Capital Running Company announced today that it is putting up a $2,050 cash purse at the Veterans Day 10K. "We fully support this race, and want to make sure it attracts a strong field," said race director Rick Freedman. "The race has had cash prizes in the past, and we wanted to continue the tradition."

The 4th annual Veterans Day 10K presents a salute to our nation's veterans and the women and men in uniform. The race, to be held at 8:00 am on Sunday, November 9, 2003, is one of a series of events in the U.S. Army's Operation Tribute to Freedom, which provides special events and activities to welcome home and recognize veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom. A discount is offered for active duty military personnel, and the race offers team competition in four categories.

It's a day for fun and fitness; come and join the excitement!

Cash prizes will be awarded ten deep: $250 for 1st, $200 for 2nd, $150 for 3rd, $100 for 4th, $75 for 5th, and $50 for 6th through 10th. In addition, merchandise or gift certificates will be awarded to the top three finishers in five-year age groups from 19 and under to 80 and above.

The course is the popular flat and fast course out and back around Hains Point.

In the history of this race, there have been three years of international competition for the top placing. In 1998, George Probst of Blacksburg, VA, out kicked Philippe Rolly of France 30:26 to 31:18. In 1999, Lemma Bonssa of Ethiopia faced off against Andrey Kuznetsov of Russia. It was Bonssa's victory 30:06 to 30:10. Rolly finished third in 31:11. In 2000, Bonssa returned to defend his title against John Tuttle of Douglasville, GA, and Andrey Shalagin of Russia. Tuttle, a masters runner, proved to be the fastest with a 30:52 to 31:02 over Bonssa. Bonssa, however, holds the fastest time in the three years.

"It was a good race. The three of us stayed together, I was behind. I tried to push; the guys were a little strong. In the last 200 meters I took second. I came today because I like to run a hard 10K before a marathon. The last two weeks I've been running 120 miles a week and my legs are a little tired," stated Andrey Kuznetsov, a 1999 runner and first masters division finisher.

In 1998, Barbara Fallon of Arlington, VA, faced off against Martha Merz of Annandale, VA. Fallon was victorious 36:57 to 37:01. In 1999, Naoko Ishibe of Silver Spring, MD, met up against Elvira Kolpakova of Russia and Air Force Major Kimberly Markland. Into the last mile it was Ishibe 35:46 for first followed by Kolpakova in second (36:07) and then Markland (36:17).

"It was a little windy. My first mile was 5:30; there was a pack of three. At the turn around I went to the front and no one went with me," stated Ishibe, the 1999 winner.

"This was supposed to be easy for me. I was trying to help the guys around me, they responded very well. The race was well organized and I'm glad they used the chip. My coach told me not to run. I'm glad that I came here," said the 1999 fourth place finisher, Nili Abramski of Israel.

In 2000, Kolpakova returned, the bar was raised with competition from Svetlana Zakharova of Russia and Alisa Harvey of Manassas. It was a runaway as Zakharova finished in 32:53 and Harvey was second in 35:11, followed by Kolpakova in third with 36:49.

"I train in Rockville and there was a headwind going out and coming back from Hains Point. I went through the 5K in 16:20. I am preparing for the Honolulu Marathon next month, which I'll be running for the fifth time. My best 10K time is 32:35," said 2000 winner Zakharova. "The race went as I had expected. I have not been doing much training since the Army 10 Miler, but I'm strong enough. The first mile (5:24) wasn't comfortable, it was too fast. I should have been 5:30. I like to start out gradual. I had a good effort," stated 2000 runner up, Harvey.

Some of the Local Talent

Betty Blank, 50, Falls Church, Va.
1st 50-54 & 8th (21:17) Goblin Gallop 5K (10/03). 
1st 50-54 (20:58) 4th PVI Runfest 5K, Fairfax, VA (9/03).
1st Overall (27:00) DCRRC Hugh Jascourt 4 Miler (6/03).
1st 50-54 & 3rd Master (43:01) 13th Lawyers Have Heart 10K 
(6/03).
1st 50-54 ( 20:41) Metro Run & Walk 5K For Women (5/03).
1st 50-54 (42:29) 20th Sallie Mae 10K (5/03).
1st 50-54 & 2nd Master (1:10:1) 19th GW Parkway Classic 10 Miler 
(4/03).
1st Master & 3rd (1:11:11) DCRRC Belle Haven 15K (4/03).
2nd 50-54 (1:09:27) Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Miler (4/03).
1st 50-54 (42:35) St. Patrick's Day 10K (3/03).
1st Master (1:35:22) DCRRC Belle Haven 1/2 Marathon (11/02).
2nd Master & 1st 45-49 (33:05) DCRRC Alexandria Turkey Trot 
(11/02). 
1st 45-49 (1:09:13) Army 10 Miler (10/02)


Sarah Buckheit, 42, Reston, VA 
2002 MCRRC Masters Female Runner of the Year. 
5th Master (22:32) 4th PVI Runfest 5K, Fairfax, VA (9/03). 4th 
Master (22:56) Sunrise 5K, Herndon, VA (8/03). 5th Master 
(22:27) Kentlands/Lakelands 5K, Gaithersburg, MD (8/03).
1st Master & 6th (22:40) Mark's Azalea 5K (5/03). 19th (22:19) 
Plaza America Family 5K (4/03).
16th 40-44 (1:12:27) Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Miler (4/03).
7th 40-44 (44:11) St. Patrick's Day 10K (3/03). 1st Master & 5th 
(35:25) 2002 Fall Into Winter 8K (12/02).
1st Master (21:41) Herndon Festival 5K (11/02). 1st Master & 3rd 
(21:51) Edgemoor Classic 5K (11/02). 
4th Master (43:59) United We Stand 10K (11/02)


Jackie Concaugh, 28, Team Pacers / New Balance 
(Qualified  Firefighter and Paramedic)
University of Michigan graduate 1996
Personal Records: 1500m 4:30.29 (4/00), 3000m 9:54 (3/00), 5000m 
16:30.68 (6/00), 5 Miles 29:06 (11/99). 10000m 36:00 (4/97).
2nd ( ) 19th Army Ten-Miler, Washington (10/03_.
2nd (18:04) Tim Harmon 5K, Fairfax, VA (6/03). 15TH (4:44.64) 
Women's Elite 1500m Boston High Performance Series (6/03). 1st 
(17:53) 5th GW Parkway Classic 5K (4/03). 28th (17:34.08) 109th 
Penn Relays, Women's Developmental 5000m (4/03). 20th (18:56.60) 
Yale, Penn State vs. Georgetown 5000m (9/02). 26th 25-29 (18:45) 
Freihofer Run For Women (6/02). 1st (26:12) Gate-To-Gate Run 4.4 
Mi Englin AFB (5/02). 8th (4:37.23) 1500m Boston High 
Performance (5/02).  12th (10:04.53) James Madison Invitational 
(5/02). 27th (4:38.05) Duke Invitational Women's 1500m (4/02). 
1st (17:50) Farlington Firehouse 5K (4/02).


Laura Friex, 42, Centreville, Va. (Team Pacers / New 
Balance).
1st Overall & 1st Master (18:44) Goblin Gallop 5K (10/03).
2nd O'All & 1st Master (1:50:37) Metric Marathon, Columbia, MD 
(10/03).
2nd Master (19:00) 4th PVI Runfest 5K, Fairfax, VA (9/03). 1st 
Master (31:08) 17th Fair Lakes 8K, Fairfax, VA (9/03). 1st 
Master & 3rd (19:17) Sunrise 5K, Herndon, VA (8/03). 2nd Master 
(40:45) 13th Lawyers Have Heart 10K (6/03). 1st Master & 3rd 
(19:01) Tim Harmon 5K, Alexandria, VA (6/03).
5th Master (39:26) 20th Sallie Mae 10K (5/03). 1st Master & 5th 
(1:05:09) 19th GW Parkway Classic 10 Miler (4/03). 2nd Master & 
8th (19:22) Plaza America Family 5K (4/03). 2nd Master (1:03:37) 
Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Miler (4/03). 1st Overall & 1st 
Master (39:54) Run vs. Row 10K (3/03).
1st Master & 4th (40:55) Rudolph's Red Nose Run 10K (12/02). 1st 
(1:27:49) DCRRC Belle Haven 1/2 Marathon (11/02). 1st Overall & 
1st Master (19:02) Virginia Run Turkey Trot (11/02). 2nd Master 
( 31:06) Outback Steakhouse Corridor Classic 8K (11/02). 1st 
Master & 2nd (38:39) United We Stand 10K (11/02).
3rd Master (38:44) Georgetown Classic 10K (10/02). 1st Master 
(31:51) Kensington 8K (9/02).
1st Master & 5th (19:31-Master Event Record- PVI Runfest 5K 
(9/02). 


Patty Fulton, 37, Silver Spring, Md., (Team Brooks). 
10th (1:22:59) Ogden Newspapers 20K (5/03). 4th (58:47) 24th 
Blue Cross Broad Street Run 10 Miler (5/03). 116th & 7th 35-39 
(2:52:48) Grandma's Marathon, Duluth, MN (6/03). 5th (35:38) 
Pike's Peek 10K (4/03). 15th (59:43) Credit Union Cherry Blossom 
10 Miler (4/03). 7th (37:02) St. Patrick's Day 10K (3/03). 2nd 
(3:05:33) 3rd Marathon In The Parks (11/02). 1st 35-39 (1:24:30) 
Virginia Beach 1/2 Marathon (9/02). 45th (17:54) 2002 Freihofer 
Run For Women 5K (6/02). 6th (29:31) Rockville Rotary Twilight 
8K (7/02). 2nd (36:52) Lawyers Have Heart 10K (6/02). 11th 35-39 
(17:54) Freihofer Run For Women 5K (6/01). 2nd (36:51) Pike's 
Peek 10K (4/02). 1st (19:55) E*Trade & Bright Beginnings 5K 
(4/02) 5th (36:31) St. Patrick's Day 10K (3/02)


Lory Gray, 23, Alexandria, VA (Washington Running Club)
Furman University graduate 2001, Cross County & Track, PrS 800m--
2:20, 1500m-4:45, 3000m- 10:15
5000m- 17:45, 10000- 37:58
5th (18:12) Opus Anniversary 5K (9/03). 4th (30:59) Kensington 
8K MD (9/03).  13th (37:12) 20th Sallie Mae 10K (5/03). 3rd 
(18:15) 5th GW Parkway Classic 5K (4/03). 8th (37:22) St. 
Patrick's Day 10K (3/03).
5th (37:24) Georgetown Classic 10K (10/02). 4th (18:33) PVI 
Runfest 5K (9/02). 9th (18:36). Kentlands/Lakelands 5K (8/02). 
4th (37:58) Lawyers Have Heart 10K (6/02). 6th (18:54) Race For 
The Cure (6/02). 


Susannah Kvasnicka, 31  (Potomac River Running) 
20th (1:20:56) Philadelphia Distance Run 1/2 Mara (9/03). 1st 
(1:00:36) Annapolis 10 Miler, Annapolis, MD (8/03). 3rd (37:43) 
Leesburg 10K, Leesburg, VA (8/03). 10th (29:09) Rockville Rotary 
Twilight Runfest 8K (7/03). 16th (37:30) 20th Sallie Mae 10K 
(5/03). 7th (36:40) Pike's Peek 10K (4/03). 14th (59:04) Credit 
Union Cherry Blossom 10 Miler (4/03). 4th (36:11) St. Patrick's 
Day 10K (3/03). 2nd (30:07) 2002 Fall Into Winter 8K (12/02). 
6th (30:18) Outback Steakhouse Corridor Classic 8K (11/02).


Meghan McLaughlin, 24, Arlington, VA - Potomac River 
Running Club
PR: 5K 17:36, 10K 35:50 Graduate Radford University
5th (28:38) Rockville Rotary Twilight Runfest 8K, MD (7/03). 9th 
(36:23) 20th Sallie Mae 10K (5/03).
4th (18:01) Plaza America Family 5K (4/03). 2nd (35:45) St. 
Patrick's Day 10K (3/03).
15th (32:58) 2003 USA Cross Country Championships Women 8K 
(2/03). 1st (31:44) Jingle Bell Run for Arthritis 10K (12/02). 
3rd (29:05) Outback Steakhouse Corridor Classic 8K (11/02). 2nd 
(29:15) DCRRC Turkey Trot 5 Miler (11/02). 


Patrick Griffith, 58, Alexandria, VA.
1st 55-59 (18:49) Goblin Gallop 5K, VA (10/03). 1st 50-59 
(2:11:39) 1st Stonewall Jackson 20 Mile Ambulance Run, 
Spotsylvania, VA (10/03). 1st 55-59 (18:13) Kingstowne Faith 5K, 
Alexandria, VA (10/03).  1st 55-59 (30:46) 17th Fair Lakes 8K, 
Fairfax, VA (9/03). 1st 55-59 (18:35) PVI Runfest 5K, Fairfax, 
VA (9/03). 1st 55-59 (18:44) Kentlands / Lakelands 5K, 
Gaithersburg, MD (8/03).
1st 55-59 (38:43) 13th Lawyers Have Heart 10K (6/03). 1st 55-59 
(18:38) Mitzvah  5K (6/03).
1st 55-59 & 10th (38:37) Cascades Firechase 10K (5/03). 1st 55-
59 (38:26) 20th Sallie Mae 10K (5/03).
1st 55-59 & 19th  (18:41) Cassidy & Pinkard Brain Tumor Society 
5K (5/03). 1st 55-59 (36:47) Pike's Peek 10K (4/03). 3rd 55-59 
(1:03:18) Credit Union  Cherry Blossom 10 Miler (4/03). 
1st 55-59 (37:45) St. Patrick's Day 10K (3/03). 


Malcolm Lester,  36  Washington, DC (Team Pacers/New 
Balance)
17th (1:22:39) Under Armor Baltimore 1/2 Mara (10/03). 1st 
(17:47) 
Run After Women 5K, DC (8/03).
3rd 35-39 (36:51) 13th Lawyers Have Heart 10K (6/03). 4th 
(17:48) Mitzvah 5K (6/03). 8th (17:49) Cassidy & Pinkard Brain 
Tumor Society 5K (5/03). 95th (59:49) CU Cherry Blossom 10 Miler 
(4/03).
33rd (35:55) St. Patrick's Day 10K (3/03).


Ted Poulos 41, McLean, Va.
World record for most races in a year 215 (1995) broke record in 
1997 with 222. Profiled in Runner's World magazine September 
1997.
5th & 1st Master (16:59) Goblin Gallop 5K, Reston (10/03). 1st 
Overall & 1st Master (16:55) Amy's Run 5K, Crofton, MD (10/03). 
1st Overall & 1st Master (16:57) 5K Run For Kathy (10/03).
2nd & 1st Master (1:37:19) Metric Marathon (26.2K) Columbia, MD 
(10/03). 3rd Master (17:09) Opus Anniversary 5K (9/03). 2nd 
Master (17:53) PVI Rnfest 5K, Fairfax, VA (9/03). 5th & 3rd 
Master (28:00) Kensington 8K, MD (9/03). 1st Master & 3rd 
(17:07) National Press Club 5K, DC (9/03).
2nd Master (34:36) 13th Lawyers Have Heart 10K (6/03). 2nd 
Master & 4th (22:30) Hugh Jascourt (6/03).
2nd Master & 4th (18:19) Mark's Azalea 5K (5/03). 1st Overall & 
Master (18:30) Gambrils 5K (5/03).
2nd Master & 3rd (16:54) Charles Village 5K (5/03). 3rd 40-44 
(34:00) 20th Sallie Mae 10K (5/03).
1st Master & 6th (34:04) MDVets 10K (5/03). 1st Master & 4th 
(17:14) Capital Crescent Trail 5K .
3rd Master & 10th (58:03) 19th GW Parkway Classic 10 Miler 
(4/03). 2nd master (56:31) CU Cherry Blossom 10 Miler (4/03). 
3rd Master & 11th (35:26) Clyde's 10K (4/03). 1st Overall & 1st 
Master (1:18:06) DCRRC Belle


Chuck Moeser, 52, Sterling, Va. (Team Pacers/New 
Balance). 
2nd Master (16:36) Opus Anniversary 5K (9/03). 2nd Master & 1st 
50-54 (16:47) Cure Autism 5K, Potomac, MD (7/03). 1st Master & 
3rd (34:03) Cascades Firechase 10 K (5/03). 1st Master & 10th 
(17:05) Plaza America Family 5K (4/03). 1st 50-54 (56:09) CU 
Cherry Blossom 10 Miler (4/03). 1st 50-54 (33:30) St. Patrick's 
Day 10K (3/03). 1st 50-54 & 10th (1:16:09) Anheuser Busch 
Colonial Half (2/03). 
1st Master & 2nd (16:52) Vanguard National Run For Recovery 5K 
(9/02). 2nd Master (57:35) Annapolis 10 Miler (8/02).  1st 
Master & 1st 50-54 (33:54) Leesburg 10K (8/02). 1st 50-54 & 2nd 
Master (27:10) Rockville Rotary Twilight 8K (7/02).  2nd Master 
& 4th (16:36) Cure Autism Now 5K (7/02). 1st 50-54 (34:42) 
Lawyers Have Heart 10K (6/02).


See a complete 
list of registered runners.

For full details about the event, including registration forms, course map, and race history, see the race Web site.