Photo above: Paul Rades (33) of Wheaton, MD is ranked 22nd in the Open division.

Open Men
Runners' MRF scores are reported in parentheses next to their names.

Andrei Gordeev (58), take it away! He set the Virginia marathon record in an astounding 2:14:32 (10K = 28:52). His second race was a pedestrian stroll of 15:18 (10K = 31:55) to win the Goblin Gallop. Brian Godsey (92) beat Wilson Komen (70) at the Thomas G. Labrecque Classic 19:04 to 19:11. Still, Komen gets the runner-up spot. Komen had just too much; racing the Baltimore Marathon in 2:20:28 (10K = 30:09) just twenty seconds off the state record. Godsey's best race was a swift Police Pace 5K overall win in 14:36 (10K = 30:27). With long and lithe strides, Komen made his 30:25 Veterans Day 10K win look inevitable.

Matt Barresi (36) stole fourth place thunder with his rocket- like Great Allegany 15K in 46:23 (10K = 30:04), hill modified to 30:55. Barresi's second race was an easy-going 15:19 (10K = 31:58) for third place at the Laurel 5K. Eric Post (54) grabs the five spot with a third overall at Marine Corps. His 2:23:54 (10-K = 30:53) would often have brought home a winner in past years. Post was runner-up at Fair Lakes in 25:22 (10K = 32:11).

Sixth place Philippe Rolly (71) had a tough fall. He seemed in a somber mood. He won his age group at Veterans Day 10K in 31:39 and the following week returned to West Potomac Park to win the MMRF Run for Research 5K in 15:32 (10K = 32:24). Aaron Saft (27) was third at Richmond in 2:27:37 (10K = 31:41) to edge two top 5K runners. Carlos Renjifo (17) is next for his third place spot at the Police Pace in 15:10 (10K = 31:38). John Bitok (31) is number nine with his runner-up spot at the Laurel 5K in 15:14 (10K = 31:47). Michael Wardian (84) was five seconds back of Bitok's runner-up spot at Suzie's Cause 5K, 15:19 to 15:24 (10K = 32:07). That equivalent matched his Veterans Day 10K race.

SunTrust Richmond Marathon, 2:14:32, 10K = 28:52


PL	Name               	Age	Hometown
 1	Gordeev, Andrei**	32	Germantown, MD
 2	Komen, Wilson*    	27	Washington, DC
 3	Godsey, Brian***	24	Baltimore, MD
 4	Barresi, Mathew*	22	Laurel, MD
 5	Post, Eric        	26	Centreville, VA
 6	Rolly, Philippe*	33	Fairfax, VA
 7	Saft, Aaron     	27	Christiansburg, VA
 8	Renjifo, Carlos 	22	Columbia, MD
 9	Bitok, John       	25	Baltimore, MD
10	Wardian, Michael***	31	Arlington, VA
11	Prada, Michael  	24	Fulton, MD
12	Probst, George**	32	Blacksburg, VA
13	Crowder, Steve* 	32	Fincastle, VA
14	Smith, Joe*       	26	Parkville, MD
15	Estrada, Eric** 	33	Parkville, MD
16	Lanier, Kareem* 	32	Lincoln University, PA
17	Latter, Phillip*	24	Christiansburg, VA
18	Dwyer, Jason**    	26	Bethesda, MD
19	Stickley, Mark     	43	Winchester, VA
20	Yew, Alvin**      	20	Silver Spring, MD
21	Tarantino, William*	22	Gloucester Point, VA
22	Rades, Paul       	33	Wheaton, MD
23	Kweder, Eric**     	27	Manassas, VA
24	Lockwood, Max*    	35	Washington, DC
25	Sillery, Spider 	33	Baltimore, MD
26	Hetherington, Alex**	38	Stafford, VA
27	Herbert, Ted**    	23	Virginia Beach, VA
28	Hinkle, Robert***	41	Yorktown, VA
29	Piggott, John*    	40	Williamsburg, VA
30	Loper, Shawn    	27	Fallston, MD
31	Storbeck, Derek*	22	Hampton, VA
32	Klim, Jake*       	25	Potomac, MD
33	Berardi, Dave*    	45	Baltimore, MD

19 & Younger Men
These young guys are running a slew of 5Ks and lots of them below 17:00. Drew Abernethy of College Park, MD has the top effort, finishing second overall at the Cardinal 5K in 16:31 (10K = 34:31). His second time was on the rugged MCRRC Derwood cross-country course. His impressive 35:42 beat everyone there, including his dad Joe, who was runner-up. Matt Klaschus has a slight edge in time with his third overall Ecology 5K in 16:44. Andrew Madison gets the runner-up spot with his two 5Ks, Terrapin Trot in 16:45 and the week previously the Run for Kathy as overall winner in 16:46.

Christopher Moody is the second teen at the Terrapin Trot, finishing in 16:48. Devon Gillet copped the fifth position with his Metric 5K in 16:53, second overall.

Governor's Land 5K, 16:08, 10K = 33:39


Pl	Name              	Age	Hometown
 1	Abernethy, Andrew*	18	College Park, MD
 2	Madison, Andrew*	18	Edgewater, MD
 3	Klaschus, Matt    	18	Fallston, MD
 4	Moody, Christopher*	17	Davidsonville, MD
 5	Gillett, Devon    	17	Jessup, MD
 6	Gelety, Matthew 	16	Pasadena, MD
 7	Chang, Jordan     	18	Blacksburg, VA
 8	O'Halloran, Michael	18	Washington, DC
 9	Crofton, Matthew	16	Roanoke, VA
10	Darmody, Neal     	15	Gaithersburg, MD
11	Casey, Trevor*   	16	Portsmouth, VA
12	Bates, Erik     	19	Annapolis, MD
13	Brister, Michael**	19	Ridgeway, VA
14	Yaugher, Ryan     	16	Richmond, VA
15	Bugos, Zachary    	16	Poquoson, VA
16	O'Brien, Trey     	15	Virginia Beach, VA
17	Orndorff, William	15	Rockville, MD
18	Bugos, Maxwell    	14	Poquoson, VA
19	Franklin, Jerod 	16	Upper Marlboro, MD
20	Chartier, Joshua	14	Fairfax, VA
21	Gilliam, Ricky    	15	Newport News, VA
22	Domedion, William	19	Herndon, VA

Men 35 - 39
Photo: Mike Colaiacovo (36) of Columbia, MD wins his age group at the Goblin Gallop 5K.

Where have all the sub masters gone? The division was cut in half. We do know that Michael Mann has been injured. It is a tough division to handicap this time. Max Lockwood (48) has eight age group wins and the best 5K and the best 10K. His Van Metre runner-up spot in 26:10 (10K = 33:00) is the fastest qualified runner time. Alex Hetherington (55) has six age groups wins and the top 20M, HM and at Marine Corps the top race as well, running 2:35:23. Hetherington gets the call even though his best race, the Mulberry Island HM is 73:16 (10K = 33:15). Both of his half marathons are overall wins and he has two more overall wins and two second overalls. Lockwood's 5K was probably short, though he also had two overall wins and two second overalls.

Stavros Rologas is third with two Baltimore 5Ks, including the United Way in 16:25. Mike Colaiacovo set the standard for four milers at the BWI Airport Run in 21:37 for fourth. At fifth, Yancy Hall followed Lockwood home at the Veterans Day 10K in 34:30. West Virginian Brad Rippey slides down the Great Allegany 15K in 52:58 for sixth place.

Van Metre 5 Mile, 25:58, 10K = 32:45


Pl	Name              	Age	Hometown
 1	Hetherington, Alex*6	38	Stafford, VA
 2	Lockwood, Max*8 	35	Washington, DC
 3	Rologas, Stavros**	37	Baltimore, MD
 4	Colaiacovo, Mike**	36	Columbia, MD
 5	Hall, Yancy*    	36	Alexandria, VA
 6	Rippey, Brad**    	39	Bunker Hill, WV
 7	Bennett, Danny* 	35	Dunkirk, MD
 8	Boyd, Matt***     	35	Fredericksburg, VA
 9	Curiel, Frank** 	39	Ashburn, VA
10	Lester, Malcolm**	38	Washington, DC
11	Neeson, Tommy****	36	Virginia Beach, VA
12	Easmeil, Hussein**	38	Newport News, VA

Men 40 - 44
Photo by Jim Kelly: Kyle Caudle (40) of Alexandria, VA is 22nd among men 40-44.

It must be time the shuffle the cards. It is the same top three but the order has changed. Or at least have should have been until Dennis Mickey busted the Great Allegany in 49:19 (10K = 31:58) with a hill graded 10K of 32:53. Mark Stickley earns the top spot with his 25:46 (10K = 32:41) Fair Lakes 8K win. He also ran the PVI Runfest in 15:49. The GAR 5K equivalent, being a third of the real time, would be 16:27 for Mickey. Hinkle, best known as a 5K specialist, spread his talents up to the 10K. Still, his best effort was the season ending Governor's Landing 5K in 16:00.

John Piggott was told early to go long and he does it as well as anyone. After last period's Labor Day 71:54, his Blue Gray HM time of 74:32 might have seemed disappointing. This preparation served him well as he ran a fine 2:35:59 (10K = 33:28) Baltimore Marathon just back of Hinkle's (10K = 33:23). Christopher Hamley gains the top five with the fastest 10M, Seaside in 56:21, and the fastest 10K, Veterans in 34:30, both the best of the period.

Great Allegany 15K, 49:19, 10K = 31:58


Pl	Name               	Age	Hometown
 1	Stickley, Mark**	43	Winchester. VA
 2	Mickey, Dennis**	40	Ridgely, WV
 3	Hinkle, Robert*8	41	Yorktown, VA
 4	Piggott, John***	40	Williamsburg, VA
 5	Hamley, Christopher***** 41	Silver Spring, MD
 6	Coulter, David***	40	Virginia Beach, VA
 7	Pineo, Stuart *****	44	Columbia, MD
 8	Loving, Henry** 	41	Midlothian, VA
 9	Chattin, Chris***	41	Columbia, MD
10	Samley, Chris** 	43	Charlottesville, VA
11	Haaga, David**  	44	Rockville, MD
12	Sabatini, Christopher**	41	Washington, DC
13	Poulos, Ted*8     	44	McLean, VA
14	Arcaz, Jean-Christophe** 44	Rockville, MD
15	Menzies, Steve*****	42	Langley AFB, VA
16	Labuschagne, Gerrit***	43	Richmond, VA
17	Henderson, Jerry*	40	Bel Air, MD
18	Wladimir, Fabio*8	42	Virginia Beach, VA
19	Levin, Stephen**	42	Reistertown, MD
20	Killeen, Sean*   	40	Richmond, VA
21	Thatcher, Alan**	42	Manassas, VA
22	Caudle, Kyle**    	40	Alexandria, VA
23	Hattar, Thomas**	44	Davidsonville, MD
24	Jacobson, Paul****	42	Gaithersburg, MD
25	Johnstone, Steve**	41	Virginia Beach, VA
26	Smith, Gene       	41	Burke, VA
27	Clements, Ian*    	41	Alexandria, VA
28	Degenhardt, Sheldon*	40	Marriottsville, MD
29	Leitzel, Ben*     	44	Virginia Beach, VA
30	Hess, Ronald ** 	44	Baltimore, MD
31	Dillard, Stephen**	42	Baltimore, MD
32	Jeffreys, Jonathan	43	Hopewell. VA
33	D'Amanda, Kevin*	43	Bethesda, MD

Men 45 - 49
Photo by Brightroom.com: Finley Mears (49) of Towson, MD is ranked 25th in his division.

Maybe a touch of controversy this time as Greg Cauller is not such a clear-cut champion. Dave Berardi has climbed the steps and knocked on the 45-49 age group door. Cauller had started the period with a 16:30 St. Joseph Medical Center 5K win. The following week Berardi matched him with a 16:30 of his own at the PVI Runfest 5K. No need to speak of 10K equivalents here. October 2nd Berardi ran the very hilly HCS Metric Marathon in Columbia. His 1:34:32 (10K = 34:01) got him first dibs at the usual fine spread of food after he broke the tape. Meanwhile, Cauller raced with his wife at the also very hilly Great Allegany 15K in Cumberland. The difference here is that the hilly is all down hilly. Cauller finished in 49:41 (10K = 32:12) Normally, the edge of that race makes the 10K exactly two-thirds of the real time or 33:04. Berardi's 75:35 Baltimore HM makes a compelling argument, as does his MRF of 52 vs. 24. The title stays with Cauller as Berardi's fourth race left him 14 seconds back of Cauller at St Joseph's.

Brian Daugherty of Annapolis is back, beating everyone at the OSMC Halloween run in 16:42 and winning his age group at the B&A Trail 10K in 35:40. Joe Abernethy still has the stuff, again winning the Rockville 5K this time in 16:49. Jim Hage remains in the top five, just missing the 22:03 4-mile record set by the absent Dan Lawson. His Thomas G. Labrecque Classic time of 22:06 equals a 35:20 10K. A new name, Keith Winn of Midlothian, VA, is pressuring his peers for a place, winning the Virginia Naturally 5K in 17:10.

Great Allegany 15K, 49:41, 10K = 32:12


Pl	Name              	Age	Hometown
 1	Cauller, Greg*    	46	York, PA
 2	Berardi, Dave****	45	Baltimore, MD
 3	Daugherty, Brian**	45	Severna Park, MD
 4	Abernethy, Joe***	46	College Park, MD
 5	Hage, Jim***       	47	Kensington, MD
 6	Winn, Keith**** 	48	Midlothian, VA
 7	Leitzel, Ben*** 	45	Virginia Beach, VA
 8	Dunlap, Tim**     	48	Lancaster, PA
 9	McLaughlin, Terry*****	45	Spotsylvania, VA
10	Coleman, Dennis***	47	Gaithersburg, MD
11	Chall, John*9      	48	Jessup, MD
12	Ochs, Raymond** 	45	Virginia Beach, VA
13	Page, H.T.**      	45	Wirtz, VA
14	Anderson, James***	45	Annapolis, MD
15	Kirk, Peter*      	48	Rockville, MD
16	Moyer, Steve*      	47	Reston, VA
17	Horan, Marty**    	46	Gaithersburg, MD
18	Mace, Matthew*    	45	Arnold, MD
19	Schuler, Greg     	45	Laurel, MD
20	Goldfarb, Larry**	46	Washington, DC
21	Morrison, Jack    	46	Fredericksburg, VA
22	Andrews, David**	49	Bethesda, MD
23	Snyder, Rick*    	45	Norfolk, VA
24	Haile, Fesshaile***	47	Virginia Beach, VA
25	Mears, Fin**      	49	Towson, MD
26	Ramirez, Oscar    	47	Gaithersburg, MD
27	Wray, Tim*        	45	Danville, VA
28	Pollak, Tom**     	46	Kensington, MD
29	Keating, Bob      	45	Dayton, MD
30	Buchan, Gary      	48	Severna Park, MD
31	Cutchins, Wyatt  	49	Newport News, VA
32	Stahr, Bill*    	45	The Plains, VA

Men 50 - 54
The charming Chuck Moeser (30) is down to two Best of 2005 distances, both hilly courses-Annapolis 10M and Colonial HM. Stephen Chantry (45) is everywhere, picking up racing titles. His top three races all include sub-35:00 10K equivalents. His 27:02 at nTelos 8K erased Moeser's Fair Lakes 8K in 27:39 from the books. Chantry's 16:30 for the Mulberry Island 5K beat every runner that day. Moeser's answer was a 17:02 Herndon Turkey Trot 5K. Chantry owns two-thirds of the top nine times and holds the title for a second period.

Third place James Cooper (44) with five age group wins is right in the Moreland Racing Factor mix though his best race was the Page's Run 5K in 17:38. Mike Hart (50) has the highest MRF with his five races. His prowess includes three Major races and a second overall in his five age group victories as well as the best 4M and 20M of the year. Bruce Hamilton, known primarily as a middle distance runner with a 2:12 800M time this year, ran 17:49 at the Race for Cooperative Development 5K.

nTelos 8K, 27:02, 10K = 34:18


Pl	Name            	Age	Hometown
 1	Chantry, Stephen*7	50	Williamsburg, VA
 2	Moeser, Chuck***	54	Sterling, VA
 3	Cooper, James*****	50	Potomac, MD
 4	Hart, Mike***** 	50	Washington, DC
 5	Fitzgerald, Michael**	50	Hagerstown, MD
 6	Hamilton, Bruce**	50	Fairfax, VA
 7	Pointer, Maurice*6	50	Baltimore, MD
 8	Grimsley, Gary****	51	Springfield, VA
 9	Webster, David* 	52	Stevensville, MD
10	Umbarger, Ken** 	53	Gaithersburg, MD
11	Adams, Richard* 	54	Herndon, VA
12	Skiles, Barry** 	50	Pilot, VA
13	Whitnah, Jim*     	51	Chevy Chase, MD
14	Alto, Bill***     	54	Newport News, VA
15	Darmody, Peter***	50	Gaithersburg, MD
16	Morgan, Richard*	53	Silver Spring, MD
17	Morgan, Timothy 	54	Damascus, MD
18	Sengebusch, Marc***	52	Catonsville, MD
19	Stone, Jeffrey**	50	Salem, VA
20	Dunlop, Douglas**	51	Potomac, MD
21	Rossiter, Spider*	53	Washington, DC
22	Delaplaine, Bruce*	50	Bethesda, MD
23	Rust, Roland*     	54	Bethesda, MD
24	Bognar, Steve*    	53	Lynchburg, VA
25	Cunningham, Michael *	51	Annapolis, MD
26	Reilly, John*     	50	College Park, MD
27	Mehrabi, Shah*    	53	Fredericksburg, VA
28	Joyce, David**   	51	Arnold, MD
29	Washington, Larry*	54	Rockville, MD
30	Piersol, Morrie*	53	Richmond, VA
31	Richardson, Dan*	50	Abingdon, VA
32	Pekarek, Rudolph*	53	Kinsale, VA
33	Carroll, Brian* 	50	Silver Spring, MD
34	Goggin, Jim*    	51	Williamsburg, VA
35	Gobble, Bennett**	50	Danville, VA
36	Carbary, James**	54	Clarksville, MD
37	Robinson, Steve****	50	Herndon, VA
38	Clark, Tom       	51	Burke, VA
39	Gary, Patrick*    	54	Manchester, MD
40	Price, John*      	51	Virginia Beach, VA
41	Graves, John      	51	Bethesda, MD
42	Riemenschneider, Neil*** 51	Winchester, VA
43	Scatliffe, Lionel*	52	Alexandria, VA
44	Payne, Christopher**	53	Fallston, MD
45	Dunn, John        	53	Falls Church, VA
46	Bousel, Paul*     	52	Alexandria, VA
47	Lerner, Steven**	50	Glen Allen, VA

Men 55 - 59
Photo by Brightroom.com: Mick Slonaker (56) of Columbia, MD is top dog grand master for the Howard County Striders.

Doc Weiss must have taken a sleeping pill cause he woke up in time to run just one race for the period. His Cox Communications HM in 1:25:43 is nearly the Best of 2005. It was better than the champion Rick Platt's Mulberry Island HM in 1:26:28, but that was Platt's eighth best time. Runners eyeing the return of Steve Ruckert are hoping he only runs one race each period after his 17:32 Metric 5K in Columbia. In the meantime, Platt charged through the fall like a man possessed. He had the top five times; including the nTelos 8K in 29:11 (10K = 37:01) and the Hilton 5K, precariously close to breaking 18:00. Sadly, Platt injured his back and will be taking a rest break.

Mick Slonaker travels a bit and his competition hopes he stays away when he runs his best races. No luck. He rode the rolling switchbacks of the Rockville 10K to a 38:29 and the Veterans 10K to 38:49. He ended the period with his first 4-miler, racing the Thomas G. Labrecque Classic in 24:43 for the Best of 2005. Daniel Ennis of Richmond, VA narrowly slips into third place with two 5K wins. His Midlothian Blaze was run in 18:39. Tim Morgan spent most of year getting ready for his fall birthday and a shot at the Marine Corps Marathon title. He settled for 3:19:14, just four seconds ahead of Jay Wind. Both runners had expected far better times. Morgan shook it off and booked to an 18:37 win at the TLC King of the Road 5K in Rockville just three weeks later. The rest of the top ten were nearly glued together, with Jim Wright breaking off a 39:44 at the Veterans Day 10K for fifth place.

HCS Metric 5K, 17:32, 10K = 36:34


Pl	Name             	Age	Hometown
 1	Platt, Rick*10    	55	Williamsburg, VA
 2	Slonaker, Mick***	56	Columbia, MD
 3	Ennis, Daniel** 	55	Richmond, VA
 4	Morgan, Timothy*	55	Damascus, MD
 5	Wright, Jim***    	56	Gaithersburg, MD
 6	Crawford, Dave*7	55	Arlington, VA
 7	Bussiere, Dave**	56	Virginia Beach, VA
 8	Coley, Larry*     	57	Chesapeake, VA
 9	Abrahamson, Dale	56	Yorktown, VA
10	Fox, Ken*6        	56	Columbia, MD
11	Tall, Hans***      	57	Virginia Beach, VA
12	Campbell, Michael*	55	Dale City, VA
13	Scott, Dan*       	56	Richmond, VA
14	Tyndall, Steve* 	58	Yorktown, VA
15	Kunz, Karl**    	59	Silver Spring, MD
16	Wesbecher, Michael**	57	Oakton, VA
17	Stevens, Bobby**	56	Stafford, VA
18	Vaughan, Allen* 	55	Stafford, VA
19	Manske, Dennis* 	59	Williamsburg, VA
20	Pardee, William 	56	Virginia Beach, VA
21	Wilson, Robert  	58	Toano, VA
22	Scott, William**	58	Glearden, MD
23	Wind, Jay*        	55	Arlington, VA
24	Wong, Ronnie*     	59	Catonsville, MD
25	Whisler, Mark     	55	Salem, VA
26	Reynolds, Bruce 	55	Arlington, VA
27	Staple, Jeff*     	55	Sterling, VA

Men 60 - 64
Photo: Bill Joyce of Herndon, VA, seventh in the 60-64 division.

Patrick Griffith (57) does not take his crown for granted. He works hard to maintain it. He trains and he keeps his eye on the competition. Normally, this would mean turning around to look or even listening for footsteps. No, the top runners in the division rarely meet. Of the top 28 times, all are age group wins. The top16 times are divided among three runners. All nine of Patrick's races are wins. He owns eight distances in the Best of 2005. He wins the division by erasing the 5-mile best formerly held by third place Dan Murray (29) of Keswick, VA. Murray has been Griffith's only Achilles heel in the last five years. Griffith ran 29:51 in the pouring rain at the Van Metre 5M. In contrast, Murray ran 30:11 at the swift running nTelos 8K.

Griffith also added a superb Veterans Day 10K in 37:56. Jason Page (53) has his own ideas. He has two top-three finishes and four sub-19:00 5Ks. His best time, at the Candy Cane 5K, was 18:10 (10K = 37:54), the second best race in the period. John Kirkpatrick (21) has the next best time, running his two wins in the Annapolis area. At the unusual Metric Marathon (26.2K) he ran 1:52:03 (10K = 40:19). Then Ed Lecates swarmed over him with a six-pack of wins. The slowest was a 19:44 at St Joseph's and the best a 19:22 at Suzie's Cause after running a 19:29 the day before at United Way.

Van Metre 5 Mile, 29:51, 10K = 37:38


Pl	Name              	Age	Hometown
 1	Griffith, Patrick*9	61	Alexandria, VA
 2	Page, Jason*****	60	Hamilton, VA
 3	Murray, Dan**     	60	Keswick, VA
 4	Lecates, Ed*6     	60	York, PA
 5	Kirkpatrick, John **	61	Annapolis, MD
 6	Collins, Winston***	64	Newport News, VA
 7	Joyce, Bill*      	61	Herndon, VA
 8	Haubert, John***	63	Alexandria, VA
 9	Noone, Jim**      	61	Fairfax, VA
10	Kilgore, Roger*****	61	Tall Timbers, MD
11	Anderson, Roger**	60	Manassas, VA
12	Jones, Lewis**    	62	Yorktown, VA
13	Hartless, Bob*    	61	Forest, VA
14	Loughran, John    	61	Sandston, VA
15	Lamountain, Dennis*	60	Richmond, VA
16	McEvilly, Eamonn*	63	Springfield, VA
17	Pitarra, John*    	64	Baltimore, MD
18	Bullock, Jim**    	63	Westminster, MD
19	Bell, Jim**       	60	Charlottesville, VA
20	Cook, Timothy     	61	Richmond, VA
21	Nixon, George*     	63	Richmond, VA
22	Turner, Larry** 	62	Seaford, VA
23	Merrill, Sammy* 	64	Fredericksburg, VA
24	Davidson, Maurice	63	Fredericksburg, VA
25	Miller, Dan*      	60	Richmond, VA
26	Hicks, Joel*      	64	Radford, VA
27	Riley, Chris*     	61	Pasadena, MD
28	Kutzner, Richard**	62	Waldorf, MD
29	Delambo, Nick*    	63	Baltimore, MD
30	Wingfield, Randy*	60	Winchester, VA
31	Shapiro, Lou**    	64	Silver Spring, MD
32	Fore, Roger*    	61	Roanoke, VA
33	Hozik, James     	60	Great Falls, VA
34	LaMonte, Vince* 	62	Columbia, MD
35	Berg-Cross, Gary***	62	Potomac, MD
36	Clark, Jack*      	62	Germantown, MD
37	Borghetti, Tony*	64	Abingdon, VA
38	Celtnieks, Imants*	60	Wheaton, MD
39	Mayhew, Ed      	60	Winchester, VA
40	Peacock, Dick** 	64	Richmond, VA
41	Dobbins, Dennis 	62	Hampton, VA
42	Harrell, Daniel 	63	Chevy Chase, MD

Men 65 - 69
John Elliott started early in September winning the Laurel 5K in 20:02 but he did not have a second race. Cal Fowler stepped up to first, drawing Skip Mullaney with him. Fowler busted loose with a monster nTelos 8K in 32:46 and Mullaney was next, barely in sight, in 34:06. Both times were huge improvements from last period. Fowler offers further proof, winning the Pepsi 10K in 43:26. Mullaney's second race was Buck Mountain 10K in 46:57. Third place Stephen Forman stayed a little more consistent with four 5K wins, including his best, the PVI Runfest in 21:08. His MRF of 45 was tops for the division.

Malcolm O'Hagan, racing the Veterans 10K in 43:22, needed one more race to make the grade. Ray Myers of Blacksburg, VA is fourth with his Galax Autumn Days 5K in 21:55. Art Morey went to Ocean City in October to run the Seaside 10 Mile in 77:48 for fifth place.

Ntelos 8K, 32:46, 10K = 41:34


Pl	Name            	Age	Hometown
 1	Fowler, Cal***    	66	Keswick, VA
 2	Mullaney, Skip    	66	Charlottesville, VA
 3	Forman, Stephen****	65	McLean, VA
 4	Williams, Mel** 	67	Norfolk, VA
 5	Myers, Ray        	68	Blacksburg, VA
 6	Morey, Art*     	67	Columbia, MD
 7	Williams, Richard****	69	Alexandria, VA
 8	Mack, Talbot*     	65	Middleburg, VA
 9	Hamburger, Henry**	65	Bethesda, MD
10	Newmann, Stan** 	66	Timonium, MD
11	Sollers, Bill****	66	Silver Spring, MD
12	Quincy, Ken*      	68	Vienna, VA
13	Hager, Philip** 	68	Falls Church, VA
14	Weyers, Maynard**	69	Alexandria, VA
15	Pierce, Dick*** 	66	Rescue, VA
16	Essery, John      	69	Williamsburg. VA
17	Coates, Chet*     	65	Silver Spring, MD
18	Peacock, Dick*    	65	Richmond, VA
19	Skelton, Lowell*	65	Moneta, VA

Men 70 - 74
Tom Ray did not add to any of his five best of 2005 race distances. He did, however, have the top five times in the division, again blowing away the competition. Terry McCarthy lost to fourth place Jack McMahon the first week of the period at the Fair Lakes 8K. Then he added five more races, all better. His best, the Shenandoah Homecoming 5K in 23:54, was used to ease by Chris Catoe for second place. Catoe ran the Holiday House 5K in 24:02.

Oyster Point 5K Fall Classic, 22:31, 10K = 46:58


Pl	Name              	Age	Hometown
1	Ray, Tom*8      	72	Kitty Hawk, NC
2	McCarthy, Terry*****	70	Leesburg, VA
3	Catoe, Chris     	71	Virginia Beach, VA
4	McMahon, Jack***	74	Rockville, MD
5	Singer, Don **    	70	Annapolis, MD
6	Measham, Tony** 	71	Chevy Chase, MD
7	Dickerson, Larry*	74	Burke, VA
8	Smith, Robert***	71	Comus, MD
9	Olson, Keith     	74	Silver Spring, MD

Men 75 - 79
Nianxiang Xie is the titan of the division. At Kensington he ran the 8K in 46:58 (10K = 59:35) for third in the age group of 70 and over. One month later he won the Home Run 10K in 55:07. Burton Squires moved up to the runner-up on the fast Candy Cane 5K with a 31:16. Paul Madden rings in with the next three times, including a 31:26 5K.

Home Run 10K, 55:07


Pl	Name            	Age	Hometown
1	Xie, Nianxiang* 	78	Rockville, MD
2	Squires, Burton**	76	Rockville, MD
3	Madden, Paul*     	77	Virginia Beach, VA
4	Stansfield, Wheeler	76	Richmond, VA
5	Bragg, Oliver*    	78	Sterling, VA
6	Zenchoff, Philip****	77	Silver Spring, MD

Men 80 & Above
Robert White ended the period with a fabulous 26:28 Governor's Landing 5K, nipping John Hosner's best time of the year of 26:40. John Hosner is one of the top runners with numerous state records of all time. White's Hilton 5K in 27:24 proves it was no fluke. Walt Washburn is again second. He ran thirteen races and won his age group nine times. Naturally some of the "non-wins" were in cases of 70 & over and 60 & over age groups. The division is as large as ever with nine qualifiers.

Governor's Landing 5K, 26:28, 10K = 55:33


Pl	Name            	Age	Hometown
1	White, Robert    	82	Hampton, VA
2	Washburn, Walt*9	83	Vienna, VA
3	Atkins, Bob**    	80	Winchester, VA
4	Boyle, Charles***	82	Annapolis, MD
5	Bukowski, Henryk**	85	Falls Church, VA
6	McGovern, Larry*	80	Virginia Beach, VA
7	Osburn, Bill*     	82	Bethesda, MD

See the Women's Autumn 2005 WRR Runner Rankings.