The Rockville 10K is the longest continuous race in the county. Over the years, the course was run from Montgomery College circling around the campus. In 1992, the course ran down the Pike to downtown Rockville. Then in 1995, the race that had been averaging about 500 runners each year added a 5K. The big draw was airline tickets. Jim Whitnah, then 41, set the standard with 16:19 and the following year outdueled masters runner Peter Kirk 16:04 to 16:09 to reset the record. In 1997, the course moved north to start on Piccard Drive just as the King Farm project was getting underway. Kirk broke free of Joe Abernethy to win by five seconds in 15:58 for the all-time record. The course stayed there until 2002 when it moved to its present location in the center of King Farm. The course did change again in 2004 though it started and finished at the same spot and these are the records listed as current.

On their Web site the women's course record is listed as 37:13 for the old course and 37:47 for the present course (last year when Sintayu Haile beat teen Anya Oleynik by a second). Actually, former Penn State All American Paula Renzi won the 1994 race in 36:51 besting both times. The Masters record was 39:34 (old course) and 40:33 (new course). Today, just after the fifth man crossed the line, the American Masters record holder in the mile, Alisa Harvey (42) of Manassas, VA, changed all that. She crushed both Masters standards and matched exactly the all time Open record of Renzi.

For the men, in the heady days of yore, runners often dipped under the 5:00 pace with Kevin McGarry setting the standard in 1985 with 30:16. Ric Banning's Masters record of 32:19 seems pretty untouchable. Tim Schuler (40) of Chambersburg, PA won the whole shebang in 2003 with a scintillating 33:02. It seems that was a year too early for the present course. Alvin Yew (20) won last year in 34:05 to set the tempo refining his 2005 win in 34:06. For the masters, Mark Malander won a photo finish 34:25 to set the present standard. Last year Andrea Wright (39) of Frederick, MD came onto the scene quickly making 5K history in 16:19. This year he tagged the 10K with a course setting 33:52. Allen Carr (24) of Herndon, VA (in photo) wiped out the course Open record with a swift 32:29.

To make matters wrong for Wright (in photo), Greg Jubb (17) of College Park, MD became the best 5K finisher on the present course, winning in 16:02. For the Open women, Sarah Spalding (26) of Washington, DC made mincemeat of the old record set by Kristen Ettensohn in 18:45. Spalding was more than a minute ahead of the runner-up with a swift 18:07 (for the present course). Gretchen Triantos (45) of Rockville, MD ran by far the fastest masters 5K back in 2002 at King Farm, winning in 19:26. She also began her masters debut winning the 5K outright in 18:04 the first year the course was run on Piccard (1997), so it is unclear what the records listed on their site pertain to. (They list Lorraine Ross's 21:12 win as the record). Triantos appears to be both the Open and the Masters record holders.

The race continues to grow and this year they pulled away from their 500-600 range combined finishers to get to nearly 1000. Gorgeous weather helped the scores of volunteers, course marshals, and water stop personnel guide many runners to fast times. The course meanders back and forth across King Farm and even with no real hills the topography is not smooth enough for great times. Still, the wind died down and with low humidity, it was perfect racing weather.

The Rockville Triple Series combines the Pike's Peek 10K, Rotary Twilight 8K, and the Rockville 10K. For the women, Alisa Harvey pounced on the masters, winning all three races. She was third in the Open division in the first two races. When the other two did not show, Harvey's win clinched the Open win as well. For the men, Allen Carr was in fourth place in a close battle. None of the other five runners in contention showed and the title goes to Carr with his victory here. Andres Wright had a win and a runner-up; adding another win clinched the title. David Haaga closed to second place but could not top him.

After the race, runners hung around for lots of good eating. The fare included the usual fruits and bottled water but restaurants opened up stands to deliver more substantial chow. Baja Fresh did real well with enchiladas, rice, and beans. There was ice cream and Cokes for the sweet tooth. The awards went two deep in five year age groups, which made for a lot of happy runners. The awards included a sweatshirt to go along with the runner's backpack and T-shirt that everyone got. Also, winners got dinner for two from the always tasty Hard Times Cafe.

The race is also the ninth race in the Maryland State RRCA Championship Series.

5K Awards

MALE OVERALL:
    1 Greg Jubb               17 College Park MD    16:02 
    2 Stephen Majkrzak        28 Olney MD           16:59 
    3 William Orndorff        17 Rockville MD       17:04 
    4 David Bernstein         20 Chevy Chase MD     17:05 
    5 Evan Burros             18 Timonium MD        17:12 
FEMALE OVERALL:
    1 Sarah Spalding          26 Washington DC      18:07 
    2 Bridget Bowers          37 Arlington VA       19:20 
    3 Christy Sporidis        38 Potomac MD         20:10 
    4 Jen Norris              36 Arlington VA       21:43 
    5 Amy Ferro               15 Rockville MD       21:53 
MALE MASTERS:
    1 Dan Lawson              52 Gaithersburg MD    17:14 
FEMALE MASTERS:
    1 Myra Washington         50 Montgomery Vill MD 22:55 
MALE AGE GROUP 1 TO 19
    1 Paul Pariseault         18 Laurel MD          17:29 
    2 Kevin Matuszak          18 Baltimore MD       17:29 
FEMALE AGE GROUP 1 TO 19
    1 Melissa Duvall          18 Annapolis MD       23:15 
    2 Allison Brady           13 Great Falls VA     25:39 
MALE AGE GROUP 35 TO 39
    1 Stefan Rothenburg       36 Rockville MD       17:37 
    2 Bryant Russell          38 Sterling VA        18:42 
FEMALE AGE GROUP 35 TO 39
    1 Heather France          36 Gaithersburg MD    24:58 
    2 Muriel Walker           39 Montgomery Vill MD 28:35 
MALE AGE GROUP 40 TO 44
    1 John Way                42 Montgomery Vill MD 19:27 
    2 Robert Sichau           43 Alexandria VA      19:39 
FEMALE AGE GROUP 40 TO 44
    1 Shirley Sameshima       41 McLean VA          26:41 
    2 Kelley Doane            43 Frederick MD       26:59 
MALE AGE GROUP 45 TO 49
    1 Antonio Claro           45 Rockville MD       18:17 
    2 Bill Farrell            47 Columbia MD        20:02 
FEMALE AGE GROUP 45 TO 49
    1 Mary Chahalis           45 Rockville MD       26:15 
    2 Lyda Astrove            48 Rockville MD       29:31 
MALE AGE GROUP 50 TO 54
    1 Peter Darmondy          51 Gaithersburg MD    18:10 
    2 Jim Whitnah             53 Chevy Chase MD     19:01 
FEMALE AGE GROUP 50 TO 54
    1 Grazyna Sojka           50 Rockville MD       26:14 
    2 Marina Castio           50 Rockville MD       29:20 
MALE AGE GROUP 55 TO 59
    1 Roland Rust             55 Bethesda MD        19:29 
    2 Steven Schaeffer        58 My Airy MD         22:57 
FEMALE AGE GROUP 55 TO 59
    1 Linda Crawford          56 Gaithersburg MD    31:57 
    2 Valerie Dejarld         59 Gaithersburg MD    33:22 
MALE AGE GROUP 60 TO 64
    1 William Scott           60 Seabrook MD        20:23 
    2 James Broadstone        62 Crofton MD         39:11 
FEMALE AGE GROUP 60 TO 64
    1 Dee Nelson              64 Gaithersburg MD    25:05 
    2 Joann Szczepkowski      61 Olney MD           29:35 
MALE AGE GROUP 65 TO 69
    1 David Brown             65 Potomac MD         30:01 
FEMALE AGE GROUP 65 TO 69
    1 Jamie Wollward          69 Bethesda MD        33:56 
    2 Janet Newburgh          65 Rockville MD       36:29 
MALE AGE GROUP 70 TO 74
    1 Robert Gurtler          72 The Plains VA      30:02 
FEMALE AGE GROUP 70 TO 74
    1 Lillian Wolf            73 Silver Spring MD   61:19 
MALE AGE GROUP 75 TO 79
FEMALE AGE GROUP 75 TO 79
    1 Mary Zenchoff           75 Silver Spring MD   64:36 
MALE AGE GROUP 80 TO 99
    1 Philip Zenchoff         80 Silver Spring MD   43:21 
FEMALE AGE GROUP 80 TO 99

10K Awards

MALE OVERALL:
    1 Allen Carr              24 Herndon VA         32:29 
    2 Andres Wright           40 Frederick MD       33:52 
    3 David Haaga             46 Rockville MD       35:16 
    4 Jean-Christo Arcaz      46 Rockville MD       35:44 
    5 Adam Fung               27 Silver Spring MD   36:19 
FEMALE OVERALL:
    1 Alisa Harvey            42 Manassas VA        36:51 
    2 Cindy Conant            46 Kensington MD      40:49
    3 Danielle Siebert        23 Rockville MD       42:20 
    4 Julie Sapper            35 Rockville MD       43:03 
    5 Jean Betz               48 Gaithersburg MD    43:45 
MALE MASTERS:
    1 Peter Sloan             45 Washington DC      38:57 
FEMALE MASTERS:
    1 Linda Brenner           44 Rockville MD       45:38 
MALE AGE GROUP 1 TO 19
    1 Michael Nilsen          18 Manalapan NJ       37:43 
    2 Thomas Hoyt             17 Rockville MD       38:52 
FEMALE AGE GROUP 1 TO 19
    1 Calla Morrison          16 Bethesda MD        54:53 
    2 Gabriele Wooten         16 Gaithersburg MD    58:56 
MALE AGE GROUP 35 TO 39
    1 Victor Cretella         37 New Market MD      38:09 
    2 David Porton            35 Boonsboro MD       43:51 
FEMALE AGE GROUP 35 TO 39
    1 Karen Young             39 Boyds MD           45:26 
    2 Janice Lunenfeld        37 Rockville MD       46:11 
MALE AGE GROUP 40 TO 44
    1 Mark Hand               40 Arlington VA       39:20 
    2 Paul Jacobson           44 Gaithersburg MD    40:02 
FEMALE AGE GROUP 40 TO 44
    1 Kathleen Cook           42 Rockville MD       46:59 
    2 Jean Arthur             44 Silver Spring MD   49:00 
MALE AGE GROUP 45 TO 49
    1 Glenn Golding           45 Gaithersburg MD    43:12 
    2 David Sclannella        48 Silver Spring MD   44:11 
FEMALE AGE GROUP 45 TO 49
    1 Leslie Anchor           45 Rockville MD       48:11 
    2 Natalie Jenkins         48 Gaithersburg MD    49:54 
MALE AGE GROUP 50 TO 54
    1 Alan Elsner             53 Rockville MD       43:07 
    2 James Lee               52 New Market MD      44:22 
FEMALE AGE GROUP 50 TO 54
    1 Shelley Niwa            54 Rockville MD       45:57 
    2 Joyce Mange             51 Silver Spring MD   51:37 
MALE AGE GROUP 55 TO 59
    1 William Walker          59 Winston Salem NC   41:56 
    2 James Moreland          55 Gaithersburg MD    46:21 
FEMALE AGE GROUP 55 TO 59
    1 Beverley Bosselmann     55 Dickerson MD       53:38 
    2 Becky Gatwood           55 Silver Spring MD   60:30 
MALE AGE GROUP 60 TO 64
    1 Donald Hensel           63 Gaithersburg MD    44:59 
    2 Ed Avila                60 Manassas VA        47:08 
FEMALE AGE GROUP 60 TO 64
    1 Chris Craun             61 Bethesda MD        46:05 
    2 Elizabeth Glover        62 Bethesda MD        53:49 
MALE AGE GROUP 65 TO 69
    1 Warren Prunella         66 Rockville MD       45:10 
    2 Matthew Hutmaker        65 Gaithersburg MD    47:18 
FEMALE AGE GROUP 65 TO 69
    1 Linda Carter            65 Potomac MD         65:07 
MALE AGE GROUP 70 TO 74
FEMALE AGE GROUP 70 TO 74
MALE AGE GROUP 75 TO 79
    1 Jack McMahon            76 Rockville MD       54:58 
FEMALE AGE GROUP 75 TO 79
MALE AGE GROUP 80 TO 99
    1 Nianxiang Xie           80 Rockville MD       56:23 
FEMALE AGE GROUP 80 TO 99

Full Race Day Results
Race Day Report for 2007
Photo Gallery 2007
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