With the humidity high and temperatures already approaching 80 degrees prior to the 8 a.m. start, the advice of area weather forecasters seemed superfluous: Venture outside only if you must. Warning duly noted, but for the majority of the 3,760 registrants of the 15th Lawyers Have Heart 10K, the popular pre- summer road race was more than reason enough to brave the elements.

Wilson Komen (photo left), who has been running through the area competition this spring and fresh from beating 50,000 runners and winning the National Race for the Cure one week earlier, made short work of the strong Lawyers field. Komen allowed a pack of seven to join him for the opening two miles, then began to winnow the field by maintaining a relentless pace. By halfway, Komen had established a substantial lead, which he extended throughout the final three miles. He broke the tape in 30 minutes 27 seconds, 53 seconds ahead of Mikhail Khbotov (32), from Russia, who finished second in 31:20. David Berdan (24), from York, PA, took third in 31:25 and last year's winner, Philippe Rolly (32), from Fairfax, was fourth in 31:49.

"I had no problems today," Komen said. "It was hot, but I felt good."

Winning the race and feeling good made Komen doubly unique under the sweltering conditions. Tatyana Chulakh (23, photo), who lives and trains with Khbotov and the rest of the Russian contingent in Gaithersburg, won the women's race in a time of 35:34; but even she wouldn't admit to feeling especially good. Her time was the third fastest winning time. Charlotte Thomas set the standard with 34:42 in 1992. Genevieve Kiley (30), from Arlington, was second, 2:11 back in 37:45.

"I saw no other women," Chulakh said through an interpreter. "The weather was bad but this was a good training run for me."

Chulakh arrived in the United States two weeks earlier and will race on the roads until she returns to college in Kazan, where she will compete in track, cross country, and road racing (beyond the reach of NCAA rules and regulations).

Runner-up Kiley (photo left) continued her strong spring (20th at Cherry Blossom, 15th at Sallie Mae and fourth at Capitol Hill, all progressively faster performances) by holding off third-place finisher Alisa Harvey (39), from Manassas.

"I passed [Harvey] at two miles and she immediately tucked in right behind me," Kiley said. "I thought, 'Gee, that was dumb of me.'"

That strategy turned out not to matter significantly, as Kiley pulled away in the second half. Kiley moved to the area last fall from Park City, UT, toting an impressive resume that includes a 49th-place finish at the 2004 Olympic trials marathon in St. Louis.

Despite the fine performances, it is the heat for which this race will be remembered. After two consecutive cool runnings, the oppressive conditions wrecked havoc upon the field. More than a dozen runners received medical attention in an air-conditioned bus provided by the city's emergency services, and six were transported to George Washington University Hospital with varying degrees of heat exhaustion.

This is all a sober reminder that runners are tough but hardly indestructible. With the bulk of the summer still to come, be careful out there.

Awards Listing (Overalls by Clock Time, Age Groups by Net Time)

MALE OVERALL  
Place Num   Name                   Age City               Time  
===== ===== ======================= == ================== ===== 
    1     3 Wilson Komen            27 Washington DC      30:27 
    2    37 Mikhail Khbotov         32 Gaithersburg, MD   31:20 
    3  3151 David Berdan            24 York PA            31:25 
    4     1 Philippe Rolly          32 Fairfax VA         31:49 
    5     7 Chris Banks             27 Alexandria VA      31:58 
    6    11 Ryan Mammen             28 Dale City VA       32:04 


MALE AGE GROUP:  40 - 99 
    1     9 John Tuttle             46 Villa Rica GA        33:35 
    2    39 Jim Hage                47 Kensington MD        34:13 
    3    19 Mark Malander           47 Herndon VA           35:07 
    4    89 Christopher Sabatini    40 Washington DC        35:44 
    5    15 Dan Lawson              49 Gaithersburg MD      35:55 


MALE AGE GROUP:  01 - 19 
    1  2412 Benjamin Bartlett       18 Arlington VA         39:10 
    2  3018 Brian Kennedy           18 Derwood MD           40:06 
    3  2729 Matt Giorgis            16 Washington DC        40:20 


MALE AGE GROUP:  20 - 29 
    1  3015 Adam Wallace            25 Washington DC        32:22 
    2     5 Erik Kean               27 Arlington VA         32:26 
    3  3041 Eric Egenolf            26 Silver Spring MD     34:36 


MALE AGE GROUP:  30 - 39 
    1  2893 Max Lockwood            35 Washington DC        34:18 
    2   203 Pascal Brazey           36 Washington DC        35:22 
    3  1830 Henry Grossmann         33 Annandale VA         36:23 


MALE AGE GROUP:  40 - 44 
    1  1976 Jean-Christophe Arcaz   44 Rockville MD         36:11 
    2  1913 Jason Hafemeister       40 Washington DC        38:50 
    3  3061 David Wild              50 Washington DC        39:30 


MALE AGE GROUP:  45 - 49 
    1   620 Joseph Mcguire          45 Burke VA             38:24 
    2  2961 Anthony Stapleton       45 New York NY          40:25 
    3    93 Kevin Dix               46 Manassas VA          41:37 


MALE AGE GROUP:  50 - 54 
    1  2728 Steve Giorgis           50 Washington DC        38:22 
    2  2610 Richard Adams Jr        54 Herndon VA           38:59 
    3  3061 David Wild              50                      39:30 


MALE AGE GROUP:  55 - 59 
    1  1993 Gerard Cabrol           57 Washington DC        42:07 
    2  1557 Michael Wesbecher       57 Oakton VA            42:25 
    3    41 Jay Wind                55 Arlington VA         42:32 


MALE AGE GROUP:  60 - 64 
    1   201 Lou Shapiro             63 Silver Spring MD     42:41 
    2  1392 John Haubert            62 Alexandria VA        43:11 
    3   306 John Churchman          62 Arlington VA         44:04 


MALE AGE GROUP:  65 - 69 
    1  3052 Malcolm O'hagan         65 Chevy Chase MD       44:42 
    2    91 Stephen Forman          65 Mclean VA            45:48 
    3   165 Richard Williams        69 Alexandria VA        50:34 


MALE AGE GROUP:  70 - 74 
    1   619 Sutton Hamilton         70 Princeton NJ         56:02 
    2   190 Robert Gurtler          70 The Plains VA        59:04 
    3   609 David Cutler            70 Washington DC        59:12 


MALE AGE GROUP:  75 - 79 


MALE AGE GROUP:  80 - 99 
    1  2493 Paul Lackey             80 Arlington VA       1:01:42 
    2    97 Walt Washburn           82 Vienna VA          1:08:57 

Henry Grossman of Annandale, VA is third in the 30-39 age group.

Awards Listing (Overalls by Clock Time, Age Groups by Net Time)

FEMALE OVERALL  
Place Num   Name                   Age City               Time  
===== ===== ======================= == ================== ===== 
    1    46 Tatyana Chulakh         23 Gaithersburg MD    35:34 
    2  2878 Genevieve Kiley         30 Arlington VA       37:45 
    3     6 Alisa Harvey            39 Manassas VA        38:07 
    4  1921 Jennifer Gruia          27 Washington DC      38:56 
    5  1391 Milligan Grinstead      25 Alexandria VA      39:07 
    6    16 Sharon Donovan          30 Washington DC      39:37 


FEMALE AGE GROUP:  40 & Up
    1    12 Robyn Humphrey          41 Ellicott City MD     40:35 
    2  2948 Julie Thienel           41 Columbia MD          43:06 
    3    14 Betty Blank             52 Falls Church VA      43:38 
    4   209 Sushila Nanda           44 Arlington VA         43:53 
    5  1363 Liliana Baron           46 Washington DC        44:05 


FEMALE AGE GROUP:  01 - 19 
    1  1608 Victoria Cook           15 Mclean VA            45:10 
    2  3037 Mary Naylor             18 Warrenton VA         46:59 
    3   749 Caitlin Kenney          14 Springfield VA       52:33 


FEMALE AGE GROUP:  20 - 29 
    1  2930 Victoria Mcparland      28 Rockville MD         39:46 
    2  3070 Tara Fenske             28 Washington DC        41:33 
    3    38 Megan Mclaughlin        26 Reston VA            41:38 


FEMALE AGE GROUP:  30 - 39 
    1  3158 Irina Suvorova          34 Washington DC        40:08 
    2  2705 Kerry Rodgers           36 Baltimore MD         41:17 
    3  2019 Emily Pierce            30 Washington DC        42:35 


FEMALE AGE GROUP:  40 - 44 
    1   688 Sheryl Kline            42 Arnold MD            44:35 
    2  1703 Ari Brose               43 Arlington VA         45:55 
    3   163 Barbara Koop            40 Arlington VA         46:42 


FEMALE AGE GROUP:  45 - 49 
    1  1772 Julie Quagliano Westeme 46 Washington DC        44:57 
    2  1592 Ann Kurzweil            46 Great Falls VA       48:34 
    3    30 Liza Recto              49 Lexington Park MD    49:34 


FEMALE AGE GROUP:  50 - 54 
    1    42 Marjorie Marque         54 Alexandria VA        51:01 
    2  1784 Sue Hagedorn            53 Washington DC        51:40 
    3  1265 Mary Lopatto            50 Washington DC        51:42 


FEMALE AGE GROUP:  55 - 59 
    1    32 Alice Franks            57 Rockville MD         45:49 
    2  1839 Nancy Avitabile         57 Bethesda MD          51:21 
    3  2583 Christine Craun         59 Bethesda MD          52:27 


FEMALE AGE GROUP:  60 - 64 
    1  1565 Martha Mcjunkin         62 Bethesda MD        1:13:40 
    2   206 Blair Jones             61 Washington DC      1:15:21 
    3  2873 Elizabeth Lloyd         63 Alexandria VA      1:21:21 


FEMALE AGE GROUP:  65 - 69 
  No Finishers


FEMALE AGE GROUP:  70 - 74 
    1  1454 Jacqueline O'neil       73 Washington DC      1:16:42 


FEMALE AGE GROUP:  75 & Up
  No Finishers

Alisa Harvey of Manassas, VA is third overall.

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