Penguin Pace 5K
The 2005 Penguin Pace was cancelled due to inclement weather.
Resolution Run 8K Prediction Run
On the morning of January 1 this year, 125 turned out for the Resolution Run 8k at Jeffers Hill neighborhood center. They resolved to run, without using any timing devices, the 8 kilometer so as to finish exactly at 11 am. Speed had no merit in this competition, only accuracy of pace.
Over half the field finished within one minute of the appointed hour, but those most precise runner of the day turned out to be Mike Fleming, who crossed the finish line a half second before 11 am. Mike and his son Brian ran the course together and paced themselves. “He was my son-dial,” Mike said. Brian and runner-up Jim Grover received CD carrying cases for both finishing within 2 seconds of 11 am, while Mike earned the grand prize of a gold-plated clock and a gift certificate from Feet First.
The Resolution Run is staged on New Year’s Day each year by Strider emeritii Dave and Judy Tripp. After the race, the prediction runners gathers in the Jeffers Hill Neighborhood Center for orange juice, cider, and donuts. Proceeds from the Resolution Run go to the Dave Tripp Scholarship Fund.
New Year's Day Resolution Run - Prediction Run - 8K, 1/1/2005 Pl Name HomeTown S:AG Time 1 Gordon, Kirk Mitchellville, MD M:48 10:43:40.89 2 Esposito, Jacob Arbutus, MD M:12 10:43:53.89 3 Esposito, Jessica Elkridge, MD F:10 10:46:47.90 4 Bogan, Shane Unknown, NA M:45 10:46:49.09 5 Esposito, Joseph Arbutus, MD M:45 10:53:02.74 6 Stanley, Linda Fruitland, MD F:35 10:54:03.76 7 Nandi, shyamal Ellicott City, MD M:66 10:54:05.33 8 Caravoulias, Christina Silver Spring, MD F:49 10:54:35.83 9 Von Rautenkranz, Christn Unknown, NA M:10 10:56:37.16 10 Fernandez, Juan Ellicott City, MD M:40 10:56:47.04 11 Lynch, Kim Laurel, MD F:31 10:56:52.04 12 Matheson, Ray Unknown, NA M:69 10:57:31.72 13 May, Timothy M Columbia, MD M:39 10:57:57.22 14 Rosen, Richard Columbia, MD M:56 10:58:07.14 15 Sillitta, Jennifer Unknown, NA F:26 10:58:13.38 16 Kerr, Lauretta A Ellicott City, MD F:42 10:58:14.89 17 Murphy, Eileen Unknown, NA F:38 10:58:16.45 18 Woods, Dick Ellicott City, MD M:58 10:58:24.09 19 Longhorn, Dave Unknown, NA M:30 10:58:31.75 20 Woodbridge, Chris Unknown, NA M:43 10:58:43.65 21 Calvert, Roger L Ellicott City, MD M:54 10:58:48.75 22 Fox, Rich C Ellicott City, MD M:57 10:58:53.06 23 Schreier, Ken Columbia, MD M:55 10:58:55.98 24 Brooks, Patricia E Ellicott City, MD F:54 10:58:56.53 25 Boucher, Dennis Columbia, MD M:42 10:59:00.20 26 McSween, Edric Unknown, NA M:52 10:59:08.28 27 Frey, Kellie A Unknown, NA F:0 10:59:24.27 28 Esker, Brian Unknown, NA M:36 10:59:32.11 29 Smith-Farrell, Matthew Unknown, NA M:42 10:59:35.17 30 Ray, Mohan Columbia, MD M:57 10:59:35.98 31 Olean, Eric Ellicott City, MD M:13 10:59:36.21 32 Olean, George A Ellicott City, MD M:44 10:59:38.16 33 Von Rautenkranz, Walter Unknown, NA M:60 10:59:38.86 34 May, Maria Unknown, NA F:39 10:59:43.18 35 maccormack, bill Ellicott City, MD M:62 10:59:46.47 36 Daubert, Chris Unknown, NA M:34 10:59:46.69 37 Abouelrous, Mahmoud Unknown, NA M:18 10:59:47.01 38 Garratt, David Sykesville, MD M:58 10:59:47.46 39 Tsang, Jeremiah Unknown, NA M:17 10:59:48.22 40 Lang, Phil Columbia, MD M:37 10:59:49.89 41 Spedden, Rick Clarksville, MD M:50 10:59:51.25 42 Spedden, Janet Clarksville, MD F:46 10:59:51.74 43 Von Rautenkranz, Brenda Sykesville, MD F:47 10:59:52.20 44 Garratt, Mary Sykesville, MD F:56 10:59:52.44 45 Johns, Alexander Columbia, MD M:41 10:59:53.21 46 Cassidy, Trey Ellicott City, MD M:36 10:59:54.37 47 Esposito, Joey Elkridge, MD M:14 10:59:55.46 48 Brandenstein, William Ellicott City, MD M:65 10:59:56.68 49 Carbary, James Clarksville, MD M:53 10:59:57.81 50 Johnston, Eric Ellicott City, MD M:41 10:59:58.18 51 Fleming, Brian Columbia, MD M:22 10:59:58.59 52*Fleming, Mike Columbia, MD M:59 10:59:59.50 53 Grover, Jim Columbia, MD M:53 11:00:01.16 54 Miller, David Ellicott City, MD M:40 11:00:09.57 55 Dusenbery, Michael H Savage, MD M:26 11:00:12.00 56 Burns, Nancy Columbia, MD F:50 11:00:12.29 57 Haverstock, Chris Unknown, NA M:28 11:00:12.70 58 Schneider, June Unknown, NA F:57 11:00:13.75 59 Thomas, Evan Crofton, MD M:63 11:00:14.41 60 Warfield, Jerry Columbia, MD M:60 11:00:14.93 61 Salmon-Cox, Peter Millersville, MD M:65 11:00:15.90 62 Beckett, Dorothy Columbia, MD F:47 11:00:16.82 63 Arbelaez, Bill Columbia, MD M:48 11:00:17.03 64 Grahn, Frank Clarksville, MD M:53 11:00:18.65 65 Merritt, Barry Gaithersburg, MD M:53 11:00:21.42 66 Lee, Stephen J Clarksville, MD M:53 11:00:23.27 67 Hyde, Denise Ellicott City, MD F:39 11:00:24.07 68 Knaus, Robert Dayton, MD M:48 11:00:24.93 69 Ritchey, William Ellicott City, MD M:39 11:00:28.04 70 Jonas, Daniel Columbia, MD M:43 11:00:29.57 71 Walters, Barbara Columbia, MD F:42 11:00:29.76 72 Weber, Judith Ellicott City, MD F:45 11:00:30.05 73 Fairley, Darryl Ellicott City, MD M:38 11:00:30.46 74 Burns, Bob Columbia, MD M:52 11:00:31.45 75 LaMonte, Joe A Columbia, MD M:24 11:00:32.36 76 Greuter, Al Columbia, MD M:49 11:00:34.23 77 Zelenak, Steve Columbia, MD M:46 11:00:35.10 78 Drissel, Joe Columbia, MD M:31 11:00:35.84 79 Mitchell, Richard Columbia, MD M:59 11:00:36.31 80 Dopp, Rich Columbia, MD M:31 11:00:37.94 81 Dorsch, Jennifer Unknown, NA F:41 11:00:39.45 82 Dopp, Dick Columbia, MD M:62 11:00:40.75 83 Anderson, Steven Columbia, MD M:39 11:00:41.44 84 Hannagan, Allen Ellicott City, MD M:42 11:00:47.55 85 Miller, Janet M Baltimore, MD F:55 11:00:48.48 86 Laukzemis, Dan Columbia, MD M:44 11:00:50.57 87 West, Pamela Columbia, MD F:55 11:00:57.43 88 Boice, Peter Rockville, MD M:58 11:00:58.51 89 Garroway, Loren Unknown, NA M:46 11:01:04.57 90 Alpern, Stephen E Columbia, MD M:57 11:01:06.91 91 Wheatland, John Columbia, MD M:55 11:01:13.24 92 Trapp, Julie Silver Spring, MD F:60 11:01:13.59 93 Ford, Cheryl E Ellicott City, MD F:38 11:01:17.49 94 Massella, Ralph Columbia, MD M:54 11:01:18.16 95 Hannagan, Denise Ellicott City, MD F:42 11:01:18.88 96 Harvey, Karen Ellicott City, MD F:48 11:01:20.12 97 Grufferman, Steven Ellicott City, MD M:51 11:01:20.86 98 Tabor, Melissa Ellicott City, MD F:32 11:01:22.34 99 Stanley, Christopher L Fruitland, MD M:35 11:01:22.97 100 Hawkland, Douglas Columbia, MD M:58 11:01:28.16 101 Chall, John W Jessup, MD M:47 11:01:40.64 102 Burger, Marc Ellicott City, MD M:32 11:01:44.10 103 Wasserman, Nadia Columbia, MD F:58 11:01:44.36 104 Soverns, Mary Beth Ellicott City, MD F:45 11:01:50.55 105 Thumel, Carroll Ellicott City, MD M:44 11:01:50.97 106 Grover, Debbie Columbia, MD F:49 11:01:59.66 107 Rasmussen, Stig Ellicott City, MD M:61 11:02:02.35 108 Rowley, Ginger A Clarksville, MD F:43 11:02:17.75 109 Raymond, Les Columbia, MD M:27 11:02:37.38 110 Silverman, Ed Laurel, MD M:49 11:02:39.69 111 Karlheim, David Clarksville, MD M:46 11:02:42.23 112 Schuler, Eric Laurel, MD M:11 11:02:50.28 113 Schuler, Greg Laurel, MD M:44 11:02:50.56 114 Levy, Anna Unknown, NA F:26 11:02:53.95 115 Leitner, Nichole Columbia, MD F:34 11:04:59.65 116 MacPhee, Greg Columbia, MD M:33 11:05:01.07 117 MacPhee, Norah Columbia, MD F:32 11:05:01.30 118 Wark, Cynthia Ellicott City, MD F:47 11:05:19.69 119 Leitner, Brooks Columbia, MD M:11 11:08:08.01 120 Leitner, Jesse A Columbia, MD M:35 11:08:08.55 121 Diaz, Luis Jessup, MD M:27 11:08:31.51 122 Jan, David Unknown, NA M:20 11:09:41.97 123 Manchester, Christine Unknown, NA F:39 11:10:27.85 124 Wood, Noah Columbia, MD M:21 11:10:28.89
Run Through the Grapevine 8K
This year the Run Through the Grapevine mysteriously fell on Halloween, and the race featured not only the usual competition but also a competition for the best costume. The catch was that you had to run the entire 8 km (5 miles) cross country course in your costume. Costumed runners who completed the insanely hilly, tortuous course at the Linganore Winery in Frederick County included the 101 Dalmations (only two showed up), Playboy bunnies, the cheerleader, the M&Ms, and the Grim Reaper himself, who also proved to be the fleetest of the costumes. The most original costume was judged to be the Windblown Man- apt for the breezy morning conditions. However, the Stepford Wives, apparently running with Stepford Husbands, won the overall costume contest, although they faced strong competition from Jungle Jim and Jane (2nd costume) as well as the Great Pumpkin (3rd). In the real cross country race, Rick Roundtree took command of the field on the second downhill a half mile after the start and was never seriously threatened. A previous winner of the Grapevine race, Rountree admitted he was moving pretty well and was in good shape. His only problem was the persistent breeze, which held him to a time of “only” 28:43- over 40 seconds ahead of second-place Larry O’Hara. Rick may have been taking it easy, too, because he even had time to notice unharvested grapes still on the vines. “I thought about eating them if I got low on blood sugar,” he joked.
For Jill Krebs, the first place woman, the race was a college reunion. She and her friends from Western Maryland College (Westminster, MD) formed a team that swept the first four places of the women’s race. “We had heard about the hills,” Jill said, who had not encountered such steep, treacherous hills during her years as a collegiate runner. “They were ridiculous!” After the worst hill at 2 1/2 miles, Jill took the lead from her team-mate Amy Pyles and then cruised to the women’s victory in 32:28.
Howard County Strider and Saturday morning bagel runner Dan Laukzemis won the 40-44 age group (33:56) but finished six seconds behind Dave Bollinger (1st, 45-49 men) in the overall masters competition. “I got beat by Darth Maul, too,” said Laukzemis, who complained that Darth’s cape would catch on the grapevines and cause them to snap back in his face.
After a long string of master’s triumphs, Robyn Humphrey succumbed to Kelly Dworak of Carlisle, PA, for the women’s master’s competition. “I hope I run as hard at next week’s road 10k as I did today in this cross country race,” Robyn said.
Like all good cross country races, the Run Through the Grapevine offered team competition, with the top four on six-person teams scoring. A thrilling competition developed between Howard County’s “Coaches Still Doing It” and “Falls Road Running Men.” Roundtree claimed the top spot on the latter, but Howard County’s Jaron Hawkins and Dennis Mickey (a previous winner) team with Howard County Coaches Phil Lang and Trey Cassidy to cement the overall team victory for the ‘Coaches by a margin of a mere three points. The women from Western Maryland College, Team CMAC, clobbered the women’s team competition. The “Old Dogs A” from Montgomery County beat the “Old Dogs B” in the men’s masters teams, while “Sour Grapes” won its fourth consecutive women’s masters team competition, largely because the Grapes were the only team in that age-gender group. (“Is there a fix?” some in the audience questioned.) The principle competition among teams appeared in the open coed division, which had no fewer than 12 teams. The Maryland Track Club Coed easily outlasted the second place “Track Junkies” to win the Open Coed division. Finally,”Aged to Perfection” pummeled “Stepford Wives” in the Masters Coed division, although the latter team had the satisfaction of winning the costume division.
A field of 484 completed the Run Through the Grapevine, which is held entirely within the confines of the Linganore Wineberry Winery in Mt. Airy, MD. All finishers received wine glasses, and age-group winners won gift certificates for wine. Wine tasting immediately followed the race, and runners selected their vintages during and after the awards ceremony. Gerry Clapper and Mark Gilmore co-directed the race, which is in its 11th year. The race is staged by the Howard County Striders, who wish to thank Anthony Aellen for the generous use of his grapevines and surrounding fields. True to form, the race directors tweaked the course once again this year, making it even more difficult. “I don’t know how they do it,” said Dickie George of Aged to Perfection, “but they always seem to find another hill.”
by Jim Carbary
Metric Marathon & 5K
2004 Metric Marathon 26.2K Overall Results
2004 Metric Marathon 26.2K Awards
2004 Metric Marathon 26.2K Improvements
2004 Metric Marathon 5K Overall Results
2004 Metric Marathon 5K Awards
Patty Keating would have won the women’s Metric Marathon (26.2 km or 16.3 mi) last Sunday except that Bea Marie Altieri returned unexpectedly from Florida and crushed the women’s field. “It was a lot of fun!” enthused Bea Marie, who was the fastest Howard County woman when she lived in Columbia several years ago. Ms. Altieri popped up from Clermont, FL, to visit her friend Vicki Lang, and she signed up after discovering the Metric was on the weekend of her stay. In the race, Bea Marie exhibited the same form she had before she left Howard County: she seized the early lead and extended it.
Altieri finished fourth overall (1:43:43) a few minutes behind the men’s winner. Keating never stood a chance and didn’t even see Ms. Altieri after the start. “She could have run the [accompanying] 5k and still had enough time to beat me in the Metric,” a defeated Pat Keating said. Keating and Altieri were the only women in the field to break 2 hours for the 16.3 mile race.
The men’s competition was closer, but winner Jason Tripp really had no problems with the men’s field. Jason surged to an early lead and expected other runners would match his pace, but “nobody wanted to come along.” So he ran the entire race in the company of just lead biker. By the half-way point, Tripp had gotten so far ahead of the runners immediately behind him that, having no one to follow, they missed a turn and briefly went off course. His winning time of 1:39:16 represented a Metric personal record. “I thought I had to break 1:40 to make it legitimate,” he commented.
Known for its hills as well as its peculiar distance, Metric Marathon course runs from the center of Columbia to Ellicott City and back on residential roads as well as bike-paths. The course changed slightly this year, as the finish moved from the old Rouse Company parking lot to the bike path near the People Fountain next to Clyde’s. None of the old hills were omitted, although some of the old Metric hands believe they are getting steeper.
Those not quite up to running the full Metric competed in a 5k race. There, Junior Strider Nicole Shouse (age 13) gave veteran Robyn Humphrey (age 40) quite a scare, but the older runner squeezed out a win in 19:16 and preserved order and decorum in the running world. In the men’s 5k, Jay Sweet outlasted Luis Diaz to win the shorter race in 17:24.
A field of 308 runners completed the 16.3 Metric Marathon, while 130 completed the 5k. The excellent fall weather, sunny and cool, improved the sizes of the fields, and a number of participants registered on the morning of the race.
Overall and age group winners won walnut plaques and gift certificates from Feet First in Wilde Lake. All finishers received the well-known Metric Marathon gloves, a bottle of water, and all the Gatorade and Ledo pizza they could eat.
In its 28th year, the Metric Marathon is staged every fall by the Howard County Striders. John and Ann Worley directed the event. “I delegated everything and didn’t have to do anything!” Mr. Worley said. He was assisted by delegates from the Columbia Clippers swim team, the Boy Scouts of America, and students from various local High Schools. Howard County Police provided excellent traffic control at tricky corners along the tedious route, and many of the runners thanked the officers as they ran past.
by Jim Carbary
Columbia Metric Marathon - 26.2K, 10/3/2004 Pl Name HomeTown Age Time 1 Tripp, Jason Columbia, MD M32 1:39:16.69 2 Hammel, Steve M Ellicott City, MD M23 1:42:38.38 3 Huffman, Zachary A Abingdon, MD M42 1:43:38.19 4 Altieri, Bea Marie Clermont, FL F37 1:43:43.71 5 Parker, Tim Baltimore, MD M39 1:44:48.74 6 Bollinger, Dave Kensington, MD M49 1:46:29.24 7 Schuler, Greg Laurel, MD M44 1:48:26.24 8 Silliman, Scott Olney, MD M44 1:49:16.56 9 Compton, Norton L Fairfax, VA M49 1:49:18.11 10 Barker, John G Rockville, MD M42 1:49:25.56 11 Linton, Mark Washington, DC M34 1:51:52.80 12 Stahr, Bill The Plains, VA M43 1:51:55.30 13 Grimsley, Gary Springfield, VA M50 1:52:13.51 14 Grier, Jeffrey Ellicott City, MD M50 1:52:23.34 15 Aviles, Heriberto Riverdale, MD M35 1:52:24.28 16 Berkman, Michael S Ellicott City, MD M42 1:52:26.36 17 Lewin, Andy Sykesville, MD M35 1:52:28.41 18 Dusenbery, Michael H Savage, MD M26 1:52:39.60 19 Carroll, Brian Silver Spring, MD M49 1:54:07.71 20 Sanchez, Jon Columbia, MD M31 1:55:33.19 21 Porton, David C Germantown, MD M32 1:55:51.40 22 Hanle, Joseph Columbia, MD M47 1:55:55.98 23 Warfield, Jerry Columbia, MD M60 1:56:06.34 24 Romiti, Mark Ellicott City, MD M38 1:56:09.42 25 Devlin, Dan Silver Spring, MD M50 1:56:19.91 26 Price, John A Virginia Beach, VA M49 1:56:30.34 27 Arbelaez, Bill Columbia, MD M47 1:56:52.94 28 Veliuona, Andrew S Ellicott City, MD M32 1:57:22.70 29 Hogan, Gregory M Columbia, MD M24 1:58:28.01 30 Keating, Patricia Dayton, MD F43 1:58:35.21 31 Karlheim, David Clarksville, MD M45 1:58:55.66 32 Briscoe, Tim K Frederick, MD M51 1:59:14.07 33 Rotolo, S. Patrick Columbia, MD M16 1:59:21.91 34 Clem, William M Silver Spring, MD M44 1:59:48.47 35 Jacobs, James P Ellicott City, MD M37 1:59:50.69 36 Smith II, Robert E Federalsburg, MD M47 1:59:52.23 37 Nibert, Alex A Mt. Airy, MD M38 2:00:23.30 38 Wheatley-Heckman, Bill J Columbia, MD M50 2:00:30.28 39 Costello, Sean Columbia, MD M44 2:00:40.93 40 Bernstein, Richard Columbia, MD M46 2:01:03.84 41 Gaasch, Wade Ellicott City, MD M49 2:01:10.47 42 Phongikaroon, Supathorn Hanover, MD M30 2:01:26.90 43 Wolfson, Marc Olney, MD M54 2:01:29.61 44 Grufferman, Steven Ellicott City, MD M51 2:01:38.74 45 Bazell, Graham N Columbia, MD M13 2:01:46.24 46 Silverman, Ed Laurel, MD M49 2:01:48.78 47 Crnkovich, Nick Columbia, MD M41 2:02:03.51 48 Burke, Tom Vienna, VA M40 2:02:15.14 49 Rocke, Sid Silver Spring, MD M44 2:02:41.02 50 Laanisto, Peter J Elkridge, MD M27 2:02:52.48 51 Reece, Warren B New Carrollton, MD M40 2:02:55.24 52 Dorman, Jesse A Emmitsburg, MD M25 2:02:55.65 53 Lazris, Andy Ellicott City, MD M40 2:03:48.34 54 LaChance, Steve Ellicott City, MD M22 2:03:51.06 55 Burger, March J Ellicott City, MD M31 2:03:55.80 56 Koenig, Scott Columbia, MD M35 2:03:58.90 57 Matthews, George N Baltimore, MD M44 2:03:59.45 58 Carbary, James Clarksville, MD M53 2:04:25.94 59 May, Timothy M Columbia, MD M38 2:04:31.97 60 Teranto, Jane Columbia, MD F44 2:04:42.50 61 Cunningham, Lawrence Frederick, MD M53 2:05:02.27 62 Schoppmann, Ken Washington, DC M39 2:05:03.13 63 Bean, Greg Catonsville, MD M56 2:05:21.41 64 Malloy, Patrick D Ellicott City, MD M58 2:05:30.64 65 Fichman, Lisa C Columbia, MD F42 2:05:43.14 66 Wheeler, Bill M Ellicott City, MD M39 2:05:48.12 67 Mitchell, Rick M Clarksville, MD M38 2:06:34.49 68 Tiso, Joe Ijamsville, MD M55 2:06:39.37 69 Thompson, Matt Odenton, MD M28 2:07:06.64 70 Campbell, John P Hoboken, NJ M29 2:07:07.69 71 Wachtel, Jonathan Annapolis, MD M21 2:07:16.38 72 Gonnella, Anne Ellicott City, MD F34 2:07:16.77 73 Studt, Lenore Columbia, MD F39 2:07:19.12 74 Zonies, Seth Rockville, MD M22 2:07:20.15 75 Guralnick, Leonard M Columbia, MD M54 2:07:20.58 76 Sheehy, Paul Laurel, MD M49 2:07:28.50 77 Smith, Linell Baltimore, MD F52 2:07:29.33 78 Turner, David C McLean, VA M39 2:07:30.81 79 Lin, Victor Burke, VA M24 2:07:41.05 80 Ramsing, Becky Columbia, MD F37 2:08:19.07 81 Attanasio, Larry Ellicott City, MD M52 2:08:20.03 82 Wunsch, Keith A Columbia, MD M48 2:08:30.04 83 Marlatt, Geoff Clarksville, MD M36 2:08:46.00 84 Leitner, Jesse A Columbia, MD M35 2:09:04.93 85 Oettle, Ken B Columbia, MD M49 2:10:14.56 86 Aschliman, Larry Ellicott City, MD M43 2:10:26.86 87 Logue, Tom Columbia, MD M43 2:10:45.84 88 Roman, Laura M Baltimore, MD F49 2:11:14.05 89 Morey, Art Columbia, MD M66 2:11:26.52 90 Estella, Israel C Laurel, MD M31 2:11:36.59 91 Velazquez, Jose M Odenton, MD M30 2:11:52.31 92 Caputo, Kenneth M Ellicott City, MD M29 2:11:58.04 93 Ripley, Suzanne Frederick, MD F36 2:12:03.95 94 Attavian, Bruce Hagerstown, MD M55 2:12:04.40 95 Neumann, Stanton H Timonium, MD M65 2:12:24.87 96 Muhl, Robert Sykesville, MD M41 2:12:29.28 97 Robertson, Brent P Columbia, MD M43 2:12:40.75 98 Platt, Robert Arlington, VA M53 2:12:59.95 99 Weber, Ron Ellicott City, MD M52 2:13:02.82 100 Marchant, Karen h Springfield, VA F50 2:13:17.06 101 Young, Karen C Boyds, MD F36 2:13:20.44 102 Beers, Warren E Columbia, MD M51 2:13:21.83 103 Estella, Jericho Laurel, MD M28 2:13:28.82 104 Mady, Joyce H Ellicott City, MD F46 2:13:29.43 105 Caine, Breck Columbia, MD M34 2:13:42.76 106 Birsa, Brian Hampstead, MD M43 2:14:50.69 107 Schaftel, Esther Baltimore, MD F40 2:14:50.95 108 Stanton, Andrew Columbia, MD M34 2:15:10.56 109 Salazar, Andres Ellicott City, MD M42 2:15:19.39 110 Ross, Mauria Ellicott City, MD F43 2:15:24.46 111 Finstein, Richard D Clarksville, MD M48 2:15:31.15 112 Maurer, Kelly Annapolis, MD F38 2:16:00.37 113 Hunter, Dean Annapolis, MD M35 2:16:00.63 114 Filipowicz, peter j Elkridge, MD M49 2:16:05.81 115 Mortzfeldt, Ronald Beltsville, MD M64 2:16:11.02 116 Hanlon, John P Ellicott City, MD M42 2:16:26.41 117 Potyraj, Joseph S Baltimore, MD M56 2:16:29.39 118 Akers, Conwell M Columbia, MD M44 2:16:49.55 119 Windle, Justin T Phoenix, MD M29 2:16:49.77 120 Murphy, Christopher L Pasadena, MD M33 2:16:53.34 121 Greene, George Bel Air, MD M29 2:17:25.80 122 Nodine, Jean Rockville, MD F41 2:17:28.65 123 Allen, Wendy Ellicott City, MD F40 2:17:57.90 124 Scott, Judith Ellicott City, MD F37 2:18:00.64 125 Myers, Patricia Ellicott City, MD F39 2:18:05.74 126 Rotolo Sr, Stephan Columbia, MD M43 2:18:33.79 127 Sherrod, Margaret Millersville, MD F49 2:19:18.01 128 Bainbriock, Matt Cambridge, MD M32 2:19:20.05 129 Lewis, Michael S Columbia, MD M35 2:19:28.64 130 Alpern, Stephen E Columbia, MD M57 2:19:29.98 131 McCarthy, Tom Columbia, MD M51 2:20:15.80 132 Sumner, Patricia Baltimore, MD F36 2:20:24.03 133 Lake, Ray Columbia, MD M44 2:20:46.88 134 Rubin, Jason M Baltimore, MD M33 2:20:51.04 135 Jock, Pamela A Columbia, MD F34 2:20:53.73 136 Conquest, Tammy Seabrook, MD F42 2:20:54.12 137 Gregory, Cynthia Germantown, MD F34 2:20:54.33 138 Hunt, Damon Olney, MD M32 2:20:54.60 139 Christ, Jim R Columbia, MD M56 2:21:40.99 140 Proctor, Brian Ellicott City, MD M35 2:22:02.14 141 Brown, Tom D Glenelg, MD M54 2:22:03.41 142 Choquette, Paul Brookeville, MD M45 2:22:14.74 143 White, Christopher Annapolis, MD M34 2:22:24.44 144 McQuade, Ted T Baltimore, MD M31 2:22:24.70 145 Coates, Chet Silver Spring, MD M64 2:22:34.67 146 Iskra, Gregg Owings Mills, MD M34 2:22:39.84 147 Lewis, Erik T Frederick, MD M41 2:22:54.39 148 Lemen, David Takoma Park, MD M37 2:22:59.64 149 Aitken, Chris Baltimore, MD M27 2:23:11.29 150 Pavuk, Dawn L Glenelg, MD F38 2:23:23.38 151 Holley, Sara Baltimore, MD F35 2:23:36.04 152 Bokansky, Rich New Market, MD M58 2:23:36.18 153 Washington, Adrian M Columbia, MD M34 2:23:39.07 154 Cleveland, Jeffrey Ellicott City, MD M45 2:23:56.67 155 Boice, Peter Rockville, MD M57 2:24:39.22 156 Scarfo-Fisher, Cynthia A Ellicott City, MD F43 2:24:50.47 157 Bent, Melanie Ellicott City, MD F35 2:24:50.64 158 Adams, Timothy W Catonsville, MD M41 2:24:51.61 159 Miragliotta, Joseph Ellicott City, MD M44 2:24:57.98 160 Niel, Tracey L Ellicott City, MD F33 2:24:59.08 161 Key, Larry T Frederick, MD M57 2:25:19.74 162 Sheldon, Scott Columbia, MD M39 2:25:34.92 163 Facius, Timothy P Ellicott City, MD M48 2:25:43.60 164 Travisano, Laura Ellicott City, MD F38 2:25:48.86 165 Malveaux, Courtney Richmond, VA M35 2:26:02.54 166 Zelenak, Steven E Columbia, MD M46 2:26:11.49 167 Stanmore, John Baltimore, MD M40 2:26:46.35 168 Kulansky, Dave Ellicott City, MD M24 2:26:57.09 169 Gleazer, Susan Columbia, MD F56 2:27:43.44 170 Cagle, Jeff Ellicott City, MD M44 2:28:14.30 171 Pittman, Marguerite E Columbia, MD F26 2:28:22.30 172 Harper, Kent Pasadena, MD M52 2:28:22.49 173 Schofield, Tom Ellicott City, MD M44 2:28:43.10 174 Rowley, Ginger A Clarksville, MD F43 2:28:47.97 175 O'Neill, Kim Phoenix, MD F37 2:29:05.98 176 Fleck, Amanda J Ellicott City, MD F26 2:29:28.29 177 Fleck, Charles F Ellicott City, MD M32 2:29:40.04 178 Worley, Bruce Columbia, MD M18 2:29:43.44 179 Reardon, Ronald Arbutus, MD M43 2:29:52.29 180 Wajda, Lorraine T Columbia, MD F53 2:29:52.47 181 Saenz, Carlos Gaithersburg, MD M44 2:30:07.48 182 Archbald, Franklyn J Columbia, MD M56 2:30:08.64 183 Yocum, Richard K Columbia, MD M56 2:30:24.30 184 Maranto, Monique A Ellicott City, MD F39 2:30:25.72 185 Metzger, David Cockeysville, MD M49 2:30:25.89 186 Koplow, Michael B Ellicott City, MD M47 2:30:32.31 187 Carson, Fred Kensington, MD M64 2:30:37.24 188 Dean, Trang Ellicott City, MD F39 2:30:49.69 189 Vigorito, Robert Columbia, MD M56 2:31:01.69 190 Landau, Linda S Laurel, MD F37 2:32:20.48 191 Oates, Jack Columbia, MD M60 2:32:23.33 192 Smith, Lisa M Woodbine, MD F48 2:33:17.80 193 Dare, MariLynn Etters, PA F39 2:34:11.74 194 Worley, Mark Columbia, MD M18 2:34:12.00 195 Szymanski, Kenneth C Bel Air, MD M46 2:34:34.09 196 Barics, Michael A Laurel, MD M34 2:34:41.63 197 Griffith, Terry Columbia, MD M48 2:34:55.34 198 Murphy, Stephen G Woodbine, MD M26 2:35:19.67 199 Ford, Cheryl E Ellicott City, MD F37 2:35:25.91 200 Williams, Cynthia Bethesda, MD F47 2:35:40.53 201 Gilpin, Jane Bethesda, MD F39 2:35:40.75 202 Jessen, Valerie Severn, MD F48 2:36:25.17 203 Sullivan, Michael E Frederick, MD M32 2:36:40.79 204 Biggs, William Bowie, MD M49 2:36:53.75 205 Bryden, Wayne A Ellicott City, MD M49 2:37:02.05 206 Baziz, Mike Baltimore, MD M63 2:37:08.21 207 Jacobson, Joseph l Reisterstown, MD M57 2:37:15.44 208 Pettey, Meg Columbia, MD F39 2:37:20.96 209 Brennwald, Stephen Laurel, MD M45 2:37:21.11 210 Brooks, Pat E Ellicott City, MD F54 2:37:39.17 211 Perry, Deana Abingdon, MD F45 2:37:44.57 212 Takiyama, Toyoto Laurel, MD M49 2:38:07.25 213 Brown, Terry R Columbia, MD M56 2:38:09.41 214 Suazo, Peter Ellicott City, MD M36 2:38:38.12 215 Osman, Richard Baltimore, MD M35 2:38:45.20 216 Anderson, Christine Odenton, MD F27 2:38:49.74 217 Brancale, Eileen Hampstead, MD F29 2:38:55.09 218 Farmer, Steven Hampstead, MD M33 2:38:55.26 219 Bull, Michele Sykesville, MD F32 2:39:06.03 220 Wolhar, Robert C Rehobeth Beach, DE M56 2:39:22.04 221 Martin, Tara Princeton Junction, NJ F26 2:39:26.03 222 Scull, David Washington, DC, DC M39 2:40:19.70 223 Dilworth, Ernest Hanover, MD M48 2:40:25.30 224 Roberts, Larry S Columbia, MD M63 2:40:29.65 225 Kelly, Bernard M Ellicott City, MD M49 2:40:59.11 226 Ortenzio, Mary Pat Cockeysville, MD F41 2:41:13.07 227 Jablonski, Lyn Cockeysville, MD F41 2:41:13.45 228 Scheungrab, Katherine Columbia, MD F26 2:41:19.02 229 Brown, Lauren E Baltimore, MD F25 2:41:19.26 230 Crnkovich, Michelle Columbia, MD F44 2:41:26.18 231 McDaniels, Scott Westminister, MD M42 2:41:27.50 232 Drgonova, Jana Columbia, MD F40 2:41:31.01 233 Luce, Stephny Glen Rock, PA F48 2:41:33.77 234 Ziring, Neal Columbia, MD M41 2:42:17.24 235 Gordon, Harris J Joppa, MD M50 2:42:47.38 236 Giffhorn, Kevin L Mt. Airy, MD M34 2:43:05.93 237 Beier, Alan M Columbia, MD M50 2:43:06.13 238 Johnson, Norwood V Baltimore, MD M42 2:43:12.38 239 Adams, Elizabeth McLean, VA F26 2:43:21.50 240 LOGAN, VANESSA J Baltimore, MD F50 2:43:29.68 241 Ro, Kevin Columbia, MD M35 2:44:02.00 242 Watson, Shannon B Alexandria, VA F28 2:44:12.67 243 Maccormack, Bill Ellicott City, MD M61 2:44:21.77 244 Davidow, Hayley Baltimore, MD F23 2:44:24.94 245 Raymond, Les Columbia, MD M27 2:44:33.35 246 Oshry, Allan B Reisterstown, MD M67 2:44:44.24 247 Linsenmeyer, Sally Hydes, MD F41 2:44:49.69 248 Jackson, Jessica J Rockville, MD F28 2:45:00.88 249 Anderson, Jeff Sykesville, MD M32 2:45:01.36 250 Goodman, Jules Columbia, MD M44 2:46:03.04 251 Pederson, William J Reisterstown, MD M47 2:46:05.64 252 Muedeking, Mark Ellicott City, MD M49 2:46:34.54 253 Burkhart, Roger L Gaithersburg, MD M66 2:46:45.94 254 Porton, Bill Glenwood, MD M61 2:46:49.60 255 Sammis, John Columbia, MD M43 2:46:59.11 256 Rosen, Harold Potomac, MD M61 2:47:16.40 257 Maughlin, William Baltimore, MD M34 2:47:43.49 258 Smith, Barry Silver Spring, MD M52 2:48:06.39 259 Pattie, Kenton H Lorton, VA M64 2:48:22.75 260 Mroczkowski, Gretchen A York Haven, PA F38 2:48:26.16 261 Silverman, Rhoda J Owings Mills, MD F38 2:48:33.39 262 Mazer, Steve N Reisterstown, MD M52 2:48:56.42 263 Wentink, Frank C Arlington, VA M32 2:49:40.09 264 Bowman, Vivienne A Glen Burnie, MD F30 2:50:02.96 265 Bazell, Jason K Columbia, MD M12 2:50:17.76 266 Vlosich, Jason T Ellicott City, MD M28 2:50:25.49 267 Sappington, Shauna R Ellicott City, MD F27 2:50:26.27 268 Czarnecki, Jay Ellicott City, MD M39 2:50:42.69 269 Key, April Walkersville, MD F28 2:52:10.83 270 Gomer, Priya G Arlington, VA F23 2:52:11.90 271 Cump, Danielle Ellicott City, MD F33 2:52:17.28 272 Bazell, David Columbia, MD M46 2:54:17.94 273 Cederbaum, Kenneth Columbia, MD M51 2:54:19.86 274 Campbell, John J Columbia, MD M61 2:55:19.94 275 Groom, Matt Laurel, MD M37 2:55:27.79 276 Dee, Mike Laurel, MD M39 2:55:28.61 277 Magnelli, Jean Marie Germantown, MD F34 2:56:22.81 278 Jones, Janet Clarksville, MD F46 2:56:23.33 279 Kraus, Karl F Sykesville, MD M44 2:57:03.75 280 Schoen, Richard H Reisterstown, MD M50 2:57:53.25 281 Goffi, Judy Frederick, MD F44 2:58:20.93 282 Edmond, Debra Arlington, VA F54 2:58:52.83 283 Brebner, Tracey Columbia, MD F24 2:59:00.09 284 Berlin, Heath Annapolis, MD M36 3:01:13.70 285 Colmer, Burton Annapolis, MD M35 3:01:14.50 286 Luttrell, Glenn Stephens City, VA M61 3:01:37.62 287 Tasker, Cherise Columbia, MD F39 3:01:39.73 288 Leonard, Marcy Columbia, MD F33 3:01:39.87 289 Darkes, Matthew Columbia, MD M40 3:02:11.09 290 McNeely, David F Havre de Grace, MD M40 3:03:50.19 291 Murphy, Chrissy E Woodbine, MD F22 3:03:50.59 292 Cohen, Barry Reisterstown, MD M54 3:04:09.30 293 Collins, John H Columbia, MD M62 3:05:18.41 294 Nuyen, Christine Potomac, MD F34 3:06:03.14 295 Estella, Noemi P Laurel, MD F32 3:06:45.74 296 Acosta, Adriana Alexandria, VA F22 3:08:05.24 297 Anderson, Matthew A Alexandria, VA M23 3:08:05.53 298 Broderick, Joe Greenbelt, MD M66 3:08:21.01 299 Malveaux, Suzanne Silver Spring, MD F37 3:09:50.10 300 Murphy, Thomas J Woodbine, MD M52 3:09:54.76 301 Beaty, Tim Columbia, MD M61 3:12:41.26 302 Sesto, Norma L Columbia, MD F44 3:13:13.73 303 Sanders, Lois J Columbia, MD F45 3:18:23.46 304 Sanders, Charles W Columbia, MD M49 3:18:23.72 305 Murphy, Mary Jo Woodbine, MD F49 3:25:45.31 306 Markoff, Daniel Oklahoma City, OK M40 3:35:14.57 307 Kugler, Tammy L Baltimore, MD F32 3:36:07.75 308 Justison, Cheryl A Aston, PA F50 3:36:21.44 309 Franklin, Patricia S Elkridge, MD F43 3:39:00.83 310 Mohamed, Joyce Laurel, MD F59 3:39:02.33 311 Dorrow, Stan T Potomac, MD M61 3:39:52.23 312 Jones, Trellis N Laurel, MD M35 3:46:03.48 313 Dozier, Heathyr Owings Mills, MD F28 4:16:56.33
Columbia Metric 5K - 5K, 10/3/2004 Pl Name HomeTown Age Time 1 Sweet, Jay Laurel, MD M43 17:24.86 2 Diaz, Luis Jessup, MD M26 17:33.22 3 Gessler, Bobby Ellicott City, MD M47 18:27.20 4 Gohin, Alexandre Unknown, NA M31 18:52.91 5 Brosenne, Michael Sheperdstown, WV M26 18:54.59 6 Chall, John W Jessup, MD M47 19:12.20 7 Humphrey, Robyn Ellicott City, MD F40 19:16.07 8 Shouse, Nicole Hanover, MD F13 19:22.29 9 Gripka, Paul Laurel, MD M31 19:43.99 10 Stricker, Brian Woodstock, MD M44 19:49.24 11 Davison, Albert Ellicott City, MD M26 19:52.19 12 Magana, Carlos Columbia, MD M22 20:02.92 13 Fox, Kenneth Columbia, MD M54 20:31.50 14 Pugh, Vincent Columbia, MD M34 20:43.18 15 Olivi, Gary Perry Hall, MD M26 20:47.29 16 Martin, Wayne Ellicott City, MD M45 20:56.57 17 Sokol, Becky Ellicott City, MD F25 21:02.18 18 Baird, Thomas Severn, MD M29 21:04.97 19 Bluher, Toni Ellicott City, MD F42 21:05.95 20 McQuillan, Megan Severna Park, MD F15 21:11.64 21 Blank, Peter Annandale, VA M49 21:19.87 22 Lazris, Michael Ellicott City, MD M11 21:24.29 23 Shouse, Karen Hanover, MD F37 21:28.01 24 Henderson, Clint Columbia, MD M48 21:32.37 25 Olivi, Lori Perry Hall, MD F25 21:34.74 26 Vogel, William Ellicott City, MD M41 21:47.46 27 Fox, Caitlin Columbia, MD F12 21:54.50 28 Lang, Tiffany Columbia, MD F10 22:01.59 29 Morakinyo, Sue Ellen Columbia, MD F39 22:31.81 30 Valentine, Craig Unknown, NA M33 22:38.66 31 Nickle, Shawn M Laurel, MD M24 22:43.25 32 Pontius, Greg Clarksville, MD M48 22:54.01 33 Oliver, Adam Columbia, MD M25 22:56.19 34 Pearsall, Todd Ellicott City, MD M35 22:56.99 35 Schneider, David Jessup, MD M34 23:02.80 36 Johnson, Kenneth B Columbia, MD M33 23:07.06 37 Pagrate, Nate Ellicott City, MD M11 23:09.04 38 Calvert, Roger L Ellicott City, MD M53 23:13.39 39 Wirth, Katie Abingdon, MD F26 23:14.68 40 Sheehan, Neal Catonsville, MD M32 23:17.87 41 Tomkinson, Timothy Columbia, MD M37 23:26.64 42 Caswell, Tom Baltimore, MD M41 23:28.44 43 Hammel, Frank W Sykesville, MD M57 23:37.88 44 Cheng, Kevin Elkridge, MD M35 23:39.78 45 Ray, Mohan Columbia, MD M56 23:42.65 46 Walters, Barbara Columbia, MD F42 23:44.43 47 Cobb, Kyle Woodbine, MD M19 23:49.01 48 Oliver, Karen R Columbia, MD F27 23:53.29 49 Shouse, Alyssa Hanover, MD F9 23:57.46 50 Harrison, Keith Ellicott City, MD M52 24:33.05 51 Kochhar, Anil Rockville, MD M27 24:36.64 52 Holford, Theresa Ellicott City, MD F41 24:40.26 53 Lazris, David Ellicott City, MD M9 24:53.32 54 Johnson, Kellie S Columbia, MD F34 24:53.64 55 Cutulle, Lyn Ellicott City, MD M49 24:55.95 56 Hussman, Lisa M Ellicott City, MD F40 24:57.42 57 Hall, Phyllis Catonsville, MD F44 25:04.74 58 Anderson, Sarah Catonsville, MD F26 25:05.97 59 Comiskey, Judith F Ellicott City, MD F41 25:12.84 60 Almasy, Mike Ellicott City, MD M31 25:15.16 61 Carlson, Craig Odenton, MD M34 25:16.86 62 Walters, Richard Elkridge, MD M32 25:20.91 63 Gessler, Julie Ellicott City, MD F11 25:27.79 64 McQuillan, Robert Severna Park, MD M12 25:29.90 65 Hammel, Karen D Ellicott City, MD F28 25:37.29 66 Perezluha, Matthew S Sykesville, MD M30 25:46.60 67 Harbin, Steven M Woodbine, MD M26 25:54.97 68 Kuderna, Maria T Odenton, MD F45 26:07.25 69 Rahikka, Douglas J Columbia, MD M50 26:14.76 70 Nelson, David G Odenton, MD M25 26:19.59 71 Harrah, Sara J Columbia, MD F29 26:28.70 72 Torroella, Susan Ellicott City, MD F39 26:31.06 73 Baird, Beverly Severn, MD F36 26:42.14 74 Dixon, Kelly Laurel, MD F26 26:56.08 75 RODBERG, ELLIOT H Jessup, MD M44 26:59.00 76 Knipp, Stan L Laurel, MD M56 27:19.15 77 Fox, Pamela Columbia, MD F41 27:37.17 78 Haser, Cheryl E Columbia, MD F34 27:42.85 79 Stup, Melissa A Laurel, MD F25 27:45.01 80 Camesi, Liz Columbia, MD F37 27:54.24 81 McDonaugh, Jennifer Columbia, MD F24 27:55.37 82 Davila, Emma M Olney, MD F50 28:10.22 83 Hall, Robert Catonsville, MD M49 28:10.41 84 Feldman, Kim A Ellicott City, MD F39 28:29.47 85 Love, Jeffrey Ellicott City, MD M47 28:36.01 86 Collier, Caryn Arbutus, MD F42 28:39.76 87 Davidow, Bill Baltimore, MD M53 28:52.95 88 Divalentin, Kathleen Dayton, MD F34 29:00.11 89 Neal, John Laurel, MD M66 29:03.20 90 Hirsch, Charles Reisterstown, MD M41 29:14.54 91 Savin, Heidi Elkridge, MD F26 30:12.69 92 Bober, G. Marvin Baltimore, MD M65 30:24.34 93 Nestuk, Tamara Olney, MD F43 30:27.25 94 Knipp, Holly Laurel, MD F29 30:40.81 95 Yarnevich, Maureen Ellicott City, MD F37 30:42.65 96 Martin, Marcia A Ellicott City, MD F48 31:06.78 97 Coll, Tiana L Woodbine, MD F28 31:11.60 98 Abell, Amy Ellicott City, MD F32 31:13.87 99 Pope, Suzanne B Jessup, MD F36 31:32.64 100 Wiessner, Lynne K Ellicott City, MD F48 31:35.37 101 Caravoulias, Christina Silver Spring, MD F49 31:38.29 102 Walls, Lorna Columbia, MD F38 31:43.89 103 Nandi, shyamal Ellicott City, MD M66 32:02.04 104 Jolin, Marie-Christine Odenton, MD F32 32:02.29 105 Trapp, Julie A Silver Spring, MD F60 32:02.62 106 Mitchell, Samantha Columbia, MD F31 32:29.25 107 Mitchell, Heather Columbia, MD F28 32:29.60 108 Mitchell, Richard Columbia, MD M59 32:30.59 109 Walters, Rich Newport News, VA M61 33:04.07 110 Yard, Jodi Catonsville, MD F24 33:05.88 111 Leitner, Nichole Columbia, MD F34 33:06.35 112 Lewis, Denise Columbia, MD F43 33:21.35 113 Guha, Mona Leigh Columbia, MD F29 33:21.79 114 Alsheimer, Jennifer Dayton, MD F37 33:23.49 115 Hill, John P Ft. Washington, MD M43 33:37.26 116 Campbell, Jodi Hoboken, NJ F28 33:45.57 117 O'Brien, Christine M Clarksville, MD F33 33:48.38 118 Solan, Andrea Ellicott City, MD F33 33:48.55 119 Finkelstein, Paula B Owings Mills, MD F29 34:01.55 120 Schuler, Brian Laurel, MD M14 34:26.47 121 McCormack, Timothy F Ellicott City, MD M46 35:04.44 122 Byron, Beverly Columbia, MD F51 35:27.07 123 Pugh, Fred E Laurel, MD M47 36:16.14 124 Allen, Dee A Laurel, MD F39 36:28.97 125 McMenamin, Brian Ellicott City, MD M55 37:42.79 126 Samuel, Shireen Baltimore, MD F38 38:08.92 127 Tabor, Melissa L Ellicott City, MD F32 38:28.15 128 Malveaux, Myrna Ellicott City, MD F63 41:21.15 129 Malveaux, Floyd Ellicott City, MD M64 41:24.44 130 Kaplan, Susan Baltimore, MD F53 47:04.11
Women’s Distance Festival 5K
2004 Women’s Distance Festival Overall Results
2004 Women’s Distance Festival Awards
2004 Women’s Distance Festival Team Results
“I don’t like being hunted,” said Robyn Humphrey about winning the Women’s Distance Festival 5k last Sunday at the Columbia Mall. Although Humphrey led the race from start to finish, Patty Keating trailed her closely the entire way. Never more than 20 yards behind, Keating chased her through three full laps around the perimeter of the Columbia Mall and finished six seconds behind. “I need a few more weeks of speedwork,” said Keating, who hadn’t run a 5k race in a year.
“My husband told me I should do this race, and if I listen to him I usually do well.” Dorothy Beckett, age 46, enjoyed the distinction of winning the master’s championship (although both Humphrey and Keating are over 40). Given the number 1 bib, Dr. Beckett was really just trying to break 21 minutes (which she did), and found herself in a battle with 14-year-old Samantha Matthews. “Sam would surge ahead, and then I would,” said Dorothy, who eventually finished a few seconds behind Matthews (1st, 14 and U).
A stirring duel also developed between two of Howard County’s most promising young runners, Laura Walls and Nicole Shouse. Walls, a track champion at Glenelg County School, found herself trailing the younger Shouse with only half a mile to the finish, but then threw in a tremendous surge and outsprinted her competition by eight whole seconds. “She went by me ‘whoosh’,” explained Nicole who finished fourth to Walls’ third.
The WDF also featured mother-daughters team competitions. The fastest team by far was “The Fox and the Hound,” which consisted of Nicole Shouse (4th overall), her mother Karen (3rd, 35-39W), and her sister Alyssa (1st, 9 & U). Which was the fox and which the hound was unclear, but F & H easily won the “young” division (daughter 14 and U) of the mother-daughter team competition. In the “old” division (daugter 15 and U), the “Yews” (Calinda and Connie Yew) displaced “Bob’s Babes” (Lindsay and Nancy Burns) as the champions. The Babes had won the competition the last two years, but this time they fell all the way to 5th place ion their category. A total of 28 mother-daughter teams competed.
The race served as the graduation ceremony of the Females in Training (FIT). Under the coaching of seasoned Howard County Striderwomen, this group of women had trained since Spring to prepare themselves for the 5k race. Over 50 FIT women participated. The all-woman race drew a field of 350, making it the largest of many Women’s Distance Festival 5k’s featured throughout the summer. The WDF races began in 1979 to celebrate the beginning of the women’s marathon in the Olympics.
Tacy Feliciano and Pam West co-directed this year’s WDF in Columbia. They enjoyed the support of the Howard County Stridermen, who served as course marshals, at water stops, and at the finish line. The Striders wish to thank the Columbia Mall for use of its parking lot, and to the many Mall merchants who donated an abundance of random prizes. All women 14 and under received medallions, while age group winners received gift certificates from Feet First of Wilde Lake and/or commemorative lucite plaques.
by Jim Carbary
All Fruit Relay
Race Cancelled.
RRCA Club Challenge 10M
2004 Club Challenge Overall Results
2004 Club Challenge Team Results (Summary)
2004 Club Challenge Team Results (Women)
2004 Club Challenge Team Results (Men)
2004 Club Challenge Team Results (Coed)
The Howard County Striders finally reclaimed the Road Runners Club of America 10 Mile Team Championship after several years of finishing far out of contention. On a hilly course through the Hickory Ridge and Atholton communities, they accomplished the feat by placing five men among the top 10 men (the top 17 men on each team scored) and three women in among the top 10 women (the top 4 women scored), which gave the Striders a coed team score of 1007. The Falls Road Running Club, their chief competition, came in second with 1150 points (low score wins). A total of eight teams from the local area competed for the race, in which over 400 runners from all over Maryland registered.
The Striders rallied around new President Phil Lang, and they may have also benefited from a new 10-mile course. The course was so new, in fact, the mile marks had not been painted. The lack of mile marks caused some confusion among the runners, especially among the leaders. They even questioned the lead biker about the distances. When the reply proved unenlightening, Glen Mays (DC Road Runners) and Jesse Williams (Falls Road) broke free from the pack “around five miles” and waged their own private battle for the lead. Mays overcame Williams with a late surge in what he thought was the last half mile and went on to win in 52:14, a course record for sure!
The Strider men may not have challenged for the lead, but they included some of the fleetest runners in the area. Runner of the year Mark Gilmore led the contingent in 54:45, one second ahead of highly regarded Tom Williams, who trains with the Bagel Runners on Saturday mornings. New duathlete Doug Mock celebrated his return to racing with a 55:43 and was the third Strider to finish. The next five Stridermen also broke 60 minutes. The final male Strider to finish was Dan Laukzemis (73rd place); he easily beat the last male of second place Falls Road, who was none other than team captain Jim Adams (117th place). Among the 17 Stridermen to score was President Phil Lang (1:02:01), Vice President Jason Tripp (59:22), and ex-President Mick Slonaker (1:02:51). Luis Diaz, in 54th place, also contributed to the cause, even though he started the race thinking “it was only a 5k or a 10k!”
The women’s race belonged solidly to the well-known Lee DiPietro from the Falls Road Running Club. The 45-year-old master woman had little trouble overcoming the other women in the race, and she faced her stiffest competition from Janel Kiley, her own teammate. Finishing 1-2 among the women, DiPieto and Kiley ensured that Falls Road would win the women’s team championship. Lead by Vicki Lang (fifth woman overall) and Julie Thienel (who set a personal record), the Strider women claimed third place among the women’s teams.
The race had eight official coed teams (nine women’s teams) with a total of 398 finishers. Each finisher received a pair of gloves, plus his pick of doughnuts and oranges, but there were not many awards. The overall winners received trophies, and the winning teams received trophies, but that was all. “If you won the race, you got a trophy,” said announcer Paul Goldenberg. “Otherwise, nice job.”
The Howard County Striders stage the RRCA 10 Mile Challenge each February, although snow cancelled the race in 2003. Richard Bernstein debuted as director of the race. Chris Selmer and Brad Speierman measured the new course and hope to certify it by next year’s race. Perhaps they will even mark it!
The Striders wish to thank the Howard County Police for directing traffic. They also wish to acknowledge Steve Musselman and the Howard Community College for graciously providing the use of the gym for before and after race activities. The Striders finally want to thank the dozens of volunteers who marshaled the course and encouraged the runners.
by Jim Carbary
Penguin Pace 5K
2004 Penguin Pace Overall Results
2004 Penguin Pace Awards
Because of the very cold weather last Sunday, the Penguin Pace 5k race more than lived up to its name this year. At the start, announcer Miles Weigold reviewed the course and told the runners about the water stop half-way through the race. “It’ll be water if you’re fast enough,” he said, “Ice if you’re not.”
The brutal cold did not seem to affect Sergiy Zubko, who jumped to an early lead and simply ran away from the field. The 15-year-old River Hill High School runner finished over a minute ahead of second place Jason Tripp, who was so far behind he didn’t even see Zubko finish. “He had a lot less time to be cold than most of you,” Mr. Weigold said when he handed Sergiy his award after the race. Sergiy was the only runner in the field to break 18 minutes.
Nationally-ranked duathlete Marjan Huizing held off Sykesville’s Sherry Stick in the women’s race, which was a lot closer than the men’s race: only seven seconds separated the top two women. “The cold made my eyes water,” Marjan remembered. But she was all right once she got warmed up a little. Using the 5k as a “test” of her winter conditioning, Marjan has won the Penguin Pace three times before.
The Pace marked the return to racing of Martin Goode, once among the fastest runners in Howard County. Finishing sixth overall, he placed second in the 40-49 age group in 18:40. A veteran of winter running, the cold weather didn’t bother the him at all. “I love the cold. Bring it on!”
With temperatures in middle teens, a field of 237 runners completed the 3.1-mile loop around Hickory Ridge. Because of renovations at the Forence Bain Senior Center, the Penguin Pace moved from its usual hilly course in the Longfellow neighborhood to a flatter and faster loop around Hickory Ridge.
Arleen Dinneen directed the Penguin Pace 5k, and she is also the director of the Florence Bain Senior Center, which benefits from the proceeds of the race. The Elkridge Furnace Inn provided post-race refreshments in the gymnasium of the Howard Community College, which graciously hosted the race this year. Age group winners received “toasty” warm winter caps, which they can really use this winter.
The Howard County Striders staged the race and wish to thank the Howard County Police and the volunteers who worked the course in the “freaking cold.”
by Jim Carbary
Women’s Distance Festival 5K
2003 Women’s Distance Festival Overall Results
2003 Women’s Distance Festival Awards
2003 Women’s Distance Festival Team Results
The way that Vicki Lang and Julie Thienel charged ahead of the pack at the 2003 Women’s Distance Festival 5k made onlookers think the two would battle right down into the final quarter mile of the race. Midway through the first lap around the Columbia Mall, they had gotten a substantial lead the over 200 other women, with Thienel tight on the shoulder of Lang, the former Howard County Woman Runner of the Year. But early in the second lap, Julie’s hamstring tightened up and she not only slackened her pace, she actually dropped out. “I knew she was there and then she wasn’t,” said Vicki. “I didn’t know what happened.” From that point, Lang cruised unthreatened to victory in 18:29.
The race among master women came down to a match between the two “Pats” of Howard County- Patricia Keating and Patricia Wilkerson. Both broke 20 minutes, but Mrs. Keating won the contest by 30 seconds. The two friends have raced against each other many times in the past and often train together on the hills of Howard County.
Other stand-out performances included those of 39-year-old Robyn Humphrey (“I’m on the track for 40”), who finished third overall in 19:18, and 12-year-old Nicole Shouse, who placed seventh overall in 20:37. “I was just trying to keep the leaders in sight,” explained Nicole. Sue Ellen Morakinyo made a valiant effort to beat Nicole’s mother Karen, and she did manage to stay ahead of Karen for at least one full lap. Then Karen “turned it up,” passed, and went on to place second among the 35-39 women with a 22:21 personal record. “Karen doesn’t know how fast she can run,” said Sue Ellen, who came within eight seconds of her own personal record.
The WDF also featured competitions between mother-daughter teams and “corporate teams,” which consisted of whole families of mothers and daughters. The “Blackberry Bunnies” (Tiffany and Vicki Lang) outraced “Hot Pepper and Maple Syrup” (Sue Ellen and Yinka Morakinyo) to win the Mother and 14-and-Under Daughter group, while “1Fish-2Fish” (Eileen and Laurie Fisher) tied “Bob’s Babes” (Lindsay and Nancy Burns) for the Mother and 15-and-Over Daughter group. The Fish, however, were awarded the first place award on a tie-breaker (oldest combined age), thus denying the Babes the championship they had often won in the past. Dressed in red, white, and blue, “Stars and Stripes” (Nicole, Karen, Alyssa, and Chelsea Shouse) over-matched “Half-fast” (Shelly and Amy Kvech and their mother Arleen) to win the corporate division.
Because of construction and late-night traffic, the Women’s Distance Festival 5k in Columbia moved from “Midnight at the Mall” to “Sunrise at the Mall.” This year the race started at 7 am rather than midnight, but otherwise used the same course and finish line.
For the third consecutive year, Carrie Perfetto and Mikie Nard directed Howard County’s Women’s Distance Festival, which is part of a series of all-women WDF races held throughout the nation during the summer. A total of 224 completed the all-women race. There were 15 teams. The race served as a culmination event for dozens of women who trained during the Spring with the Females In Training (FIT) program put on by the Howard County Striders.
Overall winners received gift certificates from Feet First of Wilde Lake, while age group and team winners received commemorative plaques. Kids 10 and under also received medallions. The race is staged every year by the Howard County Striders, who wish to thank the Columbia Mall for allowing the use of its perimeter parking areas for the race.
by Jim Carbary
All Fruit Relay
The clouds gave way to partial sunshine for the All Fruit Relay, so named for the fruit batons, ranging from raisins to bananas. The Banana Slugs took top honors with the Rotten Apples placing 2nd. Most teams had 4 runners; other teams had to have a runner run 2 legs of this 4 X 2 mile event. Our youngest entrant, 9 year old Michael Gamble, was instrumental in helping his team finish under the 1 hour threshold.
All-Fruit Relay
Oakland Mills Middle School
May 26, 2003
1. Banana Slugs 49:59
Kevin Betts
David Tarkow
Tonia Betts
2. Rotten Apples 51:10
Bill Arbeleaz
Daniel Jonas
Jim Carbary
3. Kentennial Kiwis 51:47
Michael Bayless
Dustin Yourstone
Pat Mulberger
Eric Bell
4. BS'ers 54:19
Sarah Mero
Sean Cunningham
Johnna Esposito
Joey Esposito
5. Fred 54:53
Chris Karlheim
David Karlheim
Ed Silverman
Ryan Silverman
6. The Yews 58:34:28 (TIE)
Alvin Yew
Frank Yew
Connie Yew
Calinda Yew
Sunkist Stars 58:34:28 (TIE)
John Worley
Mark Worley
Bruce Worley
Anthony Fleg
7. (No Team Name) 59:28
Karl Kraus
Michael Gamble
Richard Bernstein
Allan Huang
8. Fruits R Us 68:56
Helenor Mesias
Vladi Basch
Deanna Karlheim