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Summer 2008
The Heat of the Summer Cannot Slow the Running Boom
2008 WRR Summer Rankings (May 20, 2008 through September 1, 2008)
November/December 2008
For the Washington Running Report
The road is long with many a winding turn,
While we're on the way, to who knows where, why not share
--Hollies, 1969
Normally fall and spring are the busiest seasons. This summer, races increased more than 20% to more than 94,000 runners racing in 250 races for more than 3,600 ranked times.
More than 133 teens earned rankings.
Thirty-three races were major races (500 or more finishers). Eleven races had more than 50 ranked runners racing in them. This year the heat knocked a lot of fast times out of the big races. The Rockville Rotary Twilight 8K led again, with 188 ranked times versus 190 from last year. The Annapolis 10 Mile with 107 was about the same as last year. The Rock 'n' Roll HM with 16,000 finishers was not quite as large as last year and dropped back to 60 elite finishers. Blame the heat. The huge Lawyers Have Heart was again the top 10K with 82 ranked times. Finally, on a "cool" day in August, combining the 10K and 20K run at Leesburg, there were 137 ranked runners. The Capital Crescent 5K had the top percentage among the top 30 races. Kentlands-Lakelands had the most ranked runners in a 5K with 70. One hundred forty-two of the races during the 104 days of summer were 5Ks.
This summer, 1339 different men and 1679 different women ran at least one qualifying time, with women increasing their lead over the men in participation. Three hundred seventy-six men and 297 women were ranked.
Washington, DC had but six races but they were the second and fourth largest events. Maryland had 129 races with the largest groups being in Baltimore (15), Columbia (11), and Annapolis (10). The larger state of Virginia had 116 races, Richmond taking the lead with nine races.
This time the open divisions were really packed, with 58 women and 54 men. "Open," of course, includes runners of any age able to meet the open 10K equivalent standard twice: 34:20 for men and 41:15 for women. At 46, Mark Stickley was the oldest male. The women had two 50-year-olds, Lee DiPietro and Leisa Villani. The top teen male was 27th. The top male from another division as well is Philippe Rolly in 22nd place. For the women, eighth place Aurora Scott (18) edged Alisa Harvey for the top runner from another division.
Runners who win the race or win their division in a race earn an asterisk beside their name. Open runners only get an asterisk for an overall win. The Speed Alone (reported at the top of each division) is the fastest qualifying time run for each division. In red, it means the division champion ran it.
Now let's see who made the top.
For a complete explanation of how the rankings are compiled please see Rankings Explained.
The Current Qualifying Standards for the 10K
Age Group Men Women
Open 34:20 41:15
19 & Under 38:20 46:05
35-39 36:40 44:10
40-44 38:20 46:05
45-49 39:45 48:45
50-54 42:00 51:45
55-59 43:55 54:30
60-64 49:45 62:05
65-69 52:50 75:00
70-74 56:20 89:40
75-79 1:32:30 1:39:00
80 & over 1:45:00 1:50:00
The ranking periods for the remainder of the 2008 ranking year are:
* Fall Runner Rankings, September 2 through November 16: reported January-February 2009
*Best of 2008: reported March-April '09
* Winter Runner Rankings, November 16, 2008 through March 8, 2009: reported May-June '09
Races Used in the Summer Ranking Period
| Event | Site | Date |
| DCRRC One Hour Track | Alexandria, VA | 20-May-08 |
| Appalachian Power Festival 5K | Roanoke, VA | 24-May-08 |
| Appalachian Power Festival 10K | Roanoke, VA | 24-May-08 |
| Cascades Firechase 10K | Sterling, VA | 24-May-08 |
| Chestertown Tea Party 10 Mile | Chestertown, MD | 24-May-08 |
| Chestertown Tea Party 5K | Chestertown, MD | 24-May-08 |
| Elizabeth River Run | Portsmouth, VA | 24-May-08 |
| Girls on the Run 5K | Newport News, VA | 24-May-08 |
| Glen Allen 5K Run For Autism | Glen Allen, VA | 24-May-08 |
| Roundhill Hometown Festival 5K | Roundhill, VA | 24-May-08 |
| Run for Homeless Shelter 5K | Bel Air, MD | 24-May-08 |
| St. John's 5K | Frederick, MD | 24-May-08 |
| Stoneleigh Stampede Run 5K | Towson, MD | 24-May-08 |
| MCVets 10K | Baltimore, MD | 25-May-08 |
| MCVets 5K | Baltimore, MD | 25-May-08 |
| 8th Annual Central Valley Kidney Association 10K | Lynchburg, VA | 26-May-08 |
| Heritage Classic 5K | Rocky Mount, VA | 26-May-08 |
| Rembrance 5K | Columbia, MD | 26-May-08 |
| Sue and Connie's Run 4 Mile | Rockville, MD | 26-May-08 |
| Yorktown Freedom 10K | Yorktown, VA | 26-May-08 |
| Braemer 5K | Bristow, VA | 31-May-08 |
| Charles Village 5K | Baltimore, MD | 31-May-08 |
| Deer Dash 5K | New Market, MD | 31-May-08 |
| Georgetown 8K | Washington, DC | 31-May-08 |
| Hamilton 5K | Hamilton, VA | 31-May-08 |
| Lee's Friends Run on the Wild Side 5K | Norfolk, VA | 31-May-08 |
| Matzohball 5K | Ellicott City, MD | 31-May-08 |
| Warhill 5K | Williamsburg, VA | 31-May-08 |
| We've Got Your Back 4M | Reston, VA | 31-May-08 |
| Bel Air Town Run 5K | Bel Air, MD | 01-Jun-08 |
| Capital Crescent 5K | Bethesda, MD | 01-Jun-08 |
| HCS Burleigh Manor 5M | Columbia, MD | 01-Jun-08 |
| Herndon Festival 10K | Herndon, VA | 01-Jun-08 |
| Herndon Festival 5K | Herndon, VA | 01-Jun-08 |
| Race for our Kids 10K | Baltimore, MD | 01-Jun-08 |
| Run Through History 10K | Sharpsburg, MD | 01-Jun-08 |
| Stratford Hills 10K | Richmond, VA | 01-Jun-08 |
| Youthworks Race for Work | Baltimore, MD | 01-Jun-08 |
| Zooma 10K | Annapolis, MD | 01-Jun-08 |
| Zooma HM | Annapolis, MD | 01-Jun-08 |
| Charlottesville Track | Charlottesville, VA | 05-Jun-08 |
| MCRRC Gaithersburg CC 5K | Gaithersburg, MD | 06-Jun-08 |
| Clifton Caboose 5K | Clifton, VA | 07-Jun-08 |
| Crofton Kiwanis - Team Surlis 10K Challenge | Crofton, MD | 07-Jun-08 |
| Delightfully Different 3.5M | Petersburg, MD | 07-Jun-08 |
| Equi- Kids 5K Trot | Virginia Beach, VA | 07-Jun-08 |
| Kelley Cares 5K | Alexandria, VA | 07-Jun-08 |
| National Race for the Cure 5K | Washington, DC | 07-Jun-08 |
| Race with Grace 5K | Roanoke, VA | 07-Jun-08 |
| Wicked River 5K | Richmond, VA | 07-Jun-08 |
| XTERRA Gwynns Falls Trail Run 10K | Baltimore, MD | 07-Jun-08 |
| XTERRA Gwynns Falls Trail Run 5K | Baltimore, MD | 07-Jun-08 |
| Katie's Run 5K | Grantsville, MD | 08-Jun-08 |
| No Tobacco Day 5K | Bel Air, MD | 08-Jun-08 |
| Rock the House 8K | Fairfax, VA | 08-Jun-08 |
| SPCA Run for Shelter 5K | Fredericksburg, VA | 08-Jun-08 |
| Survivor Harbor 3 Mile Run | Baltimore, MD | 08-Jun-08 |
| Survivor Harbor 7 Mile Run | Baltimore, MD | 08-Jun-08 |
| WRC Run with the Knights 5K | Eldersburg, MD | 12-Jun-08 |
| American Red Cross Out for Blood 5K Run | Baltimore, MD | 14-Jun-08 |
| CHKD Run for the Children 8K | Norfolk, VA | 14-Jun-08 |
| Cruisin Christiansburg 5K | Christiansburg , VA | 14-Jun-08 |
| Lake Montebello 4 Mile | Baltimore, MD | 14-Jun-08 |
| Lawyers Have Heart 10K | Washington, DC | 14-Jun-08 |
| PTC WDF 5K | Hampton, VA | 14-Jun-08 |
| RASAC Gunpowder Neck 10 Miler | Edgewood, MD | 14-Jun-08 |
| Sons of Thunder 10K | Damascus, MD | 14-Jun-08 |
| Tim Harmon Memorial 5K | Fairfax, VA | 14-Jun-08 |
| Varmint Half Marathon | Burke Gardens, VA | 14-Jun-08 |
| Vince Tantillo/Jack Barr Memorial 5K | Hagerstown, MD | 14-Jun-08 |
| Walden Sierra Cross-Country 5K | Hollywood, MD | 14-Jun-08 |
| Woodstock 5 Mile | Woodstock, VA | 14-Jun-08 |
| AS Dawson's 10K | Severna Park, MD | 15-Jun-08 |
| GBMC Father's Day 5K | Towson, MD | 15-Jun-08 |
| DCRRC After the Women 5K | Arlington, VA | 16-Jun-08 |
| DCRRC WDF 5K | Arlington, VA | 16-Jun-08 |
| HCS Elkhorn 10K | Columbia, MD | 18-Jun-08 |
| Run by the River 5K | Portsmouth, VA | 18-Jun-08 |
| Charlottesville Track | Charlottesville, VA | 19-Jun-08 |
| Baltimore 10 Miler | Baltimore, MD | 21-Jun-08 |
| Chesty Puller Memorial Twin Bridge 10K | West Point, VA | 21-Jun-08 |
| DCRRC Hugh Jascourt 4M | Washington, DC | 21-Jun-08 |
| Losing to Live 5K | Annandale, VA | 21-Jun-08 |
| MARC Train 5M | Odenton, MD | 21-Jun-08 |
| MCRRC Run for the Roses 5K | Wheaton, MD | 21-Jun-08 |
| Presbyterian Homes 5K | Lynchburg, VA | 21-Jun-08 |
| Rain for the Rainforest 5K | Arlington, VA | 21-Jun-08 |
| YMCA Family Fun Run 5K | Frederick, MD | 21-Jun-08 |
| Damien's Run for Recovery 5K | Columbia, MD | 22-Jun-08 |
| Ed Lowery Cross Country Bash 5K | Chesapeake, VA | 22-Jun-08 |
| New Balance Jenny Smith Baltimore Women's Classic 5K | Baltimore, MD | 22-Jun-08 |
| MOCO Running Series 5K | Bethesda, MD | 24-Jun-08 |
| HCS Burleigh Manor 5M | Columbia, MD | 25-Jun-08 |
| African American Festival 5K | Baltimore, MD | 28-Jun-08 |
| Dreaded Druid Hills 10K | Baltimore, MD | 28-Jun-08 |
| Harbor Hustle 5K | Washington, DC | 28-Jun-08 |
| Iron Furnace 5K Run | Lonaconing, MD | 28-Jun-08 |
| Race for Hope 5K | Richmond, VA | 28-Jun-08 |
| Reston WDF 5K | Reston, VA | 28-Jun-08 |
| Richmond Firefighters Beat the heat 5K | Richmond, VA | 28-Jun-08 |
| State Farm 5K | Frederick, MD | 28-Jun-08 |
| Twilight Festival 4 Miler | Ashburn, VA | 28-Jun-08 |
| Greene Turtle 5K Run | Ocean City, MD | 29-Jun-08 |
| Pacemakers 10K | Warrenton, VA | 29-Jun-08 |
| Pacemakers 5K | Warrenton, VA | 29-Jun-08 |
| FSC Prediction 5K | Frederick, MD | 02-Jul-08 |
| Arbutus Firecracker 10K | Arbutus, MD | 04-Jul-08 |
| Autism Speaks 5K | Potomac, MD | 04-Jul-08 |
| Culpeper 4th of July Freedom 5K | Culpeper, VA | 04-Jul-08 |
| DCRRC Age-Handicapped 4 Mile | Carderock, MD | 04-Jul-08 |
| Dundalk Heritage Independence 6K | Dundalk, MD | 04-Jul-08 |
| FARC Heritage Festival 5 Mile Run | Fredericksburg, VA | 04-Jul-08 |
| Habitat Home Run 4M | Bel Air, MD | 04-Jul-08 |
| Kiwanis Club Independence Day 5K | Charlottesville, VA | 04-Jul-08 |
| Patriot's 5K | Powhattan, VA | 04-Jul-08 |
| PVTC Go Fourth 8K | Alexandria, VA | 04-Jul-08 |
| Run for Freedom 5K | Williamsport, MD | 04-Jul-08 |
| Shawsville 5K | Shawsville, VA | 04-Jul-08 |
| SunTrust Mortgage Liberty 5K | Winchester, VA | 04-Jul-08 |
| We Build People 5K | Virginia Beach, VA | 04-Jul-08 |
| Yorktown Independence Day 5K | Yorktown, VA | 04-Jul-08 |
| HCS Women's Distance Festival 5K | Columbia, MD | 06-Jul-08 |
| RRRC Cul De Sac Series 5K #1 | Richmond, VA | 07-Jul-08 |
| Francis Scott Key 6K | Union Bridge, MD | 10-Jul-08 |
| AS Run after the Women 5K | Annapolis, MD | 12-Jul-08 |
| AS WDF 5K | Annapolis, MD | 12-Jul-08 |
| Deer Park Water Brent Kegley Memorial 5K | Annapolis, MD | 12-Jul-08 |
| Fairview 5K | Charlottesville, VA | 12-Jul-08 |
| Lisa's Run 5K | Westernport, MD | 12-Jul-08 |
| Pikesville 5K | Pikesville, MD | 13-Jul-08 |
| Sweet Air Trail 7M | Perry Hall, MD | 13-Jul-08 |
| Westminster WDF 5K | Union Mills, MD | 13-Jul-08 |
| DCRRC Bastille Day 4M | Washington, DC | 14-Jul-08 |
| RRRC Cul De Sac Series 5K #2 | Richmond, VA | 14-Jul-08 |
| HCS Jeffers Hill 10K | Columbia, MD | 15-Jul-08 |
| Allen Stone Memorial 5K | Virginia Beach, VA | 19-Jul-08 |
| Chickenstock 5K | Broadway, VA | 19-Jul-08 |
| Commonwealth Games 5K | Roanoke, VA | 19-Jul-08 |
| Derby Day 5K | New Kent, VA | 19-Jul-08 |
| Lady Distance Festival 5K | Flintstone, MD | 19-Jul-08 |
| Percival's Island Five Miler | Lynchburg, VA | 19-Jul-08 |
| Rockville Rotary Twilight 8K | Rockville, MD | 19-Jul-08 |
| Run for the Future Lucy Corr Village 5K | Chesterfield, VA | 19-Jul-08 |
| RRRC Cul De Sac Series 5K #3 | Richmond, VA | 21-Jul-08 |
| Outlaw 8K | Alexandria, VA | 23-Jul-08 |
| Annapolis High School XC 5K | Annapolis, MD | 24-Jul-08 |
| WRC Pleasant Valley 4 Mile | Pleasant Valley, MD | 24-Jul-08 |
| Crystal City Twilight 5K | Arlington, VA | 26-Jul-08 |
| Friends of W&OD 10K | Vienna, VA | 26-Jul-08 |
| Kitzmiller River Run 5K | Kitzmiller, MD | 26-Jul-08 |
| Let There Be Light 5K | Hagerstown, MD | 26-Jul-08 |
| MCRRC Riley's Rumble HM | Potomac, MD | 27-Jul-08 |
| Pam Edwards Memorial 5K | Norfolk, VA | 29-Jul-08 |
| Old Mill High School XC 5K | Annapolis, MD | 31-Jul-08 |
| Coast Guard Day 5K | Yorktown, VA | 02-Aug-08 |
| Fredericksburg Christian Health Center Twilight 5K | Fredericksburg, VA | 02-Aug-08 |
| Innsbrook Healthy Heart 5K | Richmond, VA | 02-Aug-08 |
| Moonshine Classic 10K | Swanton, MD | 02-Aug-08 |
| Railroad Days 5K | Appalachia, VA | 02-Aug-08 |
| Summer Strides 5K | Alexandria, VA | 02-Aug-08 |
| AS Dog Days 8K | Arnold, MD | 03-Aug-08 |
| Hadassah of Greater Baltimore 5K | Hunt Valley, MD | 03-Aug-08 |
| DCRRC Bluemont 5K | Arlington, VA | 05-Aug-08 |
| Lake Matoaka 4.3 Mile Trail Challenge | Williamsburg, VA | 06-Aug-08 |
| BRRC Track 5K @ Goucher | Towson, MD | 07-Aug-08 |
| Chesapeake High School XC 5K | Annapolis, MD | 07-Aug-08 |
| Runnymede 8K | Westminster, MD | 07-Aug-08 |
| Scorpion Crawl 5K | Columbia, MD | 08-Aug-08 |
| FSC WDF 5K | Frederick, MD | 09-Aug-08 |
| Schoolhouse Days 5K | Abingdon, VA | 09-Aug-08 |
| Strides for Health & Fitness 5K | Cumberland, MD | 09-Aug-08 |
| Vineyards of Williamsburg 5K | Williamsburg, VA | 09-Aug-08 |
| Ben Moore Memorial 10K | Annapolis, MD | 10-Aug-08 |
| Health Focus of SW Virginia Salem 10K | Salem, VA | 10-Aug-08 |
| Health Focus of SW Virginia Salem 5K | Salem, VA | 10-Aug-08 |
| Landon 3M | Potomac, MD | 10-Aug-08 |
| Leesburg 10K | Leesburg, VA | 10-Aug-08 |
| Leesburg 20K | Leesburg, VA | 10-Aug-08 |
| Ma & Pa Trail 5K | Bel Air, MD | 10-Aug-08 |
| XTERRA Boordy Scramble 5K | Hydes, MD | 10-Aug-08 |
| HCS Swansfield 5K | Columbia, MD | 13-Aug-08 |
| Moonlight 4 Miler | Glen Allen, VA | 14-Aug-08 |
| Super Day 5K | Ft. Eustis, VA | 15-Aug-08 |
| Andrea's Memorial 5K | Barton, MD | 16-Aug-08 |
| Carl Tribastone Memorial 5K | Charlottesville, VA | 16-Aug-08 |
| Christopher Todd Richardson Memorial 10K | Abingdon, VA | 16-Aug-08 |
| FAB 5K | Roanoke, VA | 16-Aug-08 |
| Lynchburg 5K | Lynchburg, VA | 16-Aug-08 |
| Lynchburg Half Marathon | Lynchburg, VA | 16-Aug-08 |
| MCRRC Comus Cross-Country 5K | Comus, MD | 16-Aug-08 |
| Smart Smiles 5K | Newport News, VA | 16-Aug-08 |
| Surfer's Healing 5K | Virginia Beach, VA | 16-Aug-08 |
| TCRR Race for the Cause 5K | Colonial Heights, VA | 16-Aug-08 |
| Too Hot to Trot 5M | Sparks, MD | 17-Aug-08 |
| DCRRC Paul Thurston 4.5 Mile | Burke, VA | 19-Aug-08 |
| HCS Oakland Mills 6M | Columbia, MD | 20-Aug-08 |
| East Coast Surfing Championship 5K | Virginia Beach, VA | 23-Aug-08 |
| Estimated Time 5K | College Park, MD | 23-Aug-08 |
| Gary Brown Memorial C&O Canal 5 Miler | Williamsport, MD | 23-Aug-08 |
| Girls Just Wanna Have Fun WDF 5K | College Park, MD | 23-Aug-08 |
| Movin and Groovin for PANCAN 5K | Richmond, VA | 23-Aug-08 |
| Patrick Henry HM | Ashland, VA | 23-Aug-08 |
| Runstock 5K | Quantico, VA | 23-Aug-08 |
| SteppingStone 5K | Chesapeake, VA | 23-Aug-08 |
| Stonewall Jackson 5K | Manassas, VA | 23-Aug-08 |
| XTERRA River Valley Ranch Trail Run 10K | Manchester, MD | 23-Aug-08 |
| XTERRA River Valley Ranch Trail Run 5K | Manchester, MD | 23-Aug-08 |
| York River State Park 5K | Williamsburg, VA | 23-Aug-08 |
| Airfield Run 5K | Bel Air, MD | 24-Aug-08 |
| Annapolis 10 Miler | Annapolis, MD | 24-Aug-08 |
| Hartwood WaWA 10 Mile | Fredericksburg, VA | 24-Aug-08 |
| PTC Couples 5K | Hampton, VA | 26-Aug-08 |
| Celestial Way 5K | Columbia, MD | 27-Aug-08 |
| Chaptico Classic 10K | Chaptico, MD | 30-Aug-08 |
| Chaptico Classic 5K | Chaptico, MD | 30-Aug-08 |
| Charlottesville 4 Miler | Charlottesville, VA | 30-Aug-08 |
| Kentlands/Lakelands 5K | Gaithersburg, MD | 30-Aug-08 |
| Knights of Columbus 10K | Ellicott City, MD | 30-Aug-08 |
| 47th Annual Larry Noel 15K | Greenbelt, MD | 31-Aug-08 |
| Charm City 20 Mile | Hunt Valley, MD | 31-Aug-08 |
| Potomac Valley Games | McLean, VA | 31-Aug-08 |
| Potomac Valley Games | McLean, VA | 31-Aug-08 |
| Rock N Roll Half Marathon | Virginia Beach, VA | 31-Aug-08 |
| Abebe Bikila Day International Peace Half Marathon | Alexandria, VA | 01-Sep-08 |
| Labor Day Rogue 5K | Eldersburg, MD | 01-Sep-08 |