The 10K
Michael Wardian of Arlington (photo left) is burning up the roads in and around the metropolitan area lately. After finishing second in two races in two weeks (Shamrock Marathon, Virginia Beach, March 20, 2:24:32; St. Patrick's Day 10K, Washington, DC, March 14, 30:55), Wardian, 29, pulled ahead of 2003 winner Glen Mays, of Washington, DC, after running together for four miles. Mays could not keep pace with Wardian's 4:50 fifth mile, and Wardian crossed the finish of the 10K in 31:05, just ten seconds off his personal best, set at the St. Patrick's Day 10K two weeks ago. Mays, 33, finished in 31:22, 1:26 faster than his winning time in 2003.

Mays has shown remarkable consistency over the years, winning the race three years in a row, with just one-tenth of a second difference between his 2003 and 2002 times: 32:47.1 in '03 and 32:47.2 in '02. In 2001, he finished in 32:05.

In the women's race, Cathy Friedel, 40, of Solomons, Maryland, took top honors in 40:07, 1:34 minutes ahead of second-place finisher Kathleen Baldwin, 28, of Great Mills, Maryland.

The 5K
In the 5K, 26-year-old Eric Kweder of Woodbridge, Virginia (photo left) broke a three-year winning streak by Joseph Daniels, Sr. Kweder came in to the finish almost a minute ahead of Daniels, 15:19 to 16:16. Daniels, 37, of Camp Springs, Maryland, beat his time of 16:53 last year, but was a bit slower than his 16:00 win in 2002.

Suzanne Edgar, 37, of Leonardtown took advantage of the hometown course and bested second-place Amy Kropkowski, 19, of Baltimore, Maryland, 20:59 to 22:23. Edgar ran the 10K in 2002, placing second in 44:04.

There were 298 recorded finishers in the 5K, but many more walked the course with their families, kids in strollers, and dogs.

5K Award Winners

MALE OVERALL
    1   433 Eric Kweder             26 Woodbridge VA        15:19 V 


FEMALE OVERALL
    1   239 Suzanne Edgar           37 Leonardtown MD       21:01 V 


MALE AGE GROUP:  01 - 12
    1   392 Kevin Bann              12 Ridge MD             22:28 V 
    2   243 Tommy Youngblood        11 Hollywood MD         22:32 V 
    3   112 Joseph Daniels          11 Camp Springs MD      23:34 V 


FEMALE AGE GROUP:  01 - 12
    1   372 Nikki Goddard           10 Hollywood MD         31:09 V 
    2   184 Morgan Syring           11 California MD        31:09 V 
    3   375 Marissa Fegeley         11 Hollywood MD         31:20 V 


MALE AGE GROUP:  13 - 19
    1   385 Brian Isleib            18 Leonardtown MD       19:05 V 
    2   330 Alexander De Lapaz      15 Leonardtown MD       19:36 V 
    3   269 Taylor Mehringer        14 California MD        19:37 V 


FEMALE AGE GROUP:  13 - 19
    1   332 Amy Kropkowski          19 Baltimore MD         22:23 V 
    2   350 Jessica Bender          15 Bel Alton MD         22:41 V 
    3   386 Jodi Gleisner           17 California MD        23:22 V 


MALE AGE GROUP:  20 - 29
    1   119 Tony Diem               24 Baltimore MD         16:23 V 
    2   406 Michael Hill            27 Great Mills MD       19:58 V 
    3   169 Dana Rebarchick         26 California MD        21:34 V 


FEMALE AGE GROUP:  20 - 29
    1   125 Tara Flores             26 Lexington Park MD    22:41 V 
    2   214 Rhiana Allston          25 Hughesville MD       23:00 V 
    3   234 Heather Kanowicz        22 Mechanicsville MD    23:11 V 


MALE AGE GROUP:  30 - 39
    1   113 Joseph Daniels          37 Camp Springs MD      16:16 V 
    2   340 George Hall Jr          35 Waldorf MD           18:31 V 
    3   259 Miles Ervin             34 Lexington Park MD    18:32 V 


FEMALE AGE GROUP:  30 - 39
    1   121 Jill Dooley             33 Great Mills MD       25:44 V 
    2   347 Dawn Davis              32 Lusby MD             26:57 V 
    3   324 Sue Matthiesen          34 Washington DC        27:44 V 


MALE AGE GROUP:  40 - 49
    1   373 Bert Hindman            45 Leonardtown MD       19:54 V 
    2   164 Ken Pettersen           48 Lusby MD             21:21 V 
    3   426 Dennis Kent             44 Washington DC        21:36 V 


FEMALE AGE GROUP:  40 - 49
    1   405 Liza Recto              48 Lexington Park MD    23:22 V 
    2    92 Anne Bailey             41 Lexington Park MD    27:05 V 
    3   326 Julie Davis             43 Charlotte Hall MD    27:29 V 


MALE AGE GROUP:  50 - 59
    1   247 Alan Parris             50 Saint Leonard MD     20:33 V 
    2   428 Dennis Nicholson        51 Leonardtown MD       21:59 V 
    3   336 John Bennett            57 Huntingtown MD       22:16 V 


FEMALE AGE GROUP:  50 - 59
    1    95 Linda Bankerd           59 Alexandria VA        24:40 V 
    2   374 Marian Fegeley          50 Hollywood MD         25:09 V 
    3   346 Leslie Chaikin          52 Lexington Park MD    25:24 V 


MALE AGE GROUP:  60 - 69
    1   418 Jack Hormell            61 Piney Point MD       25:58 V 
    2   314 Bruce Dale              61 Lexington Park MD    26:24 V 
    3   200 Pete Waters             62 Cove Point Beac MD   26:52 V 


FEMALE AGE GROUP:  60 - 69
    1   399 Donna Fitzgerald        62 Leonardtown MD       31:40 V 
    2   312 Joni Watson             63 La Plata MD          48:19 V 


MALE AGE GROUP:  70 - 99
    1   115 J. Wilson Davis         74 Lexington Park MD    33:32 V 


FEMALE AGE GROUP:  70 - 99
    No finishers

10K Award Winners

MALE OVERALL
    1   339 Michael Wardian         29 Arlington VA         31:05 X 


FEMALE OVERALL
    1    17 Cathy Friedel           40 Solomons MD          40:07 X 


MALE AGE GROUP:  01 - 12
    No finishers


FEMALE AGE GROUP:  01 - 12
    No finishers


MALE AGE GROUP:  13 - 19
    1   495 Alex Smith              15 California MD        45:39 X 
    2   453 Loren Grable            17 Leonardtown MD       46:14 X 
    3   462 Chris Gore              18 Leonardtown MD       51:16 X 


FEMALE AGE GROUP:  13 - 19
    No finishers


MALE AGE GROUP:  20 - 29
    1   464 Paul Chasen             23 Lexington Park MD    38:00 X 
    2   467 Jeff Krove              28 Lexington Park MD    42:16 X 
    3    13 Matthew Doyle           28 Lexington Park MD    43:14 X 


FEMALE AGE GROUP:  20 - 29
    1   448 Kathleen Baldwin        28 Great Mills MD       41:41 X 
    2    72 Christina Wills         22 Arlington VA         46:11 X 
    3    30 Jamie Kundreskas        26 Lexington Park MD    48:53 X 


MALE AGE GROUP:  30 - 39
    1   457 Glen Mays               33 Washington DC        31:22 X 
    2   476 John Ward               39 Owings MD            38:24 X 
    3   483 Eric Higgins            37 Leonardtown MD       39:28 X 


FEMALE AGE GROUP:  30 - 39
    1    31 Kara Little             30 Lexington Park MD    46:58 X 
    2    32 Thomas Lynch            38 Leonardtown MD       48:19 X 
    3    80 Christine Jaffurs       34 Leonardtown MD       49:25 X 


MALE AGE GROUP:  40 - 49
    1   460 John Segerson           41 Arlington VA         38:03 X 
    2   345 Robert Miller           42 Leonardtown MD       38:37 V 
    3    39 David Nazarek           44 Hollywood MD         45:42 X 


FEMALE AGE GROUP:  40 - 49
    1   465 Kay Carver              40 Chesapeake Bch MD    45:55 X 
    2    53 Charlene Staats         41 Lexington Park MD    46:03 X 
    3    42 Elizabeth Ogden         43 Shadyside MD         52:00 X 


MALE AGE GROUP:  50 - 59
    1   490 Jay Wind                54 Arlington VA         40:30 X 
    2   473 Kevin Spiel             50 Lexington Park MD    47:03 X 
    3    60 Doyle Talkington        56 Sterling MD          48:31 X 


FEMALE AGE GROUP:  50 - 59
    1    46 Jane Poole              56 Falls Church VA      52:32 X 
    2    15 Judy Ferris             51 Lusby MD             58:51 X 


MALE AGE GROUP:  60 - 69
    1   499 Ernie Bell              62 Leonardtown MD     1:01:12 X 


FEMALE AGE GROUP:  60 - 69
    No finishers


MALE AGE GROUP:  70 - 99
    No finishers


FEMALE AGE GROUP:  70 - 99
    No finishers

(Photo above: Rhiana Allston of Hughesville, Maryland, was fifth in the women's 10K and second in her age group (20-29), finishing in 23 minutes flat.)

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