Damien’s Run 5K
Local favorites Karsten Brown and Doug Mock knew they were running for second place when the runner bounded away from the start of the 13th Annual Damien’s 5k last Sunday. “He was gone so fast that we didn’t even see him!” Doug said about the front-runner. With a $300 bonus awaiting anyone who broke the course record of 14:32 (set in 2009 by Tefera Demesse), Birhanu Alemu Feysa of Silver Spring through he would try for the bonus. Unfortunately, he was running all by himself and, in spite of his lightning speed, came up four seconds short of the record mark. Birhanu is another one of the Washingtonian elites who periodically come to Howard County for cash prizes. His recent exploits include winning the Joe Cassella 5k (15:47) and the Run Through History 10k (30:56), and producing a 52:48 at the Army 10 Miler.
Tezata Desalgn Dengersa of Turkey (living in Baltimore and not from Ethiopia!) had similar designs to shattering the women’s course record set (16:37) in 2001 by Naoke Ishibe. Not only did Tezata crush the women’s field, she also beat all but the top three men (sorry, Doug) and finished fourth overall. Unfortunately, she too came up a few seconds short of the record with a time of 16:41.
Even though Mr. Mock got chicked, his time of 16:47 earned him the prize for first master man. Two master women, Robyn Humphrey and Kelly Westlake, waged a spirited battle for third place among the females, and Westlake out-jumped Humphrey at the finish line by 0.26 seconds. The story might have been different except Robyn’s hamstring about snapped when she rounded the last turn. Kelly got the master woman award, while Robyn was given third overall woman.
The first man and woman received cash awards, although not setting the course records diminished their prizes by $300 each. Age group winners received a nice running bag and a stainless steel bottle suitable for either hot or cold beverages. The running bags had secret compartments for smelly shoes.
The race was directed by Ralph Massella and staged by the Howard County Striders at the Columbia Gateway business park. Proceeds benefit Damien’s Recovery Inc, an organization dedicated to overcoming teen drug abuse through education and outreach. The Striders wish to thank the Howard County Police for traffic control on the loop around the Gateway. 247 finished the event this year.
All runners received really nice t-shirts with a blue color-theme. The post-race celebration took place in the parking lot of the COPT Building and featured Ledo pizza, Subway subs, organic fruit juice, and live music by the blues band Thin Air. In addition, runners were treated to fresh home-made cookies baked late at night by Judith Weber. The chocolate ones with white macadamia nuts were really super!
by Jim Carbary
Pl Name Hometown Sex Age Time 1 Feysa, Birham Alemu Silver Spring, MD M 29 14:36.88 2 Olsen, Josh Washington, DC M 21 16:31.50 3 Brown, Karsten Front Royal, VA M 37 16:38.18 4 Dengresa, Tezata Unknown, NA F 0 16:41.07 5 Mock, Doug Ellicott City, MD M 44 16:47.47 6 Weinstein, Zach Ellicott City, MD M 19 17:04.77 7 Berardi, Dave Baltimore, MD M 50 17:09.57 8 Rilling, Chris Columbia, MD M 48 17:29.05 9 Chu, Steve Columbia, MD M 28 17:32.78 10 Tripp, Jason I Ellicott City, MD M 39 17:41.10 11 Allen, Brian Laurel, MD M 22 18:22.54 12 Patel, Pranay Ellicott City, MD M 17 18:34.32 13 Thomas, Ben Columbia, MD M 23 18:46.27 14 Commins, Stefanie Columbia, MD F 27 18:54.92 15 Jun, David Ellicott City, MD M 27 19:05.71 16 Perez, Patrick Ellicott City, MD M 19 19:21.26 17 Farquharson, Keino Mitchellville, MD M 34 19:24.12 18 Mbugi, Michael Columbia, MD M 35 19:52.35 19 Jensen, Michael Ellicott City, MD M 41 19:53.41 20 Westlake, Kelly Ellicott City, MD F 40 19:54.52 21 Humphrey, Robyn L Ellicott City, MD F 47 19:54.78 22 Gessler, Bobby Ellicott City, MD M 54 20:03.97 23 Flynn, Kevin Sykesville, MD M 44 20:08.23 24 Fridley, Colleen Catonsville, MD F 18 20:12.54 25 Gessler, Becky Ellicott City, MD F 15 20:22.48 26 Prox, Douglas Ellicott City, MD M 43 20:24.28 27 Middleton, Nathaniel Glen Burnie, MD M 23 20:32.28 28 Lepore, Gregory Columbia, MD M 40 20:32.68 29 Schuler, Greg Laurel, MD M 50 20:34.31 30 Leite, Felipe Elkridge, MD M 32 20:35.67 31 Shaikh, Hafiz Columbia, MD M 32 20:41.66 32 Eyes, Paul Columbia, MD M 47 20:52.95 33 Tittsworth, Tommy Arbutus, MD M 29 20:53.64 34 Nguyen, Hai Laurel, MD M 28 21:02.41 35 Dickson, David Olney, MD M 57 21:19.07 36 Murphy, Chris Pasadena, MD M 40 21:29.89 37 Lebro, Sarah Columbia, MD F 23 21:33.86 38 Poirier, Greg Ellicott City, MD M 45 21:36.58 39 Gessler, Amy Ellicott City, MD F 15 21:44.68 40 O'Reilly, John M Ellicott City, MD M 40 21:46.60 41 Carbary, James Columbia, MD M 60 21:54.21 42 Jennings, Conor Clarksville, MD M 21 22:03.86 43 Lowe, Bromley Hanover, MD M 40 22:10.24 44 Rilling, Mathew Columbia, MD M 16 22:20.59 45 Horrocks, David Ellicott City, MD M 16 22:21.13 46 Owens, Russ Columbia, MD M 38 22:25.61 47 Horrocks, Dave Ellicott City, MD M 41 22:26.78 48 Sivo, Zachary Ellicott City, MD M 19 22:28.21 49 Schumacher, Nathan Clarksville, MD M 15 22:30.31 50 Laukzemis, Dan Columbia, MD M 50 22:38.40 51 Farmer, Chris Columbia, MD M 32 22:43.96 52 Miller, Madeleine Glenwood, MD F 13 22:45.28 53 Jennings, Von Clarksville, MD M 63 22:50.98 54 Banks, Dov Reisterstown, MD M 37 22:55.25 55 Arbelaez, Bill Columbia, MD M 54 22:55.70 56 Latonick, Kevin Savage, MD M 24 23:00.09 57 Stromberg, Michele Hampstead, MD F 19 23:03.34 58 Wiedeman, Megan Mont Village, MD F 26 23:06.18 59 An, Amanda Ellicott City, MD F 24 23:12.39 60 Kolocotronis, Susan Columbia, MD F 45 23:20.51 61 Sipocz, Anthony Sykesville, MD M 24 23:26.27 62 Repasky, Richard N Sykesville, MD M 57 23:27.75 63 Demaree, Marsha Marriottsville, MD F 46 23:28.99 64 Rilling, Connor Columbia, MD M 14 23:34.72 65 Richardson, Michael Hanover, MD M 63 23:43.86 66 Sandacz, Fred Jessup, MD M 51 23:49.17 67 Dreisch, Ryan Sykesville, MD M 22 23:54.74 68 Birch, Robert Ellicott City, MD M 50 23:58.30 69 Barger, Hannah Ellicott City, MD F 27 24:04.18 70 Vaughn, Steven Ellicott City, MD M 56 24:08.98 71 Larko, C Laurel, MD F 48 24:19.41 72 Sandacz, David Jessup, MD M 19 24:39.60 73 Zinalabedini, Aleah Ellicott City, MD F 29 24:48.75 74 Grauel, Philip Sykesville, MD M 39 24:49.82 75 Gries, Arnie Woodstock, MD M 53 24:58.62 76 Rabe, Ellen Columbia, MD F 62 25:03.93 77 Gupta, Deepak Laurel, MD M 43 25:10.09 78 Sandacz, Kassie Jessup, MD F 21 25:12.59 79 Huffman, Pat A Ellicott City, MD F 47 25:30.17 80 Moore, Nathan Mt. Airy, MD M 12 25:32.87 81 Breon, Bruce Ellicott City, MD M 49 25:34.55 82 Berver, Daryl Elkridge, MD M 44 25:43.53 83 Moore, Kevin Mt. Airy, MD M 46 25:50.55 84 Reeves, Jesse Rockville, MD M 37 25:53.65 85 Harvey, Karen Ellicott City, MD F 54 26:01.52 86 Pare', Terence Larchmont, NY M 55 26:03.73 87 Miller, Michelle Glenwood, MD F 46 26:05.43 88 White, Kymm Owings Mills, MD M 19 26:14.47 89 Brooks, Patricia E Ellicott City, MD F 60 26:14.64 90 Harbin, Steven Woodbine, MD M 33 26:19.04 91 Martyn, Michael Elkridge, MD M 48 26:31.43 92 Quecan, Mel Columbia, MD M 72 26:44.15 93 Steinecke, John Laurel, MD M 51 26:50.95 94 Palks, Jon Bowie, MD M 61 26:55.79 95 Teng, Bill Burtonsville, MD M 58 27:03.84 96 Kim, Benjamin Hanover, MD M 36 27:17.65 97 Deegan, Kathy Highland, MD F 52 27:17.67 98 Calvert, Roger L Ellicott City, MD M 60 27:18.10 99 Sirbaugh, Jodi Frederick, MD F 31 27:33.99 100 Edelen, Kathryn Frederick, MD F 49 27:34.69 101 Farris, Charles Columbia, MD M 44 27:38.84 102 Walker, Norma Ellicott City, MD F 58 27:44.46 103 Solomotis, Marianne Columbia, MD F 55 27:47.08 104 Smith, Lonnie Bowie, MD M 39 27:48.74 105 Kane, Hahna Savage, MD F 24 28:00.29 106 lang, sean Ellicott City, MD M 36 28:03.97 107 Farris, Sarah Columbia, MD F 42 28:13.75 108 McCloskey, Diane M Columbia, MD F 47 28:15.55 109 Smythe, Kathy Bowie, MD F 31 28:23.93 110 O'Reilly, Katie Ellicott City, MD F 15 28:25.40 111 Feldman, Naomi Ellicott City, MD F 14 28:25.48 112 Idstein, Amanda Columbia, MD F 35 28:27.24 113 Street`, Norma Columbia, MD F 52 28:27.83 114 Jung, Jamie Ellicott City, MD F 43 28:28.30 115 Rose, Louis Hedgesville, WV M 67 28:29.16 116 Firestone, Flint Columbia, MD M 64 28:44.37 117 Gilllum, Holly Laurel, MD F 44 28:48.55 118 Gillum, Dana Laurel, MD F 12 28:48.61 119 Cannon, Neil Alexandria, VA M 36 28:49.91 120 Tripp, Jane Catonsville, MD F 12 28:53.17 121 Loyd, Jennifer Hanover, MD F 35 28:54.33 122 Baker, Meredith Columbia, MD F 21 28:55.76 123 Osofsky, Anna Rose Silver Spring, MD F 12 28:56.84 124 Osofsky, Samuel Silver Spring, MD M 45 28:57.32 125 McCarthy, Michael Woodstock, MD M 48 29:00.60 126 Gries, David Woodstock, MD M 12 29:10.44 127 OHare, William Ellicott City, MD M 64 29:18.21 128 Cooley, David Ellicott City, MD M 60 29:18.44 129 Yost, Tom Fulton, MD M 49 29:20.16 130 Tripp, William Catonsville, MD M 9 29:25.86 131 Marion, Lynn Woodbine, MD F 48 29:38.78 132 Colombel, Erika Columbia, MD F 39 29:38.82 133 Marion, Rick Ellicott City, MD M 31 29:39.58 134 Heiliger, Phil Columbia, MD M 58 29:44.61 135 Christ, Jim Columbia, MD M 63 29:46.94 136 Lehmkuhl, Michelle Ellicott City, MD F 39 29:47.25 137 Prescott, Melissa Sykesville, MD F 31 29:49.07 138 Perdue, Susan Clarksville, MD F 49 29:51.00 139 Stromberg, Kristin Hampstead, MD F 21 29:58.89 140 Stromberg, Elaine Hampstead, MD F 48 29:59.14 141 Brickhouse, Cristina Ellicott City, MD F 36 29:59.83 142 Flynn, Barbara j Ellicott City, MD F 43 30:06.40 143 essl, donna Columbia, MD F 48 30:09.09 144 Grauel, Morgan Sykesville, MD F 11 30:14.71 145 Hale, Dianne Glen Burnie, MD F 39 30:18.19 146 Jordan, Carlton Elkridge, MD M 35 30:26.67 147 Denicola, Gregory Elkridge, MD M 41 30:30.66 148 Schumacher, Dianne Clarksville, MD F 49 30:31.06 149 Wiley, Stephen Glen Burnie, MD M 55 30:32.26 150 Denicola, Tyler Elkridge, MD M 13 30:39.82 151 Denicola, Connor Elkridge, MD M 10 30:39.90 152 Booms, Jason Columbia, MD M 39 30:40.86 153 Dreisch, Rachel Sykesville, MD F 23 30:43.79 154 Cooley, Dorothy Ellicott City, MD F 49 30:46.09 155 Ludlam, Sam Laurel, MD M 10 30:51.09 156 Pope, Suzanne B Jessup, MD F 42 30:54.77 157 Aldrich, Brian Ellicott City, MD M 33 31:02.80 158 Stuhldreher, Eric Cincinnati, OH M 39 31:07.53 159 Walker, Guy Edgewater, MD M 38 31:09.68 160 Cheney, Jon Murray, UT M 27 31:10.87 161 Wise, Cheryl Columbia, MD F 46 31:14.29 162 Koncki, Elizabeth Columbia, MD F 37 31:18.00 163 Coll, Tiana L Woodbine, MD F 34 31:30.17 164 Trout, Alex Ellicott City, MD M 14 31:32.71 165 Ludlam, Shari Laurel, MD F 47 31:40.13 166 Fig-Cardona, Aubrey Columbia, MD F 30 31:42.67 167 Gundersen, Robin Columbia, MD F 40 31:43.86 168 Deegan, Timothy Annapolis, MD M 48 31:51.89 169 Teng, Melissa Burtonsville, MD F 20 32:02.15 170 Flynn, Michelle Sykesville, MD F 46 32:08.81 171 Boyd, Christopher Elkridge, MD M 53 32:27.02 172 LeClair, Ron Columbia, MD M 67 32:28.23 173 Johnson, Tegest Ellicott City, MD F 40 32:36.17 174 McCloskey, Erin Columbia, MD F 17 32:36.52 175 White, Kim Owings Mills, MD F 51 32:38.85 176 Clagett, Craig Elkridge, MD M 61 32:39.04 177 Schafer, Maureen Ellicott City, MD F 42 32:54.49 178 van Dam, Anna Baltimore, MD F 27 32:59.26 179 Smith, Brady Laurel, MD M 32 33:03.19 180 Maldonado, Lourdes Columbia, MD F 47 33:04.93 181 Oquendo-Berruz, Yvette Columbia, MD F 53 33:05.04 182 Merritt, Carl Columbia, MD M 41 33:16.56 183 Peterson, Jay Columbia, MD M 31 33:21.06 184 Gabriel Peterson, Mina Columbia, MD F 31 33:27.65 185 Miller, Elijah Glenwood, MD M 10 33:29.44 186 Inglis, William Columbia, MD M 49 33:30.34 187 Bucher, Matt Catonsville, MD M 47 33:37.97 188 Edmunds, Ashley Hanover, MD F 41 33:46.26 189 Flynn, Natalie Sykesville, MD F 14 33:48.15 190 Murveit, Linda Columbia, MD F 46 33:51.52 191 Oberc, Melissa Bel Air, MD F 25 34:01.89 192 Korompis, Katherine Columbia, MD F 32 34:06.10 193 Patel, Anup Queenstown, MD M 24 34:11.86 194 Tier, Natalie Marriottsville, MD F 24 34:16.06 195 bantleon, emily Frederick, MD F 33 34:22.81 196 Lenes, Kristina Woodstock, MD F 33 34:25.26 197 Markowitz, Jennifer Columbia, MD F 25 34:36.13 198 Dean, Jacqueline Laurel, MD F 42 34:54.88 199 Dempsey, David Rockville, MD M 61 35:17.71 200 Berkowitz, Chris Potomac, MD F 42 35:17.98 201 Tyshchanka, Natallia Catonsville, MD F 22 35:33.19 202 Smith, Wendy Laurel, MD F 37 35:57.60 203 Chenier, Paula Elkridge, MD F 61 36:14.95 204 Donoghue, Alyson Ellicott City, MD F 46 36:24.23 205 Girard, Maribeth Columbia, MD F 46 37:21.51 206 Ruck, Janet Columbia, MD F 58 37:34.97 207 Denicola, Alicja Elkridge, MD F 40 37:53.58 208 Hatcher, Donna Crownsville, MD F 44 38:03.54 209 Smith, Beth Elkridge, MD F 41 38:41.37 210 Molayem, Zahra Bethesda, MD F 44 39:22.64 211 Molayem, Danyelle Bethesda, MD F 15 39:22.98 212 Alder, Kerry Columbia, MD F 47 39:24.39 213 Bohn, Courtney Sykesville, MD F 16 39:37.99 214 Neighoff, Margaret Sykesville, MD F 35 39:38.95 215 Reading, Steve Columbia, MD M 66 39:41.44 216 Cheney, Elizabeth Murray, UT F 21 39:47.60 217 Doff, Marylynn Ellicott City, MD F 38 40:02.42 218 Kastberg, Kathrine Ellicott City, MD F 39 40:09.56 219 Miller, Seth Glenwood, MD M 9 40:31.28 220 Costa, Charissa Baltimore, MD F 33 40:36.78 221 Henderson, Deirdre Elkridge, MD F 36 40:44.51 222 Gioia, Nicholas Catonsville, MD M 33 42:37.84 223 Holthaus, Jessica Sykesville, MD F 31 42:41.35 224 Davis, Soon Timonium, MD M 38 42:55.42 225 Birch, Austin Ellicott City, MD M 12 43:13.05 226 Birch, Kristi Ellicott City, MD F 49 43:14.03 227 Gillcrist, Andrea Silver Spring, MD F 40 43:14.32 228 Orndorff, Eileen Arbutus, MD F 58 43:14.74 229 Cook, Kelly Marriottsville, MD F 30 43:14.95 230 Birch, Nelson Ellicott City, MD M 18 43:15.29 231 Choi, Jung Elkridge, MD F 34 43:26.12 232 Sipocz, SR., Jerrold Sykesville, MD M 53 43:27.15 233 BURRESS, KIMBERLY Malvern, PA F 48 43:52.36 234 Liu, Esther Columbia, MD F 31 44:20.94 235 Liu, Brian Columbia, MD M 33 44:21.73 236 Barkley, Jennifer Queenstown, MD F 24 44:23.41 237 Thompson, Scott Ellicott City, MD M 10 44:53.67 238 Chirichella, Monica Columbia, MD F 22 44:56.02 239 Thompson, Bridget Ellicott City, MD F 8 45:00.45 240 Thompson, Mary Ellicott City, MD F 45 45:00.56 241 Snyder, Dana Columbia, MD F 39 45:04.20 242 Zoller-Gritz, Heather Ellicott City, MD F 42 45:36.68 243 Frimpong, Sonya Columbia, MD F 43 46:02.24 244 Grauel, Philip N Sykesville, MD M 12 52:46.81 245 Grauel, Kate Sykesville, MD F 5 53:02.05 246 Lam-Hart, Janet Clarksville, MD F 38 53:05.32 247 Dusenbery, Lindsay Columbia, MD F 28 53:41.93
