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17th Annual Goblin Gallop 5K Race Report
By James Moreland
Fairfax, VA
October 31, 2010
For the Washington Running Report
Kevin Lynch, 43, of Chantilly, VA is top master in 18:03.
Valvoline Instant Oil Change 17th Annual Goblin Gallop 5K and 1K Fun Run has been going strong for 17 years. Though the Guinness people were at the New Orleans football tonight to count for the largest amount of the audience that were in costume, today's event with close to 2,000 had hundreds of costumed runners who were participating in this grand sporting event.
Race director Dixon Hemphill called out at the awards ceremony asking if anyone had run in all 17 years. He meant, proudly enough, anyone besides his son Peter Hemphill, 52. Peter lamented that he had just missed third place in his division by three seconds in a solid 21:24. Gary Grimsley, 56, of Springfield, VA just missed his goal of "breaking 20," finishing in 20:05 for second behind Richard Adams Jr. who again won his yearly pilgrimage to Fairfax Corner. But Gary was more interested in telling everyone how his 91-year-old mother had completed the race. Though the race stopped at 70-99, they found a special award for the eldest runner. Dixon can certainly relate as he is still racing and he is 88-years-old.
The event starts in the middle of the shopping center and it seems more like a carnival. Colorfully dressed runners by the hundreds were preceded in the 5K by a mass charge down the road by the kids. The center was booming with lively music as the "Sparkplugs" kept things hopping for the tenth straight year.
Many of the runners noted the course was a tough one but there were some significant downhill stages. Nearly all of the first mile was downhill and fortunately the last quarter mile roared back into the shopping center with a good downhill, leading to a flat final charge just past three miles.
That was perfect for both of the winners. The last time Demesse Tefera suited up against Joey Wiegner was at Kentland's in early September. Tefera dropped at the mile that day and watched as Wiegner just missed catching his training partner Gurmessa Megressa at the wire by a second in 14:43. Tefera was ranked number one in the Summer Runner Rankings. The two ran alone from the very beginning with Tefera holding him off 15:18 to 15:22.
For the women, masters champion Alisa Harvey is always tough. Before the race she was smiling because she prefers the cooler races. Everyone knows she is a world- class middle distance runner. Thus the goal of the other women was to put some distance in early. It would not be safe to challenge her for a final sprint to the line. Almaz Megersa Areda was coming off an overall win last week at the Crossroads 5K in Baltimore with 18:15. Laurel Jefferson had a solid third place at the hilly Back to School 8K earlier in the month.
Michelle Miller (below) had to be the favorite, racing last at Kentlands in 18:10. She had beaten Harvey by a minute at the Rockville Rotary 8K in July with 29:57. Still, Harvey had won it all in at the brand new Heritage 5K to start October with a spiffy 18:05. Areda fell off the pace first, then Jefferson. Miller kept a 30 meter gap and Harvey could not quite reach her as she triumphed in 18:10. Harvey nearly matched her Best of 2010 time for the 45-49 division with an excellent 18:17.
The race went three deep in masters awards. As always the race had lots of random awards and lots of food. We also learned that the John Quadrino Foundation, which joined the race in its second year, 16 years ago, has collected more than two million dollars to benefit children with cancer. All of the proceeds from the race go to the foundation, estimated at more than forty thousand dollars.
Awards Listing (No Duplicate Prizes)
ChronoTrack Timing and Scoring
by Capital Running Company
FEMALE OVERALL
Place Num Name Ag City Gun T Net T Pace
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1 554 Michelle Miller 29 Damascus MD 18:10 18:09 5:51
2 1119 Alisa Harvey 45 Manassas VA 18:17 18:16 5:53
3 773 Laurel Jefferson 25 Silver Spring MD 18:39 18:39 6:00
MALE OVERALL
Place Num Name Ag City Gun T Net T Pace
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1 1120 Demesse Tefera 28 Washington DC 15:18 15:17 4:56
2 957 Joey Wiegner 28 Rockville MD 15:22 15:22 4:57
3 1122 Seife Geletu 24 Washington DC 16:01 16:00 5:09
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 40 and older
1 796 Anita Freres 45 Reston VA 20:01 19:58 6:26
2 1160 Barbara Wigle 43 Centreville VA 21:03 21:01 6:46
3 1956 Karen Young 42 Boyds MD 22:11 22:08 7:08
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 40 and older
1 1188 Kevin Lynch 43 Chantilly VA 18:03 18:02 5:48
2 774 Tom Beekhuysen 47 Herndon VA 18:48 18:48 6:03
3 1165 Matt Anderson 44 Fairfax VA 18:55 18:54 6:05
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 01 - 14
1 1030 Christine Mayuga 14 Oak Hill VA 21:03 21:03 6:47
2 1043 Caroline Alcorta 14 Springfield VA 22:42 22:17 7:11
3 367 Jessica Bachelder 14 Fairfax VA 22:49 22:36 7:17
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 01 - 14
1 941 Tyler Lichtenberg 13 South Riding VA 18:49 18:48 6:03
2 194 Connor Phillips 14 Oakton VA 21:32 21:30 6:56
3 524 Sam Bott 13 Fairfax Station VA 22:51 22:47 7:20
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 15 - 19
1 647 Jackie Weiss 16 Olney MD 22:03 21:50 7:02
2 139 Amanda Tomlinson 15 Brookeville MD 22:07 21:55 7:03
3 1130 Elise Kinsey 15 Centreville VA 22:49 22:45 7:20
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 15 - 19
1 309 Steven Hurwitt 18 Ashburn VA 18:05 18:05 5:50
2 838 Alex Kerr 17 Ashburn VA 18:32 18:31 5:58
3 1111 Daniel Anderson 15 Falls Church VA 19:15 19:14 6:12
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 20 - 24
1 492 Leah McDougal 22 Culpeper VA 22:47 22:46 7:20
2 913 Lauren Mogavero 24 Arlington VA 23:34 23:31 7:34
3 1988 Suzette Bucher 23 Mount Airy MD 25:29 25:18 8:09
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 20 - 24
1 491 Jordan McDougal 23 Culpeper VA 16:11 16:11 5:13
2 1140 Jeff Casassa 23 Fairfax VA 16:47 16:47 5:24
3 335 Matthew Schupbach 24 Alexandria VA 21:00 20:15 6:31
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 25 - 29
1 1121 Almaz Megersa Areda 27 Washington DC 18:50 18:50 6:04
2 1157 Ashley Flick 29 South Riding VA 20:02 20:01 6:27
3 708 Renee Cavallero 27 Arlington VA 20:30 20:26 6:35
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 25 - 29
1 1953 Hugh Toland 29 Fairfax VA 17:13 17:11 5:32
2 540 Brad Holzwart 29 Fairfax VA 17:35 17:35 5:40
3 1098 Ernie Harris 29 Burke VA 17:45 17:44 5:43
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 30 - 34
1 1168 Kaitlin Nelson 31 Washington DC 19:23 19:22 6:14
2 967 Jennifer Pantall 32 Ashburn VA 22:56 21:47 7:01
3 665 Kimberly Smeltzer 33 Springfield VA 22:53 22:48 7:21
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 30 - 34
1 782 Gareth Alberto 31 Annandale VA 16:12 16:12 5:13
2 559 Rohan Meredith 30 Fairfax VA 17:35 17:35 5:40
3 61 Ryan Hughes 33 Vienna VA 20:19 20:17 6:32
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 35 - 39
1 829 Stacey Nelson 39 Fairfax VA 21:46 21:45 7:00
2 789 Julie Crespi 36 Herndon VA 24:56 24:51 8:00
3 527 Gail Morgan 39 Centreville VA 25:57 25:43 8:17
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 35 - 39
1 1167 Andrew Miller 39 Washington DC 17:24 17:22 5:36
2 389 Scott Worthington 36 Oak Hill VA 19:17 19:16 6:12
3 850 Tim Davis 36 Springfield VA 19:33 19:31 6:17
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 40 - 44
1 463 Jennifer Lazio 42 Alexandria VA 23:09 23:07 7:27
2 409 Stephanie Hammond 43 Springfield VA 23:17 23:12 7:28
3 330 Darcy Ytterdahl 41 Oakton VA 23:53 23:38 7:37
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 40 - 44
1 658 Blair O'Connor 40 Fairfax VA 19:43 19:40 6:20
2 1172 David Soria 42 Manassas VA 19:55 19:54 6:25
3 267 William Sutherlin 41 Sterling VA 20:05 19:56 6:25
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 45 - 49
1 1155 Annie Downer 45 Herndon VA 22:14 22:08 7:08
2 758 Diana Haddad 49 Bethesda MD 25:12 24:58 8:03
3 869 Cynthia Revesman 49 Oak Hill VA 25:32 25:29 8:12
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 45 - 49
1 984 Mike McLenigan 46 Clifton VA 20:29 20:14 6:31
2 1072 Nick Neakrase 45 McLean VA 22:04 21:59 7:05
3 1133 Tim Martin 46 Manassas VA 22:18 22:16 7:10
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 50 - 54
1 1231 Beth McCann 51 Arlington VA 22:58 22:55 7:23
2 547 Becky Roed 51 Springfield VA 23:56 23:50 7:41
3 1127 Sarah Buckheit 50 Reston VA 24:35 24:33 7:55
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 50 - 54
1 787 Peter Cini 52 Fairfax VA 19:38 19:37 6:19
2 1023 Robert Dunne 51 Oak Hill VA 20:00 19:57 6:26
3 259 Thomas Calligaro 52 Fairfax VA 21:20 21:15 6:51
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 55 - 59
1 501 Patricia Hoag 57 Fairfax Station VA 27:43 27:11 8:45
2 856 Carla Bourgeois 57 Montclair VA 27:34 27:28 8:51
3 17 Joy Saari 57 Centreville VA 31:30 30:01 9:40
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 55 - 59
1 11 Richard Adams Jr. 59 Herndon VA 19:20 19:19 6:13
2 296 Gary Grimsley 56 Springfield VA 20:05 20:03 6:28
3 943 Tom Clark 56 Burke VA 20:47 20:44 6:41
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 60 - 64
1 1094 Eileen Collins 63 Oak Hill VA 27:23 27:06 8:44
2 3 Dava Burke 63 Gainesville VA 28:23 27:15 8:47
3 702 Sharon Shively 62 Sterling VA 33:35 32:54 10:36
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 60 - 64
1 890 Michael Wesbecher 62 Oakton VA 20:59 20:53 6:44
2 778 Geoffrey Gage 61 Reston VA 27:02 26:50 8:38
3 871 Tom Poole 61 Fairfax VA 32:11 30:38 9:52
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 65 - 69
1 15 Claire Knight 65 Alexandria VA 36:49 35:40 11:29
2 261 Harriet Hulings 66 Burke VA 43:27 43:00 13:51
3 591 Ellen Carey 65 University Park MD 44:53 44:07 14:12
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 65 - 69
1 549 Mike Golash 67 Washington DC 22:35 22:32 7:16
2 751 Robert Lasken 67 Clifton VA 26:42 26:12 8:26
3 198 Richard Wiley 66 Centreville VA 27:40 27:26 8:50
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 70 and older
1 1171 Tami Graf 74 Lusby MD 30:55 30:50 9:56
2 1215 Deirdre Gilmore 72 Potomac Falls VA 35:26 33:32 10:48
3 136 Winnie Gordon 77 Fairfax VA 43:16 42:41 13:45
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 70 and older
1 606 John Elliott 72 Columbia MD 21:59 21:56 7:04
2 1235 Alan Rider 74 Reston VA 26:28 26:25 8:30
3 1173 Talbot Mack 70 Middleburg VA 28:02 26:51 8:39
MALE FIRST TIME RACER: NET TIME - NET PACE 1 - 99
1 699 Mark Rhodes 44 M Annandale VA 21:30 21:13 6:50
FEMALE FIRST TIME RACER: NET TIME - NET PACE 1 - 99
1 178 Carmen Constantine 40 F Fairfax VA 28:30 28:05 9:03
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