Photo above: Frank Sprtel, 31 of Takoma Park, MD, stays out of the spotlight by running fast against strong fellows. A lawyer himself, Sprtel placed fifth in this race with a time of 32:42 (5:16/mile pace). Congratulations on recently becoming a married man!

Photo Captions
First photo: Sam McFerran of Washington, DC and 28-years-old, pours it on as he approaches the finish line. McFerran claimed twelfth place in 34:00.

Middle photo: This year's weather provided a pleasant setting for an early morning run. Bradley Smith, 28, followed by Jeff Lifur, 34, both of Arlington, VA finished in the top 5% with 38:04 for a finishing time.

Third photo: Super-fit Patti Shull continues to be one of the fastest women in the Washington area at age 45! The Ashburn, VA resident finished fourth among women with 37:56. Thomas Ketchem, 26 of Fredericksburg, VA, finished four seconds later.

Photos Below
Top photo: Aaron Colangelo (left), 29, and Laurel Lan, 25, both of Washington, DC, head to the conclusion of their 10K runs - they finished in 39:45. Colangelo is a lawyer with the NRDC team and Lan ran with the Leventhal, Senter & Lerman team. Work hard and run hard too!

Middle photo: Over two thousand runners finished the 10K run this year! There were 50 large legal firm teams, 16 small legal firm teams, 11 corporate and 10 government teams. Physical fitness and the law make a winning combination.

Third photo: Nathan Flores of Quantico, VA lead the Marines to first place in the government team category and also claimed third place in the individual competition by running 31:40 (5:06/mile pace). The few, the proud, the U.S. Marines!

Photo Captions
First photo: Maria Kozloski, 39 of Washington, DC, won her age group (30-39) in 39:57, then dashed off to get a family birthday party ready. Jeffrey Sherman, 34 and a lawyer with the Skadden Arps team, completed the course a few ticks later.

Middle photo: The start of the run with Matthew (#812) and Anne (#461) Finnan of New Jersey. They ran with the Edell, Shapiro & Finnan team (small firm) and were 2 of 11 finishers from the Garden State.

Third photo: This year the course took runners onto the Whitehurst Freeway and over to Canal Road. The climb up in the first mile was rewarded with an easier run in the final mile. Post-race festivities were held at Washington Harbor, 3000 K Street NW.

Bottom photo: An encore performance by Philippe Rolly! Rolly added another title to his victories in 1999, 2000 and 2001. He runs with the West Chester Track Club in New York state and clocked 31:23 this year, five seconds ahead of Erik Kean of Arlington.

See Jim Hage's race day report.