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14th Annual Valvoline Instant Oil Change Goblin Gallop 5K
Runners Give their Halloween Preview
By James Moreland
October 28, 2007
Fairfax, VA
For the Washington Running Report
The surge in racing is far from over. The numbers are still
going up like the black and orange balloon arch blowing in the
breeze. The fall season is in full swing with a blustery
morning as more than 1,550 runners lined up to enjoy the last
race before Halloween. This thirty percent increase caught the
race by surprise and they ran short of race numbers and shirts.
No matter, many of the almost 1,200 5K racers and 365 plus
fun runners (1K) came dressed in costumes. Race
announcer Lyman Jordan bravely tried to critique and describe
their attire, which was varied and creative. One man dressed as
a gumball machine, another runner was a large wedding cake.
Batman, Spiderman, and Superman were the most common trend. But
there were also Transformers and the always welcome pirates.The race was held at Fairfax Corner and the shopping center was
perfect for a race setting. There was ample close by parking
and the square in between the stores was ideal for the rock 'n'
roll band The Sparkplugs to entertain the
creatures who returned from the 5K loop around the town. There
was lots of food and drink for the runners and games for the
young ones. Successful races are more than just Go! and
then it is all over when you cross the ChampionChip finish line
mats. The race wisely went with five year age groups after handing
out cash to the top three men and women and special awards for
the top three masters. Surprisingly, they stopped at 70-99.
After all, Race Director Dixon Hemphill (82), as a former elite
runner, knows that the aging process for runners is not a
straight line. Eighty-five-year-old Walt Washburn is a multiple
American record holder but he could not keep up with elite
70-year-olds such as Chan Robbins and Ken Quincy.
For the overall, the tune of teens winning is becoming very
common. Ezkyas Sisay (18) of Washington, DC (in photo) started
out about three rows back and the powered his way to the front
and solid victory in 15:30. It is his fifth 5K win in as many
weeks. This course lends itself to flameouts but Sisay was
never really threatened after he turned down the first hill.
The course is steeply downhill for the 3/4 mile and with the wind
at your back, the first mile split made many runners confidant.
Then turning the corner into the wind and starting up a
series of hills, pace was harder to maintain. The only flat
stretch on the course was the first and last hundred meters.
The early morning breeze caused many runners to run some thirty
seconds slower than normal. Third place Jason Dwyer (28) of Arlington, VA got the best jump
at the start with Dante Morales (18) of Fairfax, VA close
behind. The most serious threat was the third runner in the
pack, the flame red hair of Jake Klim (27) of Rockville, MD.
Morales was dropped though his fine 16:27 is a open division
qualifier for the Runner Rankings Klim pressed past
Dwyer and won a close one for second 15:44 to 15:47. Dwyer was
runner-up last year in 15:42. Fifth place Scott Munro (26) of
Arlington, VA just missed the 17:00 mark.
Belainesh Gebre (19) of Washington, DC (in photo) continued her
winning ways, finishing seventh among all runners and more than
a minute ahead of the second woman. All the top women are
slender and would do well to duck behind others to hide from
the wind. Yet the top three were well separated. Mindy Thomas
(23) of Stafford, VA is making a name for herself with a
nice 18:49 time. Megan Sowa (24) of Arlington, VA finished just
ahead of the first grandmaster man (by chip time) in 19:30 and
she could hear the footsteps of the fourth women, first master
Linda Foley (45) of Oak Hill a mere thirty meters back.
Sixth place Anita Freres (42) of Reston, VA turned the final
corner in time to see Foley finish and churned home in 20:02.
Fifth place Amanda Hodgson (29) of Alexandria, VA was just off
her heels in 20:04 but earned the spot with a three second
faster chip time. Lisa McNichols (40) of Alexandria, VA won the
third masters spot by twenty meters over Sushila Nanda (47) of
Arlington, VA.For the masters men, Terry McLaughlin (47) of Spotsylvania, VA
is on a roll lately. The former 31:00 10K runner has 62
races run this year but averages only a little more than two
miles per race. He used his mile speed to hold off George Lane
for the masters title with 18:02. Lane ran 18:10. The third
master, Craig Greene (42) of Manassas, VA, has blazing 54
second quarter speed but is just getting started on his 5K.
Even in the tougher conditions today, he ran 18:38. He is
already eagerly looking for another 5K to match his Stone Ridge
5K two weeks ago in 18:14 and earn himself a place in the
Runners Rankings. He needed his sprinter's speed to pass
a half dozen runners in the final stretch. One of them, Matt
Anderson (41) just three seconds back, is already a Ranked
Runner.
Richard Adams of Herndon, VA was the first grandmaster to cross
the finish line in 19:21. Indeed, he was fast enough to be in
the top three of every division except 15-19 and 25-29. Still,
he earned second place as Dan Eddy of Wellington, VA started
20 seconds late and finished just nine seconds behind him
to earn the chip time victory. Nancy Crippen (60) of Stafford,
VA was the top female grandmaster in 23:20 just ahead of
58-year-old Callie Edmundson, who ran 23:36. William Scott (60) of Lanham, MD is looking for a top ranking
in his new division. He has not been racing lately but he
cranked out a very solid 21:07 to win the division by more than
half a mile. His friends note that he seems to be running even
faster than he was in his fifties. John Haubert (65) of
Franconia, VA is finally healthy again and used that and his
new division to catapult to the top of the division with a fine
22:43. Chan Robbins (70) of Arlington, VA (in photo) worked his
way to victory again though he was not up to smiling for the
camera. Tami Graf (71) of Lusby, MD dispensed with her division
easily in 29:10.
Awards
FEMALE OVERALL
Place Num Name Ag City Gun T Net T Pace
===== ===== ====================== == ========================= ===== ===== =====
1 1122 Belainesh Gebre 19 Washington DC 17:28 17:27 5:37
2 1140 Mindy Thomas 23 Stafford VA 18:49 18:46 6:03
3 683 Megan Sowa 24 Arlington VA 19:30 19:27 6:16
MALE OVERALL
Place Num Name Ag City Gun T Net T Pace
===== ===== ====================== == ========================= ===== ===== =====
1 1123 Ezkyas Sisay 18 Washington DC 15:30 15:29 4:59
2 1147 Jake Klim 27 Rockville MD 15:44 15:43 5:04
3 1102 Jason Dwyer 28 Arlington VA 15:47 15:46 5:05
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 40 - 99
1 4 Linda Foley 45 Oak Hill VA 19:37 19:36 6:19
2 1072 Anita Freres 42 Reston VA 20:02 20:00 6:27
3 1146 Lisa McNichols 40 Alexandria VA 21:31 21:27 6:54
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 40 - 99
1 1151 Terry McLaughlin 47 Spotsylvania VA 18:02 18:02 5:48
2 1163 George Lane 41 Ashburn VA 18:10 18:09 5:51
3 1108 Craig Greene 42 Manassas VA 18:38 18:35 5:59
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 01 - 14
1 256 Jessica Bachelder 11 Fairfax VA 23:05 22:16 7:10
2 1018 Lauren Berman 11 Fairfax VA 23:02 22:59 7:24
3 268 Jessica Kafer 13 Fairfax VA 24:53 24:36 7:55
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 01 - 14
1 953 Bobby Haase 14 Fairfax VA 19:05 18:55 6:06
2 294 Nabil Mezher 14 Fairfax VA 20:44 20:37 6:38
3 372 Sean Kwon 13 Springfield VA 21:17 21:15 6:51
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 15 - 19
1 1000 Kara McInroy 17 Arlington VA 23:15 22:35 7:16
2 390 Jessica McDonald 17 Woodbridge VA 26:09 24:41 7:57
3 932 Marishka Shuto 15 Fairfax VA 26:19 25:30 8:13
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 15 - 19
1 1085 Dante Morales 18 Fairfax VA 16:27 16:27 5:18
2 945 Talbot Armstrong 17 Marshall VA 17:14 17:11 5:32
3 1086 Blake Silver 19 Poquoson VA 18:13 18:12 5:52
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 20 - 24
1 383 Holly Kearl 24 Reston VA 25:02 23:29 7:34
2 653 Heather Gerhard 24 Clifton VA 23:46 23:40 7:37
3 666 Lindsey Gruenwald 20 Radford VA 26:13 26:01 8:23
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 20 - 24
1 815 Greg Maple 24 Falls Church VA 23:21 23:17 7:30
2 892 Edward Andrews 20 Clear Spring MD 27:43 27:35 8:53
3 284 Kelly Nelson 23 Vienna VA 32:03 30:35 9:51
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 25 - 29
1 864 Amanda Hodgson 29 Alexandria VA 20:04 19:57 6:26
2 1110 Laura Stevenson 27 Centreville VA 22:52 22:13 7:09
3 773 Rebecca Larson 28 Fairfax VA 24:03 23:39 7:37
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 25 - 29
1 684 Scott Munro 26 Arlington VA 17:04 17:01 5:29
2 1113 Kyle Berseth 25 Arlington VA 17:54 17:52 5:45
3 235 Neil Bridge 27 Arlington VA 18:40 18:20 5:54
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 30 - 34
1 172 Gillian Kalaris 31 Leesburg VA 20:45 20:36 6:38
2 51 Elizabeth Jones 30 Falls Church VA 20:55 20:53 6:44
3 1014 Carrie Conley 33 Gainesville VA 22:23 21:44 7:00
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 30 - 34
1 513 Chris Maier 31 Alexandria VA 18:38 18:35 5:59
2 1099 Ryan Hughes 30 Vienna VA 20:41 20:36 6:38
3 911 David Fielding 30 Woodbridge VA 21:43 20:47 6:42
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 35 - 39
1 817 Kathy Daunt 38 Haymarket VA 20:43 20:31 6:37
2 914 Andrea Vincent 39 Fairfax VA 21:28 21:26 6:54
3 68 Alison Gittelman 35 South Riding VA 22:03 21:59 7:05
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 35 - 39
1 67 Craig Chasse 38 Reston VA 17:43 17:43 5:42
2 65 Todd Katz 39 Oak Hill VA 19:15 19:12 6:11
3 846 Rob Meadows 36 Lansdowne VA 19:22 19:20 6:14
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 40 - 44
1 54 Ruth Ohara 44 Fairfax Station VA 21:54 21:53 7:03
2 254 Angelika Kirkland 41 Oakton VA 23:43 23:19 7:30
3 1109 Heidi Greene 40 Springfield VA 23:43 23:34 7:35
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 40 - 44
1 1179 Matt Anderson 41 Fairfax VA 18:42 18:40 6:01
2 1193 Kevin Gicrett 42 Greenbelt MD 19:47 19:43 6:21
3 289 Terry Estes 40 Centreville VA 21:53 21:25 6:54
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 45 - 49
1 26 Sushila Nanda 46 Arlington VA 21:34 21:32 6:56
2 535 Becky Roed 48 Springfield VA 23:24 23:20 7:31
3 246 Jeannie Trautman 45 Leesburg VA 24:00 23:48 7:40
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 45 - 49
1 1097 James Dunn 47 Leesburg VA 18:56 18:55 6:06
2 1164 Bill Stahr 47 The Plains VA 19:59 19:56 6:25
3 1174 Jonathan Perkes 46 Centreville VA 20:15 20:08 6:29
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 50 - 54
1 1198 Bernadette Flynn 50 Springfield VA 25:45 25:41 8:16
2 1104 Liz Fleming 51 Manassas VA 26:28 26:15 8:27
3 941 Holly Given 50 McLean VA 28:09 27:47 8:57
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 50 - 54
1 46 Steven Johnson 50 Alexandria VA 20:28 20:25 6:35
2 1134 Bill Tracy 54 Burke VA 23:27 23:20 7:31
3 69 Peter Blank 53 Annandale VA 23:55 23:49 7:40
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 55 - 59
1 797 Callie Edmundson 58 Lake Ridge VA 23:36 23:29 7:34
2 1176 Patricia Nuzum 59 Bethesda MD 24:47 24:35 7:55
3 17009 Carmen Branham 55 Falls Church VA 27:33 26:44 8:36
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 55 - 59
1 17007 Dan Eddy 56 Wellington VA 19:32 19:11 6:11
2 3 Richard Adams Jr 56 Herndon VA 19:21 19:20 6:14
3 1105 Don Fleming 55 Manassas VA 21:01 20:59 6:46
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 60 - 64
1 1173 Nancy Crippen 60 Stafford VA 23:20 23:10 7:28
2 497 Mary Stripling 63 Reston VA 28:17 28:04 9:02
3 1172 Mary Ellen Gonyea 60 Alexandria VA 29:16 29:04 9:22
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 60 - 64
1 1130 William Scott 60 Lanham Seabrook MD 21:07 21:02 6:46
2 155 Sam Serrill 62 Wichita KS 26:22 26:08 8:25
3 27 Jim Moser 61 Fairfax VA 28:34 28:06 9:03
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 65 - 69
1 444 Miriam Grable 65 Clifton VA 38:52 38:19 12:20
2 934 Bertha McMillen 67 Arlington VA 39:16 38:28 12:23
3 758 Carol MacLean 66 Springfield VA 50:30 49:12 15:50
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 65 - 69
1 5 John Haubert 65 Franconia VA 22:43 22:41 7:18
2 1158 Talbot MacK 67 Middleburg VA 26:00 24:28 7:53
3 44 Joseph Hulings 66 Burke VA 25:49 25:24 8:11
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 70 - 99
1 10 Tami Graf 71 Lusby MD 29:10 29:03 9:21
2 524 Winnie Gordon 74 Fairfax VA 43:01 42:40 13:44
3 782 Betty Lou Wolfe 71 The Plains VA 45:37 44:41 14:23
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 70 - 99
1 922 Chan Robbins 70 Arlington VA 23:03 22:59 7:24
2 878 Ken Quincy 70 Vienna VA 24:54 24:46 7:59
3 9 Larry Dickerson 76 Burke VA 26:48 26:32 8:33
Photo below: Third teen Talbot Armstrong (17) of Marshall, VA
was sixth overall in 17:14.
Full
Race Day Results
Race
Day Report for 2007
Photo Gallery 2007
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