By James Moreland
Sterling, VA
May 26, 2012
For the Washington Running Report
Fun run start .
For the last nine years this special race that starts underneath the ladders of two fire trucks in Sterling, has acted like the official start of the summer season. Raced on Memorial Day weekend the region usually blasts out a ninety degree day to test the runners. The course is a two loop jaunt around the Community Center. After cresting the first long hill at the end of the second mile runners get to run under an uncapped fire hydrant. A quick look at the times will tell you that the first real scorcher of 2012 took its toll on the nearly 500 10K finishers.
Only one event record was broken and that was Christy Dannenberg’s 19 & younger record of 42:22 set in 2004. Race winner Melissa Saunders, 19, took the crown in a very nice 41:21. The elite division for the Runner Rankings is 41:15. Only two others years, both extra hot, had a winner slower than forty minutes.
Katie Clarke, 19, got a late start finishing in 42:58 but her net time of 42:25 was near the former event record. Only one women in the top ten finishers returned from last year, sixth place Mandana Mortazavi, 48 in 45:16. Fourth place Kim Isler was the masters champion in 44:23.
In the men’s race, Ray Pugsley, 43, was the consensus favorite to win it all. Pugsley cruised home in 34:37 for his third win in five tries. He had set the 35-39 record winning in 2006 with 33:29. The next year he was second to Jorge Pardo, 38, who took his record with 33:21. In 2008 he came to for revenge besting Pardo 33:21 with an excellent 33:02 but was again second as Philippe Rolly, 35, won it all in 32:49. All three broke the previous record. The next year Pugsley returned as a master to win it all in 33:02, again. Only one runner older than Pugsley has won the race. That was Linda Foley, 46, back in 2008.
In 2007, runner-up Max Werner, 23 , had the second fastest teen time in 35:41. Today he topped his best Cascades 10K with 35:39. The teen record was set by C.W. Moran with 32:34. The following year he joined Philippe Rolly in a blistering charge down the final hill finishing in an identical time of 30:40. Rolly got the victory by an eyelash, while Moran settled for the 20-24 record. Last year Ethan Pacifico (left) was fourth overall in a solid 37:53. This year he was fifth, improving to 36:57. He still has three more years to try for Werner’s time.
For the older runners, Roland Rust, 60, continues his top ranked spring season with an excellent 40:24 for the second best age graded time, after Pugsley, in tthe event. It makes you realize how good Patrick Griffith was. Griffith is one of three runners, Moran and Rolly, with two age group records. He had a fabulous 38:46 back in 2005 at age sixty.
Four runners from the 50 Plus Club with a combined 161 races run so far this year came out to race. Jim Noone, 67, took another title with a solid 44:18. Bob Gurtler, 77, who normally prefers the 5K with 28 already this year, ran his fifth 10K of the year in 1:06:53. Karen Young, 43, and Bill Stahr, 51, have a combined 35 races each in the 5K and 10K. Stahr, who won his age group in 44:12, ran a record 78 10K races in 2009. Young, who just missed running fifty or more for the third time with 49 in 2001, leads Stahr this year so far 19 to 17.
Awards Listing (No Duplicate Prizes)
OVERALL MALE (GUN TIME)
Place Num Name Lname Age City Time
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1 3 Ray Pugsley 43 Potomac Falls VA 34:37
2 506 Max Werner 23 Potomac Falls VA 35:39
3 346 Douglas Haines 27 Centreville VA 36:28
OVERALL FEMALE (GUN TIME)
Place Num Name Lname Age City Time
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1 422 Melissa Saunders 19 Potomac Falls VA 41:21
2 44 Katie Clarke 19 Sterling VA 42:58
3 251 Mary Beth Chosak 33 Arlington VA 43:21
MALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 19 (NET TIME)
1 336 Ethan Pacifico 16 Potomac Falls VA 36:57
2 118 Patrick Wilson 19 Sterling VA 38:33
3 508 Zawad Chowdhury 18 Potomac Falls VA 38:43
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 19 (NET TIME)
1 499 Samantha Phillips 19 Potomac Falls VA 48:13
2 459 Kayla Grimmett 18 Sterling VA 48:23
3 283 Barbara Rion 19 Sterling VA 49:00
MALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 24 (NET TIME)
1 505 Kyle Kinnally 24 Ashburn VA 36:52
2 450 Matt Weber 21 Sterling VA 37:46
3 493 Tim French 20 Sterling VA 44:05
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 24 (NET TIME)
1 129 Emily O'Connor 22 Sterling VA 47:15
2 211 Erica Raggio 21 Sterling VA 50:41
3 307 Lauren Cummings 23 Olympia WA 53:05
MALE AGE GROUP: 25 - 29 (NET TIME)
1 119 Sean Wilson 25 Sterling VA 37:39
2 22 Mike Tosto 28 Sterling VA 41:14
3 306 William Fastenau 25 Olympia WA 43:11
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 25 - 29 (NET TIME)
1 453 Kristina Keller 29 Cleveland OH 45:11
2 514 Amanda Gould 29 Centreville VA 46:40
3 213 Heather Hanks 29 Clifton VA 48:08
MALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 34 (NET TIME)
1 87 Dennis Haeberle 31 Reston VA 42:10
2 18 Caldwell Clarke 33 Leesburg VA 42:19
3 370 Andy Gingrich 32 Centreville VA 42:42
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 34 (NET TIME)
1 105 Alison Slade 31 Odenton MD 46:00
2 491 Laura Portillo 30 Potomac Falls VA 46:37
3 466 Melanie Bell 30 Potomac Falls VA 49:37
MALE AGE GROUP: 35 - 39 (NET TIME)
1 327 Robert Osterried 39 Sterling VA 40:28
2 181 Robert Antonellis 36 Sterling VA 42:37
3 32 Thomas Luke 36 Potomac Falls VA 45:21
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 35 - 39 (NET TIME)
1 27 Keisha Voigt 39 Sterling VA 47:17
2 80 Kristy Persons 36 Potomac Falls VA 47:19
3 365 Laura Sibley 39 Potomac Falls VA 49:41
MALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 44 (NET TIME)
1 270 Alan Sherman 40 Silver Spring MD 37:06
2 431 Rob Meadows 40 Lansdowne VA 39:50
3 97 Bin Mu 43 Reston VA 40:14
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 44 (NET TIME)
1 295 Kim Isler 44 Oakton VA 44:20
2 529 Karen Young 43 Boyds MD 48:15
3 98 Jie Zheng 41 Reston VA 48:58
MALE AGE GROUP: 45 - 49 (NET TIME)
1 358 Craig Hymes 49 Reston VA 39:22
2 538 Ed Milenski 45 Potomac Falls VA 39:36
3 509 Mark Fanelli 48 Reston VA 41:46
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 45 - 49 (NET TIME)
1 533 Mandana Mortazavi 48 Leesburg VA 45:12
2 428 Annie Downer 48 Herndon VA 50:26
3 193 Cj Schwartzrock 45 Sterling VA 51:35
MALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 54 (NET TIME)
1 532 Bill Stahr 51 The Plains VA 44:10
2 168 Gregory Gould 51 Sterling VA 45:14
3 354 Alan Riggs 54 Lovettsville VA 50:42
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 54 (NET TIME)
1 382 Pamela Thomas 52 Sterling VA 53:15
2 169 Laurie Gould 51 Sterling VA 54:07
3 187 Suzanne Cooper 51 Sterling VA 55:50
MALE AGE GROUP: 55 - 59 (NET TIME)
1 163 Ken Krehbiel 58 Washington DC 46:12
2 345 Keith Hosman 57 Dale City VA 48:45
3 424 John Klemens 55 Potomac Falls VA 49:47
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 55 - 59 (NET TIME)
1 465 Kathie Brumbaugh 55 Herndon VA 1:03:09
2 218 Laura Carter 55 Sterling VA 1:11:55
3 225 Connie Boswell 55 Sterling VA 1:15:59
MALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 64 (NET TIME)
1 207 Roland Rust 60 Bethesda MD 40:23
2 258 Bill Koetter 63 Ashburn VA 55:30
3 482 Halle Overhamm 61 Germany 1:03:06
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 64 (NET TIME)
1 313 Jaine Summers 61 Annandale VA 1:07:42
MALE AGE GROUP: 65 - 69 (NET TIME)
1 290 Jim Noone 67 Fairfax VA 44:15
2 390 Patrick Brown 67 Reston VA 55:22
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 65 - 69 (NET TIME)
1 387 Pat Welch 67 Vienna VA 1:00:58
MALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 99 (NET TIME)
1 411 Chan Robbins 74 Arlington VA 53:58
2 507 Ken Quincy 74 Vienna VA 1:00:14
3 474 Bruce Wayne 75 Potomac Falls VA 1:05:16
MALE FIRST TIME RACER: NET TIME - NET PACE 1 - 99
1 186 Son Huynh 33 M South Riding VA 48:38
FEMALE FIRST TIME RACER: NET TIME - NET PACE 1 - 99
1 211 Erica Raggio 21 F Sterling VA 50:41
By James Moreland
Broadlands, VA
March 10, 2012
For the Washington Running Report
In its 20th year this popular 5 mile race upgraded yet again. First, they certified the course (over the years the race has started from a quite a few different sides of the course). The race has already been famous for its prolific random awards. This year the race expanded to five year age groups to make the age challenge even more fair. The food has always been fun with dozens of doughnuts and coffee to go along with the healthier apples and bananas. This year there were scores of commemorative cupcakes with eatable logos. Comparing the different types for taste was an enviable task.
Last year David Nightingale battled Karl Dusen for the title winning in 23:56. Dusen’s 24:03 was solidly ahead of third place Gurmessa Megressa’s 24:25. Last year the event was a week after the mammoth St. Patrick’s Day 8K, which had been won by Demesse Tefera. Tefera started but dropped last year. This year Tefera battled New York’s Teklu Deneke, pulling away in the final sixty meter down hill charge to finish in 24:55. Dusen finished third this year in 25:53, all alone with fourth place Charlie Ban arriving nearly two minutes later. The certified course was about 250 feet longer than last year but that hardly explains the slower times. The sunny day was cool with a more than just pleasant breeze. The top reason may be that tomorrow will be national class competition at the massive (7500 person) St. Patrick’s Day 8K. Tefera will be there to defend his title.
On the women’s side which has now become the larger of the two sexes in most races, the course saw seven runners more than a minute faster than last year’s champion. Runner-up and former Runner Rankings champion Hirut Mandefro could not keep pace with Askale Merachi, a new face in town. Mandefro ran a very nice 29:02 but she was closely shadowed by two new faces, Anna Gosselin, 23, in 29:10 and Maura Carroll, 22, in 29:13. Merachi turned the final corner in seventh overall at 28:28. If the course had been a few meters longer she would have finished her rundown of sixth place man Bryan Young 28:26.
Peggy Yetman, 43 of Leesburg, VA was testing the waters again in her first race since surgery in December. Everyone in the field was amazed by her excellent 29:16, staying with the lead pack the whole way. She will tell you she was delighted with the race .She will thinking, “Another month of recovery and I could have one it all.” One of her first races after she arrived from Texas was right here just five seconds short of the title in 29:01. Mandana Mortazavi, 48, (in photo) was the second master in 35:47.
After the race, there were lots of folks to thank for the race’s continuous success and checks for Children’s National Medical Center. The race won a special award to get an additional $75,000 to add to the already massive $106,000 they had gathered from the proceeds of the event.
Awards
FEMALE OVERALL
Place Num Name Age City Time
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1 4 Askale Merachi 24 Washington DC 28:28
2 536 Hirut Mandefro 26 Washington DC 29:02
3 617 Anna Gosselin 23 Vienna VA 29:10
MALE OVERALL
Place Num Name Age City Time
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1 5 Teklu Deneke 32 New York NY 24:55
2 3 Demesse Tefera 29 Washington DC 25:00
3 615 Karl Dusen 29 Mt Airy MD 25:53
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 1 - 14
1 556 Logan Cunningham 14 Ashburn VA 39:32
2 123 Campbell Brown 13 Herndon VA 44:21
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 1 - 14
1 482 Jonathan Kerr 13 Ashburn VA 39:10
2 381 Andrew Bouras 13 Ashburn VA 39:29
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 15 - 19
1 289 Melissa Saunders 19 Potomac Falls VA 32:04
2 26 Amelia Jones 17 Baltimore MD 33:16
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 15 - 19
1 481 Alex Kerr 18 Ashburn VA 30:13
2 329 Steven Hurwitt 19 Ashburn VA 30:23
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 20 - 24
1 613 Maura Carroll 22 Washington DC 29:12
2 270 Elisabeth Flores 21 Sterling VA 35:34
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 20 - 24
1 107 John Baldwin 20 Reston VA 31:09
2 630 Jim Bradshaw Jr 20 Springfield VA 35:04
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 25 - 29
1 616 Susan Hendrick 26 Washington DC 30:01
2 299 Jessie Yester 27 Richmond VA 30:31
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 25 - 29
1 614 Charlie Ban 27 Falls Church VA 27:48
2 407 Nyandusi Omurwa 28 Kingston PA 28:02
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 30 - 34
1 233 Erica Cline 33 Leesburg VA 35:59
2 247 Kathryn Hessen 32 Ashburn VA 37:07
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 30 - 34
1 612 Brian Young 33 Washington DC 28:25
2 635 Ryan Parks 33 Fairfax VA 32:40
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 35 - 39
1 239 Kathleen West 36 Chantilly VA 37:54
2 181 Sally Stevenson 38 Ashburn VA 38:38
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 35 - 39
1 601 Gregory Stemberger 35 South Riding VA 28:43
2 602 Brian Szabos 38 South Riding VA 29:33
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 40 - 44
1 494 Peggy Yetman 43 Leesburg VA 29:15
2 323 Jill Benhart 43 Broadlands VA 40:06
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 40 - 44
1 467 Andrew O'Brien 41 Centreville VA 30:51
2 550 Atle Nesheim 43 Ashburn VA 32:42
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 45 - 49
1 604 Mandana Mortazavi 48 Leesburg VA 35:27
2 487 Stephanie Cappiello 48 Ashburn VA 39:27
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 45 - 49
1 619 Jim Nielsen 46 Ashburn VA 29:11
2 549 Jeff Gilliland 47 Clifton VA 32:34
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 50 - 54
1 25 Judy Graham 54 Baltimore MD 37:03
2 399 Sarah Buckheit 51 Reston VA 37:59
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 50 - 54
1 542 Martin Calhoun 50 Herndon VA 30:18
2 24 Nicholas Jones 52 Baltimore MD 32:37
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 55 - 59
1 40 Elizabeth Baumgarten 55 Stone Ridge VA 38:14
2 497 Carol Beaupre 55 Ashburn VA 45:50
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 55 - 59
1 129 Kevin Apsley 55 Herndon VA 35:22
2 448 Rob Colburn 56 Ashburn VA 37:01
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 60 - 64
1 310 Linda Leatherbury 60 Great Falls VA 69:20
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 60 - 64
1 334 Bill Koetter 63 Ashburn VA 42:36
2 434 Ting Yi Oei 63 Reston VA 43:56
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 65 - 69
1 254 John Baxter 65 Fairfax VA 41:37
2 219 Donald Burnham 65 Aldie VA 48:42
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 70 - 99
1 362 Chan Robbins 74 Arlington VA 40:20
2 125 James Chapman 71 Herndon VA 41:17
MALE FIRST TIME RACER: NET TIME - NET PACE 1 - 99
1 390 Dimitri Shanin 35 M Springfield VA 34:16
FEMALE FIRST TIME RACER: NET TIME - NET PACE 1 - 99
1 389 Regina Pace 41 F Springfield VA 41:05
