By James Moreland
Washington, DC
October 16, 2011
For the Washington Running Report
The 6th annual Boo! Run for Life 10K run and 2 Mile walk moved east about a mile and a half to East Potomac Park to accommodate the large crowd of people attending opening ceremonies for the the new Martin Luther King Memorial just north of the traditional course in West Potomac Park. Most of the course was the same, starting on the channel side and racing around the point to where mile one would have been and then returning home.
With all the elite runners at the Army 10 Mile last week and the Baltimore Running Festival Saturday, it was great to see more than 500 runners and scores of walkers to celebrate the near perfect autumn morning. One runner tried to find fault with, “Did you notice the breeze on the river side.” Maybe it was three mph instead of the dead calm on the channel side. Pancake flat, this course was made for records and the event scored eight of them.
Three women’s records were soft and certain to go down though Hilary Cairns’ event record 37:20 would be untouchable. Lindsay Larose, 29, had an easy time winning in 39:09 to get a fourth. For nearly four miles Mary Davison, 38, held off Cindy Conant, 50, of Kensington, MD. But Conant has been busting up not just her division but winning races outright and she powered her way past to take the runner-up spot 40:09 to 40:25, while shaving more than 14 minutes off the record. Gay Petrey, 47, form South Carolina, one of seven states represented in the first 14 runners, knocked almost five minutes off her division’s record with 45:50.
Naomi Stanford, 61, does not race often but when she does she nearly always wins. More than one rankings winner from her division has expressed awe at her racing. Her only race in the spring winning the National Half Marathon in 1:41:25 was the top race of the season. Today she was a mile ahead of the former record in an excellent 46:37.
For the men Derik Thomas, 45, was stalking the top two runners racing along the river side by side at the four mile mark. Richard Andrews and Brian McMahon were racing side by side. Somewhere past the parking lot were the Awakening used to reside Andrews put on a move to win in 34:29. McMahon held on to the runner-up spot in 35:07 with Thomas nearly imposing his will in a record setting 35:19. Former record holder Kevin D’Amanda will soon be fifty but his very nice 38:31 would still be well off the masters record set by then 51-year-old Henry Wigglesworth in 34:48.
Even with a late start Steve San Miguel, 19, notched a new record 38:31 to take both 2009 and the 2010 top teens who had tied for the record. After Thomas the top master was 67-year-old Jim Noone. Noone made it look easy taking down Lou Shapiro’s event record by 21 seconds in a swift 43:19. Not far behind him Donald Hensel, 67, had set the 60-64 record three years ago in 44:01. Michael Wesbecher may have known that because he bolted across the finish line in 44:00 to reset the score.
OVERALL MALE (GUN TIME)
Place Num Name Lname Age City Gun T Net T Pace
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1 537 Richard Andrews 25 Washington DC 34:29 34:29 5:33
2 704 Brian McMahon 29 Washington DC 35:07 35:06 5:39
3 347 Derik Thomas 45 Alexandria VA 35:19 35:18 5:41
OVERALL FEMALE (GUN TIME)
Place Num Name Lname Age City Gun T Net T Pace
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1 581 Lindsay Larose 29 Arlington VA 39:09 39:07 6:18
2 432 Cindy Conant 50 Kensington MD 40:09 40:08 6:28
3 691 Mary Davison 38 Bristow VA 40:25 40:24 6:31
MALE AGE GROUP: 01 - 19 (NET TIME)
1 406 Steve San Miguel 19 Falls Church VA 37:31
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 01 - 19 (NET TIME)
1 449 Jenna Rieling 19 Aberdeen NJ 42:41
MALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 24 (NET TIME)
1 436 James Bolognani 21 Washington DC 36:27
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 24 (NET TIME)
1 660 Maureen McCarthy 20 Washington DC 41:06
MALE AGE GROUP: 25 - 29 (NET TIME)
1 375 Matt Deters 26 Washington DC 36:52
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 25 - 29 (NET TIME)
1 420 Vanessa Taylor 25 Spencerport NY 42:48
MALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 34 (NET TIME)
1 473 Brian Young 33 Washington DC 35:57
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 34 (NET TIME)
1 114 Sam Zinnerman 31 Forestville MD 44:03
MALE AGE GROUP: 35 - 39 (NET TIME)
1 814 Richard Rapine 39 Alexandria VA 36:31
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 35 - 39 (NET TIME)
1 330 Alissa Huntoon 38 Washington DC 51:16
MALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 44 (NET TIME)
1 429 Charles Manahan 44 Vienna VA 42:07
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 44 (NET TIME)
1 565 Tracey Walsh-Chocol 41 Alexandria VA 57:09
MALE AGE GROUP: 45 - 49 (NET TIME)
1 706 Howard Frost 46 Falls Church VA 38:02
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 45 - 49 (NET TIME)
1 276 Gay Petrey 47 West Columbia SC 45:42
MALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 54 (NET TIME)
1 829 Matt Hardison 50 Vienna VA 44:17
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 54 (NET TIME)
1 366 Margaret Staeben 50 Arlington VA 54:36
MALE AGE GROUP: 55 - 59 (NET TIME)
1 460 Thomas Hauser 59 Alexandria VA 52:45
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 55 - 59 (NET TIME)
1 10 James Moreland 59 Gaithersburg MD 47:39
MALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 64 (NET TIME)
1 542 Michael Wesbecher 63 Oakton VA 43:57
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 64 (NET TIME)
1 541 Naomi Stanford 61 Washington DC 46:28
MALE AGE GROUP: 65 - 69 (NET TIME)
1 326 Jim Noone 67 Fairfax VA 43:17
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 65 - 69 (NET TIME)
MALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 99 (NET TIME)
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 99 (NET TIME)
MALE FIRST TIME RACER: NET TIME - NET PACE 1 - 99
1 436 James Bolognani 21 M Washington DC 36:39 36:27
FEMALE FIRST TIME RACER: NET TIME - NET PACE 1 - 99
1 441 Sarah Rosenstein 22 F Washington DC 45:28 45:22
By James Moreland
Reston, VA
October 8, 2011
For the Washington Running Report
Running is a sport for the young and even more so the young at heart. Running in races has increased every year in the last decade. With the economic down turn in the last few years, runners are coming out in even greater numbers. The annual Great Pumpkin 5K was blessed with a picture perfect autumn day and brought out big time racing numbers. Waiting for the race to start, one runner asked another if she was going to race with her. “Oh no, I don’t really run. I just came out for the fun.” The reply was, “Well next year, I will run with you.” The oldest runner of the race was Larry Dickerson, 80. He was wearing a bright yellow pair of running shoes that enviously caught the eye of one of the youngsters. Dickerson always near the top of the rankings, smiled and said, “I’ll will them to you.”
Colorful costumes were on display. One runner at the front of the pack was painted like a Halloween skeleton. Further back in the pack a woman was decked out in a full Batman costume. The Oktoberfest celebration at the Reston Town Center was set for the whole weekend with the race as a centerpiece. This year the late summer rains did a number on the pumpkin crop, so we missed out on a giant pumpkin like the half ton monster at the 2009 event. Still, there was lots of smaller pumpkin, often with faces designed on them.
Top ranked Henry Wigglesworth, 54, had scouted the course and found it to his liking. He was looking for another sub 17:00 minute race. A number of the older runners such as Jean Christophe Arcaz, 50, and Steve Robinson, 56, (coming back from a year layoff), were looking for some competition to spur on the fast times on a perfect racing morn. The first two, Wigglesworth (17:15) and Arcaz (17:44), both finished in the top eight overall. Arcaz noted that the top three just disappeared. He knew he would have to work hard to catch Wigglesworth. Wigglesworth noted after the race that he would have preferred Arcaz up on his shoulder pushing him to a faster time. He had been really impressed by Arcaz’s Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile (He had been first in 58:48). “Sub 60:00 is pretty good!” he exclaimed.
Third grandmaster Peter Cini (18:58) speculated that Arcaz was better the longer the race. Both he and Wigglesworth discussed where the best (fastest) 5Ks might be found. Late October offered one of the best choices at the Valvoline Instant Oil Change Goblin Gallop 5k & 1k Fun Run in Fairfax, VA at the end of the month. Robinson was so eager to be back on the circuit that he ran out quickly with the top dogs. After the race he was ecstatic. “I was hoping to break 21:00 and I almost broke 20:00,” he said with a wide grin of his new 55-59 event record in 20:05. Amazingly, after Wigglesworth’s 17:15 record, the next two fastest grandmaster age groups were set in the first year (2009) by Jason Page, 64, (19:27) and Bill Joyce, 65, (19:58). The master record was set by open class runner Ray Pugsley in 15:28.
The first year was Steve Magness upset reigning rankings champion Steve Crane by fifty meters in 15:05. The next year the course changed a bit and the top two runners dipped under 15:00 with third place Frank DeVar just missing in 15:03. This year the clear favorite was Abiyot Endale (left). In the spring he upped his game racing three of the fastest 10Ks in the region, finishing in the top three every time. His slaying of the field at the Pike’s Peek 10K in 28:19 gave a strong hint that Gurmessa Megeressa’s event record of 14:51 would soon be history. Today three more age groups would break 15:00 minutes. Looking relaxed, Endale always seems to be toying with the competition, winning easily in 14:25. Second place Girma Desta at thirty-five is still racing in excellent form for a marvelous 44:44. DeVar was again third but this time it was also the third fastest event time in 14:48.
There was cash for the top three overall but for some reason they decided not to pass out age group prizes on race day. Endale (89.5%) led five runners with age graded performances higher than 87%. Dee Nelson, 68, was third overall at 88:1% with her 24:45 finish.
In the women’s race Kayley Byrne, 23, took over early and won in a sparkling 19:05. The next two places were decided later in the race. Runner-up Karina Lubell posted a 19:44 with Tiffany Hevner not far behind in 19:56. Of the first dozen runners these two, at 31, were the only ones older than thirty. Last week at the McLean 5k Jen Norris (right) was fourth overall and top master. (The overall winner was Win Persian, 51,). That course was a similar rolling course with turns but it featured some misty showers that turned torrential for those who lingered on the course. Today Norris plowed ahead for the top masters spot in 22:20. Not far behind her were the top two grandmasters. Sushila Nanda, 50, ran a very credible 22:33 for the event record. She also stopped about every half mile with leg cramps. She started up again as some of the slower runners caught up. After the raced she was thanking them for helping to pace her. “I saw one woman who I thought might be in my age group and I wanted to beat her.” That runner was 55-year-old Elizabeth Baumgarten who just missed catching her in 22:37. That gave her the second highest age graded rating for the women at a national class 79.9%.
Female runners comprised 59% of the field. With all the racing competition of forty races a weekend and the massive Army 10 miler on tap tomorrow, the numbers were less than might have been expected for this wonderful race. Still, there were 1100 timed finishers, plus untimed runners as well. The kids’ race consisted of hundreds of little ones divided by age with four different colors of bibs.
Many volunteers worked long and hard to make this event work. Race morning started at 3:00 a.m. to get everything in place for the runners. At packet pickup whole families came out to help deliver the goods to the racers. On Friday, the Chen family had three young boys about 6 to 11 years old. They quickly took over the jobs with alacrity. Mom was able to just watch most of the time. The youngest made sure everyone got an Anthem bag while the oldest diligently marked off bibs before dispensing with the shirts. They really went to town when they got the chance to stuff the bag with race fliers, the more the merrier. Once a packet of fliers was finished they reached for more, exulting when more were provided. After the pick-up closed for the evening, we surprised them with an early Halloween, a bag of chocolate candies. It is a safe bet they will be back net year.
FEMALE OVERALL
Place Num Name Ag City Gun T Net T Pace
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1 467 Kayley Byrne 23 Oak Hill VA 19:05 19:03 6:08
2 1221 Karina Lubell 31 Washington DC 19:44 19:44 6:22
3 846 Tiffany Hevner 31 Columbia MD 19:56 19:56 6:25
MALE OVERALL
Place Num Name Ag City Gun T Net T Pace
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1 3 Abiyot Endale 26 Bronx NY 14:25 14:25 4:39
2 2 Girma Desta 35 Washington DC 14:44 14:44 4:45
3 1 Joseph Devar 23 Washington DC 14:48 14:47 4:46
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 1 - 12
1 1135 Emily Landeryou 12 Reston VA 22:22 22:16 7:10
2 613 Kate Brunotts 11 Ashburn VA 25:22 25:21 8:10
3 1134 Sophia Landeryou 9 Reston VA 25:55 25:47 8:18
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 1 - 12
1 669 Ian Whitfield 9 Potomac Falls VA 20:42 20:42 6:40
2 660 Joshua Kay 11 Leesburg VA 23:08 22:46 7:20
3 1217 Owen Walker 12 Reston VA 24:13 24:13 7:48
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 13 - 15
1 1177 Mary Pollin 14 Burke VA 22:07 21:58 7:04
2 1157 Morgan Witcock 13 Herndon VA 22:26 22:26 7:14
3 938 Kacey Hirshfeld 15 Reston VA 24:07 24:03 7:45
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 13 - 15
1 719 Lewis Millholland 15 Falls Church VA 17:50 17:50 5:45
2 1191 Mikey Peterson 14 21:32 21:27 6:54
3 1218 Eli Lifland 13 Fairfax VA 22:30 22:10 7:08
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 16 - 19
1 780 Erin Geraghty 19 Woodbridge VA 20:50 20:50 6:43
2 1210 Gabrielle Merritt 16 Elon NC 21:55 21:55 7:04
3 483 Lisa Bell 18 Vienna VA 24:38 24:35 7:55
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 16 - 19
1 1184 Chris Zapple 19 Falls Church VA 18:02 18:02 5:49
2 1208 Zachary Dailey 16 Great Falls VA 18:20 18:18 5:54
3 1068 John Tiernan 16 Reston VA 20:12 20:02 6:27
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 20 - 24
1 1183 Natalie Anble 22 Fairfax VA 20:29 20:29 6:36
2 482 Julie Bell 21 Vienna VA 20:53 20:50 6:43
3 504 Amara Lewis 23 Alexandria VA 21:00 20:54 6:44
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 20 - 24
1 873 James McLaughlin 23 Herndon VA 20:11 20:06 6:29
2 1058 Nate Perry 23 Herndon VA 20:12 20:07 6:29
3 1250 Benjamin Burnheimer 24 Ashburn VA 20:58 20:57 6:45
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 25 - 29
1 785 Stephanie Manchin 27 Arlington VA 22:10 21:26 6:54
2 763 Melanie Clairy 29 Reston VA 22:14 21:39 6:58
3 841 Jayme Dorsett 25 Reston VA 23:37 23:07 7:27
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 25 - 29
1 65 Charlie Ban 29 McLean VA 16:15 16:15 5:14
2 939 Andrew Ciarfalia 28 Reston VA 16:55 16:55 5:27
3 424 Sean McLaughlin 25 Centreville VA 17:28 17:28 5:38
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 30 - 34
1 708 Dana Drever 34 Ashburn VA 23:56 23:23 7:32
2 862 Karen Preston 34 Ashburn VA 24:59 24:35 7:55
3 681 Jessica Sartorius 34 Vienna VA 25:52 25:52 8:20
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 30 - 34
1 311 Dan Petouvis 33 Fairfax VA 18:10 18:09 5:51
2 684 Titus Mott 34 Reston VA 19:44 19:41 6:20
3 1027 Auberde Merilan 31 Reston VA 20:35 20:30 6:36
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 35 - 39
1 1067 Paula Knepper 38 Reston VA 23:02 23:00 7:24
2 1003 Tia Roy 36 Ashburn VA 23:34 23:25 7:33
3 692 Holly Khatchadurian 37 Reston VA 24:03 23:55 7:42
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 35 - 39
1 1196 Joshua Doan 37 Arlington VA 18:37 18:36 5:59
2 748 Glen Case 36 Ashburn VA 18:52 18:51 6:04
3 107 Michael Rohlf 36 Washington DC 19:25 19:25 6:15
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 40 - 44
1 824 Jen Norris 40 McLean VA 22:20 22:14 7:10
2 1141 Jill Jaggard 43 Great Falls VA 23:42 23:42 7:38
3 184 Terry Short 40 Reston VA 25:04 24:22 7:51
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 40 - 44
1 1147 Tom Powers 43 Chevy Chase MD 19:11 19:10 6:10
2 1143 Shawn Flaherty 40 Herndon VA 19:54 19:54 6:25
3 1109 Matt Tourville 40 Alexandria VA 21:35 21:35 6:57
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 45 - 49
1 937 Diana Hirshfeld 45 Reston VA 24:08 24:04 7:45
2 776 Chana Richitt 47 Manassas VA 25:30 24:05 7:46
3 1146 Suzanne Powers 45 Reston VA 25:04 24:43 7:57
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 45 - 49
1 818 Robert Sichau 47 Alexandria VA 20:15 20:09 6:30
2 1105 Thomas Marks 45 Ashburn VA 20:31 20:31 6:36
3 1046 Robert Barlow 45 Reston VA 21:02 21:02 6:47
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 50 - 54
1 1043 Sushila Nanda 50 Arlington VA 22:33 22:33 7:16
2 886 Carla Freyvogel 54 McLean VA 23:59 23:58 7:43
3 419 Daniela Micsan 52 Reston VA 26:03 25:59 8:22
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 50 - 54
1 1004 Henry Wigglesworth 53 Washington DC 17:15 17:15 5:34
2 1170 Jean-Christophe Arcaz 50 Rockville MD 17:44 17:44 5:43
3 1187 Peter Cini 53 Fairfax VA 18:58 18:58 6:07
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 55 - 59
1 396 Elizabeth Baumgarten 55 Stone Ridge VA 22:37 22:35 7:16
2 990 Cindy Beyer 55 Reston VA 24:59 24:49 7:59
3 553 Peggy Corley 55 Fairmont WV 25:01 25:01 8:04
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 55 - 59
1 1207 Steve Robinson 56 Oak Hill VA 20:05 20:05 6:28
2 1239 Kenyon Erickson 57 Vienna VA 20:31 20:29 6:36
3 1169 Rod Devan 58 Alexandria VA 20:50 20:47 6:42
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 60 - 64
1 1055 Catherine Kemper 60 Des Moines IA 28:59 28:53 9:18
2 403 Jane Blong 61 Potomac MD 34:49 34:45 11:11
3 147 Linda Echard 60 Reston VA 36:22 35:40 11:29
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 60 - 64
1 1059 Jack Kehoe 63 Burke VA 25:08 25:05 8:05
2 550 Ting-Yi Oei 62 Reston VA 27:42 26:25 8:30
3 831 Jack Harvey 60 Centreville VA 26:53 26:45 8:37
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 65 - 69
1 1220 Dee Nelson 68 Gaithersburg MD 24:45 24:45 7:58
2 1112 Rebecca Brown 67 McLean VA 36:06 34:38 11:09
3 1037 Feryal Barakat 67 Rockville MD 57:45 56:32 18:12
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 65 - 69
1 509 Fred Kohut 66 Cold Spring NY 32:51 32:11 10:22
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 70 - 74
1 1128 Abigail Edwards 71 Reston VA 40:34 39:09 12:36
2 1251 Yuidgard Deitrich 70 Washington DC 43:52 41:43 13:26
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 70 - 74
1 676 John Gluck 74 Alexandria VA 25:04 24:58 8:02
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 75 - 79
1 246 An Duong 75 Centreville VA 32:18 30:59 9:59
2 592 Bendy Viragh 77 Washington DC 32:38 32:30 10:28
3 976 Dick Coogan 79 McLean VA 38:27 38:01 12:14
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 80 - 99
1 408 Larry Dickerson 80 Burke VA 28:43 28:36 9:13
By James Moreland
Washington, DC
June 4, 2011
For the Washington Running Report
Here it was a cacophony. It was a city of runners and walkers. The weather was glorious. “Isn’t it great to know that every year more participants of the Susan B. Komen Global Race for the Cure are wearing the [Proud Pink] of the survivor?” Everyone is touched by someone in their lives as proof of the tens of thousands of participants, nearly 7,000 who ran in the 5K event. For several hours the river of humanity streamed up and down main street Washington, DC to celebrate life, remembrance, hope, and the search for the cure.
At times the music was deafening for those closest to it but they were announcing their presence to the world. There were many testimonials and videos on the big screen. Most telling was the Komen plan to insist on even more access to have earlier screening and prevention. To let the health industry and Congress know that some awareness was not enough and that a cure for everyone would be relentlessly sought after.
The event took up nearly half of the mall from Third to Seventh Street with the music beginning at dawn. The 5K running began at 8:00 AM and hundreds of runners were still getting lined up. It would take many minutes for everyone to cross the ChronoTrack mats but they would insure runners of an accurate net time. Many of the runners were really not here to race today. Still, they were used to lining up for a race. Very few were racing for the best clock time; they were having the best time participating.
Many of the runners did not understand the need for age, which is to clarify their competition. First you can be the overall winner, than you can be the best in your age group. Nearly all the large races have five year age groups. For this event many people left off their age or responded, “fifties,” or “old.” Some just gave us the month and day and left us to ponder. For this event the two main categories are survivor and everyone else. This was their day to be proud and to celebrate and earn our applause.
Close to forty thousands others composed of friends and family started their parade-like celebration at 8:15 a block away. All would unite in the next two hours at the finish line.
Wilson Komen (left), one of the elite runners in the region, is back and added to his winning streak his second overall win in the last two weeks in a very nice 15:35. Four twenty-something runners battled down the final straightaway on Independence for the next spot. The top masters division runner was Henry Wigglesworth, 53, who recently moved back to Washington after have been away for a couple decades. His time was a national–class 17:05.
Top ranked Michelle Miller bolted out early for the honor of being the top woman in the race, finishing in 17:35. With more than twice as many women in the race as men, her time was just a stride behind the 11th fastest man, Tom Beekhuysen, who was the second masters division finisher.
The next six women all finished faster than 19:00. The sixth place finisher, Katie Sutton, 31, of Kirkwood, MO was the first survivor. Her time of 18:44 proved she still has plenty of life in her.
Hundred of volunteers donated their time to make this event a success.
Top ten men
Pl Div/Tot Num Name Age Hometown Gun T Net T Pace == ======== ==== =================== === ================ ===== ===== === 1 1/387 7942 Wilson Komen 33 Washington DC 15:35 15:34 5:01 2 1/449 4955 Jason Myers 25 Alexandria VA 16:09 16:08 5:12 3 2/449 7988 Andrew Sovonick 25 Gaithersburg MD 16:12 16:12 5:13 4 3/449 7084 Matthew Logan 25 Washington DC 16:15 16:15 5:14 5 4/449 7527 Chris Pruitt 28 Arlington VA 16:19 16:19 5:16 6 5/449 6625 Jossi Fritz-Mauer 26 Ardmore PA 16:32 16:32 5:20 7 6/449 1982 Brian McCabe 25 Washington DC 16:40 16:40 5:22 8 1/182 1848 John Black 23 Arlington VA 16:53 16:52 5:26 9 1/114 7142 Henry Wigglesworth 53 Washington DC 17:05 17:05 5:31 10 2/387 11145 Daniel Yi 31 Alexandria VA 17:17 17:16 5:34
Photo below: Henry Wigglesworth, 53, make it look easy, finishing ninth overall.
Top Ten Women
Pl Div/Tot Num Name Age Hometown Gun T Net T Pace == ======== ==== =================== === ================ ===== ===== ===== 1 1/814 6837 Michelle Miller 30 Damascus MD 17:36 17:35 5:40 2 2/814 7151 Meghan Ridgley 32 Vienna VA 18:15 18:15 5:53 3 3/814 11449 Catherine Seaton 32 Raleigh NC 18:27 18:26 5:56 4 1/533 7800 Janet Whittaker 37 Washington DC 18:31 18:30 5:58 5 1/1086 2709 Kaitlin Sheedy 28 Arlington VA 18:41 18:37 6:00 6 4/814 42648 Katie Sutton 31 Kirkwood MO 18:44 18:44 6:02 7 5/814 4021 Martha Nelson 30 Chevy Chase MD 18:59 18:59 6:07 8 2/1086 7443 Terri Firedline 29 Fairfax VA 19:40 19:24 6:15 9 2/533 3917 Chrissy Graham 37 Olney MD 19:31 19:29 6:17 10 1/100 5210 Paige Callahan 18 Annapolis MD 19:56 19:48 6:23
Photo below: first female masters division finisher Sandrine Falgon, 40, hurries after Kelly Devine just off the 20:00 mark.
By James Moreland
Washington, DC
March 6, 2011
For the Washington Running Report
“The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.” Here in hilly northwest the clouds parted for the third annual race.
Though we were warned that all week that it may be time to build an ark, the early morning showers gave way to a delightful cool morning. Though the streets were still wet, the Gods had stopped perspiring on us when the race got underway at 8:30 a.m.
In the first two year’s the event record was at 17:09. There were a few runners capable of that lined up behind the ChronoTrack mats. Henry Wigglesworth, 53, and formally of Seattle, was well aware of rain during runs. He may not have been fully ready for this course.
Like water running down a drain, runners scurried to the base of the course in the opening half mile. A mile later runners still had not reached the top of the course near the Washington Cathedral, the highest point in DC.
Cody McLane-Baughman, 19, of Alexandria, VA had led the spirited early charge. He was the oldest of the scores of young runners in this race. Students got in for the honey of a price — $5. Of course the first hundred meters belonged to the shorter crowd that has to make height at the amusement parks. Many of the flamed out early though Mei Copacino (left) at just 11 years of age held onto third place until the final seconds, charging the steep downhill to the finish with 23:27.
There were so many police cars throughout the course that surely it must be a parade. The course was well marked and well marshaled. That was important because this scenic course was of long and winding hills that took us to who knows where. Seventh place Daniel Yi agreed with other runners that the course ran like a cross country race, lots of fun but not too fast. Judge for yourself: Yi was seventh in 19:05. Last November at the NCT Marathon he was second overall in 2:38:07, a 6:03 pace.
As this race started at school and was mostly about kids and having fun, 8 of the 10 age groups included teens. Those divisions went two deep while the adults had a single winner. Fourth for the men was Jack Beecher, 19, in a solid 18:51. Of course for the women Copacino was just 11.
The first year (2008) of the race former Mayor Adrian Fenty was in the field. This year his brother Shawn Fenty was in the field as well as DC Councilman Kwame Brown.
Will Eden, 24, of Washington, DC (right) moved away from the field on the first long climb. Maybe with a little more competition he might have closed on Thomas Rhodes’ 17:09 record set in 2009. Eden ran 17:23 for easily the second fastest time for this event. Rhodes had run an excellent St. Patrick’s Day 8K in 25:41 last year.
Second place Andrew Philips, 32, was the first age group winner in the elongated 30-49 division with 17:54. Wigglesworth was the fall 50-54 champion in the Runner Rankings based on his 16:38 5K in October. Today he ran a spirited 18:16 to finish third overall and crush the 50-99 division.
For the men 2009 was the faster year, while 2008 was faster for the women. This year Tamara Shear, 25, of Washington, DC (left)made it look easy setting the new event record in 20:34. Surely she knew she had an easy victory today but she may not have known how close she was to Michelle Harburg’s 20:41 from 2008.
Second place Sandrine Falgon, 40, of Washington, DC also ran all alone and crushed the masters best with the fourth fastest women’s race in 21:40. Colleen Roh, 32, of Washington, DC used a ferocious quick to steal third in 23:25.
The threat of rain scared away some of the nearly 1,000 runners who had signed up. Those who stayed at home missed out on a fine and fun event.
Antes de la carrera and sin dudo despues de la carrera era lluvia. Claro que la ciudad se divierte con una lluvia torrencial pero no durante la carrera de 5K. Gente de ocho eastados viene a correr pero el evento era especialment para los jóvenes. Los jóvenes aman la empieza de la carrera que iba cuesta abajo. Pero lástima, hace solamente unos pocos minutos y la calle completamente se convirtió en cuesta arriba.
Will Eden de Washington, DC acepta el desafío de las colinas difíciles a terminar en primer lugar con 17:22. Para las mujeres, Tamara Shear de Washington, DC fácilmente bate el récord del evento con 20:35.
Después de corriendo, todos volvían a la escuela para enojar café, agua, bagels, y pastels.
