Ansley Howell seems ready for a real pair of running shoes. The 8-year-old from South Riding – running with tiny American flags behind her ears – was third in her age group this morning at the third annual Let Freedom Run 5k in Fairfax.
[button-red url=”http://results.bazumedia.com/event/results/event/event-4601″ target=”_self” position=”left”] Results [/button-red]Howell was paced by her father, Gregg, while her sister, Grace, 12, was paced by her mother, Ann. Her older brother, Noah, 14, who runs cross country for Freedom High School – “too fast for the rest of the family,” Gregg said – was on his own, finishing around 20 minutes.
“We do a lot of 5Ks together,” Gregg said. “My wife and I have done marathons, and our two older ones are running cross country, so running is a big part of our lives.”
The Howell family were among 1,304 finishers. And on Independence Day, a holiday generally filled with relaxing, trips to the pool, cookouts, and fireworks, Gregg said they could think of no better way to start the day.
“We just wanted to do something together,” Gregg said, “and [running a race] is the first thing that comes to mind for us.”
Same for Dixon Hemphill of Fairfax Station, and his son and grandson, Peter and Joshua, who live in Centreville. You kick off a long weekend with a race – a sense of accomplishment – and from there everything else just falls into place.
“We’ll go out to breakfast,” Peter said, “that’s the first thing we’ll do. Then we’ll go home, take a shower, relax.”
Dixon started running at 50, he said, and has been at it for close to four decades. He has been running races with his son for many years, and now the tradition is being passed on to Joshua, who this morning finished his fourth 5k at a time of about 35 minutes with his dad at his side. Peter, special for the nation’s birthday, sported a pair of Texas-themed red, white, and blue racing shorts.
In the lead packs – on an overcast, humid morning – the defending champs were back to defend their titles, with Jordan McDougal aiming for a three-peat.
McDougal, of Linden, Va., ran his best time yet for this race, 15:43, but had to settle for second to Paul Thistle, 26, of D.C., who won in 15:30.
The top four places on the men’s side were all under last year’s winning time of 16:06. The top master, Rockville’sJean–Christ Arcaz, came through in 18:03.
On the women’s side, last year’s winner, Manassas’ Bethany Sachtleben, a rising sophomore at George Mason University, took an early lead and went on to clock 17:53, more than 30 seconds under her winning time from 2012.
When Barb Fallon Wallace, 39, of Alexandria, reeled her in, the veteran local road racer knew she’d better keep pushing.
“I knew that she had been running in college … I didn’t want to get in a kick with her,” she said, laughing.
Little more than a year ago, Fallon Wallace ran a new personal best for 10k not long after giving birth to twin girls. Wallace’s daughters are now two, while her 10k personal best is now about a minute faster.
Alisa Harvey, who was 2nd in the inaugural race, returned this year to finish 3rd overall and win the master’s division. Harvey, 47, of Gainesville, finished in 19:07, not much slower than what she ran in 2011.
The 5k starts and finishes at the same spot in Fairfax Corner Shopping Center, and is held on a rolling, challenging course. Afterward, runners and families gathered for refreshments, treats, and dips in the water fountain. And regardless of whether you attended the packet pickup-slash-beach party at Pacers Fairfax on July 2, participants, rather than a free t-shirt, received a colorful beach towel to kick off summer.
Photo: Swim Bike Run Photography
Back on Monday, James Davis was walking towards the finish line after completing his first Boston Marathon in 3:08:32. A block away, he heard the blast.
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Before that moment, a Boston Marathon shirt expressed personal pride and achievement. It still does. But now, more than ever, the Boston Marathon shirt Davis and many others wore during the George Washington Parkway Classic expressed solidarity. It expressed love – for the race, for the city, for the people.
“I felt good to be out there with everyone,” Davis said.
In the week leading up to the event, the race’s organizers, Pacers Events, sent an email to runners letting them know that safety was their “number one concern.”
Runners checked gear in clear plastic bags, and noticed more of a security presence near the starting line. The finish area was blocked off and closed to non-runners, with no re-entry allowed. Once runners exited the finish area, however, they entered a post-race party in Oronoco Bay Park that was as lively as ever.
Seth Hutchinson, who broke the tape in 50:56, appreciated the extra security measures, he said. But Hutchinson, 29, also appreciated the focus placed on remembering what had happened in Boston.
“I think they did a great job,” he said.
The Charlottesville, Va., resident pinned a yellow ribbon, distributed before the race, to his Ragged Mountain Running racing team jersey, and went on to separate himself from Will Christian and Jordan McDougal by running the second half of the race in 25:00.
Christian, 29, of Norfolk, Va. was 2nd in 51:22, with McDougal 3rd in 52:18. The top master, Eric Makovsky, 40, clocked 59:53.
Shannon Miller, 28, of Arlington won the women’s race in 1:01:04.
“Runners have that spirit,” she said. “Definitely that spirit is here, which is really good.”
Miller was followed by Laura O’Hara, 33, of Alexandria in 1:02:33. Kristen Henehan, 33, of Kensington, Md., was third in 1:03:41. Kristi Markowicz, 42, of Arlington, was the top master in 1:05:29.In addition to honoring Boston, runners bought back bibs to raise money for the recovery of Peter Laboy, an Alexandria police officer who was shot while on duty.
O’Hara was one of them. “I’m so grateful for the people who keep us safe here,” she said.
O’Hara had to stop between the first and second miles to tie her shoe. From there, she struggled to find a good rhythm. Grinding along, she thought about Boston and people like Laboy whose jobs often put them in harm’s way, and “tried to be tough,” she said.
Ami Camardo, 42, also ran in honor of Laboy. She finished in 1:20:14, easily beating her pre-race goal of breaking 1:25, and was pleased to see what happened in Boston had not scared away spectators.
“They give you so much energy and adrenaline,” she said. “So it was really nice to see everyone out there and see them supporting us.”
Andrew Ellis, 54, of Falls Church, who finished in 1:24:42, raced with “Boston Strong” temporarily tattooed on both of his calves and also sported his 2011 Boston Marathon shirt.
The Boston area native used to live along the Boston course, and described running the race in 2011 with his daughter, then a senior at Boston College, as “the experience of a lifetime.”
“It was personal,” he said of the attacks. “Everybody knows somebody who ran, or was close to it, or was caught up in it, so it’s been an awful week.”
The race, on the other hand, was a highlight.
“This was a lot of fun,” he said. “I wouldn’t have missed it.”
For the seventh year in a row, Washington, D.C.’s spring marathon champion was a college athlete who competed for something other than a track team. For the first time, though, it wasn’t former lacrosse player Michael Wardian.
[button-red url=”http://running.competitor.com/cgiresults?eId=54″ target=”_self” position=”left”] Results [/button-red]Peter Lawrence came to Washington with his family for a spring break trip requested by his daughter.After 20 hours of driving, with stops in New Orleans, Atlanta, the now-41-year-old, who played tennis at the Virginia Military Institute hit town for a week of sightseeing with a cadre of elementary school-age children.
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It just so happened that the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon was taking place while he was in town.
“I needed another marathon,” he said. “I did Houston two months ago and it was time for another one.”
He spent most of the race running alongside Wardian, of Arlington, who spent more than six months dealing with multiple stress fractures that disrupted his prolific long-distance racing schedule.
“I figured Michael knew the course, so he was the right guy to run with,” Lawrence said.
Apparently not, because course revisions in Southwest Washington and a confused bicycle guide led the duo astray in mile 16, adding approximately 30 seconds to their times. Wardian’s experience ended up serving neither of them, and for a while it seemed it only enlarged their gap behind frontrunner Jordan McDougal, who held more than a two-minute margin at 18 miles.
“It hurt my PR a little bit,” Lawrence said, noting his 2:32:27 today was almost 2:30 better than his Houston Marathon finish Jan. 13, itself a dramatic improvement over the same race last year, when he ran 2:42:09.
McDougal’s lead shrunk in mile 19 after his stomach got the better of him and he called it a day, not bad work for a guy who decided less than a week ago to give the race a shot. By then, Lawrence had broken away from Wardian and was on his way to checking off “win a marathon” on his bucket list.
“Once I saw I was in the lead, I just kept going and going, tightening the screws a little bit,” he said. “By 25 I felt pretty comfortable.”
He got a boost seeing his wife, son, daughter, niece and nephew in mile 18, where things started to happen for him and he saw himself realize a dream he didn’t imagine having a few years ago. He wouldn’t quite get the sub-2:30 he wanted, but he’s not complaining.
“I started as a middle-of-the-packer,” he said about his introduction to marathon running at age 39. “I got better with more miles and some track speed work. I never realized how much that helped.”
In Houston, Lawrence trains with the Bay Area Running Club. He’ll be back there less than two days after breaking the tape at RFK Stadium.
Meanwhile, Wardian didn’t seem to mind trailing by almost two minutes. For his fourth run longer than 14 miles since he started running again in late January, he was surprised to have run so fast. Though he won the Lower Potomac River Marathon six days before in 2:42:31, it was not without its complications.
“I had to stop in the middle,” he said. “My bladder’s not used to holding so much fluid. Luckily I got by without a stop today.”
He’s running about a third of his normal mileage, but after staring into a huge chunk of his calendar unable to run at all, just being out there is a gift.
“I was unbelievably pumped,” he said. “I started out just happy to be in the top 10, but then you get to the point where you realize you have a shot at the podium and you get a little greedy.”
Third place finisher Eric Senseman, of Madison, Wisc. didn’t mind feeling greedy as he moved his way through the top six when the half marathoners peeled off. He was racing in Washington for the first time, though he’ll be returning in June for the North Face Endurance Challenge.
“I felt like they shut down the whole city for me,” he said. “It was a cool way to see D.C.”
The men’s half marathon came down to a dramatic move made on the hill leading off of the Rock Creek Parkway to Calvert Street. Ethiopian Tumicha Horsa put a move on Falls Church’s Chris Mills that Mills couldn’t cover.
“We were moving along at a little under five-minute pace and all of a sudden there was a giant hill,” Mills said. “He got me by about 15 seconds, but after that I didn’t get any closer and he didn’t get any farther ahead until the last mile. My coach thought I could catch him, but he had a kick.”
Horsa, through an interpreter, said he wasn’t familiar with the course, so he gauged his move on how the race was going with Mills and when he saw the hill, he took his shot.
“When I got to mile 12, I pushed,” he said, via the interpreter.
Horsa ended up in 1:06:44, with Mills behind in 1:07:03 and George Mason University alumnus John Holt in third in 1:08:20.
The gap was just too much for Jordan McDougal to make up.
[button-red url=”http://results.bazumedia.com/event/results/event/event-3289″ target=”_self” position=”left”] Results [/button-red]Anyone watching the finishing stretch of the St. Patrick’s Day 8k would say that. Elarbi Khattabi, of Waynesboro, Pa.,was comfortably ahead heading back on Pennsylvania Avenue, having broken the race open at three miles. McDougal, of Warrenton, figured the lead was around 20 yards, but that seemed like a conservative estimate.
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“By the time we got to the turnaround, I wasn’t even trying to catch him,” he said. “But I saw that Gurmessa (Megerssa) was caching up to me. I figured If I don’t move now, he was going to get me, so I had to push.”
When he turned back onto Pennsylvania and could see the finish line, he was still sprinting.
“That stretch is so much longer than it looks,” he said. “We got about halfway down and I cut the lead in half. I was like ‘Wow, I might have a chance at catching this guy.’ I guess adrenaline took over.”
Shortly before the line, anything an earlier observer had assumed about the race was wrong. McDougal (24:32) passed Khattabi (24:38), who shut it down. Megerssa followed in 24:46 with Sam Luff two seconds behind and Sean O’Leary 10 seconds later.
That wasn’t the only surprise in the race. Women’s winner Claire Hallissey, or Arlington, doubled after having won the previous day’s Four Courts Four Miler and had a comfortable lead over Meagan Nedlow of Salem, Mass. 27:14 to 27:42. Hallissey, a member of the 2012 British Olympic team in the marathon, is gearing up for the NYC Half next Sunday in Manhattan.
By Dickson Mercer
If Bethany Sachtleben tries out for cross country at George Mason University this fall, she will lack the high school running experiences other rising freshman will surely have. On the other hand, Sachtleben, 20, who won this morning’s second annual Let Freedom Run 5K in Fairfax, VA in 18:26, has already run a marathon, which is uncommon for a runner her age.
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As for this Independence Day 5K, Sachtleben, who entered the race with a goal of breaking 20 minutes, said, “I think it was a lot more exhausting than the marathon because you just have to be all out the entire time. And it was nerve-wracking because I wanted to win, and there’s such a short time.
She won by more than a minute, and her time of 18:26 – on a sunny and humid morning – was well under her goal.
Meghan Blackstone, 18, of Bristow, VA (shown right) was 2nd in 19:27. Kristi Markowicz, 42, of Arlington, VA took third overall and the master’s title in 19:36.
In the men’s race, Philippe Rolly, 39, of McLean, VA set the pace through the opening mile in around 5:10. Around halfway, though, Rolly was caught by last year’s winner, Jordan McDougal, who cruised to repeat victory in 16:06. Rolly held on for 2nd in 16:42.
Heading into the race, Rolly had hoped to run about a minute faster, he said, but the heat and rolling course proved to be too much.
Rolly, meanwhile, has bests of 2:19 in the marathon and 29:40 for 10K, and for years ranked among this region’s best. In his mid-30s, with three children and a busy job, he lost interest, he said. As of late, though, Rolly, native to France, has been on something of a comeback. At the beginning of this year, he returned to training with a simple goal: to return to solid form before Aug. 24, when he will officially become a master.
As for McDougal, it was amazing he was racing at all. On Saturday, the 25-year-old national 50K champion and North Face-sponsored ultra runner was in Ecuador for a 50K race in which he got lost, got sick, and failed to finish.
This morning, he came out to support the racing team he has helped to organized for The Running Store in Gainesville, VA, he said. As it happened, three of his teammates were not far behind 3rd place finisher Eric Makovsky, 39, of Washington, D.C., who ran 17:18. Rob Bell, Keith Freeburn, and Joe Blackstone – all from Gainesville – were 4th through 6th, respectively.
“I was coming out to run with them today,” McDougal said. “If it wasn’t for them, I probably wouldn’t have been out there.”
The Let Freedom Run 5K is staged on a loop course that starts and finishes at Fairfax Corner Shopping Center. And as runners warmed up this morning in the parking lots or on a coned-off stretch of the course, it seemed for a time that they might at least benefit from overcast skies and a bit of a breeze. About 15 minutes before the 9 a.m. start, though, out came the sun, and with it the expected heat.
It hardly deterred “Team Scotland,” a family team of six that featured Bob Johnson, 51, of Oakton, VA, his wife Carrol Anderson, 53, and Carrol’s sister, Gillian Anderson, 49, visiting from Edinburgh, Scotland.
Johnson noted that their Oakton home lost power for two days after Saturday’s storm. “But it didn’t keep us from training on Sunday,” he said.
Andrew and Martina Crichton of Woodbridge, VA turned Let Freedom Run 5K into a family outing as well. Their youngest daughter, Alex, 1, was along for the run in a jogging stroller. Their older daughter, Melissa, 4, ran the Kid’s Dash, which started an hour after the 5K.
The family’s jogging stroller has gone up to a half marathon so far, Crichton said, who added that he hopes bringing his children to road races will set a positive example of healthy living.
Incidentally, the Let Freedom Run 5K’s course also hosts the Halloween-themed Goblin Gallop, in which many participants race wearing costumes. For Let Freedom Run, the costumes stay at home, but participants in this young race have nonetheless started a tradition of celebrating Fourth of July by, for example, sporting the red, white and blue race t-shirt, carrying small flags, or wearing Uncle Sam top hats.
Debbie Whitfield, 39, of Potomac Falls, VA ran the race with her son, Tyler, 7. Tyler’s older brother ran as well, she said.
“My husband and I will run our races” – including marathons – “on our own,” she said. “Then we like to come and run with [our sons].”
Whitfield’s parents were there to cheer them on.
“So it’s a big family outing,” she said. “We’ll probably get together later and have a picnic, watch the fireworks. This is a great kickoff to Independence Day.”
By Dickson Mercer
Alexandria, VA
April 22, 2012
For the Washington Running Report
Sean Graham almost backed out. In the week leading up to today’s George Washington Parkway Classic, the 32-year-old Pacers athlete missed three days of training due to illness. By Friday, Graham was feeling better. By Saturday, elite athlete coordinator Jordan Zwick was urging him to give it a shot.
[button-red url=”http://www.swimbikerunphoto.com” target=”_self” position=”left”] Photos [/button-red]Good thing Graham took Zwick’s advice. Near the 7-mile mark, Graham took the lead and proceeded to put 61 seconds on runner-up Eddie Jones, 35, of Boise, ID. He won Pacers Event’s annual 10-mile race in 51:03.
Running his first race in the DC area, Jones was impressed. “I started pulling away and he just came out of nowhere,” he said of Graham at the finish in Old Town Alexandria.
Graham moved to Arlington from Oregon three years ago. Both he and Jones have sub 14-minute 5K speed and are relatively new to the 10-mile race distance.
Runners were greeted at the start in Mount Vernon with overcast skies, a cool temperature, and an off-and-on drizzle. For the first hour or so, rain was not much of a factor. And even though the rolling point-to-point course on the George Washington Parkway featured a fairly steady headwind, runners mostly praised the conditions.
“It was not too hot, not too cold, pretty much perfect for 10 miles,” Graham said.
Matthew Barresi, 29, of Falls Church was third in 52:18. Jordan McDougal, 24, and Charlie Ban, 29, of McLean ran 52:52 and 53:24, respectively, rounding out the race’s contest for top Americans. Ethiopia’s Seife Geletu broke up the contingent with a time of 52:41, good for 4th overall.
Geletu lives in Washington, DC with fellow Ethiopian and course record-holder Demesse Tefera, who in 2007 posted 47:30. (The women’s course record-holder is Tatiana Chulakh of Russia, who the same year clocked 55:39.)
Derik Thomas, 46, of Alexandria was top master in 57:33.
“There was a headwind,” Thomas said. “It was steady. Once you got to mile 8, you were exposed to it. It hit hard.”
Thomas, however, had the benefit of a pack to work with – five guys working together, running in a line – that carried him through a negative-split effort, he said.
Thomas’s wife, Lisa Thomas, was second in 1:00:25, bested only by Ethiopia’s Tiringo Getachew Shiferaw.
“The weather was hard,” said Shiferaw, who was pleased to get the win in 58:50.
Thomas, 36, competed in the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in January but has nonetheless maintained a steady spring racing schedule. This was her best finish at the GW Parkway Classic yet.
“It usually takes something like this … to get me concentrated for the summer and fall,” said Thomas.
Laura O’Hara, 32, of Alexandria was third in 1:01:04. Michaela Courtney of Arlington (1:02:24), Kerry Allen of DC (1:02:39), and Jenny FitzGerald (1:02:55) of Woodbridge, VA rounded out the top 5 Americans. Samantha Kirby Cole, 43, of Arlington was top master and 9th overall in 1:04:48.
With more than 8,000 runners registered, the 10-miler had nearly 5,000 finishers and the 5K had more than 800.
For Andrea Ricketts, 28, of Alexandria, who wore a Boston Marathon shirt, today’s 10-mile race gave her confidence that recent injury troubles are behind her, she said. Ricketts finished in 1:12:33 and is plotting a return to Hopkinton.
From the finish chute, runners had just a short walk to the post-race celebration in Oronoco Bay Park.
Before heading there, Greg Gonzalez, 41, sporting the T-shirt from his first race –
October’s Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon – took a second or two to catch his breath.
Gonzalez’ friend and coach, Noah Simon, 36, of Arlington, a runner of 15 years, was congratulating him for running a huge “PR,” except Gonzalez had no idea what the term meant.
“I don’t know what that means … Oh, personal best,” he said.
As it happens, Gonzalez had entered the GW Parkway Classic, his second race, with the simple goal of averaging faster than the 8:28 pace he had averaged in October. But, pushed by Simon, Gonzalez gutted out 1:16:44, nearly a minute-per-mile faster than that.
Just a year ago, the lawyer discovered that running helped him solve problems he was having with his back.
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FEMALE OVERALL RESULTS
Place No. Name Age City St Guntime Nettime
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1 52 Shiferaw Tiringo-Geta 27 Alexandria VA 58:49.2 58:49.2
2 32 Lisa Thomas 36 Alexandria VA 60:24.2 60:23.9
3 8 Laura O'Hara 32 Alexandria VA 61:03.6 61:03.6
4 5 Michaela Courtney 28 Arlington VA 62:23.9 62:23.9
5 4092 Kerry Allen 23 Washington DC 62:38.9 62:38.2
6 4449 Jenny Fitzgerald 32 Woodbridge VA 62:55.6 62:54.9
MALE OVERALL RESULTS
Place No. Name Age City St Guntime Nettime
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1 4 Sean Graham 32 Alexandria VA 51:02.6 51:02.6
2 2 Eddie Ernest-Jones 35 Boise ID 52:03.1 52:03.1
3 3144 Matthew Barresi 29 Falls Church VA 52:17.9 52:17.9
4 49 Seife Geletu 30 Washington DC 52:41.0 52:41.0
5 38 Jordan McDougal 24 Warrenton VA 52:51.8 52:51.8
6 18 Charlie Ban 29 McLean VA 53:23.1 53:22.9
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 10 - 19
Place No. Name Age City St Guntime Nettime
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1 3222 Katie Necochea 17 Springfield VA 1:12:25.5 1:11:57.8
2 4379 Mary Johnson 18 Alexandria VA 1:30:01.4 1:27:46.2
3 925 Lyssa Bantleon 19 Sewickley PA 1:29:08.8 1:27:59.8
4 4984 Tate-Louisa Mikkelsen 14 Alexandria VA 1:33:33.3 1:32:07.0
5 3518 Kayla Stamey 17 Herndon VA 1:34:36.0 1:34:02.2
MALE AGE GROUP: 10 - 19
Place No. Name Age City St Guntime Nettime
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1 1300 Lewis Millholland 16 Falls Church VA 1:04:38.4 1:04:35.7
2 3970 Murray Iv Johnston 14 Alexandria VA 1:17:51.2 1:17:12.6
3 5265 James Culcasi 16 Merchantville NJ 1:19:49.3 1:17:36.3
4 2412 John Green 16 Arlington VA 1:19:19.5 1:18:55.0
5 1793 Eric Esposito 14 Sterling VA 1:20:07.7 1:19:52.2
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 29
Place No. Name Age City St Guntime Nettime
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1 2063 Kyra Rathbun 25 Alexandria VA 1:03:02.6 1:03:01.2
2 5201 Lauren Woodall 26 Washington DC 1:03:10.6 1:03:10.2
3 1839 Phoebe Markle 28 Alexandria VA 1:04:52.7 1:04:50.3
4 6091 Sarah Brown 25 Washington DC 1:05:32.0 1:05:30.9
5 4469 Katie Schettig 29 Washington DC 1:05:39.0 1:05:34.1
MALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 29
Place No. Name Age City St Guntime Nettime
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1 51 Chalie Bitew 24 Washington DC 54:00.1 54:00.1
2 19 Garret Martucci 23 Arlington VA 55:06.0 55:06.0
3 1066 Gregory Mariano 26 Arlington VA 55:41.3 55:41.3
4 4089 Brian McCabe 26 Washington DC 56:22.2 56:22.2
5 1119 Tripp Southerland 27 Washington DC 57:08.4 57:08.4
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 39
Place No. Name Age City St Guntime Nettime
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1 4209 Stephanie George 30 Chevy Chase MD 1:06:59.0 1:06:55.6
2 2726 Georgeanne Fayrweathe 33 Annandale VA 1:07:10.4 1:07:05.7
3 4353 Amanda Juratovic 33 Alexandria VA 1:08:47.1 1:08:34.8
4 5712 Abigail Stiles 32 Norfolk VA 1:09:09.8 1:09:03.8
5 57 Kimberly Gayton 37 Wellington VA 1:10:49.1 1:10:34.5
MALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 39
Place No. Name Age City St Guntime Nettime
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1 1495 Hugh Toland 31 Fairfax VA 55:31.4 55:31.4
2 1643 Jose I Gonzalez 33 Arlington VA 55:34.3 55:34.3
3 5747 Keith Levasseur 33 Columbia MD 57:31.9 57:31.9
4 4676 Jeremiah Doyle 31 Arlington VA 58:42.8 58:42.8
5 179 Richard Rapine 39 Alexandria VA 59:12.8 59:12.4
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 44
Place No. Name Age City St Guntime Nettime
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1 9 Samantha Cole 43 Arlington VA 1:04:47.5 1:04:47.2
2 5710 Suzanne Himes 42 Alexandria VA 1:05:48.3 1:05:42.6
3 7 Bridget Bowers 41 Alexandria VA 1:07:08.2 1:07:06.8
4 2086 Lori Wallace 41 Alexandria VA 1:12:15.9 1:07:27.5
5 3541 Amy Smith 41 Fairfax VA 1:09:58.1 1:09:48.7
MALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 44
Place No. Name Age City St Guntime Nettime
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1 4423 David Kent 40 Arlington VA 59:59.5 59:59.5
2 4323 Evan Weisel 40 Alexandria VA 1:00:13.9 1:00:13.9
3 4063 Andrew Pugh 42 Washington DC 1:00:47.6 1:00:43.1
4 116 Dave Cahill 40 Arlington VA 1:01:27.7 1:01:26.4
5 4036 Reynolds Wilson 40 Arlington VA 1:01:48.8 1:01:47.1
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 45 - 49
Place No. Name Age City St Guntime Nettime
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1 770 Mary Gellerup Bolich 49 Plymouth WI 1:10:24.1 1:10:19.7
2 2659 Elizabeth Dann 45 Arlington VA 1:14:58.5 1:14:41.1
3 5064 Barbara Noe 47 Alexandria VA 1:16:10.8 1:16:10.8
4 5838 Nancy Lopez 46 Alexandria VA 1:21:11.5 1:16:34.8
5 5755 Patricia Cuff 47 Alexandria VA 1:18:13.4 1:17:48.0
MALE AGE GROUP: 45 - 49
Place No. Name Age City St Guntime Nettime
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1 35 Derik Thomas 46 Alexandria VA 57:33.0 57:33.0
2 5987 Chris Rotunno 49 Washington DC 1:02:46.3 1:02:44.2
3 629 John Rhodes 46 Herndon VA 1:03:25.1 1:03:23.0
4 4132 Shawn Buettner 45 Washington DC 1:05:18.6 1:04:01.4
5 2518 Kenneth Springer 45 Alexandria VA 1:04:18.4 1:04:05.6
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 54
Place No. Name Age City St Guntime Nettime
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1 2657 Lorraine Ross 51 Arlington VA 1:12:20.3 1:12:11.1
2 952 Teresa Lent 50 Arlington VA 1:14:22.7 1:14:04.4
3 4891 Blake Rushin 50 Vienna VA 1:17:09.9 1:17:00.3
4 2941 Linda Kennedy 51 Alexandria VA 1:19:42.3 1:19:06.3
5 409 Darcy Gruttadaro 51 Arlington VA 1:20:30.3 1:19:13.0
MALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 54
Place No. Name Age City St Guntime Nettime
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1 48 Greg Cauller 52 York PA 59:33.2 59:33.2
2 5986 William Clem 52 Bethesda MD 1:06:26.5 1:06:23.8
3 5988 Philip Bender 50 Washington DC 1:10:16.8 1:10:10.2
4 1682 Gregg Brinegar 51 Alexandria VA 1:10:19.9 1:10:15.6
5 2336 Gerald Bruce 51 Alexandria VA 1:11:40.8 1:11:31.9
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 55 - 59
Place No. Name Age City St Guntime Nettime
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1 4972 Carole Jones 55 Ashburn VA 1:13:35.5 1:13:20.4
2 2817 Julie Lee 55 Arlington VA 1:23:53.5 1:23:38.7
3 3521 Joanne Hampton 55 Purcellville VA 1:24:15.9 1:23:42.2
4 1619 Tobin Gatto 56 Alexandria VA 1:26:48.2 1:25:28.0
5 3575 Martha Martin 55 Burke VA 1:26:36.0 1:25:58.7
MALE AGE GROUP: 55 - 59
Place No. Name Age City St Guntime Nettime
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1 1873 Bruce Halpin 55 Ashburn VA 1:04:55.1 1:04:53.1
2 4278 Dan Mendelson 55 Washington DC 1:08:36.6 1:08:35.7
3 2553 Peter Blair 56 Alexandria VA 1:10:49.8 1:10:31.8
4 5084 Ken Krehbiel 58 Washington DC 1:12:57.5 1:12:54.9
5 586 Steve Thienel 59 Columbia MD 1:13:08.8 1:12:58.0
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 64
Place No. Name Age City St Guntime Nettime
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1 793 Lynne Kidder 61 Frederick MD 1:31:21.4 1:30:57.7
2 2425 Leslie Stanfield 62 Reston VA 1:32:32.7 1:30:58.5
3 2465 Shirley Compton 63 New Middletown OH 1:36:57.1 1:33:30.2
4 1951 Tom Montgomery 62 Woodbridge VA 1:36:18.9 1:34:20.0
5 888 Mariam Morad 62 San Diego CA 1:40:19.9 1:39:03.7
MALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 64
Place No. Name Age City St Guntime Nettime
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1 6356 Chris Arey 61 Stafford VA 1:11:13.0 1:11:00.6
2 2798 Donald Kearns Jr 60 Falling Waters WV 1:13:22.6 1:13:08.3
3 1833 Harry O'Hara 63 Fredonia NY 1:13:15.4 1:13:11.7
4 3120 Frank Spicer Jr 60 Clifton VA 1:16:32.9 1:16:27.0
5 4798 Norm Seip 60 Alexandria VA 1:17:29.2 1:17:08.4
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 65 - 69
Place No. Name Age City St Guntime Nettime
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1 1780 Mary Napoleon 66 Batesville VA 1:33:53.6 1:32:24.1
2 1192 Lucia Davidson 66 Arlington VA 1:34:46.2 1:33:07.6
3 3852 Shelley Prince 65 Mc Lean VA 1:39:57.7 1:39:57.7
4 2881 Donna Casey 65 Annandale VA 1:51:10.5 1:47:01.8
5 135 Maryellen Cameron 68 Falls Church VA 2:01:28.3 1:59:06.4
MALE AGE GROUP: 65 - 69
Place No. Name Age City St Guntime Nettime
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1 4678 Bob Chase 66 Falls Church VA 1:15:02.6 1:14:55.7
2 4351 Alan Ryder 65 Big Flats NY 1:22:13.9 1:21:43.0
3 4350 Stephen Banks 66 Springfield VA 1:22:23.7 1:21:45.5
4 2776 Gary Chase 67 Lorton VA 1:23:55.7 1:23:00.2
5 4390 Krupakar Revanna 68 Falls Church VA 1:25:25.3 1:24:37.7
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 74
Place No. Name Age City St Guntime Nettime
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1 4907 Nancy Linck 70 Alexandria VA 1:45:56.1 1:43:44.1
2 4661 John Finney Jr. 72 Arlington VA 1:54:12.1 1:52:06.2
MALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 74
Place No. Name Age City St Guntime Nettime
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1 3663 Leon Sample 72 Alexandria VA 1:27:44.4 1:27:23.2
2 609 Bill Earner 70 Crownsville MD 1:42:16.4 1:40:15.4
3 633 Gene Simaitis 74 Bowie MD 1:56:45.2 1:52:47.2
4 1360 Eric Thompson 70 Chevy Chase MD 2:08:47.8 2:03:43.4
5 2808 Robert Mulholland 73 Accokeek MD 2:16:23.8 2:13:38.5
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 75 - 79
Place No. Name Age City St Guntime Nettime
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MALE AGE GROUP: 75 - 79
Place No. Name Age City St Guntime Nettime
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FEMALE AGE GROUP: 80 - 84
Place No. Name Age City St Guntime Nettime
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MALE AGE GROUP: 80 - 84
Place No. Name Age City St Guntime Nettime
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1 1 Don Trilling 84 Alexandria VA 3:18:12.4 3:18:12.4
5K
FEMALE OVERALL RESULTS
Place No. Name Race Age City St Guntime Nettime
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1 8936 Jackie Gruendel 5K 37 Clifton VA 18:03.9 18:03.9
2 8682 Alexandra Smargiassi 5K 20 Washington DC 20:21.3 20:20.9
3 9008 Helen Knudsen 5K 31 Washington DC 22:11.6 22:08.9
MALE OVERALL RESULTS
Place No. Name Race Age City St Guntime Nettime
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1 8613 Keith Freeburn 5K 38 Centreville VA 17:49.1 17:49.1
2 8436 Brad Byrnes 5K 32 Alexandria VA 18:07.9 18:07.9
3 8367 Connor Pearson 5K 17 Alexandria VA 18:37.1 18:37.0
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 09
Place No. Name Race Age City St Guntime Nettime
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1 8931 Eva Haddock 5K 9 Alexandria VA 36:12.7 34:53.8
2 8483 Khalean Honesty 5K 9 44:21.3 42:53.8
3 8754 Samantha Uhrin 5K 8 Alexandria VA 43:59.3 43:24.0
MALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 09
Place No. Name Race Age City St Guntime Nettime
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1 9182 George Pacious 5K 8 Alexandria VA 27:22.5 26:31.3
2 8296 Charlie McCoy 5K 8 Arlington VA 27:30.5 27:30.5
3 8692 Ian Magnell 5K 9 Woodbridge VA 30:55.7 30:00.5
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 10 - 19
Place No. Name Race Age City St Guntime Nettime
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1 8435 Elley Donnelly 5K 16 Fort Belvoir VA 25:55.9 25:25.2
2 8060 Kassie Smith 5K 16 Virginia Beach VA 26:55.6 26:23.9
3 8438 Catherine Logrande 5K 13 Alexandria VA 26:36.8 26:28.7
MALE AGE GROUP: 10 - 19
Place No. Name Race Age City St Guntime Nettime
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1 8439 Michael Logrande 5K 15 Alexandria VA 18:51.9 18:51.8
2 9052 Tucker Burnett 5K 15 Alexandria VA 22:33.8 22:06.7
3 8596 Andrew Wright 5K 11 Indian Head MD 22:24.8 22:24.8
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 29
Place No. Name Race Age City St Guntime Nettime
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1 8154 Aliza Caplan 5K 25 Philadelphia PA 22:18.0 22:08.9
2 9035 Lauren Groth 5K 28 Washington DC 24:01.7 23:59.8
3 1543 Emily Godenschwager 5K 27 Reston VA 24:04.1 24:03.2
MALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 29
Place No. Name Race Age City St Guntime Nettime
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1 8111 Miguel Matta 5K 27 Arlington VA 19:24.2 19:24.0
2 8187 Thomas Johnson 5K 28 Alexandria VA 20:40.5 20:39.5
3 8169 Wade Meyers 5K 23 Raleigh NC 22:14.3 21:30.0
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 39
Place No. Name Race Age City St Guntime Nettime
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1 8179 Laura Scott 5K 35 Arlington VA 24:33.6 24:14.9
2 8878 Laura Bryan 5K 32 Springfield VA 25:30.3 25:26.4
3 8723 Sara Olsen 5k 33 Gaithersburg MD 25:50.8 25:36.1
MALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 39
Place No. Name Race Age City St Guntime Nettime
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1 8775 Ellins Thomas 5K 31 Gainesville VA 18:46.2 18:46.2
2 8901 Jason Bryan 5K 32 Springfield VA 19:27.9 19:27.9
3 9009 Brian Knudsen 5K 33 Washington DC 20:36.2 20:35.6
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 44
Place No. Name Race Age City St Guntime Nettime
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1 8186 Rebecca Cranna 5K 43 Annandale VA 26:57.9 26:49.5
2 8651 Stephanie Ruiz 5K 43 Arlington VA 27:34.4 27:29.6
3 8328 Liz Brinson 5K 41 Silver Spring MD 28:42.6 27:33.2
MALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 44
Place No. Name Race Age City St Guntime Nettime
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1 8678 Matt Erskine 5K 42 Arlington VA 22:29.2 22:28.0
2 8581 Alex Garrett 5K 43 Fairfax VA 23:17.7 23:04.9
3 9188 Daniel Twomey 5K 43 Alexandria VA 23:24.5 23:20.0
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 45 - 49
Place No. Name Race Age City St Guntime Nettime
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1 9059 Lorraine Wilson 5K 46 Great Falls VA 25:08.2 25:04.8
2 8180 Cheryl Logan 5K 46 Arlington VA 26:29.1 26:05.9
3 9115 Sharon Hancock 5K 46 Ashburn VA 27:52.5 27:26.0
MALE AGE GROUP: 45 - 49
Place No. Name Race Age City St Guntime Nettime
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1 8607 Robert Martin 5K 48 Fairfax Station VA 20:05.0 20:05.0
2 8635 Jack Tade 5K 47 Falls Church VA 20:45.6 20:45.5
3 8948 Mark Harris 5K 49 Alexandria VA 21:28.7 21:10.6
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 54
Place No. Name Race Age City St Guntime Nettime
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1 8380 Sandy Thurston 5K 54 Arlington VA 27:06.8 27:00.2
2 8057 Victoria Nguyen 5K 52 Arlington VA 27:02.8 27:02.8
3 8056 Paige Jones 5K 50 Alexandria VA 28:12.3 27:54.7
MALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 54
Place No. Name Race Age City St Guntime Nettime
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1 9053 Wally Burnett 5K 53 Alexandria VA 27:48.9 27:21.2
2 6066 Chuck Tyrpak 5K 51 Reston VA 28:25.1 27:48.7
3 8015 Scott Smith 5K 50 Dumfries VA 28:23.6 27:51.4
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 55 - 59
Place No. Name Race Age City St Guntime Nettime
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1 8560 Merrilee Seidman 5K 57 Alexandria VA 25:25.2 25:25.2
2 8817 Grace Rascati 5K 55 Alexandria VA 28:01.0 27:58.0
3 8206 Rita Cook 5K 57 Bethesda MD 28:58.4 28:54.9
MALE AGE GROUP: 55 - 59
Place No. Name Race Age City St Guntime Nettime
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1 8542 Gary Presuhn 5K 57 Burke VA 20:22.6 20:22.6
2 8559 Paul Bousel 5K 58 Alexandria VA 20:50.6 20:50.6
3 8529 Kenyon Erickson 5K 58 Vienna VA 21:00.0 20:59.6
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 64
Place No. Name Race Age City St Guntime Nettime
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1 8401 Shannon Burcroff 5K 61 Alexandria VA 32:18.3 32:00.0
2 8053 Margaret Stancampiano 5K 62 Vienna VA 34:30.7 33:41.2
3 8309 Lynn Amende 5K 61 Edgewater MD 34:27.4 34:10.4
MALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 64
Place No. Name Race Age City St Guntime Nettime
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1 9012 Fred Protopappas 5K 63 Silver Spring MD 22:44.3 22:41.7
2 9016 Edwin Patout 5K 63 Washington DC 26:31.8 26:26.3
3 9011 Curt Demars-Johnson 5K 61 Okemos MI 28:29.9 28:03.5
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 65 - 69
Place No. Name Race Age City St Guntime Nettime
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1 79 Linda Kornett 5K 65 Annandale VA 37:50.9 36:57.6
2 8355 Teresa Revanna 5K 65 Falls Church VA 46:09.8 45:30.2
3 8386 Susan Scott 5K 66 Spotsylvania VA 51:17.7 50:27.9
MALE AGE GROUP: 65 - 69
Place No. Name Race Age City St Guntime Nettime
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1 8881 Keith Padgett 5K 65 Alexandria VA 26:28.0 26:25.8
2 8297 Ernesto Reyes 5K 66 Arlington VA 30:49.8 30:40.4
3 9017 Warren Snaider 5K 65 Washington DC 33:00.4 32:30.4
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 74
Place No. Name Race Age City St Guntime Nettime
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MALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 74
Place No. Name Race Age City St Guntime Nettime
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1 8908 John Gluck 5K 74 Alexandria VA 25:53.2 25:49.0
2 8141 Jim Verdier 5K 70 Alexandria VA 30:13.9 30:13.8
3 9176 Carl Magnell 5K 71 Woodbridge VA 42:21.2 41:25.9
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 75 - 79
Place No. Name Race Age City St Guntime Nettime
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MALE AGE GROUP: 75 - 79
Place No. Name Race Age City St Guntime Nettime
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FEMALE AGE GROUP: 80 - 84
Place No. Name Race Age City St Guntime Nettime
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1 8359 Marilyn Karoly 5K 82 Alexandria VA 1:08:47.0 1:08:09.0
MALE AGE GROUP: 80 - 84
Place No. Name Race Age City St Guntime Nettime
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1 8612 Larry Dickerson 5K 80 Burke VA 28:29.8 28:28.3
“At this time last year,” Gonzalez admitted, “there was no way I could envision ever running a 10-mile race.”
By Brenda Barrera with contribution from Dickson Mercer
Washington, DC
March 13, 2011
For the Washington Running Report
(Photos by Lea Gallardo and Kathy Freedman)
It is an Irish blessing familiar to many, “May the road rise up to meet you, May the wind be always at your back, May the sun shine warm upon your face . . .”
When Laurence Simms from the Embassy of Ireland welcomed runners to the starting line with this traditional blessing, it had new meaning for race organizers, Capital Running Company. They were blessed with the highest turnout in the 23-year history of the St. Patrick’s Day 8K as more than 5,500 finishers kicked off the spring racing season with this favorite downtown Washington, DC event.
After winning this race two years ago and finishing fourth last year, local star Demesse Tefera (photo) captured his second St. Patrick’s Day 8K title today in 24:22, holding off Oklahoma’s Mark Thompson who took second in 24:28.
The Washington, DC resident by way of Ethiopia said he split from the lead pack after passing the opening mile in 4:50. He felt like the pace was too slow, he said, gapped the lead pack and ran solo the rest of the way. And though his time was well off his 8K personal best of 23:07, Tefera described today’s effort as “good training” for March 26’s National Half Marathon where he hopes to break 1:05:00 in the half marathon.
Jordan McDougal of Culpeper, VA took third in 24:44, five seconds ahead of course record holder Gurmessa Megerssa.
In the women’s competition, the top two finishers from Washington, DC took off from the rest of field battling for top honors. Tezata Dengarsa, 30, (left) bested the defending champion, Maggie Infeld, 24, by half a minute, 28:03 to 28:32. Behind them it was an even closer battle for the next two spots between Muliye Gurmu, 27, from Bronx, NY and Katie O’Regan, 26, from Lebanon, PA.
“She (Gurmu) was on my shoulder for most of the race and then just surged ahead,” said O’Regan, a Cornell standout, now racing for the PA-based Keystone Track Club.
Douglas Woods, 41, of Gaithersburg, MD took top place in the 40-44 age group with his 29:33 finish; a nice 5:55 pace. On the cusp of sixty, Chuck Moeser (below) returned to the racing scene after a long hiatus finishing in 30:18. Afterward, he shared that he thoroughly enjoyed his time exploring skydiving and rock climbing, but now he is looking forward to some road racing.
Jack McMahon earned the title of the oldest competitor. At 80 years old, the Silver Spring, MD runner crossed the line in 45:29, besting his time from last year by 28 seconds. Just goes to show, you truly can get faster as you get older.
Leesburg’s Peggy Yetman, 42, easily won the women’s 40-44 age division with her 31:20 finish. Alisa Harvey, 45, from Manassas finished eighth overall in 30:12. Next up for the Washington Running Report columnist is a track meet in Richmond in a few weeks. Washington, DC’s Jacqueline O’Neil, 79, the oldest women’s competitor, was asked if she felt the luck of the Irish today. She admitted that she’s IBM (Irish By Marriage), but attributed her good health and longevity to supplementing her low running mileage with walking.
New to this year’s event was the Team Competition and 42 Coed Teams competed with creative names like, “The Furious Leprechauns” and “Sham-Rockers.” The TRS Racing Team of Jordan McDougal, Joseph Delclos, Alisa Harvey, and Ellins Thomas, were the overall champions in 28:57. No one could miss the 60+ members of the FBI National Academy Team. Per their captain, Mark Jackson, it was a great way to conclude a 10-week training program.
For many participants, not only was it the first race of the season but their first foray into road racing. Beth Roselius, from Morgantown, WV (in photo below-right) decided to run with and support her sister, Katherine Kelley, 28, from Reston, VA, a newbie. Dressed in matching blue tops and sporting St. Patrick’s Day 8K tattoos on their cheeks, both said they were thrilled to share the experience. “I wasn’t sure if I could make the distance,” said Kelley, “but she [Beth] kept telling me, ‘You can do it!’”
Be sure to check the May/June issue ofWashington Running Report for additional race coverage.
Awards Listing
MALE
1 6436 Demesse Tefara 27 M WASHINGTON DC 24:22
2 3907 Mark Thompson 32 M EDMOND OK 24:28
3 4480 Jordan McDougal 23 M CULPEPER VA 24:44
4 11 Gurmessa Megerssa 31 M WASHINGTON DC 24:49
5 12 Demse Mulata 24 M WASHINGTON DC 24:51
6 8 Robert Wade 28 M ARLINGTON VA 25:14
7 1100 Charlie Hurt 27 M RICHMOND VA 25:26
8 3 Adam Condit 27 M ASHBURN VA 25:39
9 6461 Allen Carr 27 M WASHINGTON DC 25:58
10 7 Dave Miller 27 M ARLINGTON VA 26:17
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME - NET PACE 01 - 19
1 5510 Michael Wegner 14 M Columbia MD 26:52 26:51 5:24
2 3852 Joseph Delclos 17 M Warrenton VA 29:44 29:41 5:59
3 3916 Ben Naughton 19 M Takoma Park MD 29:47 29:46 6:00
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME - NET PACE 20 - 24
1 6189 Scott Allen 23 M Washington DC 26:24 26:24 5:19
2 10 Dustin Whitlow 24 M Arlington VA 26:35 26:34 5:21
3 3837 Chris Daniels 24 M Washington DC 30:03 30:02 6:03
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME - NET PACE 25 - 29
1 4184 Jason Fitzgerald 27 M Silver Spring MD 26:26 26:26 5:19
2 6270 Dickson Mercer 29 M Washington DC 26:38 26:37 5:22
3 5355 Garrett Ash 27 M Manchester CT 27:01 27:01 5:27
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME - NET PACE 30 - 34
1 5246 Nick Gramsky 33 M Vienna VA 27:03 27:02 5:27
2 3917 Matt Straughn 34 M Glenn Dale MD 27:09 27:09 5:28
3 121 Eddie Valentine 31 M Arlington VA 27:45 27:45 5:35
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME - NET PACE 35 - 39
1 5223 David Wertz 35 M Arlington VA 26:47 26:46 5:23
2 395 Ramsey Wilson 38 M Falls Church VA 28:40 28:37 5:46
3 562 Michael Sheehy 38 M Washington DC 28:38 28:37 5:46
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME - NET PACE 40 - 44
1 3271 Douglas Woods 41 M Gaithersburg MD 29:23 29:23 5:55
2 596 Kevin Bell 42 M Reston VA 29:30 29:27 5:56
3 6061 Jack Lovett 41 M Newport News VA 29:31 29:30 5:57
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME - NET PACE 45 - 49
1 6532 Robert Denmark 45 M Arlington VA 29:23 29:19 5:54
2 1788 Paul Jacobson 47 M Gaithersburg MD 29:39 29:38 5:58
3 2574 Tom Beekhuysen 47 M Herndon VA 30:31 30:30 6:08
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME - NET PACE 50 - 54
1 5393 Henry Wigglesworth 53 M Washington DC 28:23 28:22 5:43
2 32 Jean-Christophe Arcaz 50 M Rockville MD 28:36 28:36 5:46
3 6498 Albino Castro 51 M Brookeville MD 31:07 31:06 6:16
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME - NET PACE 55 - 59
1 31 Chuck Moeser 59 M Potomac Falls VA 30:18 30:17 6:06
2 6294 Peter Darmody 55 M Gaithersburg MD 30:44 30:43 6:11
3 6236 Tom Ruckert 58 M Grantsville MD 31:48 31:43 6:23
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME - NET PACE 60 - 64
1 3944 Richard Adams Jr 60 M Herndon VA 33:45 33:43 6:47
2 4042 Michael Wesbecher 63 M Oakton VA 34:32 34:22 6:55
3 4987 Marc Wolfson 61 M Olney MD 36:18 36:14 7:18
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME - NET PACE 65 - 69
1 5432 Jim Noone 66 M Fairfax VA 34:09 34:05 6:52
2 2795 Mike Golash 67 M Washington DC 36:45 36:40 7:23
3 159 John Churchman 68 M Arlington VA 39:45 39:36 7:58
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME - NET PACE 70 - 74
1 6591 Malcolm O'Hagan 70 M Chevy Chase MD 41:40 39:20 7:55
2 16 Chan Robbins 73 M Arlington VA 41:14 41:12 8:18
3 1546 Bill Sollers 71 M Silver Spring MD 46:13 44:01 8:52
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME - NET PACE 75 - 79
1 4732 Skip Grant 75 M Chevy Chase MD 39:51 39:43 8:00
2 2237 Alan Rider 75 M Reston VA 44:00 43:58 8:51
3 5801 Henry Guyot 76 M Washington DC 44:36 44:26 8:57
MALE AGE GROUP: NET TIME - NET PACE 80 - 99
1 3244 Jack McMahon 80 M Silver Spring MD 45:29 45:20 9:08
MALE FIRST TIME RACER: NET TIME - NET PACE 1 - 99
1 4411 Greg Young 22 M Ballston Lake NY 33:50 33:35 6:46
By Kathy Dalby
Arlington, VA
February 13, 2011
For the Washington Running Report
Jordan McDougal, 23, of Culpeper, VA wins by a mere half second ahead of Frank Devar, 22, of Washington, DC in the fastest road 5K of the year with 14:47.4.
Sunday morning 1700 running enthusiasts participated in the second annual Love the Run You’re With 5K, presented by Pacers Running Stores and Fitness Together.
Enjoying near perfect winter running temperatures, participants ran an out and back course along Army Navy Drive and South Joyce Street near The Shops at Pentagon Row. A Valentine’s Day inspired event, each runner chose their runner bib color based on their relationship status (red: in a relationship, green: single, yellow: well, it’s complicated) and more than 500 parings participated in the team competition.
With the top three finishers under 15:00, this event proved to be exciting with a near photo finish of winner Jordan McDougal (14:47.4) and Pacers Racing Team member Frank DeVar (14:47.9). Said DeVar, “It was a fight to the finish but Jordan edged me out in the last few steps. He’s a great competitor and I enjoyed racing against him.”
The story of the day was a surprise marriage proposal at the finish line by Gerardo Andres Calderon to his girlfriend, Grace Hannafin. Gerardo popped the question in the finish line chute after their 36:23 effort.
The post-race party sponsored by Champps Restaurant proved to be a hit with a popular karaoke contest, free drinks, and more than 150 awards distributed.
AWARDS LIST
FEMALE OVERALL RESULTS
Place No. Name Age City St Gun Tim Net Tim
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1 562 Michelle Miller 30 Damascus MD 17:56.7 17:54.8
2 18 Erin Swain 29 Arlington VA 18:14.1 18:11.8
3 11 Michaela Courtney 26 Washington DC 18:25.4 18:23.7
MALE OVERALL RESULTS
Place No. Name Age City St Gun Tim Net Tim
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1 1076 Jordan McDougal 23 Culpeper VA 14:47.4 14:47.4
2 1 Frank Devar 22 Washington DC 14:47.9 14:47.9
3 1317 Gerald Greenlaw 23 Alexandria VA 14:59.5 14:59.5
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 7
Place No. Name Age City St Gun Tim Net Tim
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MALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 7
Place No. Name Age City St Gun Tim Net Tim
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1 1787 Rheinhardt Harrison 6 Falls Church VA 26:02.5 25:52.7
2 2087 Austin Green 5 Herndon VA 37:57.9 37:37.2
3 1885 Ian Meeks 7 Arlington VA 50:37.2 50:15.9
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 8 - 10
Place No. Name Age City St Gun Tim Net Tim
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1 2031 Lindsay Tucker 9 Alexandria VA 42:19.1 40:57.4
2 1757 Catherine Georgoulako 10 Frisco TX 44:32.1 43:17.0
MALE AGE GROUP: 8 - 10
Place No. Name Age City St Gun Tim Net Tim
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1 2110 Andrew Wright 10 Indian Head MD 22:58.4 22:56.4
2 1660 Mark Berry 9 Alexandria VA 27:08.5 26:45.2
3 1860 Scott Little, Ii 10 Bowie MD 32:10.0 28:25.6
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 11 - 14
Place No. Name Age City St Gun Tim Net Tim
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1 1634 Sarah Angell 14 Arlington VA 23:24.1 23:12.2
2 1673 Bridgette Brinkmann 11 Washington DC 29:52.5 29:52.5
3 1925 Katherine Pickup 14 Alexandria VA 32:08.8 31:16.8
MALE AGE GROUP: 11 - 14
Place No. Name Age City St Gun Tim Net Tim
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1 2086 John Gossart 14 Alexandria VA 21:18.5 21:07.9
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 15 - 18
Place No. Name Age City St Gun Tim Net Tim
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1 2070 Jasmine Herndon 16 Arlington VA 24:00.6 23:49.6
2 1562 Brianna Burke 16 Engleside VA 25:08.1 25:03.8
3 2071 Manon Loustaunau 16 Arlington VA 26:14.4 26:02.9
MALE AGE GROUP: 15 - 18
Place No. Name Age City St Gun Tim Net Tim
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1 1916 Aidan Papavizas 16 Arlington VA 19:15.7 19:12.0
2 856 Chris Porter 15 Alexandria VA 20:00.5 19:56.7
3 1871 Sean Maraia 15 Fairfax VA 22:35.1 21:24.7
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 19 - 29
Place No. Name Age City St Gun Tim Net Tim
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1 1321 Raquel Morgan 25 Washington DC 19:27.9 19:23.7
2 1316 Liz Elko 23 Arlington VA 19:48.3 19:45.0
3 16 Kelly Devine 26 Arlington VA 19:54.4 19:52.4
MALE AGE GROUP: 19 - 29
Place No. Name Age City St Gun Tim Net Tim
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1 6 Ryan Foster 25 Arlington VA 15:07.7 15:06.8
2 1421 Allen Carr 27 Washington VA 15:44.6 15:43.5
3 1964 Richard Saunders 22 Alexandria VA 15:47.4 15:45.7
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 39
Place No. Name Age City St Gun Tim Net Tim
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1 712 Margaret Smith 31 Alexandria VA 19:44.8 19:39.7
2 384 Annie Grondin 38 Arlington VA 19:52.9 19:50.2
3 332 Aagje Engel 32 Alexandria VA 20:12.3 20:12.3
MALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 39
Place No. Name Age City St Gun Tim Net Tim
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1 4 Bert Rodriguez 31 Arlington VA 15:02.3 15:02.0
2 767 Edi Turco 38 Arlington VA 17:02.8 17:01.4
3 1981 Michael Sheehy 38 Washington DC 17:16.5 17:15.4
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 49
Place No. Name Age City St Gun Tim Net Tim
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1 23 Kristi Markowitz 41 Arlington VA 18:35.6 18:33.4
2 1515 Laura Greeson 41 Alexandria VA 20:14.8 20:11.5
3 1889 Caroline Merena 45 Arlington VA 20:54.5 20:49.9
MALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 49
Place No. Name Age City St Gun Tim Net Tim
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1 44 Edmund Burke 41 Buronsville MD 16:14.1 16:13.9
2 270 Denis Cloutier 49 Arlington VA 17:21.8 17:21.8
3 9 Derik Thomas 45 Alexandria VA 17:35.6 17:34.5
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 59
Place No. Name Age City St Gun Tim Net Tim
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1 605 Darlene Packett 52 Lorton VA 21:02.6 20:57.0
2 2048 Myra Washington 53 Montgomery Village MD 22:54.1 22:50.0
3 1264 Linda Kennedy 50 Alexandria VA 23:24.3 23:10.4
MALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 59
Place No. Name Age City St Gun Tim Net Tim
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1 1512 Mark Drosky 50 Alexandria VA 19:34.6 19:31.7
2 723 Tim Steele 50 Mclean VA 20:11.6 20:09.3
3 212 Paul Bousel 57 Alexandria VA 20:14.2 20:12.4
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 69
Place No. Name Age City St Gun Tim Net Tim
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1 269 Laurel Clement 62 Haymarket VA 26:18.6 25:44.2
2 221 Melanie Brennan 60 Alexandria VA 29:26.5 29:19.8
3 763 Terry Tropin 60 Takoma Park MD 47:43.1 46:13.0
MALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 69
Place No. Name Age City St Gun Tim Net Tim
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1 775 Geoffrey Vincent 62 Alexandria VA 21:35.0 21:31.9
2 143 Leon Ellsworth 65 Alexandria VA 26:37.0 25:53.3
3 777 Morris Vogel 65 New York NY 29:23.2 29:15.5
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 99
Place No. Name Age City St Gun Tim Net Tim
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1 668 Janet Rogers 70 Annapolis MD 41:39.9 40:43.9
MALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 99
Place No. Name Age City St Gun Tim Net Tim
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1 1739 John Finney 71 Arlington VA 31:34.5 30:42.9
