With the weather going crazy, up and down fifty degrees, and all the other big time races of spring drawing runners, the Stop the Silence 10K drew even more runners than last year. Last year the race was an 8K and a 5K. This year the other distance was a 2.25M fun run/walk. Nearly as many people participated in the fun event as in the 10K race. The race has joined a growing number of races that feature more women finishers than men. This can be explained by many more new runners coming out. With a flat, fast course that is well- marked and easy to follow, new runners are less likely to be intimidated. Nearly 20% of the runners in this race were running their first race.

Running is one of the few sports were runners of all ages from toddler to octogenarian can participate together and all can win. With five year age group awards to celebrate their efforts runners are competing in a smaller, fairer division. Even so, a runner can always triumph, as the personal time they earned is theirs alone regardless of when they finish. All the finishers of the race can be proud of the accomplishment.

That being said, Stephan Crane (25) of Alexandria, VA (in photo) can be especially proud of his fine winning time of 31:27, which is 5:04 per mile. One minute back, Bert Rodriguez (27) of Arlington, VA is becoming a very familiar face to racing this year. He held off a newcomer, Christopher Nowakowski (28) of Baltimore, MD by a mere six seconds for the runner-up spot. Usually the top masters runner (40 and older) is just forty. This time Mike Hart (51) ended another "stroll" in the park with an excellent 10K time of 36:36. Only two other grandmasters (50 and Older) have run as fast this year.

Michael Golash (63) of Washington, DC set the standard for seniors (60 and older) in the race with 44:12. Right behind him Malcolm O'Hagan (67) of Chevy Chase, MD set the Best of 2007 standard for 65-69 with 44:43. Robert Gurtler (71) of The Plains, VA won the 70-74 division in his 23rd race of the year.

For the women, Hannah Waugh (25) from Newton Abbey, Ireland came all the way across the pond to win the race in 41:33. Lauren Muldoon (25) of Washington, DC was on her heels in 42:01. Top master Joan Fowler (47) of Silver Spring, MD ran a solid Ranked Runner time of 42:08 for third place. Linda Sheimo (50) of Fairfax, VA took grandmaster honors in 47:47. Laurie Coady (60) of Washington, DC was the top woman over sixty.

Awards

MALE OVERALL
    1     3 Steven Crane         25 Alexandria VA        31:28 X 
    2     4 Bert Rodriguez       27 Arlington VA         32:27 X 
    3   620 Christopher Nowakows 28 Baltimore MD         32:35 X 
FEMALE OVERALL
    1   582 Hannah Waugh         25 Newtownabbey         41:33 X 
    2   433 Lauren Muldoon       25 Washington DC        42:01 X 
    3   666 Joan Fowler          47 Silver Spring MD     42:08 X 
MALE AGE GROUP:  01 - 14
FEMALE AGE GROUP:  01 - 14
MALE AGE GROUP:  15 - 19
    1   531 Joseph Ersinghaus    18 Andrews Afb MD       37:01 
    2   599 Peter Woods          16 Washington DC      1:19:23 
    3   598 Antonio Wilkerson    16 Washington DC      1:31:26 
FEMALE AGE GROUP:  15 - 19
    1   290 Annie Dobberteen     19 Washington DC        50:43 
    2   317 Brenna Mulvaney      18 Washington DC      1:01:38 
    3   316 Mary Wargo           19 Washington DC      1:13:02 
MALE AGE GROUP:  20 - 24
    1   469 Brian Tullock        24 Arlington VA         33:08 
    2   552 Kyle Smith           20 Princeton NJ         33:28 
    3   655 Billy Askey          24 Alexandria VA        34:34 
FEMALE AGE GROUP:  20 - 24
    1   352 Kristyn Oldendorf    21 Washington DC        44:39 
    2   397 Heidi Dryfhout       22 Philadelphia PA      45:19 
    3   596 Anna Ford            23 Washington DC        45:51 
MALE AGE GROUP:  25 - 29
    1   647 Matias Palavecino    25 Washington DC        33:17 
    2   668 Gregory Holden       27 Washington DC        35:35 
    3   489 Eddie Valentine      27 Arlington VA         36:02 
FEMALE AGE GROUP:  25 - 29
    1   435 Stephanie Sharp      26 McLean VA            42:28 
    2   510 Sarah Andresen       28 Alexandria VA        45:56 
    3   432 Meghan Edwards-Ford  26 Washington DC        46:08 
MALE AGE GROUP:  30 - 34
    1   561 Martin Lanz          33 Washington DC        33:14 
    2   667 Chris Farley         31 Arlington VA         34:56 
    3   630 Eric Sonnenschein    33 Washington DC        38:06 
FEMALE AGE GROUP:  30 - 34
    1   403 Michelle Bouchard    32 Alexandria VA        42:41 
    2   393 Maya Brown           30 Washington DC        45:05 
    3   171 Danielle Rolfes      31 Washington DC        46:07 
MALE AGE GROUP:  35 - 39
    1    16 Ramesh Kanjilimadhom 37 Fairfax VA           41:53 
    2   451 Nick Curabba         36 Takoma Park MD       43:03 
    3   657 Jason Ross           37 Bowie MD             45:19 
FEMALE AGE GROUP:  35 - 39
    1   194 Reema Khasawinah     36 Alexandria VA        48:40 
    2   612 Tara Laster          35 Falls Church VA      53:46 
    3    33 Yumi Inagaki         39 Arlington VA         54:58 
MALE AGE GROUP:  40 - 44
    1   643 Mark Newton          43 Raleigh NC           38:04 
    2    47 Eric Winslow         41 Washington DC        40:19 
    3   650 Allen Greenberg      41 Washington DC        40:55 
FEMALE AGE GROUP:  40 - 44
    1    38 Marian Zobler        43 Bethesda MD          45:37 
    2   626 Anne Braghetta       43 Arlington VA         47:39 
    3    39 Jean Arthur          44 Silver Spring MD     48:24 
MALE AGE GROUP:  45 - 49
    1   614 Rodney Fennell       47 Clinton MD           44:28 
    2   587 David Sciannella     47 Silver Spring MD     44:37 
    3   568 Timothy McCaffrey    48 McLean VA            46:33 
FEMALE AGE GROUP:  45 - 49
    1   155 Tamara Smith         48 Falls Church VA      49:56 
    2   216 Karin Gander         46 Fairfax VA           54:22 
    3   555 Shanti De Jongh      45 McLean VA          1:01:11 
MALE AGE GROUP:  50 - 54
    1   558 Mike Hart            51 Washington DC        36:36 
    2   467 Peter Darmody        51 Gaithersburg MD      37:45 
    3   252 Paul Bousel          53 Alexandria VA        40:58 
FEMALE AGE GROUP:  50 - 54
    1   597 Linda Sheimo         50 Fairfax VA           47:43 
    2    22 Martha Martin        50 Burke VA             52:48 
    3   251 Merrilee Seidman     52 Alexandria VA        53:10 
MALE AGE GROUP:  55 - 59
    1    20 Richard Carlisle     56 Springfield VA       41:55 
    2    53 William Scott        59 Glenarden MD         43:15 
    3   508 John Gibbons         56 Bowie MD             54:41 
FEMALE AGE GROUP:  55 - 59
    1   337 Christine Allen      58 Centreville VA     1:00:53 
MALE AGE GROUP:  60 - 64
    1   662 Michael Golash       63 Washington DC        44:08 
    2   525 Lee Nesbit           63 Arlington VA         55:14 
FEMALE AGE GROUP:  60 - 64
    1    29 Laurie Coady         60 Washington DC        57:28 
    2   545 Brita Askey          64 Washington DC      1:10:04 
MALE AGE GROUP:  65 - 69
    1   542 Malcolm O'Hagan      67 Chevy Chase MD       44:36 
    2    37 Bill Sollers         67 Silver Spring MD     49:09 
    3    28 Patrick Coady        69 Washington DC        53:49 
FEMALE AGE GROUP:  65 - 69
    1    36 Betty Wright-Thomas  65 Washington DC      1:18:04 
MALE AGE GROUP:  70 - 74
    1    46 Robert Gurtler       72 The Plains VA        59:25 
FEMALE AGE GROUP:  70 - 74
MALE AGE GROUP:  75 - 99
    1   338 Dick Coogan          75 McLean VA          1:07:33 
FEMALE AGE GROUP:  75 - 99

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