Race Results – Page 2 – Howard County Striders

2024 Legends of the Fall #1

September 8, 2024/in Race Results, Weekly Series

23 runners came out in nice weather for the first fall race of the Howard County Striders weekly series. John Way and Samantha Merkel were the one mile winners. Stephen Senick and Marsha Demaree paced the 5k runners.

Volunteers: Bill Arbelaez (race lead), Nick Atkins, Melissa Burger, Iris Mars.

1 Mile

PLACE	RUNNER	TIME
1	John Way	6:45
2	Ted Poulos	8:07
3	James Merkel	10:01
4	Samantha Merkel	10:02
5	Peter Merkel	10:07
6	John Ramsey	10:08
7	Lucinda Wytko	11:59.0
8	Terri Wytko	11:59.8
9	Tim Ramsey	13:58
10	Michelle Brown	16:02
11	Bill Brown	16:03
12	Ronnie Wong	31:17(started late)

5 Km

PLACE	RUNNER	TIME
1	Stephen Senick	19:52
2	Haroon Ahmad	20:38
3	Eric Johnston	24:58
4	Ronald Schmidt	26:13
5	Marsha Demaree	27:13
6	Michael Weldon	27:30
7	Chris Martin	28:06
8	Michael Tracton	29:03
9	James Scarborough	29:46
10	James Moreland	45:18
11	Jeanette Novak	53:33

2024 2 Person 5 Mile Results

August 15, 2024/in 5-Mile 2-Person Relay, Race Results, Weekly Series

Nine teams of two came out for the annual Howard County Striders 2 person 5 mile relay. Each runner alternates 1/4 mile laps (10 each) until 5 miles is reached. Xuesong Wang and Matt Leibowitz led men’s teams. Marsha Demaree and Donna Larkin led the women. Michelle and Matthew Weaver led the mixed runners.

Volunteers: Bill Arbelaez (race lead), Nick Atkins, Bill Brown, Marc Burger, Melissa Burger

Reporting by: Marc Burger

Teams

Place	Runner 1	Runner 2	Time
1	Xuesong Wang	Matt Leibowitz	28:51
2	Aaron Reinhardt	Richard Reinhardt	30:08
3	Michelle Weaver	Matthew Weaver	30:15
4	Rebecca Weaver	Jeffrey Weaver	30:19
5	James Pontius	Andrew Pontius	30:26
6	John Chall	Joelle Chall	32:06
7	Lara Pagano	Josh Weiss	32:45
8	Marsha Demaree	Donna Larkin	36:53
9	Shifeng Chen	Erhong Hu	39:34
10	Eric Johnston	{MIA}	15:30 (2.5M)

2024 Vernal Velocity #6 Results

June 16, 2024/in Race Results, Weekly Series

28 runners came out on a hot afternoon to run the Final Howard County Striders spring weekly series race at Burleigh Manor. Series award winners were given out Dunkin donut gift cards. Mark Eagles and Linda Alms led the 2 milers. Stephen Senick paced all the 5 mile runners.

Volunteers: Bill Arbelaez (race lead), Joan Chall, Amanda Idstein.

Reporting by: Marc Burger

2 Mile

place	runner	finish
1	Mark Eagles	11:23
2	Eric Johnston	14:51
3	John Chall	15:32
4	Ted Poulos	16:40
5	John Ramsey	17:03
6	Will Taylor IV	19:41
7	Marc Burger	20:42
8	Roger Calvert	21:56
9	Linda Alms	22:36
10	Mary Niland	22:47
11	James Moreland	26:44
12	William Kamenoff	29:49
13	Tim Ramsey	30:09
14	Graham Wing	30:51.1
15	Miles Wing	30:59.9
16	Terry Wing	30:52
17	Titus Wing	30:53
18	Knox Wing	30:54
19	Amy Wing	30:55
20	Jeanette Novak	37:29
21	Ronnie Wong	39:58

5 Mile

Place	runner	finish
1	Stephen Senick	33:48
2	Karsten Brown	40:13
3	John Way	43:17
4	Kirk Gordon	47:30
5	James Scarborough	49:19
6	Nick Atkins	54:55
7	Evan Calvert	56:09

2024 WDF 5K Results

June 9, 2024/in Race Results, Women's Distance Festival

215 runners joined us on a partly-cloudy morning at Howard Community College in Columbia. Congratulations to all the finishers and award winners.

Click the links below the previews to see full results.

A huge thank you to all the volunteers (coning team, start/finish set-up & management, course marshals, bike leads, packet pickup, scoring, aid stations) without whom this race would not be possible

See you in 2025!

2024 Live Individual Results

Results in PDF Format

2024_WDF_Results_Overall

2024_WDF_Awards_Individual

2024_WDF_Awards_Team

2024 Vernal Velocity #5 Results

June 2, 2024/in Race Results, Weekly Series

24 runners came out to the Howard County Striders weekly series race at Hammond High. Mark Eagles and Alexandra Carrizales led the 5k runners. Stephen Senick and Amanda Canfill paced all 10k runners.

Volunteers: Melissa Burger(race lead), Marc Burger, Joan Chall, Jim Disciullo, Amanda Idstein, Eric Johnston, John Way

Reporting by: Marc Burger

5 km

Place	Runner	Finish
1	Mark Eagles	19:05
2	Alexandra Carrizales	19:14
3	Christian Carrizales	21:59
4	Ted Poulos	28:37
5	Ronald Schmidt	36:15(ran long)
6	Linda Alms	36:21(ran long)
7	Roger Calvert	38:07(ran long)
8	Mary Niland	38:18(ran long)
9	James Moreland	43:08(ran long)
10	Joanne Harrington	43:12(ran long)
11	Tim Ramsey	53:47(ran long)
12	Jeanette Novak	1:03:54(ran long)
13	Ronnie Wong	1:10:30

10 km

Place	Runner	Finish
1	Stephen Senick	42:05
2	Jack Kammerer	52:50
3	John Chall	53:31
4	Alan Mulindwa	1:02:23
5	Kirk Gordon	1:04:04(ran long)
6	John Ramsey	1:04:21(ran long)
7	Nick Atkins	1:05:06
8	Michael Tracton	1:09:54
9	Amanda Canfill	1:26:27
10	Bill Sciannello	1:26:28
11	Scott Holz	DNF(off course)

2024 Vernal Velocity Final Standings

June 2, 2024/in Race Results, Weekly Series

Congratulations to the following runners who qualified for an award during the Howard County Striders spring weekly series. Please come out to Burleigh Manor on June 16th to be recognized. This session saw 51 different men and 26 different women participate in at least one race.

50 Points minimum required for the series

Reporting by: Marc Burger

Men

Place	Runner	Points
1	John Chall	102
2	Ted Poulos	94
3	Kirk Gordon	89
4	John Way	87
5	Alan Mulindwa	76
6	Eric Johnston	74
7	Nick Atkins	71
8	Marc Burger	70
9	John Ramsey	68
10	Mark Eagles	66
10	Stephen Senick	66
12	James Moreland	58
13	Ronnie Wong	57
13	Tim Ramsey	57
13	Roger Calvert	57
16	James Scarborough	53
17	Bill Brown	47
18	Lincoln Wytko	43
19	Adam Wytko	41
19	Jim Disciullo	41

Women

Place	Runner	Points
1	Mary Niland	94
2	Linda Alms	85
3	Jeanette Novak	71
4	Alexandra Carrizales	66
5	Marsha Demaree	62
5	Joan Chall	62
5	Melissa Burger	62
8	Joanne Harrington	57
9	Amanda Idstein	50
10	Genna Le	40

2024 Vernal Velocity Standings

May 31, 2024/in Race Results, Weekly Series

50 Points minimum required for the series

Reporting by: Marc Burger

Men

Finish	Runner	Points
1	John Chall	82
2	Ted Poulos	74
3	Kirk Gordon	71
4	John Way	65
5	Marc Burger	60
6	Alan Mulindwa	57
7	Nick Atkins	55
8	James Scarborough	53
9	Eric Johnston	52
10	John Ramsey	51
11	Bill Brown	47
12	Mark Eagles	44
12	Stephen Senick	44
14	Lincoln Wytko	43
15	Ronnie Wong	42
16	Adam Wytko	41
16	James Moreland	41
16	Tim Ramsey	41
19	Roger Calvert	39
20	Bill Arbelaez	32
21	Bill Stahr	29
21	Shawn Johnson	29
23	Jim Harrington	28
23	Alex Le	28
25	Charlie Riesz	26

Women

Place	Runner	Points
1	Mary Niland	74
2	Linda Alms	64
3	Marsha Demaree	62
4	Jeanette Novak	53
5	Joan Chall	52
5	Melissa Burger	52
7	Alexandra Carrizales	44
8	Amanda Idstein	40
8	Genna Le	40
10	Joanne Harrington	38
11	Iris Mars	37
12	Melinda Krummerich	35

2024 All-Fruit Relay Results / Vernal Velocity #5

May 26, 2024/in Race Results, Weekly Series

6 teams of 4 runners came out for the Howard County Striders All-Fruit relay at Oakland Mills middle School. A fruit baton is passed among the runners from pun-filed fruit team names. Each runner runs a two mile lap for a total of 8 miles. Team Lime Running as fast as I can led the group.

Volunteers: Melissa Burger (race lead), Joan Chall, Melinda Krummerich

Reporting by: Marc Burger

8 Mile (4x2mi)

Place	Team Name	Finish	Runner 1	Runner 2	Runner 3	Runner 4
1	Lime running as fast as I can	58:23	Kathy Cea Wergin	John Way	Eric Johnston	Pete Wergin
2	Last place lemons	1:03:43	Mark Eagles	John Chall	Nick Atkins	John Ramsey
3	Insane in the plaintain	1:04:10	Dennis Albright	Michelle Pelszynski	April Arnold	Kendra Smith
4	TWR dragons	1:08:27	Keira Griffiths	Gabe Tokarsky	Alyssa Thattaserry	Alex Thattaserry
5	Blueberry whine	1:23:37	Mary Niland	Linda Alms / Bill Scianella	Marc Burger	Ellen Rabe
6	Wiki kiwis	1:36:36	Jeanette Novak	James Moreland	Kirk Gordon	James Scarborough

2024 Vernal Velocity #4 Results

May 12, 2024/in Race Results, Weekly Series

33 runners came out on a sunny Mother’s Day to run the Howard County Striders spring weekly series race at Clemens Crossing Elementary. Mark Eagles and Sadie Sentman were the two mile winners. John Way and Joelle Chall paced the 4 mile runners.

Volunteers: Bill Arbelaez (race lead), Melissa Burger. Joan Chall, John Chall

Reporting by: Marc Burger

2 Mile

Place	Runner	Finish
1	Mark Eagles	11:25
2	Fritz Orlofsky	13:19
3	Atticus Sentman	13:50
4	Sadie Sentman	13:52
5	Lochlann Boyle	13:53
6	Greg Orlofsky	13:59
7	Charlotte Flanigan	14:06
8	Alison Flanigan	14:19
9	James Blackwood	15:18
10	Bridget Celedon	15:40
11	Christopher Blackwood	16:05
12	Ted Poulos	16:40
13	Marsha Demaree	16:58
14	J.P. Blackwood	17:31
15	Nick Atkins	17:50
16	Kathy Boyle	20:51
17	Mary Niland	21:50
18	Iris Mars	22:07
19	Roger Calvert	22:15
20	Melinda Krummerich	27:49
21	Tim Ramsey	31:22

4 Mile

Place	Runner	Finish
1	John Way	29:02
2	Shannon Sentman	29:24
3	Kirk Gordon	32:13
4	John Ramsey	33:41
5	Joelle Chall	34:50
6	Linda Alms	35:17
7	James Scarborough	36:05
8	Shawn Johnson	36:38
9	Bill Stahr	39:29
10	Marc Burger	39:36
11	Karen Young	40:56
12	Tom Green	53:21

2024 Vernal Velocity #3 Results

April 28, 2024/in Race Results, Weekly Series

19 runners came out in warm conditions for the Howard County striders weekly series race at Jeffers Hill. Mark Eagles and Linda Alms led the 2 milers. John Chall was the 10k winner. Alan Mulindwa paced the 15k runners

Volunteers: Bill Brown (race lead), Nick Atkins, Marc Burger, Melissa Burger, Joan Chall, Marsha Demaree

Reporting by: Marc Burger

2 Mile

Place	Runner	Finish
1	Mark Eagles	11:25
2	John Way	14:22
3	Ted Poulos	15:36
4	Eric Johnston	15:58
5	Jim Harrington	20:03
6	Roger Calvert	21:36
7	Linda Alms	22:20
8	Joanne Harrington	22:57
9	Mary Niland	23:19
10	Charlie Dietz	25:54
11	James Moreland	27:11
12	Tim Ramsey	30:11
13	Jeanette Novak	38:01
14	Ronnie Wong	39:37

10 Km

Place	Runner	Finish
1	John Chall	50:59
2	Steve Meininger	55:47

15 Km

Place	Runner	Finish
1	Alan Mulindwa	1:24:53
2	James Scarborough	1:26:48
3	Kirk Gordon	1:28:26