Penguin Pace 5K

2000 Penguin Pace Overall Results – Female

2000 Penguin Pace Overall Results – Male

2000 Penguin Pace Awards

Last Sunday morning dawned cold and clear with temperatures near 20F. The streets in Columbia had been cleared of recent snow, but small patches of ice remained at key turns on the Penguin Pace 5k, a very hilly race that started and ended at the Florence Bain Senior Center. Jeff Olenick, last year’s winner, and Mike Styczynski, Howard County Junior runner of 1999, found themselves locked in a close duel from the beginning until a sharp left-hand turn near the half-way point. “It was neck-and-neck until I slipped on the ice,” said Styczynski about his tumble that skinned his left knee and left Olenick, who runs for Goucher College, the leader of the field. “It was just dumb luck that he [Mike] fell down and I didn’t,” commented Jeff. Styczynski bounced right up after his fall, but neither runner regained his speed on the last, mostly-uphill part of the race. Olenick cruised the final mile and won in 16:11, 15 seconds ahead of Styczynski.

In the women’s contest, local favorite Robyn Humphrey assessed U.S. Team Duathlete Marjan Huizing at the start line with a “she looks pretty fast,” which turned out to be true. Humphrey’s own fast start did not phase Huizing, who normally runs a (flat) 5k in under 18 minutes. After the first downhill mile, Huizing overhauled Humphrey and, on the final uphill mile, put nearly a minute between herself and her competition, winning the women’s race in 19:29. “I don’t like the hills until after I’ve run them,” Marjan said about the terrain.

Among the older runners, Dr. Bobby Gessler annihilated the over-40 runners, with a time of 19:06, about a minute ahead of the second master, Gary Prada (father of the well-known Mike Prada). Robin Goodwin of Timonium surprised Columbia’s own Dorothy Beckett to win the women’s masters title. Second-place finisher Mike Styczynski seems to have been the only person in the race to fall down on the ice, which had been thoroughly sanded and salted. “We were going too slow to fall down,” said Al Greuter about the rest of the field. Barbara Walters and Ralph Massella agreed that, aside from the ice, the course was too hilly to set a personal record, so they didn’t try. “The experience [of running the course] was humbling,” said Ralph.

The main attraction to the Penguin Pace was probably not the challenging hills, but the lavish brunch enjoyed by all participants after the race at the cafeteria of the Senior Center. The brunch included muffins, sweet rolls, fresh fruits, fresh vegetables with dip, bread, croissants, coffee, tea, hot chocolate, and orange juice. The Elkridge Furnace Inn, which has been in business since 1744, catered the affair and replenished the food trays as soon as supplies diminished. The Banjo Buddies Dixieland Band entertained the runners while they ate and provided drum rolls when the winners received their prizes.

The 2000 Penguin Pace drew a field of 311 finishers, which included a significant contingent of actual “penguins,” or followers of the “Penguin Chronicles” feature in Runner’s World. Columbia’s chief Penguin, Jeannette Lampron, estimated that about 40 of them showed up for the race. Some of them wore characteristic pink caps in the race, but none of them figured in the scoring. “After all, we’re penguins!”

Arleen Dineen directed the Penguin Pace, a Howard County Strider race that benefits the Howard County Department of Aging. Race and age-group winners received, appropriately, heavy knit caps appropriate for the season, and many others also won random awards. Principal sponsors of the race included Howard County General Hospital, the Lazarus Computer Foundation, Feet First of Wilde Lake, the Rouse Company, the Colosseum Gym and Fitness, the Manekin Real Estate, Comcast, and, of course, Team Penguin.

James Carbary

Police Pace 5K

Police_Pace_Results

Women’s Distance Festival 5K

1999 Women’s Distance Festival Overall Results

1999 Women’s Distance Festival Awards

1999 Women’s Distance Festival Team Results

The approximately 500 women who assembled at the Columbia Mall last Friday night expected the St. Agnes Health Care Women’s Distance Festival 5k would start on schedule at midnight, but the Phish concert across the street at the Merriweather Post Pavillion seriously disrupted the agenda. The race was supposed to take place entirely within the Mall’s parking lot, but the lot was still jammed with Phishite vehicles long after the announced 11 pm conclusion of the performance. At midnight, the traffic had barely started to leave, and race officials had no choice but to delay the race. For over one hour, Howard County Police and Mall Security worked heroically to clear the parking lot, often against the wishes of the Phishes. At about 12:45 am, the women were gathered at the start line one the lot’s perimeter loop near the new Lord and Taylor. There they waited for another half hour while police cleared Phish remnants from the northwest lot. The women raised a cheer at 1:10 am when Miles Weigold announced that police had finally cleared the course and would let the race proceed.

“They were pretty mellow out there for the most part,” one woman said of the few concerteers who remained in the lot during the race. Theall-woman field made three loops around the Mall’s perimeter, each time encountering friendly police and Strider volunteers as well as the Phishers in addition to escort by a police cruiser and two Vespa scooters from the Baltimore Bombers club. Most Phish offered encouraging words, but a few tried to run along with the women, and at least one attempted to skate-board with them! The women kept their cool, if not always their speed, and at total of 416 runners finished the appointed 3.1 mile tour of the Mall parking lot without incident.

In the actual race, national-class triathlete Amanda Gillam seized an early lead and then a commanding lead by the half-mile mark. She and the police car held a speed session that culminated in a time of 18:48. Well behind Gillam, Columbians Michele Smith and Vicki Lang duelled each other through the first mile until Smith, who runs for James Madison University, pulled away from Lang. A graduate of the University of Tennesse, Gillam celebrated her 27th birthday with the victory and credited her younger cousin, Jackie Fowler (1st, 11-14 yrs), for encouraging her to run the race.

The Women’s Distance Festival also featured competition between 38 mother-daughter teams. Lissa George and her daughter Libby won the team championship for the second year in a row. They creditied their success to their training together and to a special diet of ice-cream.

Barbara Gorman of St. Agnes Healthcare and Courtney Blair of the Sexual Trauma Treatment Advocacy and Recovery (STTAR) Center were on hand to help race director Kelly Barton distribute prizes and random awards after the race, which didn’t end until after 2 am. In its second year as a the principal sponsor of the race, St. Agnes made a donation to the STTAR fund on behalf of the Women’s Distance Festival. Other sponsors included Moving Comfort and Runner’s World, who sponsor the nationwide series of Women’s Distance Festivals for the Road Runner’s Club of America.

The overall race winners received medals, polo shirts, heavy medallions, and gift certificates from Feet First of Wilde Lake. In spite of the hour, many women stuck around for random awards and post-race refreshments of bagels, fruit, and veggie platters.

The WDF 5k is staged each year at the Columbia Mall by the Howard County Striders. Ms. Barton was assisted by Brad Speierman and Miles Weigold at the finish line, Carla Styczynski at packet pick-up, Lisa Lowe at race-night registration, Judith Colon as water coordinator, Jim DiScuillo on race results, and especially by Mick Slonaker and his all-male traffic control volunteers. Columbia Mall security and the Howard County Police “bent over backwards” to make the race safe and clear up the concert traffic.

by Jim Carbary

All Fruit Relay

All Fruit Relay
Oakland Mills Middle School
May 31, 1999

1. Chicken Fried Rice 45:54
Mike Styczynski
Mike Prada
Steve Chu
Zach Heidepriem

2. Where’s Brenda 56:33
Ed Reynolds
Brenda Marshall
Tom Lewis
Julie Deutschmann

3. Banana Splits 57:36
Judith Colon
Phil Heiliger
Steve Zelenak
Steve Anderson

4. Weekly Race Series Team 57:41
Toni Henry
Byron Henry
Al Greuter
Clint Henderson

5. Columbia Sloths 60:43
Serban Padencov
Claus Becker
Mike Fleg
Carla Styczynski/Rose Fleg

6. The Blacksmiths 62:15
Tunda Morakinyo
Sue Ellen Morakinyo
Sarah Pileggi
Bill Buinbera

7. Amazing “A’s” 62:55
Gregory Arbalaez
Chris Arbalaez
Bill Arbalaez
Anthony Fleg

8. Jr. Striders 65:59
Joey Esposito
Johnna Esposito
Dad Esposito
Jacob Esposito

9. Flying Apples 74:34
Jim Carbary
Rachel Carbary
David Heiliger
Eric Johnson

RRCA Club Challenge 10M

1999 Club Challenge Overall Results

1999 Club Challenge Team Results (Summary)

1999 Club Challenge Team Results (Women)

1999 Club Challenge Team Results (Men)

1999 Club Challenge Team Results (Coed)

The Strider men’s racing team crushed the competition at the Annual RRCA 10-Mile Challenge race last Sunday and more than made up for a poor showing by a women’s team decimated by illnesses and absences. When the smoke cleared, the Strider combined team had compiled an overall total of 823 points, well ahead of the second-place Baltimore Road Runners who had 1073 points (low score wins).

Howard County’s Mark Gilmore seized the early lead in the race and never looked back. “I never had to look back,” he said, “because I could see my competition at the turn-arounds.” By four miles, Mark had a lead of 100 yards, and by six miles the race was his. He finished over a quarter mile ahead of the second place runner with a time of 53:39. Gilmore’s effort set the tone for the Strider Men’s Racing Team, which overwhelmed teams from Baltimore, Montgomery County, Annapolis, and DC. Striders Dave Berardi, Tony Basile, Jon Shuskinsky, and Faisal Hasan followed the lead of Gilmore and all broke into the top finishers (and all of them broke 58 minutes, too). The Strider men enjoyed a point total of 571, nearly 400 points better than the nearest men’s team (from Baltimore).

The story in the women’s team race was exactly the opposite, however, as illnesses and absences decimated the Strider Women’s Team. Baltimore’s Denise Knickman, an Olympic Marathon trials qualifier and Baltimore Road Runner Women’s Runner of the year for 1998, easily won the women’s overall race (1:02:55) and lead the her women’s team to the women’s team championship. Without Strider women such a Bea Marie Altieri and Vanessa Cox, she confessed that the race “was not as competitive as in years past.” The Strider women sank to fourth place behind teams from Montgomery County and DC as well as Baltimore. Pat Keating, the top Strider woman, ran with the flu and still managed to place eighth among the women (1:08:41).

The Strider Men so dominated the scoring, however, that the local Striders won the overall team challenge by a significant margin of over 200 points. The top 19 men and the top three women on each team scored, as Howard County won its third Challenge Race in as many years. The overall men’s and women’s winners and each team won an engraved pewter plate, but there were no other awards. “If you finished second, you lost,” explained race director Paul Goldenberg. After the Challenge awards were preents, RRCA Eastern Representative Jim Adams distributed awards to winners of the 1998 RRCA Championship Series.

As usual, the Annual RRCA Challenge 10 Miler took place on the hills of Clary’s Forest Neighborhood in Columbia, MD, and most runners had more trouble with the hills than the seasonably cold temperatures. The out-and-back course visited several steep uphills twice. “If you didn’t like the hills the first time, you got a second chance,” said one runner. The 30F temperatures did not seem to bother the runners as all. “It was only a two-gloves day,” said Jim Moreland, who also ran in shorts and a t-shirt.

A total of 341 of runners turned out for seven RRCA club teams on the cold, clear February morning, many of them registering at the last moment. For the first time in a decade, the DC Road Runners Club posted a full racing team in the Challenge. Organized by team captain Mark DeAngelis, the group indicated they had been “re-invigorated by team racing.” In addition, for the first time a “Goat Runners” team from the U.S. Naval Academy participated but did not score because of their non-affiliation with the RRCA. Had the goats been an official team, they would have done well because two of them placed among the top ten.

The Howard County Striders host the 10 Mile Challenge every year, using the Howard Community College as the start and finish. Striders coned much of the 10 mile course, and Howard County police imposed a strict traffic control to ensure runners’ safety.

by Jim Carbary

Penguin Pace 5K

1999 Penguin Pace Overall Results

1999 Penguin Pace Awards

Last Sunday, nearly three hundred runners, including about 40 penguins, participated in the Third Annual Penguin Pace 5k in Columbia, MD. Wearing pink caps of the “Penguin Brigade”, the penguins are the faithful of John Bingham’s Penguin Chronicles articles in Runner’s World. [Their motto is: “The miracle is not that I finished but that I had the courage to start.”] Corresponding by email, the penguins assembled a large contingent, members of which came from as far away as Tennessee. Chief penguin John Bingham himself ran in the race with his son Terry, who outsprinted him at the finish. “I want to complement the race organizers- on the food,” he said. “When you’re as slow as me, there usually isn’t this much food left!” At least one penguin didn’t waddle through the race: Cathy Renkiewicz of Burke, VA, placed third among all women (second master) in 21:53. When local penguin and Howard County Strider Jeannette Lampron sent out email announcements of the race, penguins from all over the country responded by raising of $400 for the Florence Bain Senior Center, the race’s charity.

In the real race, former Centennial High School runner Jeff Olenick broke away from a lead pack of four runners near the mile mark at the bottom of the first hill. He went on to win the race easily in 16:11, a new course record. The steep hills of the penguin course didn’t seem to bother Olenick, who now runs for Goucher College. “None of the courses I run are flat!” he said. As a measure of Mr. Olenick’s pace, he beat second-place Tony Basile, who won the race the previous year, by 30 seconds.

Westmister Road Runner Jenny Caple won the women’s race in 20:51, and she also had little trouble with her competition, although she didn’t expect the hills. Training for the San Diego Rock ‘n Roll Marathon, Ms. Caple ran the Penguin Pace 5k because she wanted to do some speedwork. She returned to Westminster to run a longer race with the Road Runners in the afternoon.

Arleen Dinneen directed the race for the third time. Howard County Striders provided course volunteers, finish line management, and race results; and Howard County Executive Jim Robey was on hand to officially start the race at 8:00 am. Post race refreshments were catered by Elkridge Furnace Inn, which provided an elegant brunch including pastries, fresh fruit, mixed vegetables, coffee and orange juice; the food was liberally replenished as runners consumed it. Random prizes, selected by computer, were donated by Amore’s Deli, Brunswick Lanes, the Crab Shanty, Eyre Travel, the Columbia Hilton, Raimondi’s, Shear Magic, Toby’s Dinner Theatre, the Walters Art Gallery, and Runner’s World. Principal sponsors included Howard County General Hospital, Feet First of Wilde Lake, PowerBar, Target, and the Lazarus Foundation. The race benefitted the Florence Bain Senior Center, which also hosted the post-race brunch. Winners received handsome blue knit caps with “Penguin Pace 1999” in gold letters.

by James Carbary

Women’s Distance Festival 5K

1998 Women’s Distance Festival Overall Results

1998 Women’s Distance Festival Awards

1998 Women’s Distance Festival Team Results

In its 19th year, the Annual Women’s Distance Festival 5k enjoyed new sponsorship as well as a new course. St. Agnes HealthCare System provided major funding for the Festival and also supported the Females in Training (FIT) program, which trained women for the event. The Howard County Striders, who staged the race, in turn donated race proceeds to the Howard County Sexual Trauma Treatment Advocacy and Recovery Center. Barbara Gorman of St. Agnes was on hand to help hand out awards, while Dr. Janice Shih provided race-time medical assistance.

The 5k race also served as the graduation ceremony for the FIT women. Under the tutelage of various Howard County Striders, the FITs began training in the early Spring for the 5k (as well as for the Avon 10k in June). Over 100 women graduated and received workout wristwatches courtesy of St. Agnes HealthCare. In a post-race ceremony, Miles Weigold read off each of the FIT names to the accolades of the assembled multitude.

The cool dry weather of Friday night encouraged no fewer than 195 women to register on race night. All together, a near-record 649 women signed up for the event and 580 finished. The field represented a vast cross section of running abilities and even included a large number of walkers. After the start, a line of women stretched over a mile in length.

Lancaster’s Connie Buckwalter outduelled local favorite Bea Marie Altieri to win the race by 10 seconds. Rockville’s Gretchen Triantos, the first master, finished third overall in 18:47.

In addition to the individual competitions, the WDF featured mother-daughter team competitions. A total of 59 teams attested to the fitness of two generations of women. The “Dashing Duo” team of Libby and Lissa George won the overall mother-daughter competition with a low-point score of 16.

Construction at the Columbia Mall required a revision of the course. The new course wound back and forth throught the Mall parking lot and then up and down a significant hill on a road outside the Mall. The Baltimore Bombers Vespa Scooter Club paced the lead runners alongthe new route. Race Director Kelly Barton, who won the race last year, rode on the back of one such scooter.

The race winner received merchanise from Moving Comfort, the national sponsor of all Women’s Distance Festival races, while Feet First donated gift certificates to the top overall finishers as well as age group winners. Post-race refreshments included Stoneyfield Yogurts, several bags of Einstein bagels, Power Bars and Harvest Bars, two Bun Penny vegetable platters, and Produce Galore fruit.

by Jim Carbary

RRCA Club Challenge 10M

1998 Club Challenge Overall Results

1998 Club Challenge Team Results

The Annapolis Striders’ Bob Marino just turned 40 years old, and he celebrated in a big way by out-duelling Westminster’s Scott Frampton, 13 years younger, to win the 10-Mile Challenge Race in Columbia, MD, last Sunday. Marino and Frampton took off at the start of the race, passing through the first mile in 5:03 and quickly established themselves as the undisputed leaders. The two ran together for the entire 10 miles with no more than a few yards ever separating them. The battle came down to the final quarter mile through which Marino managed to hang on and win in 54:13, a scant seven seconds ahead of Mr. Frampton.

Howard County’s Bea Marie Altieri shattered the women’s field with a personal 10-mile record of 59:47, which is amazing considering the hilliness of the course. Ms. Altieri seized the lead at the very beginning of the race and left Baltimore’s top women, Stacey Nicholson and Denise Knickman, far behind her wake. “I don’t know what’s gotten into her,” said George Altieri, Bea Marie’s husband.

Although Marino and Frampton made outstanding efforts, their individual performances had little effect on the outcome of the team challenge competition. For the second year in a row, the Howard County Striders team defeated six other local teams put up by Road Runner’s Club of America (RRCA) clubs. Striders accounted for 11 of the first 30 runners to finish, including Ms. Altieri. In addition to the overall Team Challenge competition, the Striders also won both the Men’s and Women’s Team competitions. Gerry Clapper spearheaded the Strider effort with a 55:17, good for third place overall, with Tony Basile, Paul Bourg, and Dave Berardi also finishing among the top ten men. On the women’s team, Bea Marie enjoyed strong support from Suzy McCulloch, who ran a personal best 1:03:45 and placed fourth among the women, and Vanessa Cox, who was the sixth woman. The local RRCA clubs sending teams to the 10 Mile Challenge included perennial rivals such as the Baltimore Road Runners and Montgomery County Road Runners. Each team consisted of the top 16 male finishers and the top three women finishers. Strider Vice President and masters racing team captain Mick Slonaker accepted the team awards from RRCA representatives Dave Cooley and Freddi Carlip at a post-race ceremony in the gymnasium of the Howard Community College.

The Howard County Striders have hosted the 10 Mile Team Challenge each year since 1980 (although snow cancelled the race one year) and had previously won the team competition 11 times. Paul Goldenberg served as race director this year, and he enjoyed the support of numerous Strider course marshals as well as the Howard County Police, who tightly controlled the Sunday-morning traffic along the race course. The 10-mile RRCA-certified course begins and ends at Howard Community College in Columbia and follows pleasant but hilly suburban roads through the Hickory Ridge neighborhood of Columbia, MD.

A total of 349 runners finished the race. All finishers received a commemorative key-chain and a peanut-butter PowerBar. The Howard County Striders received engraved pewter plates for winning the team championships. The plates will be displayed at Feet First in Wilde Lake Village Center.

by Jim Carbary

Penguin Pace 5K

Overall Results

Awards

The 1998 Penguin Pace 5k may be the only sporting event named after the flightless bird that lives in Antarctica. The peculiar moniker originated with Barb Miller, of the Florence Bain Senior Center, who merely liked the name “penguin.” However, a column called “the Penguin Chronicles”, written by John Bingham for Runner’s World Magazine, had nothing to do with the race but did foster a nationwide group of “virtual training partners” who communicate by email. When Howard County Strider Jeannette Lamprey, herself a Peguin, found out about the Penguin Pace, she emailed all her penguin partners to do the race. Consequently, nearly 20 Penguins from New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia descended on Columbia to do the race last Sunday. The Penguins wore pink hats and t-shirts proclaiming their credo: “the miracle isn’t that I finished, but that I had the courage to start.” They all did finish the race and met each other for the first time.

Among the women, the Penguin Pace race itself figured to be a highly competitive field pitting former Strider runners-of-the-year Bea Marie Altieri and Robyn Humphrey against each other. But 1997 runner-of-the-year Kelly Barton, now sidelined with a foot injury, sent out word of the race to her hometown of Lancaster, PA, and nationally-regarded Connie Buckwalter made an appear at the `Pace. “She certainly didn’t run like a penguin,” commented Ms. Altieri who finished in second place behind Buckwalter, whose time of 18:07 was a new course record for women. “She was very, very, very, very fast,” said Bea Marie.

Columbia’s Anthony Basile dominated the men’s race, although he had company for the first mile and a half, through which he heard the footsteps of Jason Cox close behind. After that point, “it got quiet,” and Basile roared up the final hill to win going away in 16:39. Meanwhile, local favorites Stuart Pineo and Jim Kelly reeled in the fading Basile and finished second and third overall, with Pineo sprinting through the final tenth of a mile to beat Mr. Cox.

Take out the last hill,” commented one runner about the route of the Penguin Pace. The 5k (3.1 mile) foot race, which began at Florence Bain Senior Center, went downhill for a mile, then looped around for a mile, and then went back uphill for the last mile. A record field of 295 completed the Penguin Pace, which nearly reached the field limit of 350 registered.

The Penguin Pace served as a fund-raising race for the Florence Bain Senior Center in Columbia, MD. The was was directed by Arleen Dineen, a long-time Strider who also directs the senior center itself. The first Penguin Pace took place in 1996, did not occur in 1997, and was on again in 1998. The Pace featured a fabulous post-race brunch catered by the Elkridge Furnace Inn. The brunch included muffins, croissants, fresh fruits, orange juice, coffee and tea, and the line of runners waiting for the brunch streched out the door and down the sidewalk in front of Senior Center. In addition, the post-race festivities included intermittant live entertainment by the Banjo Buddies, a four piece seniors band, and an appearance by Howard County Chief Executive Chuck Ecker, who is also running for Governor of Maryland. Indeed, Mr. Ecker actually started the race himself!

The race was run under the auspices of the Howard County Striders, an RRCA affiliate, and enjoyed the support of the Howard County Police and Police Cadets, and students from Wilde Lake High School. No fewer than a dozen sponsors supported the event including Target, Comcast, Horizon Rehabilitation, Feet First of Wilde Lake, the Lazarus Foundation for old computers, the Medincine Shoppe Pharmacy. Deerfield Senior Centers, the Howard County General Hospital, Hilton Flower Shop, Colosseum Gym and Fitness, and the Florence Bain Senior Center itself. Most of the sponsors set up information booths inside the Center for runners to browse before and after the race.

by James Carbary

Metric Marathon & 5K

1997 Metric Marathon 26.2K Overall Results

1997 Metric Marathon 26.2K Awards

1997 Metric Marathon 5K Overall Results

1997 Metric Marathon 5K Awards

The Columbia Metric Marathon (26.2 km = 16.4 mi) has attracted some of the top runners in the Baltimore-Washington area, and this year’s race featured a battle between Steve Kartalia, last year’s Metric winner, and Jim Hage, a past winner of the Marine Corps Marathon. Hage led the field for the first five miles, and then ran with Mr. Kartalia for about two more miles. But then, somewhere on the hills of Ellicott City, Kartalia took control of the race and, according to Hage, “just motored away after about seven miles.” By 12 miles, Kartalia had assumed a commanding lead of over 200 yards and went on to win in 1:29:12.

The women’s race featured an intense competition between long-time rivals Stacey Nicholson, Bea Marie Altieri and Denise Knickman. After a dozen miles, just before they entered the infamous bike-path section, Nicholson had gotten ahead of Altieri and quite a bit ahead of Knickman. But local heroine Bea Marie couldn’t hold the pace along the last two, wind-swept miles, and Nicholson went on to claim the women’s victory in 1:43:19.

The master runners may have supplied the best performances of the day, however. The men’s master’s competition certainly provided the best flat-out race of the day as 46-year-old Robert Torchia outsprinted 51-year-old Reuben Beauchamp by one second to claim the title of fastest master in 1:43:00. On the women’s side, Susan Humphries (48) came within half a minute of Bernadette Flynn’s (40) 1:59:27. Flynn and Humphries finished fourth and fifth among all women.

Those runners not agreeable to the full metric distance entered the Columbia 5k, which started at the same time. Gerry Clapper dismantled the men’s 5k field in 15:46, and Robyn Humphrey did the same to the women’s field in 18:34. Both winners won going away and had over a minute on their nearest rivals.

In spite of the cold and windy morning, nearly 600 runners turned out for the Metric Marathon and 5k, including a record-number of 197 in the 5k. Over 100 registered on race day, an unexpectedly high number. The large fields exhausted the supply of 60 Ledo’s pizzas (as well as the bananas) that awaited the finishers, and the last few marathoners actually had no pizza.

Phil and Vicki Lang directed the two races for the fifth consecutive year. The Howard County Striders stage the events each year to commemorate the old town of Ellicott City, MD, and the new town of Columbia, MD. Along their 16.4-mile route, which started and ended at the center of Columbia, MD, the Metric Marathoners negotiated the hills and bike-paths of both towns.

Sponsors included Feet First of Wilde Lake, Apple Ford, Power Bar and Power Gel, Asics, Runners World, and Key Bank and Trust. Apple Ford provided a lead car for the Metric runners, while Power Gel offered runners free samples at 8.5 miles. Overall winners received cash awards, while age group winners took home gift certificates from Feet First and genuine Metric Marathon sweatshirts. All entrants also received a Power Bar, and all Metric finishers received an official pair of Metric Marathon gloves, which they will presumably need this winter.

The Metric Marathon and 5k serve as the final race in the RRCA Maryland Grand Prix series in which area runners earn points throughout the year in team and individual age-group standings. The Striders’ Club Challenge Race in February was the first race in the series.

by Jim Carbary

 

Male Overall Metric Marathon - 26.2K, 11/16/97

Pl Pl  Name                       Town                Age Pace  Time
  1  1 Kartalia, Steve            Baltimore, MD       32  5:28  01:29:12.08
  2  2 Hage, Jim                  Seabrook, MD        39  5:33  01:30:42.74
  3  3 Jones, Mark                Odenton, MD         36  5:40  01:32:28.10
  4  4 Berardi, Dave              Baltimore, MD       37  5:42  01:33:09.05
  5  5 Ferguson, Charles          Adelphi, MD         32  5:46  01:34:15.25
  6  6 Smith, Steve               Germantown, MD      31  5:53  01:36:00.14
  7  7 Jacobson, Paul             Silver Spring, MD   34  5:57  01:37:07.75
  8  8 Griffith, Jim              Glen Burnie, MD     37  6:14  01:41:51.47
  9  9 Walters, Paul              Odenton, MD         27  6:17  01:42:30.05
 10  10 Torchia, Robert           Baltimore, MD       46  6:19  01:43:00.32
 11  11 Beauchamp, Reuben         Princess Anne, MD   51  6:19  01:43:01.91
 12  13 Sinclair, Chris           Baltimore, MD       30  6:20  01:43:25.04
 13  14 Kelley, Jim               Columbia, MD        36  6:23  01:44:19.88
 14  16 Swanlund, Mark            Columbia, MD        33  6:27  01:45:11.50
 15  17 Ahn, Nicholas             Baltimore, MD       25  6:27  01:45:14.18
 16  18 Porton, David             Silver Spring, MD   25  6:27  01:45:19.03
 17  19 Sink, Brian               Washington, DC      28  6:33  01:46:53.44
 18  21 Koyak, Robert             Elkridge, MD        40  6:34  01:47:11.21
 19  22 Hyland, Chris             Columbia, MD        20  6:39  01:48:24.17
 20  23 Swartzendruber, Earl      Cockeysville, MD    46  6:39  01:48:37.28
 21  24 Coates, Dennis            Odenton, MD         38  6:43  01:49:34.18
 22  25 Milton, Steven            Columbia, MD        45  6:45  01:50:03.55
 23  26 Adams, Jim                Baltimore, MD       41  6:46  01:50:23.65
 24  27 Wilson, Edward            Ellicott City, MD   35  6:46  01:50:26.41
 25  28 Wong, Ronnie              Catonsville, MD     51  6:47  01:50:37.89
 26  29 Morgan, Timothy           Damascus, MD        47  6:48  01:50:57.55
 27  30 Ward, John                Owings, MD          33  6:49  01:51:14.19
 28  31 Olenel, Chris             Washington, DC      29  6:49  01:51:16.72
 29  32 Dent, Kenneth             Columbia, MD        50  6:49  01:51:23.68
 30  33 Peterman, Peter           Ellicott City, MD   39  6:50  01:51:31.36
 31  34 Cunningham, Lawrence      Ft. Richie, MD      46  6:51  01:51:52.54
 32  35 Pobletts, Alan            Unknown, NA         35  6:52  01:51:59.31
 33  36 Ciganek, Lefrancis        Chestertown, MD     15  6:53  01:52:24.40
 34  37 Baron, Marc               Columbia, MD        19  6:55  01:52:53.35
 35  38 Moreland, James           Gaithersburg, MD    45  6:56  01:53:02.31
 36  39 Stritehoff, Nelson        Columbia, MD        46  6:57  01:53:25.83
 37  40 Jablonski, Ed             Arnold, MD          37  7:00  01:54:11.58
 38  41 Smith, Chris              Cockeysville, MD    36  7:00  01:54:12.87
 39  42 Nesfeder, Mark            Harrisburg, PA      39  7:01  01:54:23.93
 40  43 Preston, Doug             Baltimore, MD       48  7:02  01:54:50.96
 41  44 Harmer, Doug Rajan        Mt. Airy, MD        15  7:03  01:54:58.73
 42  45 Busch, Ed                 Walkersville, MD    55  7:06  01:55:44.69
 43  46 Richardson, Robert        Columbia, MD        26  7:06  01:55:46.24
 44  47 Ainge, Chuck              Westminister, MD    48  7:06  01:55:55.26
 45  48 Fields, Jascha            College Park, MD    20  7:07  01:56:11.46
 46  49 Meggitt, Josh             Washington, DC      27  7:07  01:56:15.30
 47  50 Campbell, Jeffrey         Catonsville, MD     29  7:09  01:56:37.27
 48  51 Devlin, Dan               Silver Spring, MD   43  7:11  01:57:08.00
 49  52 Luby, Tom                 Baltimore, MD       48  7:12  01:57:34.93
 50  53 Warner, Anthony           Columbia, MD        42  7:13  01:57:45.34
 51  54 Weber, Stephen            Catonsville, MD     44  7:14  01:57:57.45
 52  55 Derk, Terry               Dauphin, PA         56  7:14  01:58:03.07
 53  56 Marvel, Don               Unknown, NA          0  7:14  01:58:07.17
 54  57 May, Ed                   Columbia, MD        39  7:16  01:58:27.65
 55  58 Gable, Glenn              Lake Ridge, VA      39  7:16  01:58:43.43
 56  59 Ketchum, Jim              Columbia, MD        40  7:17  01:58:49.80
 57  60 Loveland, Joseph          Finksburg, MD       48  7:17  01:58:54.67
 58  61 McDonald, Christopher     Eldersburg, MD      15  7:18  01:59:00.23
 59  62 Greenberg, Howard         Baltimore, MD       33  7:18  01:59:00.97
 60  64 Parker, Bradford          Columbia, MD        37  7:20  01:59:33.43
 61  65 Kramer, Gary              Alexandria, VA      30  7:20  01:59:41.59
 62  66 Iannuzzi, Jo              Marriottsville, MD  38  7:21  01:59:52.79
 63  68 Lundeen, James            Huntington, MD      39  7:24  02:00:51.81
 64  69 Stewart, Thomas           Ellicott City, MD   41  7:25  02:00:56.25
 65  71 Robertson, Brent          Columbia, MD        36  7:25  02:01:06.44
 66  73 Bourg, Steve              Ellicott City, MD   41  7:26  02:01:23.43
     74 Choi, Jung                Silver Spring, MD   38  7:27  02:01:29.79
 67  76 Williams, Robin           Baltimore, MD       36  7:27  02:01:41.94
 68  77 Bean, Greg                Catonsville, MD     49  7:28  02:01:49.06
 69  78 Shanklin, Fred            Davidsonville, MD   56  7:28  02:01:58.69
 70  79 LaMonte, Vincent          Columbia, MD        54  7:29  02:02:08.67
 71  80 Schaeffer, Franklin       Westminister, MD    45  7:31  02:02:32.95
 72  81 Robinson, Vern            Severn, MD          53  7:33  02:03:09.96
 73  82 Arbelaez, Bill            Columbia, MD        40  7:33  02:03:19.83
 74  83 Delaney, Thomas           Potomac, MD         50  7:34  02:03:33.66
 75  84 Scarborough, James        Arlington, VA       39  7:35  02:03:42.88
 76  86 Smith, E.                 Annapolis, MD       31  7:35  02:03:48.66
 77  87 Major, John               Huntington, MD      48  7:36  02:03:53.65
 78  89 Bohse, Steve              Columbia, MD        30  7:36  02:04:00.99
 79  90 Grover, Jim               Columbia, MD        45  7:36  02:04:08.98
 80  91 Thomas, John              Catonsville, MD     27  7:37  02:04:21.78
 81  92 Baziz, Mike               Baltimore, MD       56  7:37  02:04:24.53
 82  93 Ballas, Chris             Westminister, MD    37  7:38  02:04:30.39
 83  95 Selmer, Chris             Mt. Airy, MD        18  7:40  02:05:01.83
 84  96 Silverman, Ed             Laurel, MD          42  7:40  02:05:04.06
 85  97 Fryer, Larry              Columbia, MD        40  7:42  02:05:43.86
 86  98 Finucane, Tom             Columbia, MD        48  7:44  02:06:05.69
 87  99 Carroll, Brian            Silver Spring, MD   42  7:44  02:06:09.50
 88  101 Mears, Finley             Baltimore, MD       41  7:44  02:06:13.24
 89  102 Murthy, Siddhartha        Ellicott City, MD   16  7:44  02:06:15.79
 90  103 Levinton, Nick            Silver Spring, MD   40  7:45  02:06:21.49
 91  104 Jenkins, Bill             Columbia, MD        44  7:45  02:06:28.87
 92  105 Lindner, John             Warrenton, VA       41  7:45  02:06:33.08
 93  106 St. Clair, Baily          Glenarm, MD         58  7:46  02:06:37.86
 94  108 Imber, Michael            Baltimore, MD       23  7:48  02:07:15.26
 95  109 Fugate, Dennis            Ellicott City, MD   45  7:49  02:07:31.27
 96  110 Johnson, Dwight           Columbia, MD        54  7:50  02:07:51.30
 97  111 Fennell, Skip             Westminister, MD    53  7:51  02:08:12.34
 98  112 Palen, Chris              Vienna, VA          17  7:52  02:08:25.55
 99  113 Wharff, Richard           Severn, MD          49  7:52  02:08:29.37
100  114 Green, Tom                Columbia, MD        47  7:53  02:08:30.65
101  115 Dege, Christopher         Washington, DC      34  7:53  02:08:38.25
102  116 Wannamaker, James         Baltimore, MD       49  7:54  02:08:47.88
103  117 O'Dunne, Peter            Ellicott City, MD   42  7:54  02:08:52.18
104  119 Bosch, Jeff               Pasadena, MD        41  7:55  02:09:04.33
105  120 Whewell, Bruce            Laurel, MD          50  7:56  02:09:22.93
106  122 Black, Terrell            Baltimore, MD       42  7:56  02:09:34.54
107  123 Mortzfeldt, Ronald        Beltsville, MD      57  7:57  02:09:36.84
108  124 Konodi, Mark              Seattle, WA         41  7:57  02:09:43.98
109  125 Kreft, Michael            Ellicott City, MD   37  7:57  02:09:49.17
110  126 Rose, Howard              Landenberg, PA      44  7:58  02:09:57.24
111  127 Lee, James                Frederick, MD       42  7:58  02:09:59.84
112  128 Lopez, Eduardo            Ashburn, VA         39  7:59  02:10:11.63
113  129 Dunn, Mike                Waldorf, MD         35  7:59  02:10:18.19
114  130 Folds, David              Washington, DC      30  8:00  02:10:28.14
115  131 Ward, Robert              Eldersburg, MD      18  8:00  02:10:34.40
116  132 Myers, Ned                Baltimore, MD       53  8:01  02:10:46.24
117  133 Curry, David              Cockeysville, MD    52  8:01  02:10:50.07
118  134 Levin, Mel                Baltimore, MD       49  8:03  02:11:14.79
119  135 Rowe, Michael             Camp Hill, PA       50  8:04  02:11:32.48
120  136 Weeks, Doug               Westminister, MD    29  8:04  02:11:39.32
121  137 Beatrice, Steve           Germantown, MD      44  8:06  02:12:13.78
122  138 Stanmore, John            Catonsville, MD     34  8:07  02:12:26.81
123  139 Bernstein, Richard        Columbia, MD        39  8:07  02:12:27.88
124  140 Delong, David             E. Greenville, PA   32  8:08  02:12:36.83
125  141 Sabonis, John             Baltimore, MD       60  8:08  02:12:38.20
126  142 Austin, David             Columbia, MD        49  8:08  02:12:44.61
127  145 Carson, Fred              Kensington, MD      57  8:11  02:13:25.84
128  146 Good, Harry               Owings Mills, MD    47  8:11  02:13:28.64
129  148 Crow, David               Potomac, MD         45  8:12  02:13:42.08
130  149 Matthews, David           Columbia, MD        18  8:12  02:13:44.31
131  150 Kane, Bill                Alexandria, VA      43  8:12  02:13:45.84
132  151 Diehl, David              Gaithersburg, MD    34  8:12  02:13:47.21
133  152 Tomlin, Robin             Columbia, MD        40  8:12  02:13:49.98
134  156 Puglisi, Larry            Gambrills, MD       43  8:16  02:14:56.58
135  158 Moore, Algeron            Baltimore, MD       49  8:19  02:15:34.07
136  159 Nissen, Phillip           Rising Sun, MD      53  8:19  02:15:36.97
137  160 Weber, Mark               Owings Mills, MD    27  8:19  02:15:38.54
138  161 Henderson, Clint          Glen Burnie, MD     41  8:19  02:15:40.20
139  162 Smoot, Wendell            Laurel, MD          43  8:19  02:15:42.93
140  164 Coates, Chet              Silver Spring, MD   57  8:21  02:16:07.74
141  165 Turabi, Ali               Columbia, MD        15  8:21  02:16:10.98
142  166 Perry, Leroy              Ellicott City, MD   49  8:21  02:16:12.05
143  167 Davis, Garland            Ellicott City, MD   41  8:21  02:16:16.22
144  169 Snyder, Randy             Columbia, MD        48  8:23  02:16:51.76
145  171 Lewis, Jerry              Reston, Va          64  8:24  02:17:03.29
146  172 Sollers, Bill             Silver Spring, MD   58  8:24  02:17:08.50
147  173 Clark, Offie              Aberdeen, MD        40  8:25  02:17:14.53
148  174 Dodds, John               Arlington, VA       46  8:25  02:17:16.84
149  176 Campo, Daniel             Catonsville, MD     39  8:25  02:17:26.03
150  177 Stearns, Gary             Rockville, MD       46  8:25  02:17:26.98
151  178 Steffensmeier, Aaron      Waldorf, MD         17  8:27  02:17:45.04
152  181 Raymond, Patrick          Stevensville, MD    47  8:27  02:17:59.56
153  182 Breakey, Jon              Hampstead, MD       44  8:28  02:18:07.25
154  183 Levine, Eric              Washington, DC      33  8:28  02:18:09.93
155  184 Friedman, Paul            Olney, MD           43  8:28  02:18:11.72
156  185 Cassell, Oliver           Baltimore, MD       53  8:28  02:18:13.24
157  187 Mostofi, David            Washington, DC      26  8:29  02:18:27.87
158  188 Ammons, Derek             Laurel, MD          37  8:29  02:18:29.79
159  189 Amato, Joe                Ellicott City, MD   53  8:30  02:18:38.49
160  190 Upton, Michael            Catonsville, MD     39  8:30  02:18:40.75
161  193 Veasey, Allen             Crofton, MD         57  8:30  02:18:48.32
162  194 Muth, Jim                 Ellicott City, MD   50  8:32  02:19:08.21
163  196 Massey, Josiah            Sykesville, MD      48  8:32  02:19:20.34
164  197 Katkow, Eric              Columbia, MD        53  8:33  02:19:26.10
165  198 Safko, Greg               Eldersburg, MD      39  8:34  02:19:43.49
166  200 Claude, George            Fort Meade, MD      40  8:36  02:20:11.67
167  201 Henighan, Jesse           Catonsville, MD     52  8:36  02:20:16.19
168  202 Katkow, Larry             Baltimore, MD       25  8:36  02:20:18.16
169  203 Greenfield, Aaron         Baltimore, MD       26  8:36  02:20:25.98
170  205 Rose, Kevin               Eldersburg, MD      16  8:38  02:20:54.36
171  206 Hanley, Shawn             Eldersburg, MD      17  8:38  02:20:55.44
172  207 Lepson, Ronald            Catonsville, MD     57  8:38  02:20:58.06
173  210 Kass, Brian               Ellicott City, MD   29  8:41  02:21:35.76
174  211 Cleveland, Jeffrey        Ellicott City, MD   38  8:42  02:21:55.64
175  212 Lears, Mike               Lutherville, MD     50  8:43  02:22:10.44
176  213 Small, Steve              Ellicott City, MD   30  8:43  02:22:11.38
177  214 Szalkowski, Christopher   Columbia, MD        39  8:43  02:22:21.66
178  215 Vigorito, Robert          Columbia, MD        49  8:44  02:22:27.14
179  217 Johnson, Chris            Vienna, VA          16  8:44  02:22:32.00
180  218 Fortuna, Joseph           Springfield, VA     59  8:46  02:23:04.77
181  219 Dilworth, Ernest          Severn, MD          42  8:46  02:23:06.03
182  220 Turchetti, Tony           Camp Hill, PA       52  8:46  02:23:08.58
183  222 Fox, Rich                 Ellicott City, MD   50  8:48  02:23:41.96
184  223 Sommerville, Bob          Laurel, MD          49  8:49  02:23:44.87
185  224 Tankard, George           Elkridge, MD        38  8:50  02:24:01.65
186  225 Wiggins, Edgar            Catonsville, MD     47  8:50  02:24:04.63
187  226 Clinger, Stephen          Ellicott City, MD   39  8:50  02:24:06.19
188  227 Bradley, Patrick          Columbia, MD        38  8:50  02:24:08.19
189  228 Austin, Daniel            Gaithersburg, MD    52  8:50  02:24:10.77
190  229 Doherty, Jerry            Annapolis, MD       32  8:51  02:24:25.31
191  230 Munn, Mark                Columbia, MD        37  8:53  02:24:58.33
192  231 Siesfried, Joe            Columbia, MD        34  8:54  02:25:10.36
193  232 Thomas, Evan              Glen Burnie, MD     56  8:54  02:25:17.10
194  233 Hatfield, Richard         Columbia, MD        47  8:55  02:25:36.54
195  234 Whelan, Mathew            Elkridge, MD        30  8:56  02:25:38.03
196  236 Spedden, Rick             Clarksville, MD     43  8:56  02:25:49.49
197  237 Hamill, Calvin            Perry Hall, MD      42  8:56  02:25:52.87
198  238 Pattie, Kenton            Annandale, VA       58  8:57  02:26:00.81
199  239 Wood, Bill                Ellicott City, MD   38  8:57  02:26:03.90
200  240 Sarubin, Murray           Baltimore, MD       56  8:58  02:26:10.43
201  242 Purcell, Tom              Ellicott City, MD   43  8:59  02:26:32.08
202  244 Levine, Jeff              Annandale, VA       44  9:00  02:26:44.23
203  245 Hebron, Maurice           Unknown, NA         40  9:00  02:26:46.38
204  246 Boero, Louis              Alexandria, VA      49  9:00  02:26:48.93
205  247 Vaughn, Steven            Ellicott City, MD   42  9:00  02:26:52.05
206  249 Renstrom, Vincent         College Park, MD    35  9:00  02:26:58.14
207  250 Pettyjohn, Jon            Crofton, MD         25  9:02  02:27:20.40
208  251 Salmon-Cox, Peter         Millersville, MD    58  9:02  02:27:22.67
209  252 Polley, Bernard           Baltimore, MD       47  9:03  02:27:34.13
210  254 Lee, George               Washington, DC      32  9:03  02:27:47.57
211  255 Morrison, Bill            Potomac, MD         70  9:04  02:27:58.94
212  256 Oates, John               Columbia, MD        54  9:04  02:28:01.70
213  257 Spencer, Bill             Clarksville, MD     50  9:05  02:28:14.86
214  261 Brightman, Hank           Washington, DC      29  9:12  02:30:05.04
215  263 Ware, George              Dayton, MD          47  9:15  02:30:47.85
216  265 MacCormack, William       Ellicott City, MD   54  9:16  02:31:19.19
217  266 Haaser, Steven            Columbia, MD        44  9:17  02:31:20.67
218  267 Atkinson, Robert          Bethesda, MD        44  9:19  02:31:55.24
219  268 Jackson, Ed               Germantown, MD      41  9:19  02:31:56.79
220  269 Bythrow, Peter            Glenwood, MD        48  9:19  02:31:59.34
221  273 Moody, Ned                New Holland, PA     43  9:22  02:32:42.36
222  275 Carter, David             Columbia, MD        53  9:22  02:32:51.44
223  276 Schmith, Steve            Middletown, DE      38  9:22  02:32:53.16
224  277 Scanlon, Bill             Alexandria, VA      55  9:22  02:32:56.63
225  278 Poliakoff, Alex           Unknown, NA          0  9:25  02:33:41.49
226  279 Gartrell, Tony            Clinton, MD         42  9:26  02:33:52.45
227  280 Scimonelli, Glenn         Columbia, MD        46  9:27  02:34:15.21
228  282 Willson, David            Elkridge, MD        31  9:29  02:34:35.84
229  283 Bishop, F.                Laurel, MD          63  9:29  02:34:48.87
230  284 Gentile, Donald           Laurel, MD          43  9:30  02:35:01.96
231  285 Biegel, Alfred            Columbia, MD        59  9:32  02:35:36.53
232  286 Troncoso, Juan            Ellicott City, MD   48  9:32  02:35:39.23
233  288 McCaughey, Wayne          Columbia, MD        58  9:36  02:36:30.60
234  289 Levin, Theodore           Baltimore, MD       53  9:38  02:37:15.85
235  292 McGrath, Francis          Baltimore, MD       46  9:40  02:37:44.39
236  293 Watkins, Eric             Baltimore, MD       35  9:41  02:38:05.90
237  294 Lewis, Don                Eldersburg, MD      50  9:43  02:38:27.46
238  295 Bechill, John             Baltimore, MD       39  9:43  02:38:38.40
239  298 Schoem, Scott             Silver Spring, MD   39  9:45  02:38:58.00
240  300 Leopold, Bruce            Baltimore, MD       53  9:48  02:39:47.27
241  301 Burkhart, Roger           Gaithersburg, MD    59  9:49  02:40:11.75
242  302 Mackey, Edward            Waldorf, MD         18  9:51  02:40:45.80
243  303 Conlon, Kevin             Catonsville, MD     47  9:56  02:42:04.80
244  305 Stevens, Wynne            Columbia, MD        54  9:57  02:42:24.43
245  306 Feldman, Jordan           Reisterstown, MD    33  10:03  02:43:56.76
246  308 Lunn, Morris              Columbia, MD        56  10:04  02:44:10.91
247  309 Andrews, Daniel           College Park, MD    42  10:04  02:44:12.10
248  310 DeLoach, Johnnie          Mitchellville, MD   36  10:05  02:44:26.94
249  312 Adami, Ed                 Mt. Airy, MD        44  10:06  02:44:52.91
250  314 Staines, Franklin         Columbia, MD        53  10:07  02:44:58.08
251  316 Modzelewski, Dale         Frederick, MD       31  10:07  02:45:08.18
252  317 Gamiles, Donald           Columbia, MD        34  10:08  02:45:12.20
253  319 Dirscherl, Dennis         Williamsport, MD    63  10:08  02:45:18.55
254  321 Kelly, Bernard            Ellicott City, MD   42  10:13  02:46:38.35
255  324 Henle, Joe                Fredericksburg, VA  30  10:18  02:48:02.30
256  325 Pate, Robert              Laurel, MD          32  10:18  02:48:03.69
257  327 Searles, Mark             Rockville, MD       26  10:21  02:48:51.10
258  331 Bateman, Guy              Rockville, MD       61  10:33  02:52:02.95
259  332 Zielinski, Alex           Bethesda, MD        42  10:39  02:53:40.32
260  335 Sattler, David            Catonsville, MD     41  10:44  02:55:03.49
261  336 Collins, John             Columbia, MD        55  10:46  02:55:44.19
262  337 Davis, Edward             Delaware City, DE   50  10:50  02:56:37.04
263  338 Varholy, Michael          Reisterstown, MD    26  10:55  02:58:10.78
264  339 Slunt, Joseph             Silver Spring, MD   56  10:56  02:58:13.63
265  340 Campbell, Ray             Hyattsville, MD     65  10:57  02:58:33.04
266  342 Knittel, Doug             Gaithersburg, MD    33  11:10  03:02:13.01
267  343 Michael, Aaron            LaPlata, MD         18  11:11  03:02:31.71
268  344 Johnson, Norwood          Baltimore, MD       35  11:14  03:03:16.16
269  346 Clark, Ronald             Baltimore, MD       49  11:15  03:03:24.58
270  347 Tanner, Anthony           Columbia, MD        37  11:33  03:08:28.33
271  348 Levin, Phillip            Columbia, MD        34  11:33  03:08:31.13
272  351 Adams, Maurice            Baltimore, MD       41  13:18  03:36:58.00
Female Overall Metric Marathon - 26.2K, 11/16/97

Pl     Pl       Name                    Town            Age     Pace    Time
1       12	Nicholson, Stacey	Lutherville, MD	35	6:20	1:43:20
2	15	Altieri, Bea' Marie	Columbia, MD	30	6:24	1:44:27
3	20	Knickman, Denise	Baltimore, MD	29	6:33	1:47:03
4	63	Flynn, Bernadette	Burke, VA	40	7:19	1:59:27
5	67	Humphries, Susan	Potomac, MD	48	7:21	1:59:54
6	70	Simmons, Belinda	Rockville, MD	32	7:25	2:01:03
7	72	Scanlon, Liz	        Alexandria, VA	26	7:26	2:01:16
8	75	Dolan, Sharon	        Gaithersburg, MD55	7:27	2:01:36
9	85	Smith, Dana	        Annapolis, MD	34	7:35	2:03:48
10	88	Knapp, Pauline	        Alexandria, VA	39	7:36	2:03:56
11	94	Euskirchen, Eugenie	Baltimore, MD	25	7:40	2:05:02
12	100	Laurencell, Kristin	Baltimore, MD	29	7:44	2:06:12
13	107	Sloan, Melanie	        Laurel, MD	28	7:46	2:06:48
14	118	Wiggins, Ellen	        Catonsville, MD	44	7:54	2:09:00
15	121	Westinghouse, Tasha	Annapolis, MD	22	7:56	2:09:29
16	143	St. Clair, Christy	Glenarm, MD	49	8:08	2:12:48
17	144	Ferrier, Judy	        Alexandria, VA	44	8:10	2:13:15
18	147	O'Connor, Paul	        Ellicott City,MD29	8:11	2:13:32
19	153	Condon, Sarah	        Columbia, MD	16	8:12	2:13:55
20	154	Cook, Kathleen	        Bethesda, MD	32	8:15	2:14:36
21	155	Siegel, Adina	        Washington, DC	29	8:15	2:14:39
22	157	Shepherd, Gloria	Columbia, MD	39	8:18	2:15:25
23	163	McKenzie, Robin  	Columbia, MD	48	8:20	2:15:58
24	168	McIntyre, Della  	Catonsville, MD	49	8:22	2:16:23
25	170	Gibbons, Alison	        Catonsville, MD	23	8:24	2:17:02
26	175	Pagel, Elizabeth	College Park, MD22	8:25	2:17:22
27	179	Lowe, Lisa	        Columbia, MD	39	8:27	2:17:52
28	180	Robertson, Dawn	        Unknown, NA	32	8:27	2:17:58
29	186	Costello, Elyse         Bel Air, MD	24	8:29	2:18:27
30	191	Criscio, Ruth	        Olney, MD	49	8:30	2:18:42
31	192	Sterbis, Sharon	        Germantown, MD	31	8:30	2:18:45
32	195	Brody, Lisa	        New York, NY	28	8:32	2:19:19
33	199	Price, Amy	        Columbia, MD	26	8:35	2:20:10
34	204	Yom, Stephanie	        Fairfax, VA	37	8:37	2:20:38
35	208	Dickinson, Leslie	Baltimore, MD	35	8:39	2:21:12
36	209	Eberhardt, Cyndie	Jessup, MD	34	8:40	2:21:22
37	216	Clark, Merri	        Lexington Park, 35	8:44	2:22:31
38	221	James, Sally	        Millersville, MD45	8:46	2:23:11
39	235	Pingel, Laura	        Columbia, MD	38	8:56	2:25:48
40	241	Demira, Ozlen	        Baltimore, MD	23	8:58	2:26:13
41	243	Snyder, Bonnie	        Arlington, VA	32	8:59	2:26:41
42	248	Selmer, Kathleen	Mt. Airy, MD	40	9:00	2:26:53
43	253	Bowers, Pam	        Centreville, VA	38	9:03	2:27:42
44	258	Scanlon, Ann	        Lutherville, MD	48	9:07	2:28:45
45	259	McGleish, Michele	Germantown, MD	31	9:10	2:29:32
46	260	Grover, Debbie	        Columbia, MD	42	9:11	2:29:51
47	262	Musil, Tracy	        Fort Meade, MD	22	9:13	2:30:28
48	264	Anderson, Pamela	Arlington, VA	37	9:16	2:31:09
49	270	Tapocik, Joan	        Germantown, MD	50	9:19	2:32:02
50	271	Finizio, Nicholai	Baltimore, MD	23	9:19	2:32:03
51	272	Cekovich, Lannay	Monrovia, MD	38	9:20	2:32:22
52	274	Schubert, Christine	Reston, VA	25	9:22	2:32:48
53	281	Logan, Doris	        College Park, MD39	9:28	2:34:32
54	287	Fox, Lois	        Edgewater, MD	39	9:35	2:36:18
55	290	Brooks, Patricia	Ellicott City, M47	9:40	2:37:42
56	291	Wasserman, Nadia	Columbia, MD	51	9:40	2:37:42
57	296	Selman, Jennifer	Arlington, VA	28	9:44	2:38:46
58	297	Cowan, Michelle  	Arlington, VA	28	9:44	2:38:47
59	299	Choi, Sukgi	        Chevy Chase, MD	37	9:45	2:38:59
60	304	Hamilton, Cindy	        Gaithersburg, MD29	9:57	2:42:22
61	307	Howard, Melissa	        Owings Mills, MD26	10:03	2:44:00
62	311	Hayes, Laurie	        Alexandria, VA	34	10:05	2:44:28
63	313	Glassberg, Abby	        Columbia, MD	37	10:07	2:44:56
64	315	Ditter, Linda	        Columbia, MD	36	10:07	2:45:00
65	318	Repetti, Beth	        Ellicott City, M36	10:08	2:45:16
66	320	Keffer, Patricia	California, MD	33	10:09	2:45:31
67	322	Kendall, Victoria	Arlington, VA	44	10:15	2:47:17
68	323	Almand, Andrea	        Columbia, MD	50	10:17	2:47:48
69	326	Riggin, Barbara    	Ellicott City, M57	10:19	2:48:19
70	328	Parvis, Barbara  	Washington, DC	31	10:22	2:48:59
71	329	Smith, Deena	        Germantown, MD	29	10:22	2:49:13
72	330	Dixon, Susan	        Clarksville, MD	36	10:33	2:52:00
73	333	Beynnon, Bonnie 	Baltimore, MD	31	10:41	2:54:19
74	334	Ortegon, Ariel          Baltimore, MD	41	10:41	2:54:21
75	341	Good, Mary	        Owings Mills, MD44	10:59	2:59:06
76	345	Logan, Vanessa	        Baltimore, MD	43	11:14	3:03:23
77	349	Johnson, Lois	        Wilmington, DE	61	11:39	3:10:09
78  	350	Bayley, Susan	        Abington, MD	32	11:48	3:12:31
Columbia Metric 5K - 5K,  11/16/97                                                                                
Race Results - Run Division                                                                                     
Pl    Name                        Age   Time   
  1   Clapper, Gerry            M36   15:46.00
  2   Pineo, Stuart             M36   16:51.65
  3   Poulos, Ted               M35   17:26.94
  4   Brosenne, Michael         M20   17:29.38
  5   Tripp, Jason              M25   17:36.98
  6   Castro, Dave              M38   17:47.04
  7   Eichmiller, Jason         M17   18:00.26
  8   Geoghegan, Seth           M17   18:06.93
  9   Albright, Dennis          M40   18:10.38
 10   Zmijewski, Gregory        M14   18:13.79
 11   Hasan, Ayaz               M16   18:23.33
 12   Campbell, Kevin           M32   18:31.54
 13   Humphrey, Robyn           F33   18:34.90
 14   Wrench, Tyler             M13   18:36.74
 15   Glatstein, Kevin          M17   18:39.79
 16   Stiers, Joey              M15   18:44.46
 17   Ramey, Ray                M46   18:47.54
 18   Khwaja, Yousaf            M18   18:49.71
 19   Hammel, Steve             M16   19:07.70
 20   Nelson, Greg              M37   19:22.28
 21   Wilk, Lee                 M42   19:25.35
 22   Sweet, Jay                M36   19:31.60
 23   Wrench, Blain             M42   19:33.57
 24   Adami, Matt               M14   19:37.37
 25   Skaggs, Matt              M17   19:38.45
 26   Knott, Jordon             M17   19:41.29
 27   MacPhee, Greg             M25   19:48.05
 28   Qaiyumi, Adil             M16   19:52.26
 29   Storey, Norah             F25   19:52.65
 30   Frank, Dave A             M40   19:56.05
 31   McCann, Beth              F38   19:56.57
 32   Wright, Jennifer          F33   20:05.67
 33   Ianuzzi, Chris            M41   20:09.69
 34   Fleming, Brian            M15   20:13.46
 35   Raper, Charles W          M55   20:16.58
 36   Massarelli, Mike          M42   20:19.44
 37   Pratt, Charles H          M41   20:22.94
 38   Moe, Steve                M33   20:23.75
 39   Ordaz, Sarah J            F17   20:23.91
 40   Carter, Stewart R         M55   20:28.39
 41   Torchia-Escale, Gwen      F48   20:40.55
 42   Kafchinsky, Jim           M17   20:43.00
 43   Bailey, Alex M            M15   20:43.63
 44   Glass, Joy                F43   20:47.75
 45   Kay, David                M16   20:56.64
 46   Caywood, Daniel           M37   21:03.88
 47   Hammel, Frank             M50   21:04.64
 48   Lake, Ray                 M37   21:04.87
 49   Hoyt, Robert F            M33   21:06.76
 50   Calvert, Roger L          M47   21:10.00
 51   Kelley, Christine         F36   21:14.93
 52   Selmer, Carrie A          F13   21:15.23
 53   Hebert, Kevin             M38   21:21.38
 54   Prada, Gary               M46   21:23.17
 55   Marciniak, Bill           M35   21:29.88
 56   Fritsch, Jill A           F33   21:37.12
 57   Allen, Brenda             F34   21:37.23
 58   Sloan, Katie              F16   21:51.80
 59   Linblad, Paul A           M42   21:57.39
 60   Peterson, John            M40   21:59.04
 61   Lange, Jack               M15   22:02.56
 62   Allen, Mike S             M38   22:07.46
 63   Cavey, Chris              M16   22:13.84
 64   Esposito, Johnna          F9    22:17.98
 65   Carter, Kelley            F14   22:22.04
 66   Bolton, Meghan            F13   22:32.94
 67   Ausfresser, Stacey        F17   22:37.98
 68   Loudin, Amanda            F32   22:40.28
 69   Yehl, Robert              M23   22:43.17
 70   Fuller, Neal              M35   22:50.97
 71   Burnham, Andy             M16   22:54.40
 72   Weber, Jay D              M17   22:58.34
 73   Ames, Lee                 M39   23:02.40
 74   Straitt, Dawn             F18   23:02.88
 75   Cunningham, Amy           F22   23:03.74
 76   Luby, Kathy               F48   23:06.71
 77   Carter, Kim               F25   23:08.61
 78   Ketterling, John V        M33   23:29.33
 79   Green, Brian P            M32   23:36.36
 80   Lopata, Cynthia           F32   23:41.34
 81   Grahn, Frank              M46   23:53.58
 82   Loudin, Todd              M33   23:58.41
 83   Sageman, Dan              M25   24:00.51
 84   Walters, Barbara          F35   24:08.40
 85   Bryden, Matthew           M14   24:11.10
 86   Bonn, Brian               M14   24:12.49
 87   Porton, Bill P            M54   24:13.74
 88   Prymas, Michael           M16   24:14.58
 89   Feldstein, Rob            M42   24:17.34
 90   Burns, Lindsay            F12   24:21.04
 91   Goode, Lori               F24   24:24.20
 92   Rupp, Jacqueline          F50   24:33.76
 93   Gilbert, Judith           F54   24:35.50
 94   Radford, William B        M45   24:35.73
 95   Gable, Amanda A           F17   24:39.71
 96   Gleazer, Susan            F49   24:42.17
 97   Dhanraj, Vidia            F33   24:43.98
 98   Caywood, Patricia         F38   24:54.81
 99   Naylor, Mike              M15   24:56.30
100   Fico, Nick                M14   25:06.36
101   Anderson, Todd            M36   25:08.21
102   Hopkins, Tom              M33   25:11.55
103   Ide, Lucie                F22   25:11.89
104   Garcia-Soogrim, Humberto  M28   25:12.32
105   Rupp, Lindsay             F19   25:21.75
106   Garmer, Don               M26   25:23.84
107   Shoemaker, Charles        M38   25:33.76
108   Jordan, John D            M17   25:35.27
109   Seker, Greg               M39   25:41.34
110   Cutulle, Lyn              M43   25:41.74
111   Carroll, Danny            M8    25:43.36
112   Levin, Nelson             M48   25:45.86
113   Glaeser, Dale             M49   25:50.63
114   Brach, Yvonne             F27   25:52.84
115   Bryden, Wayne A           M42   25:55.24
116   Pattie, Valerie           F27   26:08.29
117   McCarthy, Melissa         F13   26:10.84
118   Rodgers, Christina        F13   26:12.56
119   Chernack, Donna           F32   26:23.84
120   Anderson, Mike            M65   26:29.35
121   Anderson, Matthew         M11   26:36.87
122   Feldman, Michael R        M50   26:37.94
123   Neal, John                M59   26:42.01
124   Thompson, Abbie           F14   26:46.52
125   Cederbaum, Kenneth        M44   26:46.68
126   Warner, Whitney           F13   26:49.20
127   Henderson, Michael        M44   26:55.28
128   Warehime, Vickie          F32   26:57.65
129   Prymas, Stephanie         F14   26:57.86
130   Johnson, Karen            F34   26:58.33
131   Watson, Sue               F49   27:01.00
132   Dutcher, Andy             M30   27:04.63
133   Strumsky, John J          M57   27:16.51
134   Weir, Laura               F33   27:18.04
135   Kvech, Michelle S         F26   27:23.90
136   Hardcastle, Amy           F26   27:24.08
137   Welty, Beverly            F44   27:30.52
138   Welty, William            M46   27:30.80
139   Hall, Gary                M41   27:35.69
140   Blankenship, Richard      M40   27:36.80
141   Andrews, Mike             M29   27:50.75
142   Wilson, Lauren E          F15   27:55.63
143   Pugh, Karen               F43   28:12.69
144   McArthur, Jeffrey M       M25   28:16.43
145   Beitzell, Raymond H       M42   28:30.54
146   Johnson, Eric             M42   28:32.44
147   Chopack, Ann              F36   28:39.91
148   Suiter, Richard           M44   28:41.31
149   Friedman, Richard         M38   28:43.58
150   Krug, Denise              F33   28:46.61
151   Brown, Ron                M41   29:11.99
152   Carroll, Ellen            F39   29:14.46
153   Edwards, Jack             M45   29:16.90
154   Sammons, Liz              F25   29:26.63
155   Sammons, Jill             F22   29:28.14
156   Duhon, Sherry B           F43   29:41.54
157   Bradford, John G          M58   29:44.08
158   Sloan, John B             M44   29:48.09
159   Filcheck, Edward J        M61   29:51.91
160   Allen, Bob                M32   29:55.83
161   Retlaliata, Mary          F41   30:18.71
162   Wood, Barry               M35   30:22.00
163   Foley, Dan T              M40   30:23.20
164   Hill, Renee'              F40   30:30.28
165   Morrow, Kimberly          F15   30:30.47
166   Whitmore, Kate            F15   30:30.87
167   Carter, Mary              F48   30:34.66
168   Kovack, Jerry             M33   30:47.99
169   Eppard, Stephen J         M32   30:49.43
170   Braunsar, Dorothy A       F37   30:49.69
171   Kinney, Jayne M           F33   30:52.94
172   Kearney, Michael          M16   30:58.99
173   Livengood, Michelle K     F31   31:06.36
174   Prisaznick, Ruth          F56   31:08.15
175   Fleming, Mike             M52   31:28.30
176   Fleming, Emily            F23   31:28.50
177   Fritz, Lindsey            F11   31:43.54
178   Skaggs, Lee               M46   31:56.81
179   Purcell, Polly            F15   32:01.16
180   Marshall, Caitlin         F15   32:01.30
181   Ware, Lucinda             F44   32:05.39
182   Taylor, Lawrence L        M30   32:08.41
183   Negron, Edward            M34   32:10.26
184   Briggs, Sue               F41   32:19.23
185   Blumm, Richard            M57   32:49.27
186   Mustapich, Maureen        F34   32:50.33
187   Doutt, Tina               F29   33:31.54
188   Wise, Betty J             F42   33:35.69
189   Dewa, Carolyn             F33   33:53.14
190   Hoch, Jeff                M27   33:53.48
191   Miner, Sharon             F27   33:57.33
192   Setter, Drew              M26   33:57.63
193   Pugh, Morgan              F10   34:06.59
194   Black, Jeanette           F44   34:09.87
195   Salazar, Leopoldo L       M62   37:14.19
196   Bradley, Mike             M58   39:20.93
197   Lampron, Jeannette        F48   40:07.07