Tracy Bright (23) and Jennifer Quarles (34) both of Williamsburg, VA had a classic battle down the finishing stretch at the 3rd annual Warhill 5K Run for Kids Club Preschool at the Warhill District Park Sports Complex in Williamsburg. Bright had been leading for almost 3 miles, with Quarles in close pursuit, until Quarles took the lead with less than a quarter-mile to go. However, Bright used her William and Mary track speed (she graduated last December) to out kick Quarles for the win, 18:22.4 to 18:23.3. Both were 30 seconds under the previous race record, an 18:52 run by Bright (then Tracy Williams) in 2004. It was the final Colonial Road Runners for Bright for awhile, as she and husband Derek Bright (a captain in the Air Force) will be off to San Antonio, moving in July.

The men's race featured a win by Marshal Miller (20) a W&M student who competes with the Team Blitz training group, featured in the most recent issue of the Washington Running Report. Miller won easily in 16:49 over Michael Mann, (37) of Hampton (17:25), as Steve Chantry (51) of Williamsburg, comfortably in second place, had to slow down the final mile due to a hamstring strain. For Mann, it was the one-year anniversary of running with a complete lung. Several days after the 2005 Warhill race, Mann underwent exploratory surgery to check on a suspicious lump in his lung. It turned out to be cancerous, and he had one lobe (20% of his lung capacity) removed, followed by chemotherapy throughout the summer. Mann has made a remarkable comeback and recovery, and is leading the 2006 Colonial Road Runners Grand Prix point standings.

113 finishers in 5K run/walk. 23 finishers in one mile fun run/walk.

Awards

** Age Group Record (5-year age divisions)

Men Overall
**1. Marshal Miller, 20	Williamsburg	16:49
[Race record 15:15 by Patrick Rotich, 25, Virginia Beach (Kenya) 
in 2005]
2. Michael Mann, 37	Hampton	17:25
3. Steve Chantry, 51	Williamsburg	17:47
 
Women Overall
**1. Tracy (Williams) Bright, 23	Williamsburg	18:22.4
[New race record, old record 18:52 by Tracy Williams, 21, Oak 
Hill, VA in 2004]
**2. Jennifer Quarles, 34	Williamsburg	18:23.3
3. Valerie Plyler, 46	Yorktown	19:55

Men 19-and-under
1. Taylor Sabo, 14	North	19:14
2. Kurtis Steck, 11	Williamsburg	19:25
3. Anthony Mann, 14	Hampton	20:48

Men 20-24
1. Josh Haney, 20	Barboursville	17:50
2. Steve Dorcey, 24	Newport News	18:35
3. Adam Severson, 21	Fort Eustis	19:20

Men 25-29
1. Derek Bright, 29	Williamsburg	20:39
2. Wade Wooley, 26	Newport News	23:54
3. Chris Karlgaard, 29	Williamsburg	28:14

Men 30-34
1. Todd Horner, 33	Williamsburg	34:18

Men 35-39
1. Jack Lovett, 36	Newport News	18:06
2. Brian Westrater, 39	Yorktown	18:58
3. Michael Potter, 35	Williamsburg	20:26

Men 40-44
1. Steve Menzies, 42	Langley AFB	17:52
2. Jonathan Jeffreys, 43	Hopewell	19:21
3. Tim Campbell, 44	Virginia Beach	19:52

Men 45-49
1. Robert Whitaker, 47	Yorktown	21:05
2. Michael Connell, 47	Williamsburg	23:05
3. Geoff Downer, 45	Williamsburg	23:25

Men 50-54
1. Will Murray, 50	Williamsburg	19:25
2. Wyatt Cutchins, 50	Newport News	19:41
3. Jack Nordlund, 53	Williamsburg	24:32

Men 55-59
**1. Rick Platt, 55	Williamsburg	18:37
2. Larry Coley, 57	Chesapeake	19:43
3. Robert Wilson, 58	Toano	21:14

Men 60-64
**1. Dennis Manske, 60	Williamsburg	20:59 
2. Mark Patterson, 60	Virginia Beach	23:02
3. John Mellman, 61	Newport News	28:49

Men 65-and-over
1. Tom Ray, 73	Kitty Hawk, NC	23:50
2. John Essery, 69	Williamsburg	25:39
3. Dick Pierce, 67	Rescue	25:51

Men Walk
1. Tom Gerhardt, 55	Chesapeake	30:44
2. George Fenigsohn, 58	Poquoson	32:02
3. Steve Durrant, 67	Virginia Beach	34:24

Women 19-and-under
**1. Heidi Peterson, 12	Williamsburg	21:04.1
2. Dani Dailey, 12	Loveland, OH	21:04.4
**3. Sydney Davis, 18	Williamsburg	24:21

Women 20-24
1. Claudia Howell, 21	Williamsburg	29:11

Women 25-29
**1. Christina Race, 29	Newport News	22:37
2. Christine Aulicino, 25	Williamsburg	23:10
3. Sarah Cerri, 25	Yorktown	28:25

Women 30-34
1. Nicole Carson, 32	Williamsburg	22:06
2. Suzanne Dyba, 32	Williamsburg	28:03
3. Heather Moreno, 31	Yorktown	28:04

Women 35-39
**1. Laura Heymann, 36	 Williamsburg	23:05
2. Joy Tamburri-Pepe, 35	Williamsburg	23:23
3. Susan Ferrandino, 37	Williamsburg	27:03

Women 40-44
**1. Laura Shannon, 43	Williamsburg	20:09
2. Connie Glueck, 42	Williamsburg	21:38
3. Debbie McLaughlin, 40	Williamsburg	22:09

Women 45-49
1. Mercedes Castillo, 48	Williamsburg	21:45
2. Thea Ganoe, 48	Yorktown	26:48
3. Christine Willett, 45	Hampton	27:57

Women 50-54
1. Jean Barto, 51	Newport News	39:01
2. Nancy Kravitz, 52	Williamsburg	41:18*
*race walker winning age-group award

Women 55-59
1. Barbara Biasi, 58	Yorktown	26:24
2. Brenda Mitchell, 55	Williamsburg	26:58
3. Roberta Schilling, 56	Newport News	45:00*
*race walker winning age-group award

Women 60-64
1. Ann Hirn, 60	Portsmouth	29:39 
2. Barbara Roffinoli, 60	Williamsburg	55:33*
*race walker winning age-group award

Women 65 & over
1. Nancy Patron, 69	Williamsburg	29:14
2. Elizabeth Kral, 74	Yorktown	55:34*
*race walker winning age-group award

Women Walk
**1. Cindy Steger, 46	Williamsburg	35:41
2. Ann Manciagli, 70	Williamsburg	39:40
3. Grayson Glueck, 10	Williamsburg	41:08