Rockville Rotary Twilight 8K
Midsummer Night's Dream Race
Awol, Culley Dominate in the Darkness
By Jim Hage
July 19, 2008
Rockville, MD
For the Washington Running Report
Photos by Lainey Bernstein
A full moon on a warm summer's night, a band playing, beer taps
flowing liberally and thousands of your oldest, newest and
sweatiest best friends all suffused the Rockville city center
in the aftermath of the 23rd Rotary Twilight Runfest. "This is a like a family reunion, a party with everyone you've
missed for the past six months," said Edmund Burke, long one of
area's top road racers, as he surveyed the festive post-race
scene. "All of these people have worked hard and now they're
enjoying their accomplishment. And they should." Burke--with a bent toward the philosophical consistent with
his famous namesake--captured the essence of the Washington
area's best event. And it should be noted that an injury which
prevented Burke from racing, along with a naturally abstemious
nature, provided him with a uniquely sober perspective. For the majority of the crowd--more than 2,000 runners
finished the 8K--the racing and camaraderie are part and parcel
of the area's oldest and finest Twilight event. Mohamed Awol, a
national cross country team member for Ethiopia in 1998 and
2002, kept the racing portion of the evening more than honest
with a winning effort of 24 minutes 24 seconds. Awol (29)
traveled to the race from his home in the Bronx, NY. Runner-up Solomon Haile (18), a rising senior at Sherwood High
in Sandy Spring, MD, ran with Awol for three miles before
fading. Haile, the record-setting national high school indoor
and outdoor 5,000 meter champion as a junior, took second in
24:40. Last winter, Haile, running as Solomon Semungase, age
20, won the Jingle All the Way 10K. But his high school coach,
Dan Reeks, said that Haile, who arrived from Ethiopia nearly a
year ago, has resolved that identity issue and is headed for a
big senior year. "He's legitimate," Reeks said. Abiyot Abebe, also from Ethiopia, was third in 24:59, Jared
Abuya, from Kenya, fourth in 25:05, and Robert Wade, from
Ireland, fifth in 25:07. Andy Biladeau (21), from Lutz, FL,
finished sixth in 25:09 and was the top American.
In photo Cindy Conant (47) of Kensington, MD poses with her
daughter Charlotte. Conant ran an excellent 32:53 to win her
age group and fourth master overall.Julie Culley (26), fresh off a seventh-place finish at the U.S.
Olympic trials at 5,000 meters, used her residual fitness to
dominate the women's race, winning in 26:58. Hirut Mandefro,
the runner-up at the Lawyers Have Heart 10K in June, again
finished second, this time in 27:48. "I needed a break after the trials," said Culley, who trains
under Matt Centrowitz at American University. "And this seemed
like a good place to come back and run hard." An especially spirited masters competition was led by women's
stalwart Alisa Harvey (42), who ran 29:48 and finished sixth
overall. Former Virginia Tech all-American Mark Stickley (46)
added to his stable of masters wins by handily defeating last
year's winner, Andres Wright (41). Stickley ran 26:50 and was
20th overall.
Photo below: Runners take off into the night.
Award Winners
MALE OPEN
1 10 Mohamed Awol 29 Bronx NY 24:24 350
2 21 Solomon Haile 18 Silver Spring MD 24:40* 250
3 7 Abiyot Abebe 20 Silver Spring MD 24:59 200
4 1 Jared Abuya 31 Fairfax VA 25:05 175
5 76 Robert Wade 26 Arlington VA 25:08 150
* Under USATF Age-Group guidelineFEMALE OPEN
1 71 Julie Culley 26 Arlington VA 26:58# 350
2 2 Hirut Mandefro 22 Silver Spring MD 27:49# 250
3 12 Lucinda Hull 26 Boulder CO 28:11 200
4 589 Shauneen Garrahan 23 Fairfax Station VA 28:36 175
5 6 Veena Reddy 29 Arlington VA 29:28 150
# Under USATF OPEN guideline MALE MASTERS
1 1641 Mark Stickley 46 Winchester VA 26:50* 150
2 2042 Andres Wright 41 Fredrick MD 27:31 75
3 40 Mark Gilmore 40 Columbia MD 27:56 50
* Under USATF Age-Group guideline FEMALE MASTERS
1 42 Alisa Harvey 42 Manassas VA 29:49* 150
2 2120 Liz Wilson 40 Bethell WA 30:28* 75
3 39 Denise Knickman 40 Baltimore MD 31:03* 50
* Under USATF Age-Group guideline MALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 19
1 171 Ben Allen 18 Silver Spring MD 26:48
2 443 Brian Fahetry 16 Greenbelt MD 27:30*
3 131 Sam Epstein 19 Bethesda MD 28:30
* Under USATF Age-Group guideline FEMALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 19
1 486 Rachel White 19 Bethesda MD 31:59
2 57 Courtney Waldhauser 18 Fallston MD 32:07
3 20 Anya Oleynik 19 Gaithersburg MD 32:14 MALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 24
1 68 Andy Biladeau 21 Lutz FL 25:10
2 602 Dejene Regassa 24 Wheaton MD 25:43
3 77 Lewis Butler 23 Arlington VA 25:57 FEMALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 24
1 2297 Mary Bertram 21 Salisbury NC 31:30
2 586 Melissa Bosslet 23 Baltimore MD 31:47
3 2419 Alison Parris 20 St Leaonard MD 32:05 MALE AGE GROUP: 25 - 29
1 28 Jake Klim 28 N. Bethesda MD 26:04
2 22 Nathan Brigham 25 Washington DC 26:11
3 16 Adam Condit 25 Centreville VA 26:24 FEMALE AGE GROUP: 25 - 29
1 8 Christine Ramsey 25 Baltimore MD 29:59
2 15 Meghan Ridgley 29 Reston VA 31:00
3 781 Michelle Miller 27 Damascus MD 32:30 MALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 34
1 14 Michael Wardian 34 Arlington VA 25:30
2 34 Scott Anderson 34 Washington DC 26:50
3 1018 Kit Wells 32 Mansfield MA 26:58 FEMALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 34
1 38 Michelle Cunningham 33 Centreville VA 31:22
2 2125 Katie Howard 32 Germantown MD 33:27
3 929 Sari Stenholm 30 Columbia MD 34:39 MALE AGE GROUP: 35 - 39
1 18 Ray Pugsley 39 Potomac Falls VA 27:40
2 1183 Pekka Stenholm 35 Columbia MD 27:52
3 1226 Jason Tripp 36 Ellicott City MD 28:18 FEMALE AGE GROUP: 35 - 39
1 64 Hilary Cairns 37 Washington DC 30:54
2 53 Christy Sporidis 39 Potomac MD 35:04
3 1179 Julie Sapper 35 Rockville MD 35:06 MALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 44
1 1496 Derik Thomas 42 Alexandria VA 28:27
2 43 Christopher Hamley 43 Hyattsville MD 28:32
3 44 Chris Chattin 44 Columbia MD 28:58 FEMALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 44
1 41 Elizabeth Feldman 41 Chevy Chase MD 33:02
2 49 Rosalind Sheppard 41 Bowie MD 33:17
3 2082 Veronique Hauschild 41 Hoppatowne MD 33:52 MALE AGE GROUP: 45 - 49
1 46 David Haaga 46 Rockville MD 28:13
2 1663 Doug Kuderna 47 Odenton MD 28:38
3 316 Jean C Arcaz 47 Rockville MD 28:49 FEMALE AGE GROUP: 45 - 49
1 47 Cindy Conant 47 Kensington MD 32:53*
2 35 Sheryl Kline 45 Arnold MD 33:42*
3 1630 Janeth Scott 46 Columbia MD 36:42
* Under USATF Age-Group guideline MALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 54
1 73 Jim Hage 50 Kensington MD 28:39*
2 54 Paul Peterson 54 Bethesda MD 30:15
3 2228 Vassili Triatos 53 Rockville MD 31:48
* Under USATF Age-Group guideline FEMALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 54
1 1758 Carole Roeder 51 Ashburn VA 36:22*
2 1740 Dorothy Beckett 50 Columbia MD 37:37
3 1791 Stephanie Fenner 53 Damascus MD 38:23
* Under USATF Age-Group guideline MALE AGE GROUP: 55 - 59
1 1863 Richard Adams Jr. 57 Herndon VA 31:41
2 1861 Timothy Morgan 57 Damascus MD 32:04
3 1874 Ken Umbarger 57 Montgomery Village MD 32:13 FEMALE AGE GROUP: 55 - 59
1 1846 Peggy Davis 56 Vienna VA 38:42*
2 1891 Freyda Greenberg 59 Falls Church VA 39:51*
3 1870 Nancy Glover 57 Burke VA 45:56
* Under USATF Age-Group guideline MALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 64
1 302 Bill Joyce 64 Herndon VA 32:01*
2 1922 Jim Noone 64 Fairfax VA 33:56
3 1906 Greg Chaconas 62 Washington DC 37:49
* Under USATF Age-Group guideline FEMALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 64
1 1909 Chris Craun 62 Bethesda MD 39:17*
2 298 Alice Franks 60 Rockville MD 41:18*
3 301 Linda Kearney 61 Oak Hill VA 41:19*
* Under USATF Age-Group guideline MALE AGE GROUP: 65 - 69
1 305 Lou Shapiro 66 Silver Spring MD 34:32*
2 2094 Martin Hans 65 Washington DC 36:16
3 307 Sonny Barber 67 Falls Church VA 36:33
* Under USATF Age-Group guideline FEMALE AGE GROUP: 65 - 69
1 1927 Linda Carter 66 Potomac MD 55:41
2 1929 Brenda Murray 68 Chevy Chase MD 55:48
3 1923 Barbara Attardi 65 Rockville MD 56:26 MALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 74
1 1939 Chan Robbins 71 Arlington VA 40:00*
2 1938 Ken Quincy 70 Vienna VA 43:07
3 1937 John Gluck 70 Alexandria VA 45:21
* Under USATF Age-Group guideline FEMALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 74
1 1942 Tami Graf 72 Lusby MD 52:30*
2 1943 Marianne Parakkal 73 Gaithersburg MD 60:51
3 1941 Lilli Metzger 72 Silver Spring MD 66:36
* Under USATF Age-Group guideline MALE AGE GROUP: 75 - 79
1 1944 Jack McMahon 77 Rockville MD 44:39*
* Under USATF Age-Group guideline FEMALE AGE GROUP: 75 - 79 MALE AGE GROUP: 80 - 99
1 1946 Nianxiang Xie 81 Rockville MD 51:49*
2 1945 Burton Squires 80 Rockville MD 58:46*
* Under USATF Age-Group guideline FEMALE AGE GROUP: 80 - 99
After the Twilight race, after the race, runners mingle in
the new center of town to cool off and celebrate their race.
Full Race Day Results
Race Day Report for 2008
Photo Gallery 2008
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