Stone Ridge 5K Run for Education
Fall Splendor Serves Up a Perfect Racing Weather Day
By James Moreland
October 13, 2007
Stone Ridge, VA
For the Washington Running Report
"It's a family affair."
Last year, in its first year, the race was blessed with good
weather. The course was a well chosen figure eight through the
well-manicured community of Stone Ridge. Including the 1K fun
run, there were nearly 600 participants. The main event, if we
can say that, was a fast 5K with just enough rolls to give
runners a quasi-legitimate excuse for not getting a personal
record (PR). There were more women than men and nearly 100 of
the 336 finishers had not reached the age of 20. With cash
awards for the top three overall, the race drew some fast
runners. Gurmesa Kumsa set the course standard with a blazing
14:56 with Jacqueline Gruendel racing tops in 17:53 for the
women. More than half of top 25 men were indeed boys and a
quarter of the top women were girls.This year, the weather went from a horrid 94 degrees last week
and followed a windy Friday into an absolutely perfect fall
racing morning. Even competing with 25 other area races, this
second year event swelled to more than 880 participants. With
this course and the way the race treats its runners, it is a
virtual certainty that the race will make 1000 plus in its
third year. The course was very well marked with lots of
enthusiastic volunteers marshalling the way for the racers.
Police made sure traffic was never an issue. The mile markers
were dead on and there were two water stops. Joyfully, the last
500 meters is downhill and runners came screaming down around
the last curve set on making that ChampionChip beep. Even before the race started, the Daily Grind was out there
with coffee for those runners surprised by the 40 degree
drop in temperature. After the race, there were bagels,
bananas, doughnuts, Gatorade, and plenty of water. There was
Karate demonstrations and tumbling along with the cheerleading
squad. Local schools vied for the honor of the most
participation. No one on the course could miss their boisterous
cheering in the middle of the race. There was face painting for
the largest group (youngsters) in the race.
While the top 25 for the racers included only ten
percent younger than 20 this year, both men and women had a
teen in the money. Gruendel (in photo) returned to
defend her title but she slowed enough this year so that the
race was not over till the very end. Maggie Gentry (16) of
Nokesville, VA finished just 12 seconds behind her in 18:24.
Last year, Gruendel's margin was more than a minute. Robyn
Ellerbrock (22) of Washington, DC was third in 18:43. Anita Freres (42) of Reston, VA was fourth again this year.
Last year she was behind masters record holder Kelly Dworak's
19:18. Early in the race, Win Persina (47) of Washington, DC
had moved past her, but Freres settled in after the first mile
to take command, winning in 19:58. Persina normally runs a very
even pace but slipped back to 7th in 20:53. Elizabeth Starr
(51) of Aldie, VA had an easy time as the top grandmaster,
setting the record with 23:11. Only six women in the race were
older than 50. For the men, Allen Carr (24) of Herndon, VA was dominant. He
had already won a 5K outright in the summer as well as a second
place at the Harris Teeter Leesburg 10K in 31:45. His spiffy
15:18 now stands as the second fastest time ever on the course.
Charles Riley (21) of Washington, DC did not have it so easy.
He had to do battle with young 16-year-old Dante Morales of
Fairfax, VA. Riley just did nip him at the finish line by a
second in 16:13.
Last year, six runners broke 17 minutes, including
masters champion Carl Clark who ran 16:56. This year, places 5-7 were all masters runners and all close
together. Ted Poulos (45) of McLean, VA has the experience with
more than 3,000 races run in his career. He is a finisher. He
dipped under 18 minutes with a very solid 17:53 to win the
masters. George Lane (41) Ashburn, VA (in photo) was
next in 18:05 to win his five-year age group. The third master
was Craig Greene (42) of Manassas, VA. Greene is a middle
distance runner (800M, 1500M) but the long, lanky frame (6'2"
and 160 pounds) is well suited to road racing as well. With a
nationally ranked coach (Alisa Harvey) and a little motivation,
expect Greene to move up in the Runner Rankings. Last year, the grandmasters field was very competitive. Mike
Hart won the 50-54 in a nifty 18:06. Though Jason Page was the
only runner in the 60-64 division, there was no doubt that this
number one ranked senior would be tops. Only he was
dissatisfied with his sparkling time of 19:11. Allen Vaughan
won the 55-59 division in 20:39. In this second year, James
Moreland was gifted as these top runners all stayed home this
year. He huffed and puffed his way to a grandmaster best with
21:24. Two runners in their 70s took the top placing in the 65 &
over division. This leads one to believe that with a 70-74 and
perhaps a 75-79 division we can get some older runners to join
the youngsters and their families at this growing race. October
12th Walt Washburn of Vienna, VA turned 85. Washburn still
races 25 times a year. As recently as 2005, this three time
American record holder in the 80-84 division has run 60
races in a year.
Awards
FEMALE OVERALL
Place Num Name Ag City Gun T Net T Pace
===== ===== ====================== == ========================= ===== ===== =====
1 516 Jacqueline Gruendel 32 Burke VA 18:12 18:11 5:52
2 528 Maggie Gentry 16 Nokesville VA 18:24 18:22 5:55
3 514 Robyn Ellerbrock 22 Washington DC 18:43 18:40 6:01 MALE OVERALL
Place Num Name Ag City Gun T Net T Pace
===== ===== ====================== == ========================= ===== ===== =====
1 537 Allen Carr 24 Herndon VA 15:18 15:18 4:56
2 515 Charles Riley 21 Washington DC 16:13 16:12 5:13
3 394 Dante Morales 16 Fairfax VA 16:14 16:14 5:14 FEMALE AGE GROUP: 01 - 11 (NET TIME)
1 276 Penny Raeford 11 South Riding VA 24:45 24:43 7:58
2 29 MacKenzie Cowne 10 Chantilly VA 25:26 25:23 8:11
3 467 Callie O'Connell 11 Chantilly VA 26:12 26:09 8:25 MALE AGE GROUP: 01 - 11 (NET TIME)
1 414 Eric Fuller 09 Aldie VA 22:34 22:28 7:14
2 588 Nathan Vigil 09 Ashburn VA 22:32 22:31 7:15
3 570 Gregory Paredes 09 Chantilly VA 24:19 24:17 7:49 FEMALE AGE GROUP: 12 - 14 (NET TIME)
1 30 Kendall Cowne 12 Chantilly VA 22:13 22:11 7:09
2 111 Meredith Berger 12 Ashburn VA 22:36 22:34 7:16
3 315 Sarah Perrett 14 South Riding VA 25:40 25:35 8:15 MALE AGE GROUP: 12 - 14 (NET TIME)
1 281 William Morrill 12 Aldie VA 19:52 19:51 6:24
2 589 John Vigil 12 Ashburn VA 20:16 20:15 6:31
3 569 James Paredes 13 Chantilly VA 20:38 20:37 6:38 FEMALE AGE GROUP: 15 - 19 (NET TIME)
1 360 Alison Smith 17 Stone Ridge VA 30:13 29:40 9:33
2 304 Rachael McNeive 16 Aldie VA 31:15 30:45 9:54 MALE AGE GROUP: 15 - 19 (NET TIME)
1 305 Jacob Garbus 15 Aldie VA 24:04 23:08 7:27
2 309 Matt Kelly 16 South Riding VA 28:24 28:13 9:05
3 473 Thomas Farrell 15 Aldie VA 32:34 32:18 10:24 FEMALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 24 (NET TIME)
1 267 Rachel Fichthorn 20 Nokesville VA 20:17 20:11 6:30
2 395 Melissa Gresham 24 Manassas Park VA 26:29 26:00 8:22
3 572 Ellen Hartage 20 Fairfax VA 26:47 26:34 8:33 MALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 24 (NET TIME)
1 310 Tim Kelly 22 South Riding VA 27:46 27:34 8:53 FEMALE AGE GROUP: 25 - 29 (NET TIME)
1 536 Rachel Barger 26 Fairfax VA 23:40 23:07 7:27
2 212 Rebecca Eagan 27 Brambleton VA 23:17 23:12 7:28
3 254 Katherine Curtin 29 Chantilly VA 25:35 24:55 8:01 MALE AGE GROUP: 25 - 29 (NET TIME)
1 113 Andrew Boxsell 28 Leesburg VA 20:19 20:04 6:28
2 218 Mike Pregnall 26 Bristow VA 20:24 20:20 6:33
3 12 Matthew Haslinger 27 Arlington VA 20:42 20:38 6:39 FEMALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 34 (NET TIME)
1 273 Angie Leonard 34 South Riding VA 21:15 21:12 6:50
2 160 Kristen Jones 34 South Riding VA 22:36 22:33 7:16
3 381 M O'Connor 31 Leesburg VA 23:09 23:07 7:27 MALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 34 (NET TIME)
1 426 Brian Szabos 34 Chantilly VA 19:27 19:25 6:15
2 578 Dan Lapus 34 Chantilly VA 20:28 20:23 6:34
3 79 Greg Stemberger 30 Stone Ridge VA 21:14 21:03 6:47 FEMALE AGE GROUP: 35 - 39 (NET TIME)
1 296 Kathy Daunt 38 Haymarket VA 20:22 20:18 6:32
2 25 Cheryl Young 38 Reston VA 21:26 21:23 6:53
3 167 Monique Rico 39 Aldie VA 21:43 21:40 6:59 MALE AGE GROUP: 35 - 39 (NET TIME)
1 499 Robert Jones 37 Ashburn VA 17:14 17:13 5:33
2 115 Rick Palmeri 37 Stone Ridge VA 18:28 18:26 5:56
3 415 Bryant Russel 38 Sterling VA 18:55 18:53 6:05 FEMALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 44 (NET TIME)
1 575 Anita Freres 42 Reston VA 19:58 19:56 6:25
2 417 Sam Woodard 41 Aldie VA 24:55 24:24 7:51
3 411 Sally Fuller 42 Aldie VA 24:53 24:33 7:54 MALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 44 (NET TIME)
1 512 George Lane 41 Ashburn VA 18:05 18:05 5:49
2 564 Craig Greene 42 Manassas VA 18:19 18:16 5:53
3 130 Oscar Santiago 43 South Riding VA 18:42 18:37 6:00 FEMALE AGE GROUP: 45 - 49 (NET TIME)
1 472 Maureen Farrell 46 Aldie VA 21:04 20:49 6:42
2 510 Win Persina 47 Washington DC 20:53 20:52 6:43
3 75 Robin Nishiyama 45 Aldie VA 24:37 24:06 7:46 MALE AGE GROUP: 45 - 49 (NET TIME)
1 23 Ted Poulos 45 McLean VA 17:53 17:52 5:45
2 138 Michael Cannon 49 Springfield VA 19:08 19:06 6:09
3 242 Jeffrey Ewing 46 Leesburg VA 21:07 21:02 6:47 FEMALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 54 (NET TIME)
1 17 Elizabeth Starr 51 Aldie VA 23:11 23:05 7:26
2 196 Leslie Kash 51 Round Hill VA 25:52 25:34 8:14
3 346 Debbie Wykowski 51 Manassas VA 27:03 26:58 8:41 MALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 54 (NET TIME)
1 26 Craig Wickmann 54 Herndon VA 25:42 25:30 8:13
2 19 Ronny Vandyke 53 Great Falls VA 25:36 25:35 8:14
3 565 Richard Rabil 51 Fairfax Station VA 26:11 26:03 8:23 FEMALE AGE GROUP: 55 - 59 (NET TIME)
1 538 Luisa Grant 55 Ashburn VA 27:03 26:59 8:42
2 188 Linda Kimmel 58 Reston VA 33:53 33:20 10:44
3 278 Sharyn Zias 58 Shinglehouse PA 47:05 46:36 15:00 MALE AGE GROUP: 55 - 59 (NET TIME)
1 3 James Moreland 55 Gaithersburg MD 21:25 21:24 6:54
2 85 Ting-Yi Oei 58 Reston VA 25:56 25:39 8:16
3 279 Joseph Zias 58 Shinglehouse PA 26:20 25:48 8:19 FEMALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 64 (NET TIME)
1 285 Mary Stripling 63 Reston VA 27:40 27:26 8:50
2 551 Mary Ellen Gonyea 60 29:22 29:09 9:23
3 293 Cathy Bird 63 Mesquite TX 38:49 37:53 12:12 MALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 64 (NET TIME) FEMALE AGE GROUP: 65 - 99 (NET TIME)
1 287 Sam Hendry 66 Ashburn VA 48:01 47:20 15:14 MALE AGE GROUP: 65 - 99 (NET TIME)
1 261 Leo Wyne 70 Falls Church VA 26:40 26:37 8:34
2 292 Ted Potts 70 Mesquite TX 30:28 30:10 9:43
3 184 John Hendry 67 Ashburn VA 33:32 33:10 10:41
Loudoun Race Series
Runners who finished three or more races in the series were
awarded prizes that included a medallion, a long sleeved T-
shirt, and a gift certificate to Potomac River Running. The
races were:
The LAWS 5K or HM
The Van Metre 8K
The Twilight Festival 4 Mile
The Leesburg 10K or 20K
The Stone Ridge 5K Run for Education.
Full
Race Day Results
Race
Day Report for 2007
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