race earn an asterisk next to their name.
2. Open runners only get an asterisk for an overall win.
3. The Speed Alone (reported at the beginning of each division) is the fastest qualifying time run for each division.
4. If the Speed Alone is in red, it means the division champion ran it.
5. (MRF) is for the Moreland Racing Factor.
For a complete explanation of how the rankings are compiled, please see Rankings Explained.
Full Ranked Runner Time ChartsThe ranking periods for the 2010 ranking year:
* Winter Runner Rankings, November 16, 2009 through March 7, 2010 - reported May-June
* Spring Runner Rankings, March 8, 2010 through May 16, 2010 - reported July-August 2009
* Summer Runner Rankings, May 17, 2010 through September 8, 2010 - reported November-December 2009
* Fall Runner Rankings, September 9, 2010 through November 14, 2010 - reported January-February 2011
* Best of 2010 - reported March-April ‘11
Now, let's see who made the top.
Best of 2009 - Women's Division