By James Moreland
Leesburg, VA
August 14, 2011
For the Washington Running Report
As Michael Wardian was finishing his preparations he had a big grin on his face. He noted that he had just won a 10K but the race was “almost too short.” This year would be his fifth time racing the 20K and he had won the last three years. There were three other submasters in the elite field. Frenchman Philippe Rolly who back in 1999 had won the St. Patrick’s Day 10K in 30:27, well ahead of Wardian’s 30:55 PR. Rolly had dappled in Wardian’s forté winning a fifty miler in 2008 in just over seven hours. Wardian had won the JFK 50 Miler in 2007 in 5:50:34.
Italian Edi Turco loves to run. He told us at the DCRRC Landon Cross Country Saturday night that he looks for a race every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Like Michael he runs fifty plus races a year. Often onlookers wonder if these guys would not be faster with fewer races. Perhaps Wardian might improve on his 14:55 PR, which does seem a little out of touch with his new marathon PR of 2:17:49 set this year. And of course he always maintains, “I love to toe the line.”
Third in that group of mega runners is Karsten Brown of Front Royal. About ten years ago, he was just getting started and trying to quit his clove cigarettes. Now he runs a hundred miles a week and will race close to a thousand miles this year. After falling in one 50K in July he bounced back on August 6 to run fifth overall at the Dahlgren Heritage Rail Trail 50K. The next day he took on the Dog Days Cross Country 8K. Still, more than 75 races already this year and a really busy week of racing, he was not feeling to optimistic about a victory.
Tall and slender with his cap on backwards Wardian stayed right with the 10K leaders as the masses roared down Harrison Street. The next three miles plus are all up hill and the wheat, which was a little soggy from the morning’s rain, would soon get separated from the chaff. Jared Abuya, 34, of Gainesville, VA had the best of the race coming up the final hill alone in a 1:05:50 for the second fastest time ever on the course. Aaron Church set the record in 2006 with 1:04:29. The next runner was Wilson Komen of Washington, DC. The lanky Komen has run sub thirty for a 10K and been ranked number one in the Washington Running Report Running Rankings. Though he loves to run, lately he had not been racing as much. His 1:06:19, the third fastest time for the event, proved he still has his stuff. Wardian floated in next in 1:08:10. It will probably mean he will have to go and find another long race to run. He has scheduled the North Face Endurance Challenge Kansas City 50K on August 27.
The next two runners ran close together and almost did not seem aware they were in a battle. Neither surged, and Matt Logan bested Oberst Enzian by five seconds in 1:10:36 to round out the top five. The top master was hard charging Derik Thomas who always seems to finish near the top. At 45, his 6:02 pace on a very muggy day was marvelous. As Rolly crested the hill in 1:13:45 he did not seem to be aware that Edi Turco was coming up behind him in 1:13:57. But the savvy racers always know where their competition is. Brown rolled in just behind Thomas in 1:15:17 and at least at that point it looked as if he might be considering a day off. By Tuesday we expect to see him back out running the Paul Thurston 4.5 miler at Burke Lake.
For the women, Elena Orlova eschewed the 20K in favor of the 10K. That would have been a battle royale. Orlova had set the submaster record in 2009 in 1:17:34 while finishing second overall, followed by Meghan Ridgley. Last year on the short course (12 miles), Orlova won it all at an identical pace with Lisa Thomas of Vienna, VA less than a minute behind. This year Thomas was being pushed ever so close to the record. Ridgley was again third overall with a very nice 1:19:21. The battle for the gold was not decided until the final meters as Lindsay Wilkins, also of Vienna, clung on tenaciously. Thomas touched down in 1:17:40 with Wilkins five seconds behind. Erin Swain out dueled Sarah Bard for the fourth spot 1:20:35 to 1:20:47.
The 20K event is in its 8th year. This year the two races combined for the second largest crowd behind the perfect weather 2008 event which produced 137 ranked runner times, which is 10% of the field. Normally the course is very hot and the bright sun can whittle down the runners. This year the weekend was wet. The early morning rain cooled the air but left it drenched. There were no new records set in the 10K. In the 20K there were two. Grandmaster DeeDee Loughran, 53, finished ninth overall knocking 35 seconds off her record set in 2008. Right behind her Lanie Smith, 19, of Reston, VA (left) set the new teen standard with 1:26:55 and that was with a 30 second late start.
The 10K race is similar to the fabled Greasey Gooney 10k, the first 5K plus is a winding uphill that gets steeper as you go. When you turn around all but the final hundred meters is downhill ride to the finish. Even the four mile marker was eager to get to the finish line. It ended up about a quarter mile closer to the finish line by the time runners caught up with it. While that made for an awful long fourth mile split, mile five was really, really fast. For those hurrying back to the front of the Tuscarora Mill Restaurant at the finish line, there were no worries. The crew that supports the food and drink know their work. For nearly ten years, they have made a science of producing lots of great snacks and plenty of cold drinks. One runner looked at all the iced drinks and said, “They all have sugar in them.” Yes!!
The race always brings out the elite racers and especially the durable ones. Charging down past mile four the race was not yet decided. Lucinda Smith, 29, of Darnestown, MD had a slim lead but Julia Webb easily had Smith in her sights. They were racing with the top men as well, Smith winning in 37:23. That was one spot behind masters winner John Zimmerman’s 37:18. Webb came in soon after as sixteenth overall in 37:33. Speaking of masters, top ranked master and today’s race director Ray Pugsley said of Elena Orlova’s race, “Once you reach, forty everyone is aware of age.” Peggy Yetman, 43, of Leesburg, VA is nearly back to full form and held off Orlova for third place in 38:15. Orlova, 41, finished in 38:24, the same pace she ran the last two years in the 20K. Melissa Rittenhouse, 35, was next among the seven runners who qualified for the open division of the Runner Rankings.
For the men, everyone said that the winner looked like a kid. Joshua Hardin is a junior at William and Mary. Last year he struggled on the hot and hilly Cascades course in 36:47, finishing second among the five teens in the top six. The year before he was Rookie of the Year, breaking 31 minutes twice with a 30:37 10K best as a freshman. Today, he blasted ahead a prerace favorite Seife Geletu to a crushing 32:23 victory. Geletu’s worse race of the summer had been a 16:04 Run through History 5K overall win. He had won his age group at the prestigious Rockville Rotary Twilight 8K in 25:28. His runner-up finish in 33:18 had some runners eyeing their Garmins. Kevin Shirk was third with a solid 33:44. Top teen Patrick Spahn had run the Twilight 8K in 26:47 (34:01 10K equivalent). At Leesburg, he mustered a 35:47 for sixth overall.
Ronnie Wong and Jim Noone both belong to the 50 Plus Club. Wong turns 65 in September and won his division in 44:57. Noone, 67, easily won his division in 45:45. For the even older, jovial Leesburg resident Terry McCarthy, 76, bested mega racer Bob Gurtler, 76. Gurtler projects to again finish with more than fifty 5Ks and 100 races in a year. Of the 11 men older than 70 in the race, Dixon Hemphill, 86, is the oldest by a decade. Hemphill is still the race director for the popular Goblin Gallop 5K, which is run of the Let Freedom Run 5k course in the fall.
With all the food and drink after the race, some runners were hoping for some beer to fill the classy commemorative pint glasses each runner received in their packet. The race course has changed a few times over the years but after 23 years, the race is still a summer classic.
Awards Listing for the 10K (No Duplicate Prizes)
MALE OVERALL
1 477 Joshua Hardin 20 Sterling VA 32:23 V
2 803 Seife Geletu 29 Washington DC 33:18 V
3 785 Kevin Shirk 31 Winchester VA 33:44 V
FEMALE OVERALL
1 105 Lucinda Smith 29 Darnestown MD 37:25 V
2 537 Julia Webb 28 Charlottesville VA 37:33 V
3 536 Peggy Yetman 43 Leesburg VA 38:15 V
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 1 - 14
1 745 Tyler Lichtenberg 14 South Riding VA 40:04 V
2 433 Joe Haberlin 14 Ashburn VA 50:33 V
3 266 James Wroe 14 Ashburn VA 51:19 V
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 1 - 14
1 267 Annie Akagi 10 Leesburg VA 61:55 V
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 15 - 19
1 697 Patrick Spahn 18 Fairfax Station VA 35:44 V
2 361 Ian Rappaport 19 Vienna VA 37:00 V
3 462 Jarret Cutsail 18 Warrenton VA 38:49 V
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 15 - 19
1 618 Karissa Love 17 Leesburg VA 48:06 V
2 663 Abbey Cademartori 16 South Riding VA 48:53 V
3 85 Jaclyn Shepherd 18 Leesburg VA 50:07 V
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 20 - 24
1 521 Rich Saunders 23 Alexandria VA 34:14 V
2 346 Keith Flanders 24 Silver Spring MD 36:22 V
3 149 Michael Nordlund 24 Arlington VA 37:40 V
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 20 - 24
1 109 Jillian Pollack 22 Winchester VA 40:53 V
2 30 Kailey Gotta 22 Steubenville OH 42:21 V
3 733 Erin Landy 21 Burke VA 44:19 V
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 25 - 29
1 168 Brennan Feldhausen 26 Baltimore MD 35:58 V
2 750 Andrew Ciarfalia 28 Reston VA 36:44 V
3 780 Timothy Snyder 25 Frederick MD 38:06 V
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 25 - 29
1 518 Kelly Swain 26 Vienna VA 40:36 V
2 671 Tamara Shear 25 Washington DC 42:37 V
3 736 Bre Morton 27 Centreville VA 44:03 V
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 30 - 34
1 45 Hugh Toland 30 Fairfax VA 34:06 V
2 784 Matthew Lofkin 32 Winchester VA 35:52 V
3 783 Sean Allen 31 New Market MD 36:52 V
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 30 - 34
1 636 Andrea Cardy 31 Reston VA 42:02 V
2 644 Meredith Samson 31 Chantilly VA 42:06 V
3 637 Tasha Stryker 31 Arlington VA 42:16 V
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 35 - 39
1 659 Keith Freeburn 37 Centreville VA 37:25 V
2 576 Aaron Holley 36 Washington DC 39:17 V
3 273 Giovanni Cordova 35 Reston VA 41:22 V
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 35 - 39
1 652 Melissa Rittenhouse 35 Harrisonburg VA 40:09 V
2 299 Tatiana Sheptock 35 South Riding VA 44:45 V
3 718 Cristina Burbach 37 Washington DC 45:23 V
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 40 - 44
1 789 John Zimmerman 44 McLean VA 37:17 V
2 289 Craig Chasse 41 Reston VA 38:44 V
3 571 Matteo Mainetti 41 Fairfax VA 38:57 V
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 40 - 44
1 575 Elena Orlova 41 Gaithersburg MD 38:23 V
2 459 Kim Isler 43 Oakton VA 41:58 V
3 746 Cheryl Young 42 Reston VA 44:40 V
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 45 - 49
1 798 Matt Anderson 45 Fairfax VA 40:08 V
2 540 James Darling 46 Falls Church VA 41:54 V
3 172 Mark Peterson 49 Purcellville VA 45:52 V
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 45 - 49
1 737 Kristen Barner 46 Rockville MD 47:49 V
2 626 Marsha Demaree 46 Marriottsville MD 49:30 V
3 710 Judy Swain 46 Purcellville VA 52:07 V
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 50 - 54
1 153 Harry Linde 52 Sterling VA 40:50 V
2 283 Rhys Williams 50 Reston VA 43:45 V
3 274 David Lee 53 Arlington VA 45:57 V
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 50 - 54
1 207 Nina Van Winkle 51 Vienna VA 51:10 V
2 309 Betty Sutter 53 Reston VA 54:27 V
3 621 Susan Manning 51 Virginia Beach VA 56:28 V
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 55 - 59
1 417 Roland Rust 59 Bethesda MD 39:43 V
2 800 James Lee 56 New Market MD 48:24 V
3 557 Dennis Doyle 56 Arlington VA 49:34 V
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 55 - 59
1 531 Peggy Davis 59 Vienna VA 52:40 V
2 510 Leslie Kash 55 Round Hill VA 54:00 V
3 680 Carla Bourgeois 58 Montclair VA 60:53 V
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 60 - 64
1 678 Ronnie Wong 64 Baltimore MD 44:54 V
2 24 Robert Ring 63 Harrisonburg VA 54:38 V
3 666 Chris Wells 60 Sterling VA 55:32 V
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 60 - 64
1 458 Linda Kearney 64 Oak Hill VA 52:35 V
2 410 Freyda Greenberg 62 Falls Church VA 53:06 V
3 530 Laurel Clement 62 Haymarket VA 55:39 V
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 65 - 69
1 450 Jim Noone 67 Fairfax VA 45:40 V
2 572 Bob Chase 66 Falls Church VA 47:41 V
3 709 Paul Holley 65 Ashburn VA 62:48 V
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 65 - 69
1 342 Pat Welch 66 Vienna VA 60:40 V
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 70 - 74
1 451 Chan Robbins 74 Arlington VA 55:07 V
2 682 Ken Quincy 73 Vienna VA 56:47 V
3 812 Warren Pitts 73 Baltimore MD 59:01 V
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 70 - 74
1 463 Ecris Williams 72 Reston VA 64:21 V
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 75 - 99
1 814 Terence McCarthy 76 Leesburg VA 64:18 V
2 366 Robert Gurtler 76 The Plains VA 65:51 V
3 272 Dick Coogan 79 McLean VA 80:18 V
Awards Listing for the 20K (No Duplicate Prizes)
MALE OVERALL
1 2518 Jared Abuya 34 Gainesville VA 1:05:50 X
2 2572 Wilson Komen 33 Washington DC 1:06:19 X
3 2652 Michael Wardian 37 Arlington VA 1:08:10 X
FEMALE OVERALL
1 2504 Lisa Thomas 35 Vienna VA 1:17:40 X
2 2505 Lindsay Wilkins 33 Vienna VA 1:17:45 X
3 2118 Meghan Ridgley 32 Ashburn VA 1:19:21 X
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 01 - 19
1 2701 Thorpe Lichtenberg 17 South Riding VA X 1:12:25
2 2694 Brady Guertin 15 Ashburn VA X 1:17:17
3 2574 Austin Lushinski 16 Ashburn VA X 1:18:31
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 01 - 19
1 2292 Lanie Smith 19 Reston VA X 1:26:25
2 2712 Alexandra Ludtke 18 Purcellville VA X 1:35:25
3 2186 Laura Kinley 19 Jefferson MD X 1:41:26
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 20 - 24
1 2719 Oberst Enzian 24 Charlottesville VA X 1:10:40
2 2636 Alec Saslow 23 Arlington VA X 1:27:06
3 2656 Christopher Smith 24 Centreville VA X 1:38:28
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 20 - 24
1 2260 Juhie Kumar 24 Great Falls VA X 1:35:20
2 2454 Victoria Butler 24 Ashburn VA X 1:37:25
3 2634 Liz Cresswell 24 West Chester PA X 1:38:16
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 25 - 29
1 2739 Matt Logan 25 Washington DC X 1:10:36
2 2216 Mark Buschman 27 Ellicott City MD X 1:12:09
3 2611 Brian Carnes 26 Leesburg VA X 1:16:27
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 25 - 29
1 2509 Erin Swain 29 Vienna VA X 1:20:33
2 2639 Sarah Bard 27 Leesburg VA X 1:20:45
3 2507 Annie Feldman 29 Vienna VA X 1:25:07
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 30 - 34
1 2288 Jeremy Lynch 31 Falls Church VA X 1:22:26
2 2334 Tim Soltren 34 Fairfax VA X 1:25:35
3 2654 Matthew Van Auken 31 Alexandria VA X 1:27:53
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 30 - 34
1 2580 Megan McNew 32 Baltimore MD X 1:25:43
2 2225 Laura Ramos 32 Silver Spring MD X 1:26:41
3 2311 Jessica McGuire 31 Arlington VA X 1:27:36
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 35 - 39
1 2736 Philippe Rolly 38 McLean VA X 1:13:44
2 2264 Edi Turco 38 Arlington VA X 1:13:56
3 2716 Karsten Brown 37 Front Royal VA X 1:15:15
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 35 - 39
1 2132 Tenley Ludewig 36 Washington DC X 1:29:03
2 2021 Nancy Eiring 38 Washington DC X 1:30:13
3 2007 Jennifer Zimmerman-Ra 38 Purcellville VA X 1:36:02
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 40 - 44
1 2062 Kevin Bell 42 Reston VA X 1:19:57
2 2679 Christopher Green 42 Sterling VA X 1:24:17
3 2638 Chris McKee 42 Vienna VA X 1:24:58
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 40 - 44
1 2018 Tonya Stotler 44 Leesburg VA X 1:33:16
2 2635 Billie Boersma 40 Alexandria VA X 1:35:15
3 2397 Diane Lathom 40 Ashburn VA X 1:39:28
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 45 - 49
1 2553 Derik Thomas 45 Alexandria VA X 1:14:54
2 2655 Eugene Holmes 46 Arlington VI X 1:20:26
3 2690 Howard Frost 45 Falls Church VA X 1:24:42
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 45 - 49
1 2479 Mandana Mortazavi 47 Leesburg VA X 1:32:43
2 2005 Amy Perkins 47 Leesburg VA X 1:42:33
3 2297 Anna Bradford 47 Vienna VA X 1:47:26
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 50 - 54
1 2740 Bob Ferry 51 Vienna VA X 1:20:55
2 2541 Kevin Dix 52 Manassas VA X 1:27:09
3 2585 Elias Tinta 53 Rockville MD X 1:28:53
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 50 - 54
1 2503 Deedee Loughran 53 Oak Hill VA X 1:25:48
2 2230 Carole Jones 54 Ashburn VA X 1:34:28
3 2304 Ellen Mannion 50 Herndon VA X 1:42:58
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 55 - 59
1 2686 Bruce Halpin 55 Ashburn VA X 1:24:17
2 2587 Richard Morgan 59 Silver Spring MD X 1:28:31
3 2276 Clyde Rollins 56 Herndon VA X 1:33:15
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 55 - 59
1 2352 Marcy Foster 57 Reston VA X 1:47:38
2 2561 Maria Nusbaum 59 Reston VA X 2:01:03
3 2178 Marilee Seigfried 59 Purcellville VA X 2:02:28
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 60 - 64
1 2567 John Bolton 60 Leesburg VA X 1:43:24
2 2565 Richard Kaplar 60 Herndon VA X 1:47:48
3 2598 Robert Lewis 63 Washington DC X 1:48:14
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 60 - 64
1 2711 Linda Mills 61 Salisbury MD X 1:50:19
2 2023 Mary Fredlake 61 Washington DC X 1:59:52
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 65 - 69
1 2122 Bill Vislay 65 Bumpass VA X 1:43:16
2 2545 Lou Shapiro 69 Silver Spring MD X 1:45:33
3 2362 Patrick Brown 66 Reston VA X 1:51:59
By James Moreland
Ashburn, VA
June 25, 2011
For the Washington Running Report
Out of the heat of the late spring furnace, the first weekend of summer grew a rose of a day. Late June is certainly warm and sunny as a summer day but with a cool breeze, making the inaugural 5K and 10K races a charm. The course is flat and fast with nearly all of the final mile a gentle downhill swoop to the finish. Nestled just a few yards from busy Leesburg Pike but well off the beaten path where runners saw next to none of the motor vehicles to compete for the domination of roads.
In today’s running world, women are coming out in greater numbers, usually about 60% of the field. More and more the courses are getting tested by runners who have no plans at a glorious tape breaking at the finish. They want to try their stuff surrounded by hundreds of other similar-minded people in a controlled environment.
Ringing in Hope got underway last New Year’s Eve with a 10K and a 3K and had a successful nearly 1000-runner event. For June they followed up the success by lengthening the shorter race to the most popular distance, the 5K.
Both races got underway at the same time and for the first mile of the race, competitors had to guess who was in which event. At Fincastle Road the journey split at a well marked point and the 10K continued on a long and winding road that goes to who knows where. I was not worried about it. I was doing the 5K.
Before the race started the presumptive favorite of the 10K race was Aaron Church. Church(left) had won the submasters title in the Winter Runner Ranking and if anything was getting faster throughout the spring. He was easily recognizable dressed =PR= black with bright white compression leggings. He seemed awfully calm at the start, while nearby Axel Tarnvik was racing his engines ready to blast over the ChronoTrack starting mats.
Tarnvik, 18 (photo below), had come in second overall last week at the Race with Dad 5K in 16:55 just behind Andrew Ciafalia’s 16:47 with Ramsay Wilson, at 39 more than twice his age, pushing him from behind with 17:03. When the Redskins Hogettes led the start with a whistle, Tarnvik took off down the side road in a rush.
The experienced Church must have guessed that he was competing in the 5K and patiently followed right off his heels. Church was coming off an impressive win at the PRR Twilight 4am two weeks earlier in 20:25. In that race he ran through the first two miles a step to the rear of a pack of seven top runners. He polished them all off in time for a leisurely final run to the finish line.
By the time these two runners hit the turn, it had to be clear to both that they would scorch their respective races. Still, both runners keep the afterburners going. Tarnvik jetted to an impressive 16:41 to set the standard on the new course, winning by nearly three minutes. In second place, John Eterno was left to deal with third place Dan Eddy. Eddy, who just turned 60, was almost as old as all of the other three of the top four racers. He sparkled with a rare-for-that-age sub 20:00 to take third.
In the fifth spot was a racer known for his 10K. Bill Stahr had run 78 of them in 2009. He said he decided to run the 5K because he had to get to work earlier today. Speculation was that this was only his second race back from nearly two weeks away from his running addiction. After all he has already run 72 races this year, with 28 5Ks and 24 10Ks before the All Star Break.
The women’s race was more sublime. Masters runner Kathy Hoenig had stolen the Ashburn Village 5k race for the second year in a row back in May with a solid 21:20. Two weeks later she won her age group and was second overall at Herndon Festival 5K in 21:02. She knew she would need a faster time for another triumph.
Karen Haddon, 25, of Aldie, VA (photo left) had that faster time, chasing after the seventh fastest man and winning in 20:56. Hoenig middled her two previous races with a very nice 21:20 to hold off 19-year-old Becca Kassabian for the runner-up spot. Danielle Newcome, 34, was from the fourth different decade, looking real good with her 21:45 placement.
As the crowd looked on with 5K runners continually sweeping in, eyes were pealed for the white socks of Aaron Church. Often slower runners make a courageous charge at the end of their race, looking quite fast. Still, there was no mistaking Church’s loping stride as he eased through and past the late 5K finishers.
He looked a little puzzled when he was urged to sprint to the finish. After all he had this race in the bag by the first mile. Then he saw the clock tick over to 33:02. Sometimes the competition dictates the pace. At the start of the year, he had to push to peel off Robbie Wade to win the winter Ringing in Hope in 32:14 on a similar type of course. Pumped from that, he charged out hard on the mostly cross country Rotary Resolution 10k the next day in an excellent 33:05, just off his event record of 32:49 from 2009. Still he was thumped by the record setting 32:24 run by the spring Runner Rankingschampion, Abiyot Endale.
Today he won by more than a half mile, though well off his planned 5:05 mile pace. Next, Jeff Kuzma, 39, of Sterling came charging through in a very credible 35:49. Third place Frank Spicer, 19, had a battle. With his 37:51 he was just ahead of the third submaster, Rob Meadows, who ran 37:58. Spicer’s dad, also a Frank, turned in a nifty 48:01 for second in his age group, though Reeves Westbrook, 61, (photo left)was the top grandmaster in 46:33. Alan Rider, 75, won his division uncontested in 56:43 but noted that he was ahead of everyone older than 65.
Sarah Bard had just finished fifth at the competitive PRR Twilight 4 mile in 25:41. Today she would not be denied. She was seventh overall, topping the women in a solid 40:24. Melissa Saunders, 19, was the runner-up a quarter mile back in 42:11. After that, the sun was making it a bit warmer and the pace slowed down a bit. Nicole Prietti was third in 46:15. The top master was Brooke Alsamman in 49:17.
Coming in right behind her was Karen Young who turned 43 on the last day of spring. Young matched her 28 5K races with her 28th 10K of the year. Her 79 races leave her just shy of the 82 raced so far by the region’s prolific racing master Ted Poulos (82).
Black Tie catering served snacks on a platter to finishing racers. The huge parking lot has more than enough room for the race to double in size. At the far end of the lot there was a live band and a moon bounce. Awards were given three deep in five year age groups.
Awards Listing for the 10K (No Duplicate Prizes)
MALE OVERALL
1 1 Aaron Church 35 South Riding VA 33:02 X
2 426 Jeff Kuzma 39 Sterling VA 35:49 X
3 364 Frank Spicer 19 Clifton VA 37:51 X
FEMALE OVERALL
1 480 Sarah Bard 27 Leesburg VA 40:24 X
2 442 Melissa Saunders 18 Sterling VA 42:11 X
3 490 Nicole Prietti 30 Ashburn VA 46:15 X
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 1 - 19
1 506 Stuart Liles 11 Centreville VA X 56:51
2 507 Simon Liles 11 Centreville VA X 56:51
3 323 Eric Cawi 18 Ashburn VA X 1:03:21
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 1 - 19
1 415 Lexi Acton 11 Waterford VA X 51:44
2 522 Melissa Haberman 19 Alexandria VA X 54:19
3 423 Judith Daughtry 13 Purcellville VA X 56:20
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 20 - 24
1 556 Scott Gleeson 22 Centreville VA X 47:48
2 203 Kyle Shoemaker 24 Arlington VA X 54:35
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 20 - 24
1 338 Susanne Shannon 24 Arlington VA X 46:41
2 348 Marisa Barber 20 Manassas VA X 49:40
3 178 Stacey Ahern 23 Fairfax VA X 52:19
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 25 - 29
1 169 Matthew Clark 27 Reston VA X 45:17
2 244 Lucas Wright 27 Alexandria VA X 47:04
3 296 James Gilbertson 27 Reston VA X 47:13
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 25 - 29
1 410 Jessica Frazier 28 Ashburn VA X 54:11
2 290 Brie Janet 28 Fairfax VA X 54:26
3 550 Mary Spiler 26 Manassas VA X 58:02
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 30 - 34
1 446 Krilla Halley 31 Wilmington NC X 39:51
2 378 Daniel Hathorn 30 Virginia Beach VA X 43:58
3 491 Daniel Prietti 31 Ashburn VA X 44:14
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 30 - 34
1 417 Katie Dunn 30 Purcellville VA X 47:11
2 144 Elizabeth Clor 32 Chantilly VA X 49:30
3 547 Sarah Davison 30 Arlington VA X 53:20
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 35 - 39
1 487 Rob Meadows 39 Landsdowne VA X 37:57
2 496 Paul Schoeny 37 Hamilton VA X 40:05
3 278 Keith Nelson 36 Reston VA X 42:42
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 35 - 39
1 204 Katie West 35 South Riding VA X 48:10
2 116 Debbie Kates 36 Sterling VA X 53:59
3 391 Katie Vey 36 Ashburn VA X 56:09
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 40 - 44
1 58 Rick Ayers 43 Vienna VA X 45:33
2 241 Hyeok Lee 44 Leesburg VA X 47:10
3 537 Craig Richard 41 Winchester VA X 47:50
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 40 - 44
1 159 Brooke Alsamman 44 Fairfax VA X 49:17
2 544 Karen Young 43 Boyds MD X 49:20
3 257 Kelley Barber 42 Manassas VA X 49:40
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 45 - 49
1 133 Tim Burton 45 Sterling VA X 47:03
2 411 John Callaghan 49 Fairfax VA X 50:29
3 132 Corwin Walks 45 Haymarket VA X 51:46
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 45 - 49
1 551 Laurel Kirkland 48 Chantilly VA X 52:23
2 460 Celine Contos 48 Oak Hill VA X 58:06
3 504 Sydney Liles 47 Centreville VA X 58:51
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 50 - 54
1 238 Gary Peragallo 51 Ashburn VA X 53:27
2 377 Christopher Bertaut 51 Purcellville VA X 54:43
3 451 Donald Johnsey 51 Waterford VA X 59:31
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 50 - 54
1 565 Peggy Fishel 53 Cross Junction VA X 56:14
2 359 Grace Ross 50 Purcellville VA X 58:13
3 381 Cathy Waldron 50 Haymarket VA X 58:26
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 55 - 59
1 69 Glenn Clemmons 58 Richmond VA X 46:41
2 206 Frank Spicer Jr 59 Clifton VA X 48:00
3 190 Stephen Nettl 58 Reston VA X 53:34
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 55 - 59
1 482 Carol Beaupre 55 Ashburn VA X 56:04
2 212 Marilee Seigfried 59 Purcellville VA X 56:28
3 297 Kim Hebert 56 Haymarket VA X 1:02:39
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 60 - 64
1 498 Reeves Westbrook 61 Great Falls VA X 46:32
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 65 - 69
1 181 Charles Wilde 68 Dumfries VA X 1:09:06
2 49 Fedor De Marchena 69 Stone Ridge VA X 1:19:43
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 70 - 74
1 444 Jim Chapman 70 Lovettsville VA X 56:54
2 328 Chet Coates 71 Silver Spring MD X 58:13
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 75 - 79
1 246 Alan Rider 75 Reston VA X 56:43
FEMALE FIRST TIME RACER: NET TIME - NET PACE 1 - 99
1 51:44 415 Lexi Acton 11 F Waterford VA 51:44
Below, Kathy Hoenig continues to turn out fast masters times.
Awards Listing for the 5K (No Duplicate Prizes)
MALE OVERALL
1 336 Axel Tarnvik 18 Ashburn VA 16:41 5
2 563 John Eterno 29 Ashburn VA 19:38 5
3 562 Dan Eddy 60 Alexandria VA 19:59 5
FEMALE OVERALL
1 529 Karen Haddon 25 Aldie VA 20:56 5
2 526 Kathy Hoenig 42 South Riding VA 21:20 5
3 502 Becca Kassabian 19 Oakton VA 21:24 5
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 1 - 19
1 234 Bruce Liberi Jr 17 Ashburn VA 5 20:45
2 532 Joseph Olenik 17 Ashburn VA 5 20:53
3 528 Zackary Pardue 14 Elizabeth City NC 5 22:45
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 1 - 19
1 168 Abby Lawrence 14 Foley MN 5 24:04
2 519 Catherine English 16 Centreville VA 5 24:06
3 472 Kayleen Miller 15 Ashburn VA 5 25:10
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 20 - 24
1 557 Dan Marquardt 22 Salt Lake City UT 5 20:08
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 20 - 24
1 98 Nora Tayiel 22 Potomac Falls VA 5 27:52
2 524 Michele Rizzo 21 Leesburg VA 5 28:16
3 175 Dana Ritz 24 Bunker Hill WV 5 34:28
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 25 - 29
1 317 Nick Nikish 27 Vienna VA 5 26:23
2 218 Eric Schiavo 27 Sterling VA 5 31:25
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 25 - 29
1 467 Cate Scovel 29 Leesburg VA 5 26:56
2 222 Christy Irish 29 Chantilly VA 5 29:32
3 177 Meghan O'Connor 25 Reston VA 5 30:15
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 30 - 34
1 468 Todd Waldrop 33 Ashburn VA 5 21:26
2 42 Ryan Ferrario 34 Brambleton VA 5 24:20
3 493 Karl Coughlin 33 Aldie VA 5 24:20
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 30 - 34
1 180 Danielle Newcome 34 Round Hill VA 5 21:45
2 252 Courtney Cornwall 32 Leesburg VA 5 23:00
3 66 Tara Daugherty 32 Ashburn VA 5 26:07
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 35 - 39
1 334 Tom Hoyler 39 Broadlands VA 5 21:30
2 527 Jason Pardue 36 Elizabeth City NC 5 21:54
3 256 Andrew Wright 37 Reston VA 5 26:55
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 35 - 39
1 353 Kerree Wolf 37 Herndon VA 5 23:27
2 293 Janet Esler 37 Chalfont PA 5 24:55
3 164 Denae Newman 37 Sterling VA 5 26:06
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 40 - 44
1 138 David Adams 41 Centreville VA 5 23:11
2 55 Scott Damelin 42 McLean VA 5 23:58
3 567 Kevin Cox 40 Manassas Park VA 5 24:35
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 40 - 44
1 346 Beth Howser 42 Warrenton VA 5 27:54
2 445 Kristin Wallner 40 Ashburn VA 5 28:49
3 489 Susie Brick 41 Herndon VA 5 29:00
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 45 - 49
1 166 Michael Marsh 46 Leesburg VA 5 21:20
2 333 Leroy Johnson 46 Purcellville VA 5 21:41
3 95 Assegid Gossa 46 Lorton VA 5 23:17
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 45 - 49
1 167 Barbara Lawrence 45 Leesburg VA 5 24:06
2 456 Lisa Warden 45 Ashburn VA 5 28:06
3 370 Joanne Eldridge 46 Arlington VA 5 29:13
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 50 - 54
1 545 Bill Stahr 50 The Plains VA 5 20:33
2 339 Stuart Bailey 50 Chantilly VA 5 25:18
3 173 Daniel Humphries 51 Alexandria VA 5 25:45
FEMALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 50 - 54
1 406 Heather Callahan 54 Castleton VA 5 28:30
2 422 Margaret Haberman 54 Alexandria VA 5 28:50
3 304 Marlene Ubilla 51 Sterling VA 5 31:39
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 55 - 59
1 10 James Moreland 58 Gaithersburg MD 5 23:50
2 421 Doug Brownlee 57 Sterling VA 5 25:49
3 142 Doug Naquin 57 Ashburn VA 5 26:03
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 60 - 64
1 525 Doyle Talkington 64 Haymarket VA 5 28:29
2 400 Mario Alvarez 61 Fairfax VA 5 32:41
3 125 James Lovelace 64 Ashburn VA 5 33:36
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 65 - 69
1 477 Harvey Golomb 68 Herndon VA 5 29:13
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME 75 - 79
1 511 Jim Hufford 77 Reston VA 5 37:34
MALE FIRST TIME RACER: NET TIME - NET PACE 1 - 99
1 23:17 95 Assegid Gossa 46 M Lorton VA 23:17
FEMALE FIRST TIME RACER: NET TIME - NET PACE 1 - 99
1 26:09 263 Mikayla Sonnenfeld 12 F Centreville VA 26:09
Third overall in the 5K, Dan Eddy, 60, will be a big factor in the summer Runner Rankings.
