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Jammin’ on the Pike
By Jim Hage
Rockville, MD
April 25, 2010
For the Washington Running Report
Pre race at White Flint courtesy of Dennis Steinauer
To say that the 15th Pike's Peek 10K in Rockville was anyone's race with a quarter mile to go is a gross understatement. Eight African runners crested the final hill almost as one, with only the downhill two-tenths of a mile remaining to the finish line.
Photo by Jim Rich
But for the eventual winner, Bado Worku, who broke the tape in 28 minutes 44 seconds, the result was never in doubt. "I know everybody in the pack," said Worku, an Ethiopian who trains with five of the closing eight in the Bronx, through a translator. "Everybody is sprinting and I am simply faster."
The pell-mell finish left Julius Kogo, from Kenya via Chapel Hill, NC, the runner-up one second back. Three in the same time of 28:46 took third, fourth, and fifth, 2009 course record (28:30) holder Tesfaye Bekele finished sixth in 28:48, and two more Ethiopians from the Bronx were seventh and eighth in 28:49.
Buzunesh Deba had fewer heads to worry about, as she broke away from Molly Pritz with one mile to go and won in 32:52. Deba, 22, is part of the Ethiopian/Bronx contingent and is married to fourth-place finisher and last year's runner-up, Worku Beyi. Printz, 22, a former Bucknell University runner who lives in Williamsport, PA, was second in 32:59. Both winners earned $1,000; second place took home $750.
Hirut Mandefro, 24, from Ethiopia and a regular presence on the DC-area roads, took third in 33:22. She finished second each of the past two years.
Luke Watson, 29, a 3:57 miler when at Notre Dame, was the first American and 11th overall in 29:27. Gurmessa Megerssa, the 2007 Pike's Peek winner, took honors as the top local, 12th overall in 29:55.
Susannah Kvasnicka from Great Falls, VA was the first local woman, sixth in 35:57. Kvasnicka, 38, ran only her fifth race in two years after recovering from a stress fracture in her left heel."I'm getting there," said Kvasnicka, who is running Grandma's Marathon in June. "I feel strong, just not fast."
Photo by Dennis Steinauer shows Paul Jacobson (9th place in the tough 45-49 division) straining with Kvasnicka to break the coveted sub 36:00 time.
Elena Orlova, 40, from Gaithersburg was the first masters runner in 36:34, but took home open prize money of $450 for her seventh-place finish overall. Denise Knickman, 41, from Baltimore ran 40:16 to win the masters division. Ray Pugsley, 41, ran 31:47, good for 23rd overall, to add another title to his masters ledger.
Also in the refusing-to-go-quietly-into-the-good-night category were Jacqueline O'Neil, 78, from Washington, DC and Nianxiang Xie, 82, from Rockville who ran net times of 77:47 and 55:55 respectively, to win their divisions; both times are under the USTAF age-group guidelines.
Cool and damp conditions fostered numerous fast times over the popular point-to-point course along the Metro Red Line; 2,605 finished.
Open & Masters By Gun Time, Age Groups By Net Time
No Duplicate Prizes
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MALE OPEN Gun Time
1 8 Bado Worku 21 Bronx NY 28:44# 1000
2 27 Julius Kogo 24 Chapel Hill NC 28:45# 750
3 6 James Kipketer 32 Marion VA 28:46# 650
4 2 Worku Beyi 23 Bronx NY 28:46# 600
5 63 Derese Deniboba 27 Bronx NY 28:46# 550
6 1 Tesfaye Bekele 27 Bronx NY 28:48# 500
7 25 Kumsa Adunya 24 Bronx NY 28:49# 450
8 26 Ketema Nigusse 29 Bronx NY 28:49# 400
9 3 Abiyot Endale 23 Bronx NY 29:14# 350
10 28 Paul Langat 27 Chapel Hill NC 29:16# 300
# Under USATF OPEN guideline
FEMALE OPEN Gun Time
1 19 Buzunesh Deba 22 Bronx NY 32:52# 1000
2 1433 Molly Pritz 22 Williamsport PA 32:59# 750
3 10 Hirut Mandefro 24 Albuquerque NM 33:22# 650
4 58 Malika Mejdoub 27 N. Catonsville MD 33:33# 600
5 69 Salome Kosgei 29 High Falls NY 33:35# 550
6 17 Susannah Kvasnicka 38 Great Falls VA 35:57* 500
7 13 Elena Orlova 40 Gaithersburg MD 36:34* 450
8 2120 Gretchen Chick 29 Washington DC 36:40 400
9 15 Muliye Gurmu 26 Silver Spring MD 37:29 350
10 76 Sebleledt 24 Bronx NY 37:51 300
# Under USATF OPEN guideline
* Under USATF Age-Group guideline
MALE MASTERS Gun Time
1 65 Ray Pugsley 41 Potomac Falls VA 31:47* 250
2 40 Joseph Ekuom 40 Quincy MA 32:06* 200
3 3292 Andres Wright 43 Frederick MD 33:55 150
* Under USATF Age-Group guideline
FEMALE MASTERS Gun Time
1 67 Denise Knickman 41 Baltimore MD 40:16 250
2 2477 Deedee Loughran 51 Oak Hill VA 40:47* 200
3 42 Paula Pels 42 Bethesda MD 41:06 150
* Under USATF Age-Group guideline
MALE AGE GROUP: 15 - 19 Net Time
1 2967 Matthew Kim 16 Bethesda MD 33:56* 75
2 2215 Nicolas Escobar 18 Rockville MD 34:07 50
* Under USATF Age-Group guideline
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 15 - 19 Net Time
1 2573 Katie Nagiel 16 Rockville MD 42:46 75
2 3013 Amy Ferro 17 Rockville MD 43:48 50
MALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 24 Net Time
1 29 Henry Kipsang 24 Chapel Hill NC 30:10 75
2 35 Jimmy Picard 24 Richmond VA 30:47 50
3 3308 Sergiy Zupuo 21 Clarksville MD 32:10 25
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 24 Net Time
1 41 Katie Muething 24 Arlington VA 39:21 75
2 3038 Bridgett Keegan 21 College Park MD 43:26 50
3 3081 Kelley McGrath 24 Washington DC 44:11 25
MALE AGE GROUP: 25 - 29 Net Time
1 5 Luke Watson 29 State College PA 29:27# 75
2 24 David Berdan 28 Baltimore MD 30:21 50
3 30 Jake Klim 29 N. Bethesda MD 30:56 25
# Under USATF OPEN guideline
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 25 - 29 Net Time
1 1190 Jessica McGuire 29 Arlington VA 41:36 75
2 2470 Caroline Little 29 Chicago IL 43:59 50
3 103 Johanna Abend 29 Rockville MD 44:07 25
MALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 34 Net Time
1 20 Gurmessa Megerssa 30 Washington DC 29:54# 75
2 12 Mohammed Awol 31 Bronx NY 30:10 50
3 2723 Tim Schaefer 31 Gaithersburg MD 30:53 25
# Under USATF OPEN guideline
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 34 Net Time
1 43 Toni Diegoli 31 Arlington VA 38:26 75
2 3183 Laura Ramos 31 Rockville MD 39:14 50
3 51 Lynn Knothe 32 Wilmington DE 40:23 25
MALE AGE GROUP: 35 - 39 Net Time
1 32 Philippe Rolly 37 McLean VA 33:46 75
2 3060 Michael Sheehy 37 Washington DC 34:19 50
3 2245 Pavel Frelich 39 Chevy Chase MD 34:24 25
4 1958 Kevin Yates 38 Olney MD 35:21 25
5 1533 Stefan Rothenburg 39 Rockville MD 35:34 25
6 3206 Marco Ant Rosas Galic 35 Silver Spring MD 36:35 25
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 35 - 39 Net Time
1 18 Mary Davison 37 Bristow VA 38:54 75
2 354 Lisa Chilcote 39 North Bethesda MD 39:28 50
3 3250 Trish Stone 35 Kensington MD 41:05 25
4 3232 Julie Lavelle 36 Brookline MA 41:50 25
5 203 Cheryl Bednarz 36 Lake Ridge VA 43:40 25
6 2180 Anne Delp 35 Kensington MD 43:58 25
MALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 44 Net Time
1 44 Peter Keating 44 Columbia MD 33:59 75
2 3318 Mike Colaiacovo 40 Baltimore MD 34:08 50
3 2916 Derik Thomas 44 Alexandria VA 35:23 25
4 1599 Joerg Schroeder 42 Rockville MD 36:16 25
5 762 David Handel 44 North Potomac MD 38:11 25
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 44 Net Time
1 1496 Mary Elle Ritchie 41 Laytonsville MD 42:38 75
2 1105 Janice Lunenfeld 40 Rockville MD 43:48 50
3 829 Lara Hogston 41 Silver Spring MD 44:52 25
4 2731 Ramona Schreiber 42 Silver Spring MD 45:41 25
5 1146 Jennifer Martella 41 Rockville MD 45:41 25
MALE AGE GROUP: 45 - 49 Net Time
1 48 Dave Haaga 48 Rockville MD 34:15* 75
2 46 Chris Chattin 46 Columbia MD 34:37 50
3 333 David Cascio 47 Reston VA 34:53 25
4 263 Bill Bray 45 Fairfax VA 35:06 25
* Under USATF Age-Group guideline
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 45 - 49 Net Time
1 49 Cindy Conant 49 Kensington MD 41:58 75
2 2388 Hilde Kahn 46 McLean VA 46:47 50
3 2084 Sarah Buckheit 49 Reston VA 46:50 25
4 3287 Jeannette Lussi 47 Kensington MD 46:59 25
MALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 54 Net Time
1 1121 Mark Malander 52 Herndon VA 35:01* 75
2 52 Jim Hage 52 Kensington MD 35:05* 50
3 50 Greg Cauller 50 York PA 35:19* 25
* Under USATF Age-Group guideline
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 54 Net Time
1 2036 Dorothy Beckett 52 Columbia MD 44:52* 75
2 639 Paula Galliani 50 Gaithersburg MD 46:18 50
3 1020 Tanya Landry 50 Potomac MD 48:23 25
* Under USATF Age-Group guideline
MALE AGE GROUP: 55 - 59 Net Time
1 1546 Roland Rust 57 Bethesda MD 39:10* 75
2 109 Richard Adams Jr. 59 Herndon VA 39:48 50
3 905 Robert Jones 56 Silver Spring MD 43:28 25
* Under USATF Age-Group guideline
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 55 - 59 Net Time
1 2057 Betty Blank 57 Falls Church MD 45:28* 75
2 1308 Shelley Niwa 57 Rockville MD 47:52* 50
3 2934 Lisa Hicks 56 Vienna VA 48:32 25
* Under USATF Age-Group guideline
MALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 64 Net Time
1 2897 Jim Wright 60 Gaithersburg MD 37:46* 75
2 1941 Bernard Wright 63 Pomfret MD 43:34 50
3 108 David Adams 63 Gaithersbur MD 45:38 25
* Under USATF Age-Group guideline
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 64 Net Time
1 2241 Alice Franks 61 Rockville MD 47:18* 75
2 1527 Ann Rosenthal 60 Bethesda MD 49:56* 50
3 1721 Leslie Stanfield 60 Reston VA 52:03* 25
* Under USATF Age-Group guideline
MALE AGE GROUP: 65 - 69 Net Time
1 2591 Jim Noone 65 Fairfax VA 42:10* 75
2 1632 Lou Shapiro 68 Silver Spring MD 43:19* 50
* Under USATF Age-Group guideline
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 65 - 69 Net Time
1 2578 Dee Nelson 66 Gaithersburg MD 49:34* 75
2 938 Karen Kautz 66 Silver Spring MD 60:10 50
* Under USATF Age-Group guideline
MALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 74 Net Time
1 2279 Skip Grant 74 Chevy Chase MD 49:07* 75
2 2834 Carl Vansant 72 Kansas City MO 51:09 50
* Under USATF Age-Group guideline
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 74 Net Time
MALE AGE GROUP: 75 - 79 Net Time
1 2289 Henry Guyot 75 Washington DC 53:09* 75
2 2901 George Yannakakis 78 Sparks MD 53:38* 50
* Under USATF Age-Group guideline
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 75 - 79 Net Time
1 68 Jacquelin O'Neil 78 Washington DC 77:47* 75
* Under USATF Age-Group guideline
MALE AGE GROUP: 80 - 99 Net Time
1 1950 Nianxiang Xie 82 Rockville MD 55:55* 75
* Under USATF Age-Group guideline
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 80 - 99 Net Time
