Picking favorites can be tricky because in a big race you always get some surprise runners, late entrants or unknown speedsters. MCRRC has usually left the traditional "open area" or 20-34 to fend for themselves in the overall. Lately, they have been given their own individual money. Sorted from the Invited runner list, I have posted the favorites in the other age groups.

Men

>19 Men       Neal Darmody          17 GAITHERSBURG    5:2  
35-39 Men     Edmund Burke          37 BURTONSVILLE    
9:5                                       
                                                 
40-44 Men     Doug Mock             40 BOWIE           2:1
              John Piggott          41 WILLIAMSBURG    3:1 
              Darrell General       41 CHEVERLY        4:1 
45-49 Men     Jim Hage              49 KENSINGTON      3:1
              Mark Malander         49 HERNDON         4:1
              Greg Cauller          47 YORK            4:1
              George Buckheit       49 RESTON          5:1
              David Haaga           45 ROCKVILLE       5:1
50-54 Men     Stephen Chantry       52 WILLIAMSBURG    2:1*
*see full list 

55-59 Men     Chuck Moeser          55 STERLING        9:5*
*see full list 
60-64 Men     Patrick Griffith      62 OCALA           1:2
65-69 Men     John Elliott          68 COLUMBIA        2:1
70-74 Men     Alan Rider            71 RESTON          3:1
              Robert Smith          73 COMUS           4:1 
75-79 Men     Jack McMahon          76 ROCKVILLE       5:2
80-99 Men     Raymond Palfrey       82 SPRINGFIELD     
3:1                                
              Frank Pierce          85 SILVER SPRING   4:1
              Bill Morrison         80 ROCKVILLE       4:1

Women

>19 Women     Anya Oleynik          18 GAITHERSBURG    4:1
35-39 Women   Susannah Kvasnicka    35 GREAT FALLS     2:1
              Hilary Cairns         36 WASHINGTON      4:1
              Marjan Huizing        39 KENSINGTON      5:1                        
                                                 
40-44 Women   Alisa Harvey          41 MANASSAS        1:2
              Martha Merz           44 ANNANDALE       7:1
45-49 Women   Cindy Conant          46 KENSINGTON      3:1
              Liliana Baron         48 POTOMAC         5:1                     
50-54 Women   Alison Suckling       51 ARNOLD          2:1
55-59 Women   Alice Franks          58 ROCKVILLE       2:1
60-64 Women   Chris Craun           61 BETHESDA        2:1
65-69 Women   Betty Smith           65 SILVER SPRING   3:1
70-74 Women   Margery Elliott       73 BETHESDA        5:2
75-79 Women   Jacqueline O'Neil     75 WASHINGTON      2:1

Invited Runners

 BIB  Name                  S AG Hometown
    1 Stephen Koech         M 30 WEST CHESTER    
    2 Florence Jepkosgei    F 23 WEST CHESTER    
    3 Joseph Koskei         M 26 WEST CHESTER    
    4 Olga Romanova         F 26 GERMANTOWN      
    5 Patrick Cheruiyot     M 19 WEST CHESTER    
    6 Tatyana Chulakh       F 24 GERMANTOWN      
    7 Susannah Kvasnicka    F 35 GREAT FALLS     
    9 Steve Crane           M 25 ALEXANDRIA      
   10 Jacob Charmar         M 21 CHAPEL HILL     
   11 Edmund Burke          M 37 BURTONSVILLE    
   12 Joseph Mutisya        M 23 CHAPEL HILL     
   13 Will Christian        M 23 NORFOLK         
   15 Michael Wardian       M 33 ARLINGTON       
   17 Brian Baillie         M 24 WASHINGTON      
   19 Beruk Deberework      M 23 WASHINGTON      
   20 Alisa Harvey          F 41 MANASSAS        
   24 Alemgena Desta        F 25 WASHINGTON      
   25 Mohamed Awol          M 27 WASHINGTON      
   26 Jake Klim             M 26 NORTH BETHESDA  
   27 Melissa Tanner        F 26 BETHESDA        
   28 Joe Wiegner           M 25 GERMANTOWN      
   29 Jason Dwyer           M 27 BETHESDA        
   30 John K. Bitok         M 27 BALTIMORE       
   31 Troy Harrison         M 31 HUSTONTOWN                
   32 Anya Oleynik          F 18 GAITHERSBURG    
   33 Erica Marrari         F 25 COLLEGE PARK    
   34 Bert Rodriguez        M 27 ARLINGTON       
   35 David Haaga           M 45 ROCKVILLE       
   36 Rob Magin             M 36 OLNEY           
   37 Hilary Cairns         F 36 WASHINGTON      
   38 Neal Darmody          M 17 GAITHERSBURG    
   39 Marjan Huizing        F 39 KENSINGTON      
   40 John Piggott          M 41 WILLIAMSBURG    
   41 Darrell General       M 41 CHEVERLY        
   42 Mark Hoon             M 42 KENSINGTON      
   43 Steven Menzies        M 43 LANGLEY AFB     
   44 Martha Merz           F 44 ANNANDALE       
   45 Rebecca Nathan        F 41 ARLINGTON       
   46 Cindy Conant          F 46 KENSINGTON      
   47 David Miller          M 23 HERNDON         
   48 George Buckheit       M 49 RESTON          
   49 Mark Malander         M 49 HERNDON         
   50 Jim Hage              M 49 KENSINGTON      
   51 Dan Lawson            M 51 GAITHERSBURG    
   52 Stephen Chantry       M 52 WILLIAMSBURG    
   53 Peter Darmody         M 51 GAITHERSBURG    
   54 James Bates           M 51 HAMPTON         
   55 Chuck Moeser          M 55 STERLING        
   56 Rick Platt            M 56 WILLIAMSBURG    
   57 Maurice Pointer       M 51 BALTIMORE       
   58 Alicia Pease          F 24 SILVER SPRING   
   59 Chris Chattin         M 43 COLUMBIA        
   60 Stephen Hays          M 39 UNIVERSITY PARK 
   61 David Mead            M 38 WASHINGTON      
   62 Elizabeth Feldman     F 39 CHEVY CHASE     
   63 Christiam Camacho     M 27 ROCKVILLE       
   64 Helen Beven           F 41 KENSINGTON      
   65 Marty Horan           M 47 GAITHERSBURG    
   66 Kerry Meagher         F 23 WASHINGTON      
   67 Doug Mock             M 40 BOWIE           
   68 Seann Pelkey          M 30 GAITHERSBURG    
   69 Greg Cauller          M 47 YORK            
   70 Alison Suckling       F 51 ARNOLD          
   71 Kelly Devine          F 22 YORK            
  125 Mike Colaiacovo       M 37 BALTIMORE                
  126 Richard Adams Jr.     M 56 HERNDON         
  127 Alice Franks          F 58 ROCKVILLE       
  128 Patrick Griffith      M 62 OCALA           
  129 Raymond Palfrey Sr.   M 82 SPRINGFIELD     
  130 Paula Pels            F 39 BETHESDA        
  131 Liliana Baron         F 48 POTOMAC         
  132 Betty Smith           F 65 ROCKVILLE       
  133 Connie Dowler         F 32 KENSINGTON      
  134 Laura Nelson          F 41 WOODSTOCK                
  135 John Elliott          M 68 COLUMBIA        

Prize Money

Place	Men	Women
1	$600	$600
2	$400	$400
3	$300	$300
4 + 5	$150	$150
6 - 12	$100	$100

Place	Masters Men	Masters Women
1	$100	        $100

Age Group	Male and Female
15 - 19 	$75, $50
20 - 24	        $75, $50
25 - 29	        $75, $50
30 - 34	        $75, $50
35 - 39	        $75, $50, $25, $25, $25, $25
40 - 44	        $75, $50, $25, $25, $25
45 - 49	        $75, $50, $25, $25
50 - 54	        $75, $50, $25
55 - 59	        $75, $50, $25
60 - 64	        $75, $50, $25
65 - 69	        $75, $50
70 - 74	        $75, $50
75 - 79	        $75, $50
80 - 99	        $75

50-59 Grandmasters Men at the DARCARS Pike's Peek 10K

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