March definitely had “in like a lion” down pat.
One look at the sell-out crowd at the Reston 10 Miler demonstrated that. Among the 1,040 finishers, there was barely any exposed skin outside of a few nutcases, like PR Racing teammates Andrew Ciarfalia, Andrew Whitacre and Noah Zaring, who decided to [button-red url=”http://prracing.racebx.com/files/results/4d9205ce-7a0c-46c1-8929-4f56c0a86522/4f6b2f94-68cc-4f16-bc36-62fac0a86522/2013%20Reston%2010%20Mile%20Overall.htm” target=”_self” position=”left”] Results [/button-red]forgo long pants, and the former two long sleeves, on their way to top-five overall finishes.
“You came, you conquered and sure worked hard for that finisher medal,” the race announcer shouted through the microphone as [button-red url=”http://prracing.racebx.com/files/results/4d9205ce-7a0c-46c1-8929-4f56c0a86522/4f6b2f94-68cc-4f16-bc36-62fac0a86522/2013%20Reston%2010%20Mile%20Overall.htm” target=”_self” position=”left”] Photos [/button-red]runners finished the last 300 meters on the South Lakes High School track. The Reston 10 Miler was one of 18 races that are part of the Potomac River Running 2013 Trophy Series.
Leading the female division pack with a time of 1:00:15 was Peggy Yetman, a Potomac River Running club member.
“I’m getting over a little bronchial thing this week so my strategy was to not be too aggressive and lie back a little,” said Yetman who took the lead at mile three.
Yetman, 44 of Leesburg, Va., has been training for Ironman Texas but the Cherry Blossom 10 miler is on her list for top priorities.
“I didn’t want to leave everything out there today because I really wanted to be there for Cherry Blossom,” Yetman said while she stood at the awards ceremony receiving congratulations from her family and friends.
Yetman got her start in running while conditioning for gymnastics. She continued to run through college, though wasn’t expecting to.
Wendi Robinson, 25, of McLean Va., took third place in the female division with a time of 1:02:05.
“I ran faster than I thought I was going to,” Robinson said. “I was pleasantly surprised.”
Robinson got her start in the Potomac River Running Club when she began working for the PR store nearly two years ago. The last 200 meters of the race, which finished on South Lakes High School track, took Robinson down memory lane to her high school and college years.
“I liked finishing the 200 meters on the track,” she said. “It’s that feeling like you’re used to of sprinting in at the end of a race.”
Before the last 200 meters on the track, runners enjoyed two miles of down hills, which Matthew Clark, 29 of Reston, Va., said was a nice break.
“The last two miles on the downhill comes off of a couple really hard miles and you can really push 30 or 40 seconds faster for each mile,” Clark said.
He mentioned that many people use the Reston 10 Miler to tune up their legs after the winter season. Clark was tuning up to compete in the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon USA and the Boston Marathon.
Barry “the juggler” Goldmeier, 48 of Rockville Md., was also using the Reston 10 miler to prepare for the season ahead. Goldmeier, who said he has juggled during his runs for the last 25 years, has several marathons planned for the spring.
“It’s just what I do,” Goldmeier said of his unique talent. “I had to stop sometimes to see the cones and where I was going, but this race one of the easiest. I have a lot of marathons lined up.”
The proceeds from the Reston 10-Miler will benefit the South Lakes High School Track & Field program.
Starting off the New Year on the right foot has become a tradition of many at the Leesburg Rotary Resolution 10k and 4k.
The course, described as challenging by winners Alex Hetherington and Peggy Yetman, starts at Ida Lee Park and runs through [button-red url=”http://www.amazingracetiming.com/results/2013/rehau-rotary-resolution-10k-and-4k/165-results-10k.html” target=”_self” position=”left”] Results [/button-red]Historic Morven Park. The recent snow created a damp, muddy cross country type course for the 700 or so runners in both races.
Yetman, who won the Ringing in Hope 5k the day before was one of many runners who chose to race both on the last day of 2012 and also the first of 2013. She has been taking time off from serious training, but is racing anyway. Ending her 2012 season with an Ironman in October, Yetman hasn’t run more than eight miles. Though she was pleased with her time of 38:44, she knew the course slowed her down. Once she knew had clinched the women’s victory, she started to chase down some of the men to see how high she could finish overall. She was less than two minutes behind the overall winner Alex Hetherington.
Hetherington, a Vienna resident and a father of four thought “the course was great – very challenging.”
Having also run the day before at the Fairfax Four Miler, he said his time was on par for what he has been running lately.
“At my age the goal is to stay the same pace, I don’t want to slow down, but I know I’m not getting any faster,” he said.
His resolution for the New Year is to, “be more patient with my kids. Things can get a little crazy with four kids that include 11 year old triplet boys. Running is my chance to be alone doing something I love.” The late start time was a draw for him as well as the lure of coming to Leesburg for the first time. “I’d definitely run this race again.”
Carol Shuford, of Alexandria, and her friend Gina Welc both ran the Fairfax Four Miler the night before, but really wanted to start a new tradition of starting off the first day of the year by doing something healthy. Both women are Ironman finishers and will be training for Ironman Wisconsin in 2013. When asked why they chose to run the Leesburg race, “Because we can. It also keeps us out of trouble.” Carol who raced the Rotary Resolution Race for the eighth time loves the race because it is low key and the terrain is unique from other local races. The pair of friends will be back in 2014 for the 17th running of the race.
For the Ashworth family the race was truly a family affair. Gary and Kim, parents’ to 11-year-old twins Hannah and Jakoblove doing races together. Kim and Hannah chose the 4k, while Gary and Jakob ran the 10k. Leesburg locals, they chose this race because they wanted to “start the New Year off right and stay fit together as a family.”
On course Kim, was seen cheering for her son and husband after her race was over. Running together is not the only family tradition this foursome has. They individually come up with their resolutions for the year and share them with each other before dinner that night. Not wanting to ruin their tradition they kept their goals and resolutions for the upcoming year closely guarded.
As the sound of the guitar echoed in the gym, runners like Paula Fergusson laughed when asked what her resolutions were for 2013.
“Hold on, let me think, I know I have one,” she said. “Complete another half marathon!”
Was this a last minute goal or one she had in mind before? One can’t be sure, but maybe sharing her goal, will help her achieve it in 2013. Fergusson’s husband Ernie ran his first 10K. What better way to ring in the New Year than by accomplishing a goal in the first 12 hours.
Race Co-Director Carole Maloney wants to grow the race in 2014. The race raises money for eight different charities each year raised over $20,000. Unique to this year’s race was every participant being toasted with sparkling cider as they entered the Ida Lee Gym after the race.
“We really pay attention to the small details and make this race one that participants want to return to year after year,” she said. “Vie De France donated all the cookie dough for our post-race cookies and a gentleman in our Rotary Club baked them fresh New Year’s Eve!”
The music, provided by Dave Berry, added to the hometown feel of the race and created an atmosphere of joy as runners shared their running dreams and goals for 2013. Berry, a former local, who started providing the race entertainment in 2004, drives up from South Carolina every year because of the numerous requests from participants.
“Overall we want to create an experience runners won’t soon forget,” he said.
Photo by Cheryl Young
Catherine Mitchell bent down to remove the timing chip from her daughter’s shoe at the Ringing in Hope 5k in Ashburn. She paused, stood up to face Emma.
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Catherine and her husband Lance are triathletes and Emma aspires to join them. Though she is adept at swimming, she hoped to improve her running and targeted the New Year’s Eve race at Brambleton Town Center. At 10 years old, her goal was to break 30 minutes, which the trio, from Ashburn, did with 23 seconds to spare.
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She beamed with pride when Catherine told her about her dramatic improvement over her practice runs.
“She broke 30 minutes 18 years before I did,” Catherine said. The hometown race’s 5k offered recent Brambleon transplant Karl Dusen a chance to race seriously for the first time since the USATF Half Marathon championships in Duluth, Minn. six months prior. He cleared the field within the first half mile and cruised to victory in 16:25 over Jim Nielson’s 17:19, slightly ahead of Eric Sorenson five seconds later, who was led off the course.
It’s been a busy few months for Dusen, who, since he last raced, turned 30, moved from Rockville, Md. and welcomed his second daughter with his wife Emily, who finished sixth in her first race back. Their daughter, Juliette, was on hand to, if not see her parents race, cheer for them, though that just as likely might have been crying.
“It was great to race out here,” Dusen said. “I’ve been adjusting to training with the baby around, but we’re getting a hang of it. Emily looked pretty good out there and we’re just happy to represent Brambleton.”
Women’s winner Peggy Yetman, of Leesburg, was also shaking the rust off following a break after the world Ironman championships in Hawaii this past October, where she was top 10 in her age group.
“I had to start again sometime,” she said. “He (her husband, Chris) pushed me out the door for this one,
if I was going to start up again I’d better just do it and stop worrying about it.”
She exceeded her expectations of running 20 minutes when she finished in 18:28, nearly a minute and a half ahead of Columbia, Md.’s Tiffany Hevner (19:50). Reston’s Lisa Johnston was third in 20:04.
The 10k started simultaneously with the 5k, which meant men’s winner Andrew Ciarfalia had some company for the first half, but was left to his own devices as he ran off to a 34:39 win.
Springfield’s Jeremy Lynch (35:08) and Ashburn’s Kory Jessen (37:01) followed.
“I slowed down a bit in the second half,” Ciarfalia said. “It got a little lonely and I just focused on catching 5k runners. It was fun, they cheered for me.”
He’ll be focusing on the Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run, with the Reston Ten Miler along the way.
Melissa Saunders spent her 10k chasing down other runners, primarily D.C.’s Cris Burbach, whom she caught in the fifth mile.
“It was scarier when I passed her, because then she knew I was there and I was waiting for her to come back,” Saunders said. “I knew she was gunning for me.”
Saunders, of Potomac Falls, prevailed, 40:36 to 40:57, and both had a solid margin over Burke’s Cathy Ross, who finished in 42:25.
Saunders ran the race for the third time, and found the flat course to be a dramatic improvement over the Charlotteville Fall Classic Half Marathon she won as a student at the University of Virginia.
“It seemed like we ran every hill in Charlottesville,” she said. She is planning on the Shamrock Sportsfest Marathon in March in Virginia Beach.
The 5k gave Briar Woods High School runners Chris Schopper (18:21) and Brian Presler (19:20) a chance to check their fitness following their cross country season. Their team does not have an indoor track season, so they are just getting back into their workouts after their fall campaigns.
“It was a good benchmark,” Presler said. “We’re starting 2013 with a good idea of what we have to do to hit our goal times for track.”
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
By Steve Nearman
Arlington, VA
October 09, 2011
For the Washington Running Report
Tesfaye Sendeku left little drama today at the nation’s largest 10-mile footrace, the Army Ten-Miler. Just two miles into the race along Constitution Avenue, he already was 19 seconds ahead of the field. By the midpoint near the Washington Monument, he was 38 ticks out front.
That was a wild contrast to the women’s race behind him. It turned into a battle of three international teammates with one local American closely trailing and hoping to spoil a sweep. Such were the storylines of the 27th running of the Army Ten-Miler. Staged out of the Pentagon North parking lot for the first time in at least a decade, some 23,300 starters and 21,890 finishers of the 30,000 entries enjoyed superb weather conditions – temperatures in the upper 50s to lower 60s, calm breezes and low humidity.
The first people to benefit from the conditions were the Golden Knights, who to a man landed on the bulls-eye near the start line as they parachuted down from high in the sky. Then off went the early starters, consisting of dozens and dozens of hand-cyclists, some visually-impaired runners, and scores of
Wounded Warriors.
It was the Wounded Warriors that moved Sendeku on this morning. While he was using the race as a long tempo run in preparation for the Under Armour Baltimore Marathon just six days away, he had other motivations for passing up a paycheck elsewhere to run Army for free.
“I didn’t care about time, I just wanted to win,” said Sendeku, who forgot to start his watch before finishing in 47:51. “I came to support the Army and the Wounded Warriors program. [Army Ten-Miler] has no prize money. It is more than the prize money. I’m very glad to run for the Wounded Warriors.” His team ran this year to honor David Wynne Francis, an Army veteran who passed away last month.
Two 28-year-olds with the Army’s World Class Athlete Program training at Fort Carson in Colorado Springs, CO – Robert Cheseret, brother of U.S. record holder Bernard Lagat, and Augustus Maiyo, a Kenyan-turned-American – pursued Sendeku for most of the race and had to sort it out for second with a kick in the last 50 meters. They finished second and third, respectively, with the same time of 48:21.
The Brazilian Army team again performed admirably, placing Frank De Almeida (4th in 48:46) , Clodoaldo Da Silva (5th in 48:56), 2008 Army champ Reginaldo Campos Jr. (7th in 49:11) and Cicero Da Rocha (8th in 49:21) in the top 10.
But the drama was in the women’s race. Teammates Tezata Dengera, Serkalem Abrha-Biset (left), and Shiferaw Tiringo-Getachew, who train together in Washington, exchanged the lead in a tight pack from early on with Amanda Rice of North Bethesda closely clinging on in fourth. They passed through five miles in 28:18 and 10K in 35:14, and it was not until shortly before nine miles on the 14th Street Bridge that Rice, a U.S. Navy lieutenant at Bethesda Naval Hospital, fell off for good and eventually ended up fourth in 57:17.
The 30-year-old Dengera, a Turkish citizen born in Ethiopia, waited until the last half mile to unleash her kick, triumphing in 56:35. Abrha-Biset, still recovering from a marathon in Montreal two weeks ago, could not respond, following five seconds later and Tiringo-Getachew was right behind her.
“I’m still tired from the marathon I ran two weeks ago in Montreal,” the 24-year-old Abrha-Biset said, clocking 56:40.
“And I knew that,” Dengera countered with a smile. “I ran the first half of the race pretty comfortable. It was according to the plan I made during training.”
Tiringo-Getachew said she was happy with third in 56:44.
For 2004 Olympian Dan Browne of Chula Vista, CA, victor here in 1997, 1998, and 2004, he was hampered by a nagging right hip injury and never challenged, struggling in at 44th place in 54:27.
Peggy Yetman of Leesburg, VA, repeated as top female master in 1:00:01 and Edmund Burke of Burtonsville, MD, took male masters honors in 52:57.
“I dropped off a little at the end,” said Yetman, a 42-year-old mother of two in training for Ironman Cozumel in November to add to three Ironman Kona podium finishes. “I went out conservatively so I wouldn’t blow up.”
Results
Top Men
1. Tesfaye Sendeku, ETHIOPIA/CA, 47:51
2. Robert Cheseret, Colorado Springs, CO, 48:21
3. Augustus Maiyo, Colorado Springs, CO, 48:21
4. Frankc De Almeida, BRAZIL, 48:46
5. Clodoaldo Da Silva, BRAZIL, 48:56
6. Tariku Bokan, ETHIOPIA/MD, 49:08
7. Reginaldo Campos Jr., BRAZIL, 49:11
8. Cicero Da Rocha, BRAZIL, 49:21
9. John Mickowski, Colorado Springs, CO, 49:37
10. Charles Ware III, Wheeling, IL, 49:46
Top Masters
1. Edmund Burke, Burtonsville, MD, 52:57
2. Mike Scannell, Gland Blanc, MI, 53:39
3. Liam Collins, Cortlandt Manor, NY, 54:13
Top Women
1. Tezata Dengera, TURKEY/Washington, DC, 56:35
2. Serkalem Abrha-Biset, ETHIOPIA /Washington, DC, 56:40
3. Shiferaw Tiringo-Getachew, ETHIOPIA/Washington, DC, 56:44
4. Amanda Rice, N. Bethesda, MD, 57:17
5. Erin Koch, Chevy Chase, MD, 57:48
6. Emily Shertzer, Jonestown, PA, 58:00
7. Kelly Calway, Manitou Springs, CO, 58:04
8. Emily Potter, Southern Pines, NC, 58:23
9. Caitlin Chrisman, Charlotte, NC, 58:34
10. Meagan Neldo, Charlotte, NC, 58:56
Top Masters
1. Peggy Yetman, Leesburg, VA, 1:00:01
2. Alisa Harvey, Manassas, VA, 1:01:56
3. Bethann Telford, Fairfax, VA, 1:04:45
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 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
