1500M/1MILE LEADER
3000M/2MILE LEADER
5000M LEADER
8000M/5MILE LEADER
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15000M/10MILE LEADER
20000M/HALF MARATHON LEADER
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ALL OTHER DISTANCES LEADER
ALPHA LIST OF RUNNERS
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(L-R Peter Blank, Imants Celtnieks, Warren Kohm, David Uy, Susan Rizzieri, & Ted Poulos) Photo courtesy of Karsten Brown |
| (L-R Jon Palks, Chris Caravoulias, Julie Trapp, Bill Osburn, Dee Nelson, ??, Risto Marttinen, Ray Blue, & Ted Poulos) Photo courtesy of Susan Rizzieri |
Just for fun here are the extrapolated totals for the year end for those on pace to make 50 races so far. A lot can happen.
ON PACE FOR 50 OR MORE RACES NAME AGE HOMETOWN 12/31 ON PACE ===================== === ================= ===== ======= Ted Poulos 39 MCLEAN VA 204 204 Peter Blank 46 ANNANDALE VA 200 200 Mitch Radella 35 Pittsburgh PA 161 161 John Smeby 54 MANSFIELD TX 149 149 Robert McGill 40 S.PLAINFIELD NJ 146 146 Christina Caravoulias 45 SILVER SPRING MD 126 126 Jay Wind 50 ARLINGTON VA 111 111 Imants Celtnieks 55 WHEATON MD 105 105 David Uy 32 FAIRFAX VA 102 102 Julie Trapp 56 SILVER SPRING MD 101 101 John Winkert 44 SOUTH RIDING VA 100 100 James Moreland 48 GAITHERSBURG MD 99 99 Charles Raper Jr 58 ROCKVILLE MD 93 93 Bill Osburn 77 BETHESDA MD 84 84 Tami Graf 64 LUSBY MD 70 70 Steve Scudder 51 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 69 69 James Scarborough 41 MCLEAN VA 63 63 Jon Palks 51 BOWIE MD 63 63 Dee Nelson 57 GAITHERSBURG MD 63 63 Karsten Brown 26 FRONT ROYAL VA 62 62 Susan Rizzieri 34 ARLINGTON VA 56 56 Dante Ciolfi 45 PARSIPPANY NJ 55 55 Ronnie Wong 54 CATONSVILLE MD 53 53 Ray Blue 76 OXON HILL MD 53 53 Janet Newburgh 58 ROCKVILLE MD 51 51 Ric Francke 52 MCLEAN VA 50 50 Vincent McDonald 41 ARLINGTON VA 50 50 Patrick Griffith 55 ALEXANDRIA VA 42 42 Warren Kohm 29 STERLING VA 40 40 Al Greuter 45 COLUMBIA MD 38 38 Bob Platt 49 ARLINGTON VA 37 37 Ray Campbell 68 HYATTSVILLE MD 27 27 Paul Vece 19 BALTIMORE MD 24 24 Nick Caretti 28 MT AIRY MD 19 19 Bill Peeling 44 BALTIMORE MD 19 19 Dixon Hemphill 75 FAIRFAX STATIO VA 17 17 Ray Lake 40 ELLICOTT CITY MD 14 14 Walt Washburn 78 VIENNA VA 13 13 Richard Dean 52 ARLINGTON VA 10 10 Denise Knickman 31 BALTIMORE MD 6 6 Earl Swartzendruber 49 COCKEYSVILLE MD 6 6
Here is another curious statistic. What is your average pace for all the miles you have run in all your races? To help read this, note that 1988-1990 was mostly track races, including the 24 Hour Relay. In 1991, I ran eleven marathons, including a 50 miler. In 1994, I race walked a lot, including a 50 miler. In 1996, I ran the JFK 50 Miler. YEARLY AVERAGE RACE PACE
JAMES MORELAND
YEAR RACES MILES PACE PER MILE 1987 1 26 7:25.2 1988 59 174 6:05.5 1989 53 257 6:08.4 1990 83 276 6:05.1 1991 32 319 6:41.0 1992 85 255 5:53.1 1993 92 355 6:16.4 1994 69 380 7:22.3 1995 55 321 6:09.7 1996 37 285 6:40.9 1997 44 270 6:15.1 1998 61 313 6:45.9 1999 51 288 6:54.2 2000 101 488 7:01.2 TOTAL 823 4008 6:33.4 Average = 4.87 miles per race
WALT WASHBURN YEAR RACES MILES PACE OVER 10K 1973 3 6 6:47 0% 1974 49 248.2 7:17 12% 1975 50 391.5 7:14 40% 1976 48 393 8:07 42% 1977 33 372.25 8:00 61% 1978 31 312 7:44 58% 1979 33 338.95 7:44 61% 1980 31 308.2 7:28 52% 1981 31 292.45 7:28 55% 1982 27 295.86 7:38 70% 1983 31 362.95 7:42 61% 1984 25 296.01 7:32 72% 1985 25 224.16 8:09 40% 1986 17 177.8 7:32 65% 1987 10 119 7:48 70% 1988 18 200.5 7:28 67% 1989 24 244.9 7:33 58% 1990 9 81.15 7:40 56% 1991 13 168.6 8:20 56% 1982 6 63.85 8:08 67% 1993 16 167.3 8:25 56% 1994 18 170.9 8:14 39% 1995 18 169.24 8:44 39% 1996 23 217.9 8:31 43% 1997 17 131.1 8:23 24% 1998 25 225.26 9:05 44% 1999 25 264.66 8:21 40% 2000 1 26.2 9:47 100% Good years & bad years mostly because of injuries or training. VINCE MCDONALD HIGHLIGHT: Forty (40) races run in six months (July 1 - December 31) 2000 Total Miles Run: 398.5 Total Races: 50 Race Mileage: 207.5 % of Total: 52.1 1999 Total Miles Run: 337.5 Total Races: 34 Race Mileage: 136.0 % of Total: 40.3 1998 Total Miles Run: 333.0 Total Races: 28 Race Mileage: 112.5 % of Total: 33.8 Mitch Radella Mitch's Races Summary Imants Celtnieks My total miles run in 2000; 1,215.7. My total race miles for 2000; 539.1
1999 List of races run by members
MARYLAND STATE RRCA CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES The results of the series are final
1999 Maryland State RRCA Championship Series
Join the 50 PLUS CLUB
Revised Rules and Definitions of Qualified races Have you? Are you? Will you? Do you plan to run more than fifty races this year? Our name was originally the Plus 50 Club. Some people thought you had to be more than fifty years old. To be sure, more than one third the members are more than fifty. We decided to rename it the 50 Plus Club. Maybe if we branch out to 100 Plus people will be sure that it is the number of races, not the age of the runners that we are counting.
Runners are racing more often. Inspired by racing legend Ted Poulos, who has raced more than 200 races a year more than once, the 50 Plus Club was formed. Poulos had some injuries in 1998 and fell short of his 1997 record 222 races. Still, his 119 led all members. In the first year, Ted Poulos hosted a dinner for the initial six club inductees and a guest.
As we guessed, in 1999 the numbers tripled to eighteen. Thanks to Ted's deep pockets, we were all his guests again at Rocco's in McLean, VA. If the list becomes as large as we think it will be, we will try to convince Ted to let us help work out a different format to save him from going bankrupt. We have proposed that the runner with the most races at year's end be an honored guest joining the rest of the members of the 50 Plus Club. We are again planning to award a completion certificate to all members.
The rules are simple. Races run must be 1500M or longer. Relay races with distances that long can count as one race, i.e., (a two-person six-time one mile race = one race per person). Counting races you were forced to walk in, such as marathons, is acceptable. The finishing time is not important. This is a case where quantity is as good as quality. Everyone is welcome.
Aspiring members are encouraged to send updates as often as possible. The information goes into a database so we do not need the complete list, only the newer races after the first report. Please list the race name, the date, distance. We welcome other information about your time and place as well.
1999 list of races run by members
We will list races in nine categories.
1 1500M\1M 2 3K\2M 3 5K 4 8K\5M 5 10K 6 15K\10M 7 20K\HM 8 Marathon or longer 9 Other The tenth field will be the total.Send us an update of your race count progress to runjames3@aol.com or call (301) 947-8783 or write to 50 Plus Club, 806 Gallop Hill Road #J, Gaithersburg, MD 20879-3636 and join the 50 Plus Club.
We are starting with listing all past members and anyone who has aspired to join up so far this year. Some may back off for a year. New members will join up and help increase the numbers. Send us your numbers. If you know, give us your yearly totals for 1997 and 1998 and 1999.
See 2000 race updates below the running totals.
LAST DATE TOTALS WERE REPORTED FOR THE 50 PLUS CLUB NAME AGE HOMETOWN REPORT ===================== === ================= ======== Ted Poulos 39 MCLEAN VA 12/31/00 Jay Wind 50 ARLINGTON VA 12/31/00 Dee Nelson 57 GAITHERSBURG MD 12/31/00 Janet Newburgh 58 ROCKVILLE MD 12/31/00 John Smeby 54 MANSFIELD TX 12/31/00 James Moreland 48 GAITHERSBURG MD 12/31/00 Ray Blue 76 OXON HILL MD 12/31/00 Peter Blank 46 ANNANDALE VA 12/31/00 Bill Osburn 77 BETHESDA MD 12/31/00 Steve Scudder 52 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 12/31/00 Tami Graf 64 LUSBY MD 12/31/00 Christina Caravoulias 45 SILVER SPRING MD 12/31/00 Dixon Hemphill 75 FAIRFAX STATIO VA 12/31/00 Julie Trapp 56 SILVER SPRING MD 12/31/00 Charles Raper Jr 58 ROCKVILLE MD 12/31/00 Jon Palks 51 BOWIE MD 12/31/00 Walt Washburn 78 VIENNA VA 12/31/00 David Uy 32 FAIRFAX VA 12/31/00 Ric Francke 52 MCLEAN VA 12/31/00 Ronnie Wong 54 CATONSVILLE MD 12/31/00 Susan Rizzieri 34 ARLINGTON VA 12/31/00 John Winkert 44 SOUTH RIDING VA 12/31/00 Robert Mcgill 40 S.PLAINFIELD NJ 12/31/00 Vincent Mcdonald 41 ARLINGTON VA 12/31/00 Patrick Griffith 55 ALEXANDRIA VA 12/31/00 Mitch Radella 35 PITTSBURGH PA 12/22/00 Karsten Brown 26 FRONT ROYAL VA 12/21/00 James Scarborough 41 MCLEAN VA 12/20/00 Imants Celtnieks 55 WHEATON MD 12/17/00 Al Greuter 45 COLUMBIA MD 12/17/00 Earl Swartzendruber 48 COCKEYSVILLE MD 12/11/00 Warren Kohm 29 STERLING VA 12/10/00 Paul Vece 19 BALTIMORE MD 12/10/00 Bob Platt 49 ARLINGTON VA 12/10/00 Ray Campbell 68 HYATTSVILLE MD 12/09/00 Dante Ciolfi 45 PARSIPPANY NJ 11/25/00 Ray Lake 40 ELLICOTT CITY MD 11/19/00 Bill Peeling 44 BALTIMORE MD 11/10/00 Nick Caretti 28 MT AIRY MD 09/02/00 Richard Dean 53 ARLINGTON VA 07/27/00 Denise Knickman 31 BALTIMORE MD 05/07/00 Chuck Gentry 50 COLUMBIA MD Mike Adams 28 FT MEADE MD Janice Gurganus 42 JACKSONVILLE NC2000 RACE TOTALS REPORTED AS OF DECEMBER 30 FOR THE 50 PLUS CLUB NAME AGE HOMETOWN ST 1M 3K 5K 5M 10K 10 HM MAR OTHER 2000 1999 1998 1997 ===================== === ================= == == === == === == == === ===== ==== ==== ==== ==== Ted Poulos 39 MCLEAN VA 42 52 58 16 15 11 2 1 7 204 165 119 222 Peter Blank 46 ANNANDALE VA 55 43 77 4 8 2 0 0 11 200 137 72 27 Mitch Radella 35 PITTSBURGH PA 6 5 111 4 10 5 2 7 11 161 160 152 156 John Smeby 54 MANSFIELD TX 20 9 103 3 4 1 3 5 1 149 136 112 46 Robert Mcgill 40 S.PLAINFIELD NJ 0 4 81 18 10 9 3 1 20 146 Christina Caravoulias 45 SILVER SPRING MD 10 32 50 10 8 8 2 0 6 126 65 32 2 Jay Wind 50 ARLINGTON VA 18 26 26 10 14 6 3 3 5 111 84 84 50 Imants Celtnieks 55 WHEATON MD 5 7 41 18 8 5 10 1 10 105 103 84 David Uy 32 FAIRFAX VA 4 12 50 9 10 5 3 0 9 102 50 Julie Trapp 56 SILVER SPRING MD 5 27 52 7 5 1 0 0 4 101 65 John Winkert 44 SOUTH RIDING VA 12 19 19 14 15 3 3 3 12 100 23 12 45 James Moreland 48 GAITHERSBURG MD 11 23 19 9 12 9 2 2 12 99 34 56 50 Charles Raper Jr 58 ROCKVILLE MD 2 18 47 9 10 3 1 2 1 93 52 47 Bill Osburn 77 BETHESDA MD 9 14 29 10 13 4 0 0 5 84 80 65 Tami Graf 64 LUSBY MD 13 4 30 2 10 4 2 0 5 70 63 51 Steve Scudder 52 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 3 0 42 3 5 2 5 3 6 69 61 55 51 James Scarborough 41 MCLEAN VA 7 15 10 9 7 4 2 2 7 63 61 64 Jon Palks 51 BOWIE MD 0 0 46 10 5 0 0 0 2 59 61 Dee Nelson 57 GAITHERSBURG MD 9 14 30 4 3 1 0 0 1 57 62 56 55 Karsten Brown 26 FRONT ROYAL VA 5 3 26 5 7 2 3 3 8 62 Susan Rizzieri 34 ARLINGTON VA 10 4 11 6 9 8 2 1 5 56 52 Dante Ciolfi 45 PARSIPPANY NJ 0 0 28 11 5 3 4 1 3 55 51 53 50 Ray Blue 76 OXON HILL MD 4 6 34 3 5 1 0 0 0 52 65 59 Ronnie Wong 54 CATONSVILLE MD 1 0 25 7 5 3 1 8 3 53 54 Janet Newburgh 58 ROCKVILLE MD 1 3 11 6 7 4 0 14 5 51 52 51 55 Ric Francke 52 MCLEAN VA 5 14 6 7 12 2 0 0 4 50 45 29 25 Vincent Mcdonald 41 ARLINGTON VA 2 2 23 8 7 1 0 0 7 50 34 28 Patrick Griffith 55 ALEXANDRIA VA 1 0 13 8 9 5 3 1 2 42 Warren Kohm 29 STERLING VA 6 5 15 5 3 2 0 0 4 40 52 25 Al Greuter 45 COLUMBIA MD 4 7 5 4 7 3 2 1 5 38 65 67 Bob Platt 49 ARLINGTON VA 1 0 5 10 3 6 2 4 6 37 35 43 48 Ray Campbell 68 HYATTSVILLE MD 0 4 11 2 1 4 2 0 3 27 59 Paul Vece 19 BALTIMORE MD 3 1 12 1 1 0 0 0 6 24 30 54 Bill Peeling 44 BALTIMORE MD 0 0 3 2 1 4 3 1 5 19 33 Nick Caretti 28 MT AIRY MD 4 3 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 19 17 Dixon Hemphill 75 FAIRFAX STATIO VA 2 0 10 2 2 0 0 0 1 16 11 29 Ray Lake 40 ELLICOTT CITY MD 0 0 7 1 3 3 0 0 0 14 30 25 Walt Washburn 78 VIENNA VA 0 2 6 3 1 0 0 1 0 13 25 25 17 Richard Dean 53 ARLINGTON VA 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 2 1 10 54 24 38 Denise Knickman 31 BALTIMORE MD 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 6 8 55 Earl Swartzendruber 48 COCKEYSVILLE MD 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 15 50 Chuck Gentry 50 COLUMBIA MD 25 Mike Adams 28 FT MEADE MD 22 70 Janice Gurganus 42 JACKSONVILLE NC 28 16
RACE: 1500M\1M RANK NAME TIMES TOTAL RACES ==== ===================== ===== =========== 1 Peter Blank 55 200 2 Ted Poulos 42 204 3 John Smeby 20 149 4 Jay Wind 18 111 5 Tami Graf 13 70 6 John Winkert 12 100 7 James Moreland 11 99 8 Christina Caravoulias 10 126 9 Susan Rizzieri 10 56 10 Dee Nelson 9 62 11 Bill Osburn 9 84 12 James Scarborough 7 63 13 Warren Kohm 6 40 14 Mitch Radella 6 161 15 Imants Celtnieks 5 105 16 Julie Trapp 5 101 17 Ric Francke 5 50 18 Karsten Brown 5 62 19 Al Greuter 4 38 20 Ray Blue 4 53 21 David Uy 4 102 22 Nick Caretti 4 19 23 Steve Scudder 3 69 24 Paul Vece 3 24 25 Dixon Hemphill 2 17 26 Charles Raper Jr 2 93 27 Vincent Mcdonald 2 50 28 Janet Newburgh 1 51 29 Earl Swartzendruber 1 6 30 Bob Platt 1 37 31 Ronnie Wong 1 53 32 Patrick Griffith 1 42
RACE: 3K\2M RANK NAME TIMES TOTAL RACES ==== ===================== ===== =========== 1 Ted Poulos 52 204 2 Peter Blank 43 200 3 Christina Caravoulias 32 126 4 Julie Trapp 27 101 5 Jay Wind 26 111 6 James Moreland 23 99 7 John Winkert 19 100 8 Charles Raper Jr 18 93 9 James Scarborough 15 63 10 Dee Nelson 14 62 11 Bill Osburn 14 84 12 Ric Francke 14 50 13 David Uy 12 102 14 John Smeby 9 149 15 Imants Celtnieks 7 105 16 Al Greuter 7 38 17 Ray Blue 6 53 18 Warren Kohm 5 40 19 Mitch Radella 5 161 20 Tami Graf 4 70 21 Ray Campbell 4 27 22 Susan Rizzieri 4 56 23 Robert Mcgill 4 146 24 Janet Newburgh 3 51 25 Nick Caretti 3 19 26 Karsten Brown 3 62 27 Walt Washburn 2 13 28 Vincent Mcdonald 2 50 29 Paul Vece 1 24
RACE: 5K RANK NAME TIMES TOTAL RACES ==== ===================== ===== =========== 1 Mitch Radella 111 161 2 John Smeby 103 149 3 Robert Mcgill 81 146 4 Peter Blank 77 200 5 Ted Poulos 58 204 6 Julie Trapp 52 101 7 Christina Caravoulias 50 126 8 David Uy 50 102 9 Charles Raper Jr 47 93 10 Jon Palks 46 63 11 Steve Scudder 42 69 12 Imants Celtnieks 41 105 13 Ray Blue 34 53 14 Dee Nelson 30 62 15 Tami Graf 30 70 16 Bill Osburn 29 84 17 Dante Ciolfi 28 55 18 Jay Wind 26 111 19 Karsten Brown 26 62 20 Ronnie Wong 25 53 21 Vincent Mcdonald 23 50 22 James Moreland 19 99 23 John Winkert 19 100 24 Warren Kohm 15 40 25 Patrick Griffith 13 42 26 Paul Vece 12 24 27 Janet Newburgh 11 51 28 Ray Campbell 11 27 29 Susan Rizzieri 11 56 30 James Scarborough 10 63 31 Dixon Hemphill 10 17 32 Ray Lake 7 14 33 Walt Washburn 6 13 34 Ric Francke 6 50 35 Al Greuter 5 38 36 Bob Platt 5 37 37 Nick Caretti 5 19 38 Earl Swartzendruber 3 6 39 Bill Peeling 3 19 40 Richard Dean 2 10 41 Denise Knickman 1 6
RACE: 8K\5M RANK NAME TIMES TOTAL RACES ==== ===================== ===== =========== 1 Imants Celtnieks 18 105 2 Robert Mcgill 18 146 3 Ted Poulos 16 204 4 John Winkert 14 100 5 Dante Ciolfi 11 55 6 Jay Wind 10 111 7 Bill Osburn 10 84 8 Christina Caravoulias 10 126 9 Jon Palks 10 63 10 Bob Platt 10 37 11 James Moreland 9 99 12 James Scarborough 9 63 13 Charles Raper Jr 9 93 14 David Uy 9 102 15 Vincent Mcdonald 8 50 16 Patrick Griffith 8 42 17 Julie Trapp 7 101 18 Ric Francke 7 50 19 Ronnie Wong 7 53 20 Janet Newburgh 6 51 21 Susan Rizzieri 6 56 22 Warren Kohm 5 40 23 Karsten Brown 5 62 24 Dee Nelson 4 62 25 Al Greuter 4 38 26 Peter Blank 4 200 27 Mitch Radella 4 161 28 John Smeby 3 149 29 Ray Blue 3 53 30 Steve Scudder 3 69 31 Walt Washburn 3 13 32 Tami Graf 2 70 33 Dixon Hemphill 2 17 34 Ray Campbell 2 27 35 Bill Peeling 2 19 36 Nick Caretti 2 19 37 Denise Knickman 1 6 38 Paul Vece 1 24 39 Ray Lake 1 14
RACE: 10K RANK NAME TIMES TOTAL RACES ==== ===================== ===== =========== 1 Ted Poulos 15 204 2 John Winkert 15 100 3 Jay Wind 14 111 4 Bill Osburn 13 84 5 James Moreland 12 99 6 Ric Francke 12 50 7 Tami Graf 10 70 8 Charles Raper Jr 10 93 9 David Uy 10 102 10 Robert Mcgill 10 146 11 Mitch Radella 10 161 12 Susan Rizzieri 9 56 13 Patrick Griffith 9 42 14 Imants Celtnieks 8 105 15 Peter Blank 8 200 16 Christina Caravoulias 8 126 17 Janet Newburgh 7 51 18 Al Greuter 7 38 19 James Scarborough 7 63 20 Vincent Mcdonald 7 50 21 Karsten Brown 7 62 22 Dante Ciolfi 5 55 23 Ray Blue 5 53 24 Steve Scudder 5 69 25 Julie Trapp 5 101 26 Jon Palks 5 63 27 Ronnie Wong 5 53 28 John Smeby 4 149 29 Dee Nelson 3 62 30 Warren Kohm 3 40 31 Ray Lake 3 14 32 Bob Platt 3 37 33 Dixon Hemphill 2 17 34 Nick Caretti 2 19 35 Earl Swartzendruber 1 6 36 Paul Vece 1 24 37 Ray Campbell 1 27 38 Walt Washburn 1 13 39 Bill Peeling 1 19
RACE: 15K\10M RANK NAME TIMES TOTAL RACES ==== ===================== ===== =========== 1 Ted Poulos 11 204 2 James Moreland 9 99 3 Robert Mcgill 9 146 4 Christina Caravoulias 8 126 5 Susan Rizzieri 8 56 6 Jay Wind 6 111 7 Bob Platt 6 37 8 Imants Celtnieks 5 105 9 David Uy 5 102 10 Richard Dean 5 10 11 Mitch Radella 5 161 12 Patrick Griffith 5 42 13 Janet Newburgh 4 51 14 James Scarborough 4 63 15 Bill Osburn 4 84 16 Tami Graf 4 70 17 Ray Campbell 4 27 18 Bill Peeling 4 19 19 Dante Ciolfi 3 55 20 Al Greuter 3 38 21 Charles Raper Jr 3 93 22 Ray Lake 3 14 23 Ronnie Wong 3 53 24 John Winkert 3 100 25 Warren Kohm 2 40 26 Peter Blank 2 200 27 Steve Scudder 2 69 28 Ric Francke 2 50 29 Karsten Brown 2 62 30 Dee Nelson 1 62 31 John Smeby 1 149 32 Ray Blue 1 53 33 Denise Knickman 1 6 34 Julie Trapp 1 101 35 Nick Caretti 1 19 36 Vincent Mcdonald 1 50
RACE: 20K\HM RANK NAME TIMES TOTAL RACES ==== ===================== ===== =========== 1 Imants Celtnieks 10 105 2 Steve Scudder 5 69 3 Dante Ciolfi 4 55 4 Jay Wind 3 111 5 John Smeby 3 149 6 Bill Peeling 3 19 7 David Uy 3 102 8 John Winkert 3 100 9 Robert Mcgill 3 146 10 Karsten Brown 3 62 11 Patrick Griffith 3 42 12 Ted Poulos 2 204 13 James Moreland 2 99 14 Al Greuter 2 38 15 James Scarborough 2 63 16 Tami Graf 2 70 17 Christina Caravoulias 2 126 18 Ray Campbell 2 27 19 Bob Platt 2 37 20 Susan Rizzieri 2 56 21 Mitch Radella 2 161 22 Charles Raper Jr 1 93 23 Ronnie Wong 1 53
RACE: MARATHON RANK NAME TIMES TOTAL RACES ==== ===================== ===== =========== 1 Janet Newburgh 14 51 2 Ronnie Wong 8 53 3 Mitch Radella 7 161 4 John Smeby 5 149 5 Bob Platt 4 37 6 Jay Wind 3 111 7 Steve Scudder 3 69 8 John Winkert 3 100 9 Karsten Brown 3 62 10 James Moreland 2 99 11 James Scarborough 2 63 12 Charles Raper Jr 2 93 13 Richard Dean 2 10 14 Ted Poulos 1 204 15 Dante Ciolfi 1 55 16 Imants Celtnieks 1 105 17 Al Greuter 1 38 18 Denise Knickman 1 6 19 Walt Washburn 1 13 20 Bill Peeling 1 19 21 Susan Rizzieri 1 56 22 Robert Mcgill 1 146 23 Patrick Griffith 1 42
RACE: OTHER RANK NAME TIMES TOTAL RACES ==== ===================== ===== =========== 1 Robert Mcgill 20 146 2 James Moreland 12 99 3 John Winkert 12 100 4 Peter Blank 11 200 5 Mitch Radella 11 161 6 Imants Celtnieks 10 105 7 David Uy 9 102 8 Karsten Brown 8 62 9 Ted Poulos 7 204 10 James Scarborough 7 63 11 Vincent Mcdonald 7 50 12 Steve Scudder 6 69 13 Paul Vece 6 24 14 Christina Caravoulias 6 126 15 Bob Platt 6 37 16 Jay Wind 5 111 17 Janet Newburgh 5 51 18 Al Greuter 5 38 19 Bill Osburn 5 84 20 Tami Graf 5 70 21 Bill Peeling 5 19 22 Susan Rizzieri 5 56 23 Warren Kohm 4 40 24 Julie Trapp 4 101 25 Ric Francke 4 50 26 Dante Ciolfi 3 55 27 Ray Campbell 3 27 28 Ronnie Wong 3 53 29 Denise Knickman 2 6 30 Jon Palks 2 63 31 Nick Caretti 2 19 32 Patrick Griffith 2 42 33 Dee Nelson 1 62 34 John Smeby 1 149 35 Earl Swartzendruber 1 6 36 Dixon Hemphill 1 17 37 Charles Raper Jr 1 93 38 Richard Dean 1 10
UPDATES IN REVERSE ALPHABETICAL ORDER: ***************************************************************** Ronnie Wong *****************************************************************
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Ronnie is from Singapore and moved to Bermuda where he started running in 1980. He continued to run when he moved to Maryland in 1982. He is married and has a 12-year-old daughter. Ronnie competes in many races and works as a chef at the Inner Harbor six days a week. Now 54, he did not begin running until he was 34, after he moved from Singapore to Bermuda, where he was working as a chef and hanging out in discos every night until 4:00 a.m. A friend bet him six shots of whiskey that he could not finish a 10K race. He finished, drank the shots and got hooked on running. He ran is first 10K race nine months later and then moved to Baltimore. He even ran a marathon in Bermuda the day after his wedding in 1988 and won, making headline news. He has run in a total of 113 marathon including Boston, New York, Stockholm, San Francisco, Minnesota, Virginia, New Jersey, and Montreal. In 1990, he competed as an Ultra Runner, in the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team, at New York's Flushing Meadow Park. In this 1,300-mile race, Ronnie Wong was first, after completely 1,177 miles, approximately 65 miles a day. Ronnie ran for 14 days, 23 hours, 32 minutes, and 31 seconds, placing as the 4th fastest American and 16th fastest in history. The following year 1991 he raced again and ran 1,215 miles placing third, but he cut his time to 14 days, 12 hours, 48 minutes, and 25 seconds. |
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Jay is fifty years old racing at the PVTC tracks meet in Alexandria. |
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Walt Washburn of Vienna, VA after running the North Central Trail Marathon in 4:17:26 on 11/27/99. This was the only marathon that I did not race. I only ran a training pace because I had run the hilly Richmond Marathon two weeks before in 4:16:45. I am now 77 years old. I ran high school cross-country during the years 1937-39. I placed third in the State Meet at Bates College in Lewiston, ME in 1939. I started road running in the Fall of 1972 at 50 years of age during the Frank Shorter inspired running boom. Since then I have won 32 plaques, 39 trophies, 40 ribbons, 86 medals, 46 patches, 51 certificates, 29 miscellaneous items, and dozens of mugs/glasses. I have nine drawers of shirts. I have run the Boston Marathon four times. I have completed 51 marathons and dropped out of nine more.I have run in Austria, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland. I have run in 1079 races. |
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I am the guy who has fifteen (15) different last names (for now). I have a fiendish smile, but do not worry; it is only the smile that's fiendish. My life is a little complicated. My parents moved from China to Philippines. I grew up in Manila, and have only stayed in the states for seven years. I am a tax accountant, but I don't have an accounting degree. I'm a CNA, but I'm not a consultant nor administrator for now. I used to smoke two packs a day and drank (I plead the fifth on how much), but kept a busy, physical routine. I played competitive basketball, tennis, swam, worked out, etc. I've been joining races since I was in high school, but I didn't consider them as racing. I just started racing a year and a half ago. I hope to get more PR's in the near future. A couple of folks mentioned to me the 50 plus club, and I thought it's something that I can do. I get bored easily, as much as possible I try to do as much as I can. This is not even the tip of the iceberg. Maybe I should write a book in 20 years, but nobody's going to buy it. I think running with members from 50 Plus Club, several running clubs in the area and the company running club has made my life more colorful and interesting. I think of it as "sharpening the saw". Running keeps me going. I can't say enough how much I appreciate the help that we get from the race directors and volunteers. The running community also has impressive people in terms of running skills, personalities, careers, etc. I look up to a bunch of them. |
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Julie Trapp will soon be sending us a paragraph about herself. |
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Born in Washington, D.C. many years ago, life was different growing up. Came down with Polio in 1952 that made me weak and scrawny. Moved to the suburbs and completed secondary school at Bethesda-Chevy Chase H.S. Attempted to perform adequately at the University of Maryland but came up short (very) after the first year. Went on active duty in the U.S. Navy Seabees and did construction work on two tours of duty in Vietnam. During the second tour was wounded, the most significant time with an 82MM mortar round that left me partially disabled. Having learned the hard way about life, went back to the University of Maryland for a B.S. degree then George Washington University for a M.S.A. Didn’t want to dig ditches the rest of my life and get my butt shot up again---. Got into exercise jogging and running in the mid-1980’s, but never took it seriously until my older brother started doing marathons. I went to see him run the Cape Cod Marathon and a skinny, older gentleman was the honorary speaker and race starter, Bill Rodgers. Then I saw him run the Marine Corps Marathon and set as a goal the same accomplishment. Ran my first race in 1995 and have been hooked on doing races ever since. Completed five marathons and six half marathons in 1999. Recently relocated from the northern Virginia suburbs to Arlington, Texas (between Fort Worth and Dallas). It took me no time to find out the area is rich in running clubs and races, to include several highly recognized marathons. The relocation has set me back in the race count category but plan to get back into the groove and do the Country Music Marathon April 29th, even if I have to run/walk the course. Want to say a special thanks to all of the running friends in the Washington, D.C. area and the support provided. No matter where you place, the running infrastructure is positive, supportive and very friendly. |
Running difference between Washington, D.C./Baltimore and the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex Areas
DFW has fewer rolling/hilly courses. DFW has more courses run on concrete vs. asphalt. DFW is big into Clydesdale Division race categories (opens up the race to greater participants). DFW has far greater races that have 5-year age groups AND go five deep in awards (definitely increases runner participation, even if the award is a ribbon/medal). DFW has more two or more race activities per event, such as a one miler at 8 A.M. and a 5K at 8:30 A.M. Opens up participation to more people and the number of races. DFW has two 5K-race series all summer long (12/13 weeks) held on weeknights. This is in addition to weeknight track meet summer series. DFW has warmer/hotter temperatures BUT the humidity is much less than the DC area. It seems easier to run in the heat/less humidity than less heat/more humidity. Running clubs have races scheduled once a month at “off traditional race times”, such as a Prediction 5K race first Tuesday of the month at 7 P.M., or a Back to Basics 5K Sunday at 4 or 6 P.M. DFW is big on Duathlon races run in parallel with a 5K race. Duathlon races are very well attended race activities in the area. (2- mile run, 9.6-mile bike and 2-mile run as an example). DFW running/athletic stores are much more active supporting races than in the DC area (Swiatocha, Run On!, Luke’s). They also are very active in sponsoring beginner, intermediate,advanced and marathon running training programs. DFW is comparable to the DC area in number of running clubs and their sponsorship of running activities and races. 01/08 Orlando, FL Disney Family Fun Run 5K (25:02) 01/09 Orlando, FL Disney Marathon (4:22:38-Unofficial) 01/16 Howard County Striders Winter Series Race #2 5K 24:35 01/19 Washington, DC Tidal Basin 3K 13:11 01/22 Frederick FSRC Lewis Memorial 3K 14:34 01/23 Alexandria PVTC Track Meet II 3K 13:41 01/23 Alexandria PVTC Track Meet II Open Mile 6:25 01/23 Alexandria PVTC Track Meet II Master's Mile 6:37 01/29 Strasburg, VA SVR Stickman's Tandem 5K 23:48 02/05 Shippensburg, PA Chambersburg (PA) Running Club Frosty 5K 23:08 02/06 Columbia, Penguin Pace 5K 23:39 02/12 San Antonio, TX Miller LiteThe LIFE Literacy 5K 23:40 3rd AG 02/16 Washington, Tidal Basin 3K 12:29 02/19 Washington, By George 5K 22:18 3rd overall 02/20 Williamsburg, Anheuser Busch Colonial Half Marathon 1:54:18 02/26 Winchester, VA SVR Predicted Time 5K (25:24 - Estimated 25:30) 02/29 Washington DCRRC Tidal Basin Leap Day 2 Miler 14:14 03/04 Dallas, TX Run On Dallas Symphony 5K (21:09)3 mile course 03/05 Burleson, TX Burleson Runners Club 5K (22:40) 03/11 Frederick, FCS 2K at Baker Park 10:56 03/26 Carrolton, TX Carrolton Running Club 5K (22:49, 2nd AG) 04/02 Austin, TX Austin-Statesman Capitol 10,000 (10K) This is the largest 10K race in Texas with close to 20,000 registrants, it rained pretty good (48:30) 04/02 Burleson, TX Burleson Runners Club 5K (23:40) 04/09 Washington Nortel Networks Cherry Blossom 10-Miler 79:26 04/15 Dallas, TX MADD One Mile Fun Run (6:38)
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04/15 Dallas, TX MADD DASH 5K (23:08) 2nd age group (The really good local runners ran the 10K held right after the 5K and also didn't do the fun run!!) 04/16 Dallas, TX Runaway Train Half Marathon (1:54:43) 5th AG (Awards five deep) - Swiatocha's Athletic Stores at White Rock Lake 04/22 Fort Worth, TX Run To Joe's 5K (23:40) 04/23 Dallas, TX Bunny Hop 2 Mile Cross Country (Thruston Racing)(16:04, 2nd AG) 04/29 Nashville, TN Country Music Marathon - Inaugural (4:35:58) 05/06 Fort Worth, TX Mayfest 5K (27:03) 05/20 Fort Worth, TX Womens Center Victory Over Violence 1M Run (7:20, 2nd overall). 05/20 Fort Worth, TX Womens Center VOV 5K (23:50) 05/23 Fort Worth, TX Four Days in May Two Miler (15:32 predicted time 16:00) 95 degrees 05/23 Fort Worth, TX Four Days in May 5K (26:42, predicted time 25:35) 05/24 Dallas, TX Joggers 5K Run (24:02, 3rd age group) 94 degrees 05/27 Dallas, TX Run for the Arts 5K at Dallas fairgrounds(23:52) 05/27 Fort Worth, TX Youth Orchestra Night Run 5K - 9 P.M. (23:47) 05/29 Dallas, TX Memorial Day 5K at White Rock Lake (22:34) 05/30 Ft. Worth, TX Lukes All Comers Track Meet On Mile (6:29) 05/31 Dallas, TX Thruston Jogger Summer Series 5K (23:36) 06/01 Ft. Worth, TX Ricky Cox Trinity Run 5K (23:54) 06/03 Weatherford, TX AIDS Resource Rural Texas 5K (23:51, 1st age group) 06/03 Maypearl, TX 4 Miler Run (32:09) 06/04 Arlington, TX Postal Service Express Run 5K (23:02) 06/06 Ft. Worth, Texas Luke's All Comers Track Meet 1500 Meters (5:57) 06/07 Dallas, Texas Truston Joggers Series Bachman Lake 5K (22:44) 06/08 Ft. Worth, Texas Ricky Cox Trinity 5000 5K (22:55) 06/10 Arlington, Texas Miles For Smiles 1 Miler (7:45) 06/10 Arlington, Texas Miles For Smiles 5K (22:41) 3rd Age Group 06/13 Ft. Worth, TX Luke's All Comers Track Meet 1 Mile (6:22) 06/14 Dallas, TX Thruston Summer Joggers Series 5K (23:15,4th age group) 06/15 Ft. Worth, TX Ricky Cox Trinity 5000 5K (23:35) 06/17 Arlington, TX National Night Out 1 Mile Fun Run (5:50 short course, 1st overall) 06/17 Arlington, TX National Night Out 5K (23:17, 2nd age group) 06/18 Dallas, TX Summer Solstice Duathon & 5K 5K (22:08,4th age group) 06/20 Ft. Worth, TX Luke's All Comers Track Meet One Mile (6:21) 06/21 Dallas, TX Thruston Summer Joggers Series 5K (23:53) 06/22 Ft. Worth, TX Ricky Cox Trinity 2000 5K (22:56) 06/24 Plano, TX Plano Runners Millet Mile (6:20) 06/24 Plano, TX Plano Runners 5K (23:13) 07/02 Tommy's American 5K 22:26 07/08 Arlington, TX Arlington Runners Club Christmas in July 5K (22:23) 07/09 Dallas, TX White Rock Lake Thruston Duathlon and 5K - 5K (22:27, 3rd age group) 07/11 Plano, TX Plano Pacers Prediction 5K (Pred. 25:00/actual 24:46) 07/12 Dallas, TX Thruston Summer Joggers Series 5K (23:45) 07/13 Ft. Worth, TX Ricky Cox trinity 2000 5K (23:46) 07/15 Dallas, TX Thruston Forest Hills 5 Miler (38:58) 07/16 Ft. Worth, TX FW Running Club Watermelon 5K (23:17, 3rd age grp) 07/19 Dallas, TX Thruston Summer Joggers Series 5K (24:35) 07/20 Ft. Worth, TX Ricky Cox Trinity 2000 5K (23:45) 07/22 Dallas, TX Run On! Too Hot Too handle 5K (23:07) 07/22 Keller, TX Run in the Dark 5K (22:56) 07/23 Dallas, TX Thruston Blazing Saddles Duathlon + 5K-5K (23:23,3rd AG 07/26 Dallas, TX Thruston Summer Joggers Series 5K (23:18) 07/27 Fort Worth, TX Ricky Cox Trinity 2000 5K (24:26) 07/29 Dallas, TX Thruston This One's For You 5K (23:44) 07/29 Dallas, TX Thruston This One's For You 5 Miler (43:25) 07/29 Dallas, TX Dallas Masters Track Club Meet 1,500 Meter (6:12) 07/30 Carrolltton, TX Carrolltton Runners Club 5K (23:14 1st age grp) 08/02 Dallas, TX Thruston Summer Joggers Series 5K (25:26) 08/03 Ft. Worht, TX Ricky Cox Trinity 2000 5K (24:19) 08/05 Ft. Worth, TX Heat Rash Dash 5K (23:46) 08/06 Dallas, TX Thruston Two White Dogs Duathlon & 5K - 5K (22:39, 1st age grp.) 08/06 Burleson, TX Burleson Runners Summer Team Cross Country 5K (Team 4th overall) 08/08 Plano, TX Plano Runners Prediction 5K (26:56-Pred. 25:00) 08/09 Dallas, TX Thruston Summer Joggers Series 5K (24:10) 08/10 Ft. Worth, TX Ricky Cox Trinity 2000 5K (29:02, ran with a friend) 08/12 Dallas, TX Thruston Summer bath House Run 15K & 5K - 5K (22:26, 4th age grp.) 08/15 Ft. Worth, TX Ft. Worth Runners Monthly Meeting 5K (25:26) 08/16 Dallas, TX Thruston Summer Joggers Series 5K (24:04) 08/17 Ft. Worth, TX Ricky Cox Trinity 5000 5K (23:46) 08/19 Ft. Worth, TX Candlelighter's Night Run 5K (22:50) 08/20 Ft. Worth, TX Ft. Worth Runners Picnic 3K (13:15) 08/23 Dallas, TX Thruston SUmmer Joggers Series 5K (25:19) 08/24 Ft. Worth, TX Ricky Cox Trinity 2000 5K (26:42) 08/26 Colleyville, TX Lions Club Xsightment 1 Mile Run (6:30, 1st overall) 08/26 Colleyville, TX Lions Club Xsightment 5K (25:04) 08/27 Dallas, TX Thruston Dick Granger Duathlon and 5K - 5K (22:56, 2nd age grp) 08/31 Ft. Worth, TX Ricky Cox Trinity 5000 For Thruston 5K (25:13) 09/02 Bedford, TX Harris Methodist Hospital 5K (23:34) 09/04 Roswell, NM Turtle Marathon (4:30:24) 09/09 Dallas, TX Thruston Stars of Texas 15K/5K - 5K (23:15) 09/12 Dallas, TX Plano Pacers Prediction 5K (25:37/pred. 26:00) 09/16 Austin, TX Run Tex Teddy Bear 5K (23:41) 09/16 McDade, TX Star Ranch Cross Country 5K (25:12) 09/16 Austin, TX Run Tex Diez y Seis Mexico 5K (24:18) 09/17 Austin, TX Run Tex Kiwanis Classic 5K (23:57) 09/23 Bethesda, MD Heart and Soul 5K (21:43, 1st age grp.) 09/30 Mansfield, TX Community Fair 5K (21:59, 1st age grp) 09/30 Weatherford, TX Vista Grande Ranch Cross Country 5K (25: 49) 10/01 Dallas, TX Thruston Lost Dog 20K/5K - 5K (22:15, 2nd age grp) 10/01 Dallas, TX AIDS Life Walk/Run 8K (40:31) 10/01 Burleson, TX Burleson Runners Club 5K (26:06) 10/05 Dallas, TX The Long Run 1 Miler (6:35) 10/05 Dallas, TX The Long Run 5K (24:08) 10/07 Farmersville, TX Audie Murphy Hero Run 1 Miler (6:50, 1st overall) 10/07 Farmersville, TX Audie Murphy Hero Run 5K (23:47, 3rd age grp) 10/07 Farmersville, TX Audie Murphy Hero Run 10K (53:47) 10/07 Alvord, TX Bluebonet Naturalist Resort Cross Country 5K (26:06, 3rd age grp) 10/08 Dallas, TX Thruston Columbus Day Duathlon & 5K - 5K (22:00, 1st age grp) 10/10 Plano, TX Plano Runners Club Prediction 5K (24:51/Pred. 25:00) 10/14 Grand Prairie, TX Lake Joe Pool 1 Mile Run (6:35, 2nd overall) 10/14 Grand Prairie, TX Lake Joe Pool 5K (23:19, 3rd age grp) 10/15 Dallas, TX Thruston Waterworks 25K/5K - 5K (23:14, 3rd age grp) 10/22 Marine Corps Marathon 4:22:32 10/28 Dallas, TX St. Michael's Church Angel Run 1 Mile (6:47, 3rd overall) 10/28 Dallas, TX St. Michael's Church Angel Run 5K (23:37, 2nd age grp) 10/29 Carrollton, TX Carrollton Runners Club 5K (23:53, 1st age grp) 10/29 Arlington, TX First Baptist Church Punkin' Run 5K (22:47, 2nd age grp) 11/05 Fresno, CA Central California Half Marathon (1:56:48) 11/11 Arlington, TX Junior League Bow & Holly One Miler (6:49, 1st overall) 11/11 Arlington, TX Junior League Bow & Holly 5K (22:45) 11/14 Plano, TX Plano Pacers Prediction 5K (25:00 pred./25:26) 11/18 Dallas, TX Big D 30K/5K 5K (22:16, 5th age grp) 11/19 Carrollton, TX Carrollton Runners 5K (28:42, 1st age grp) 11/23 Ft. Worth, TX Westside YMCA Turkey Trot 5K (21:58) 11/23 Ft. Worth, TX Westside YMCA Turkey Trot 10K (48:18) 11/24 Wichita Falls, TX YMCA City Lights 5K (22:06, 1st age grp) 11/25 Plano, TX Plano Pacers 15K/5K 5K (22:55, 1st age grp) 11/25 Ft. Worth, TX Arthritis Jingle Bell Elfs 1 Mile (6:34, 2nd overall) 11/25 Ft. Worth, TX Arthritis Jingle Bell 5K (23:58) 12/03 AZ Tuscon Marathon 4:23:40 12/09 Greenville, TX YMCA Jingle Bell 5K (22:44, 2nd age grp) 12/10 Dallas, TX Dallas-White Rock Marathon (5 Person) Relay (Last leg, 6.2 miles, 49:45) 12/16 Dallas, Texas Thruston Jog'r Egg Nog'r 15K/5K - 5K (23:50) 12/17 Carrollton, Texas Carrollton Runners Club 5K (23:10, 1st age group) 12/30 Plano, TX Plano Pacers 3K (13:12, 3rd AG) 12/31 Ft. Worth, TX Midnight New Year 5K Run (23:58, 3rd AG) ***************************************************************** Steve Scudder *****************************************************************
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Although I live in Pittsburgh, I was born in Silver Spring and I have lived in Hyattsville & Frederick. I have run some of the major races in your area such as the Army 10-Miler, Fair Lakes 10K, & the GWB 10K Classic. In addition, I have run some lower key events sponsored by the DCRRC, MCRRC, Howard County Striders, Westminster Runners Club, Shenandoah Valley Runners, & Queen City Striders.Here are my race totals from prior years...
1999 160 1998 152 1997 156 1996 155 1995 146 1994 139 1993 127 1992 95 1991 83 1990 41 1989 9 1983 2 1982 2 |
January - A goal that I had set for myself three years ago came to fruition. It was winning a marathon, and it happened here in DC at the Last Plain to Boston Marathon at Hains Point. When I ran my first marathon (Grandma's - Duluth, MN) 14 years ago, all I wanted to do was to finish the darn thing. Then, once I finally figured out how to train for one properly (that took about 8 tries, mainly at Marine Corps and Pittsburgh), I wanted to run one fast. That happened at Boston's 100th, and it was a thrill to have set my PR in that special race. Then traveling to one that had some personal significance (Athens - the historical beginning of the marathon, and I had many relatives there; then Twin Cities, Charlotte, and Mt. Rushmore - since my three sisters lived in those cities) was my goal. So one last hurdle was on my mind, and with a win at Last Plain to Boston this year, I have officially hung up my marathon shoes. After running 22 of those monsters, I could not be happier with finishing on that high note.
April - Training had been going well all spring, with a 12K PR in March, and some of my best workouts ever had me hopeful for some strong races in the prime running season. But two days before my first 10K PR attempt, on my second to last 400m repeat of my track workout, some high school kids were goofing around, and when one was pushed into my lane at the last minute, I put on the brakes and ended up pulling my right quad. It only took me out for about 3 days, but my confidence was shot, and I began running extremely tentative, to not do further damage. The bright spot was two weeks later at the Cherry Blossom 10 miler, when I finally was going to give my leg a real go at it, and I found myself running with Bill Rodgers from mile 1 to about mile 9. The beauty of this was, that even though we did not say a word to each other the whole way, we each ran stride for stride for 8 miles, in some of the smoothest rhythm and relaxation that I had ever experienced in a race. It was as if I had been running with an old friend. My confidence shot up tremendously after that race, and I have Bill to thank for getting me out of the doldrums.
May - A little neighborhood race, the McLean 8K, was the site of my 2000th career race, a nice milestone for me. And once I was in the eat of the battle, I ended up fighting a tough competitor to win, so that Made this race just a little more sweeter in my memory.
September - After probably running more 5K races that at any other distance, I set a huge PR at Wednesday's Child 5K at West Potomac Park in DC. It was a race that had come together for me in every aspect; physically, mentally, competitively, perfect weather conditions, and a flat course. I had visualized this race in my mind at least 20 times, and when the day came, I was able to run with no fear of failure. I cannot begin to describe the excitement and wonderful feelings I had after that race!
October - This was a race I did not compete in, but one that was important to me because of the help I was able to provide. At the Marine Corps Marathon, I had helped my friend Susan by putting together a training schedule, motivation, and advice on this race. A veteran of many marathons, she exceeded both our expectations, and ran a 3:07:30, a PR by over 9 minutes, finishing 13th woman overall! What a thrill it was for me to be able to cheer her at certain points, but more importantly, she ran an extremely smart race, just as we had talked about, and it was a great triumph for her. Several months before, my sister Diana asked me to put together a schedule for a "friend" who was going to run her first marathon at MCM. Little did I realize that she would take that schedule and begin training for herself! Well, she ran like a champion as well that day. I ran with her the last three miles, and when I left her at the 26 mile mark, I said, "Enjoy the last 2 tenths of a mile, because you just finished a marathon!” Afterwards, she said that without me by her side those last three miles, she would have surely walked the rest of the way. Her chip time was 4:57; so just being there helped her get under 5 hours (and it was in her words, "My first and last marathon!"). That capped a great memory for me, because I was there to help and support two very special people exceed their goals in one of running's most demanding events.
December - Finally, a long year ends, and although I never thought this would be possible, I won my 500th career race at the Bread Run 10k in Glen Echo MD. My first victory, 15 years ago, was at a Deci-Marathon (yes, 2.6 miles!). The main event was a half marathon that day (so the real runners in my mind at the time were running that race), and I remember another newcomer to the sport and I running together in the lead the whole way. As we approached the finish line, I asked him if he wanted to finish this in a tie, and he agreed (being the first time I was in a position to win, I thought that was the right thing to do). As they handed out the awards afterwards, they only had one trophy to give out, so they flipped a coin, and gave the trophy to him! At the time, I was a little disappointed (I couldn't help thinking my first win was not supposed to end like this), but I quickly got over it, and over time, winning never became a material thing with me. It was about doing my best and being satisfied with running a good race. So to reach this milestone of 500 wins after 16 years of running was just something I really count on as my blessings. It just showed that on any given day, if I stayed healthy enough and were consistent with my training, good things were going to happen.
So to close, here are some additional top races for me on the year, and with that, I look forward to a fun-filled, exciting, and healthy 2001, with hopefully as many good memories as I had in 2000!
3000M - my 2nd lifetime best (Go for Glory)
5K - PR and 4th best (Wednesday's Child and CDF)
4M - 2nd and 4th best (Bastille, missed PR by one second; Race to Deliver in Central Park)
8K - 10th best (Fair Lakes)
10K - 4th and 10th best (Sallie Mae, GW Birthday)
15K - 3rd, 4th, and 9th best (Boilermaker in Utica NY, GW Parkway, and Greenbelt)
10 mi - 4th, 7th, and 8th best (Cherry Blossom, Howard County, Army)
12K - PR (Burke Lake)
Half-Marathon - 6th best (River Rumble)
95 wins, 29 2nd places, and 21 3rd places in 204 races in 2000.
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James Moreland started running in 1987 with his first race being the Marine Corps Marathon in 3:14:33. This year, the 25th running, will be his 14th straight Marine Corps (3:20:22)with his best time being 2:44:32 in 1992 for seventh master's male and 80th place overall. |
01/01 HCS Prediction 8K 32:15 fastest time 01/08 Greenbelt 20M 2:28:25 01/09 TJ Track meet I 3K race walk 16:39 4th overall 01/09 TJ Track meet I Master's mile 5:45 01/09 TJ Track meet I 3K 11:29 01/16 JFK 20K 84:31 3rd AG 01/22 Lewis Memorial 10M 67:15 4th overall 01/23 TJ Track Meet II 3K race walk 16:50 2nd overall 01/23 TJ Track meet II Open mile 5:36 01/23 TJ Track meet II Master's mile 5:36 01/23 TJ Track meet II 3K 11:41 01/29 Discovery Mile 5:48 winner 01/29 Discovery Run for your Life 2 mile 13:42 winner 01/29 Discovery 11 mile 1:15:33 4th overall 02/06 TJ Track meet III Open mile 5:31 02/06 TJ Track meet III Master's mile 5:33 2nd overall 02/06 TJ Track meet III 3K 11:30 02/12 Washington Birthday 5K 18:41 3rd AG 02/13 Country Road Run 8K 31:36 02/13 Westminster Prediction 4 Mile 25:55 3rd overall 02/13 HSC Thunder Hill 2M 12:38 2nd overall 02/19 Run for the Pie 1 Mile 6:25 Winner 02/19 Run for the Pie run for your life 2 mile 12:33 Winner 02/19 Run for the Pie 10K 41:21 6th place 02/20 HCS Burleigh Manor 2M 11:47 02/26 Sri Chinmoy 5K 18:58 2nd overall 02/26 DCRRC Belle Haven 25K 1:53:33 02/27 MD RRCA 10 Mile Challenge 68:38 03/04 Carderock Towpath 12K 48:22 03/04 Burke Lake 12K 50:22 3rd AG 03/05 HCS Striders Winter Series 10K 41:07 3rd overall 03/11 FCS 2K at Baker Park 7:19 winner 03/11 FCS Run for your Life 2M 11:47 winner 03/11 Scavenger run 5M 48:52 03/12 St Patrick's 10K 39:44 03/12 Howard County Striders winter race #6 - 2mile 12:25 2nd overall 03/18 Piece of Cake 10K 47:00 03/18 Forest of Needwood 5M 40:26 03/19 HCS Winter Series 5K 21:05 03/26 HCS Spring Series @ Swansfield 2 Mile 12:33 Winner 04/01 Super Sligo 4 Mile 28:41 04/02 HCS Spring Series @ Thunder Hill 2 Mile 13:47 04/09 HCS Spring Series @ Burleigh Manor 5K 21:04 04/29 YWCA Race Against Racism 3 Mile 22:48 04/30 PVTC Track Meet 3000M race walk 17:39 2nd overall 04/30 PVTC Track Meet 1 mile 7:19 04/30 PVTC Track Meet 1 Mile race walk 10:11 2nd overall 04/30 PVTC Track Meet 3000M 15:12 05/14 HCS Spring Series Longfellow 2M 15:08 06/28 FCS Decathlon Series relay race 07/12 FCS Decathlon Series relay race 07/19 Tidal Basin 3K 12:35 07/22 Sri Chinmoy 5K 22:08 07/26 FSC Decathlon Series Mile 5:57 07/27 Bon Air Park 5K 20:57 07/29 Reston Challenge 5 Miler 35:31 07/30 River Rumble 5K 22:01 08/01 TC Williams 1 mile 5:57 08/01 TC Williams 5K 21:26 08/02 FCS Decathlon Series 2M 12:47 08/06 Bethesda 5K 21:36 08/20 PVTC Track Meet 3K 12:24 08/27 Annapolis 10M 79:08 09/03 Larry Noel 15K Greenbelt 75:48 09/10 HCS Burleigh Manor 5.5 M 43:30 09/16 Sri Chinmoy 5K 19:53 09/17 Wednesday Child 5K 19:22 09/17 HCS Jeffer Hill 15K 67:28 winner 09/20 Tidal Basin 2 Mile 11:47 09/24 HCS Longfellow 10K 44:08 09/30 Custis 12K 51:30 10/01 HCS Swansfield 5M 33:11 10/07 Needwood Cross Country 10K 43:34 10/08 Rockville 10K 41:34 10/18 Tidal Basin 2 Mile 11:46 10/22 Marine Corps Marathon 3:20:22 10/29 HCS Thunder Hill 10K 47:05 (off course real distance 6.75) 11/05 Marathon in the Parks 3:11:45 11/11 Sri Chinmoy 5K 19:23 11/12 MCRRC Little Bennett Cross Country 5K 21:31 11/12 HCS Burleigh Manor 5M (5.25M) 32:49 11/15 DCRRC Tidal Basin 2 Mile 11:35 11/18 Al Lewis 10M 66:17 1st master's 11/19 Metric Marathon 1:56:13 11/23 HCS Turkey Trot 10K Prediction 40:00 ran 39:38.60 for 33rd place 11/25 Cranberry Crawl 5K 19:10 11/25 Turkey Burnoff 10M 67:44 11/26 Old Cold Turkey 10K 40:17 12/02 DCRRC Belle Haven HM 87:26 3rd AG - Happy Bday 12/03 Frozen Finger 4 mile 1st master's 25:17 12/03 HCS Longfellow 15K winner 72:25 [actually 10.3 miles] 12/09 Sri Chinmoy 5K 18:46 2nd overall 12/10 Bread Run 10K 39:46 12/16 Frederick Steeplechasers Charity 5K 18:43 Winner 12/17 Jingle Bell Jog 8K 31:45 12/17 HCS Swansfield 5K 19:40 12/20 DCRRC Tidal Basin 2 Mile 11:44 12/23 Christmas Caper 10K 39:10 12/31 Red Ribbon 5K 18:42 ***************************************************************** Robert McGill ***************************************************************** 1. 1/01/00 Hangover 5k 23:26 2. 1/09/00 FARC Winterseries 5k 24:12 3. 1/15/00 Shore AC Winter Series5k 23:52 4. 1/16/00 ORC Winter Series 5 miles 39:20 5. 1/29/00 Dismal Swamp Hash run 4 - 6 miles 6. 1/30/00 Deer Path Winter Cross Country 8k Run 69:39 7. 2/05/00 Sparta Frost Bite5k Trail Run 28:24 8. 2/06/00 FARC Winter Series 5K 23:45 9. 2/12/00 Shore AC Winter Series 5k 22:57 10. 2/13/00 ORC Winter Series 4.2 miles 32:29 11. 2/19/00 Chill Out 10 Miler 1:33:57 12. 2/20/00 ORC Winter Series 4.2 miles 32:26 13. 2/26/00 Shore AC Winter Series 23:12 14. 2/27/00 ORC Winter Series 4.2 miles 31:58 15. 2/27/00 Hartshorne Woods Trail Run 7.2 miles 16. 3/05/00 March Hare 10K 51:45 17. 3/11/00 Shore AC Winter Series 5k 22:39 18. 3/12/00 Millburn Spring Run 10k 49:18 19. 3/18/00 SDA 5K 23:24 20. 3/19/00 Freehold St Paddy's Day 10 Miler 1:22:24 21. 3/25/00 4 miler in Mount Olive 32:05 22. 3/26/00 Technology Series 5k 23:55 23. 3/26/00 South Brunswick hash run 5 to 7 miles 24. 4/01/00 Essex ARC 5k 23:21 25. 4/12/00 Run with Aimee 5K 23:37 26. 4/12/00 Amazing Feet 10K 52:02 27. 4/08/00 St Mary's Romp 5k 23:22 28. 4/09/00 Contact 5k 24:49 29. 4/15/00 15k Mountain Challenge 1:42:08 30. 4/15/00 Indian Trails 15k 1:29:30 31. 4/22/00 St Pat's 5k 23:05 32. 4/23/00 Newark Easter 5k 23:04 33. 4/29/00 Westfield 5 miler 39:30 34. 4/30/00 Jersey Shore Marathon 5:25:15 35. 5/04/00 Chilton Memorial 10K 50:39 36. 5/05/00 Our House 5 Miler 48:51 37. 5/13/00 YMCA Metuchen-Edison 5k 23:37 38. 5/14/00 Run for Freedom 5 Miler 38:39 39. 5/20/00 Edison Day 5k 23:15 40. 5/21/00 Midland 15K 1:23:05 41. 5/27/00 Chatham 5K 23:25 42. 5/28/00 Charlie Horse 20K 3:10:17 43. 5/28/00 Ridgewood Memorial 10K Run 48:57 44. 5/17/00 American home Products 5K 24:18 45. 6/03/00 Stillwater Stampede 5 miler 38:29 46. 6/04/00 Hartshorne Woods Spring Trail Run 7.2 miles 47. 6/04/00 Pleasant Valley 5k 29:04 48. 6/05/00 Merry heart 5k 24:40 49. 6/10/00 Sparta 8 miler around Lake Mohawk 1:14:20 50. 6/11/00 Portugal Day 10K 54:07 51. 6/11/00 Portugal Day 2 miler 19:54 52. 6/11/00 Roselle 21st Century 5k 26:03 53. 6/12/00 President's Cup 5k 24:12 54. 6/16/00 June Moon 5k 24:26 55. 6/17/00 Run for the Roses 10K 49:02 56. 6/18/00 Project Graduation 5k 25:26 57. 6/19/00 CPA 5k 24:09 58. 6/20/00 Sneaker Factory Summer Series 4 Miler 30:05 59. 6/22/00 Cranford Business Park (See your Boss in Shorts) 5k 23:48 60. 6/24/00 Frog Hollow 5 miler 40:19 61. 6/25/00 Run for Dad 5k (merck) 24:45 62. 6/25/00 Run for Grace 5k 24:29 63. 6/27/00 Morris County Striders Summer Series 5k 23:25 64. 6/28/00 FARC Summer Series 23:55 65. 6/29/00 Trenton Waterfront Series 5k 23:31 66. 5/04/00 Trenton Waterfront Series 5k 24:41 67. 7/01/00 Montville 5K 23:12 68. 7/04/00 Firecracker 4 miler 31:34 69. 7/05/00 FARC Summer Series 5k 23:58 70. 7/06/00 Rockaway Blast 5k 23:37 71. 7/09/00 Sprinting Clinton 5 miler 39:15 72. 7/11/00 Morris County Striders Sumer Series 5k 23:41 73. 7/12/00 FARC Summer Series 5k 23:43 74. 7/13/00 Servicemaster 5k 23:40 75. 7/15/00 Teterboro Airport 5k 23:54 76. 7/18/00 Sneaker Factory Summer Series 2 miler 15:36 77. 7/18/00 Sneaker Factory Summer Series 4 miler 33:40 78. 7/19/00 FARC Summer Series 5k 23:44 79. 7/22/00 Christmas City Challenge 5 Miler 40:03 80. 7/25/00 Morris County Striders Summer Series 5k 23:40 81. 7/26/00 FARC Summer Series 5k 24:44 82. 7/27/00 Christmas in July 5k 23:57 83. 7/29/00 No Frills, All Hills 5k 27:04 84. 7/30/00 CJRCC Picnic Run 5k 23:38 85. 7/31/00 Hoboken Race Against Drugs 5K 24:01 86. 8/01/00 Sneaker Factory Summer Series 2 miler 15:13 87. 8/01/00 Sneaker Factory Summer Series 4 Miler 36:26 88. 8/02/00 FARC Summer Series 5K 24:53 89. 8/05/00 Neptune City 5K 23:24 90. 8/06/00 Technology Series 23:54 91. 8/06/00 Howard Bell Memorial 5k (Mount Tabor) 25:30 92. 8/08/00 Morris County Striders Summer Series 24:07 93. 8/09/00 Lindsey's Run 1.5 mile 13:42 94. 8/09/00 Lindsey's Run 5K 30:34 95. 8/10/00 Swartswood Park 5k Summer Series Happy Days 23:23 96. 8/12/00 George Sheehan 5 Miler 41:40 97. 8/15/00 Sneaker Factory Summer Series 2M 14:47 98. 8/15/00 Sneaker Factory Summer Series 4M 39:54 99. 8/16/00 Twilight 4 Miler 30:44 100 8/19/00 Contact We Care 5K 23:11 101. 8/20/00 Half-Wit Half Marathon 3:27:32 102. 8/22/00 Morris County Striders Summer Series 23:46 103. 8/24/00 Swartswood Park (Kokomo) 5K 23:17 104. 8/26/00 Hands 5K 24:29 105 8/27/00 Fitness Unlimited 5K 23:43 106. 8/29/00 Sneaker Factory Summer Series 4 Miler (handicapped race adjusted for staggered start) 30:51 107. 8/ /00 Run for Life 5 Miler 39:43 108. 9/2/00 Jackson Day 5K Race 22:59 109. 9/3/00 Crossroads of Woodbridge 10K 59:03 110. 9/4/00 South Plainfield Labor Day 5K 22:32 111. 9/7/00 United Way (Warner-Lambert) 5k 23:19 112 9/8/00 Windmill Classic 5k 24:13 113. 9/9/00 Bayshore-Henry Hudson 10 Miler 1:33:28 114. 9/10/00 Lightning 5K 23:21 115. 9/16/00 The Hill Billie 5K 22:51 116. 9/17/00 Kiwanis Club Country Squire 10K in Morris County 51:45 117. 9/23/00 Dunellen Run for Education 5k 22:47 118. 9/24/00 Liberty Waterfront 1/2 Marathon 2:16:35 119. 9/27/00 St. Claire's Harvest Festival 5K 22:54 120. 9/30/00 Marlboro Autumn Ramble 5K 23:41 121. 10/01/00 Run for the Children in Elizabeth 5 Miler 39:05 122. 10/07/00 Hounds and Harriers 3 Miler 26:08 123. 10/08/00 Steamtown Marathon (dropped out of the race around the 12 mile mark). 124. 10/11/00 Newark Corporate Run at Lunch Time 5K 23:14 125. 10/14/00 Tommy May 5K 23:38 126. 10/15/00 Sparta Glen Challenge 5.8 miles 1:02:3 127. Cop Trot 5K 24:40 128. Bruce Berritt Race Against Hunger 5 Mile All Terrain Race 42:21 129. 10/28/00 Halloween Hustle 5K 24:13 130. 10/29/00 Frost on the Pumpkin 10K 52:28 131. 11/04/00 Duke Island Park 5K 24:25 132. 11/05/00 South Mountain 10 Miler 1:30:42 133. 11/11/00 Wilson School 5K Around Lake Wilson (mountain lakes) 24:47 134. 11/12/00 Swamp Devil 15K 1:33:44 135. 11/18/00 Franklin Turkey Trot 5K 23:35 136. 11/19/00 Technology Series 5K 25:28 137. 11/23/00 Ashenfelter 8K 39:05 138. 11/24/00 Born to Run 5 Miler 39:32 139. 11/24/00 Westfield Turkey Trot 5 Miler 38:50 140. 12/02/00 Technology Series 5K 23:22 141. 12/03/00 Reindeer Romp 5K 22:28 142. 12/09/00 Christmas City Classic 5 Miler 39:30 143. 12/10/00 New Jersey State Championship 10 Miler at Picatinny Arsenal 1:27:39 144. 12/16/00 PAL Tinsel Trail Run/Walk (5 miles) 48:05 145. 12/17/00 Hartshorne Woods Trail Run (Autumn) no times given 7.2 miles 146. 12/31/00 Asbury Park Polar Bear 5K 23:41 We could sure use a biographical statement and a .jpg for all to see ***************************************************************** Vincent McDonald ***************************************************************** 03/25 PGRC Springburst 8k, Greenbelt Park, 9:00 AM, [33:31, 6:44.6], 16th overall, 1st 40-49 05/07 Jay’s Run 10k, Potomac, 8:30 AM, [43:03, 6:55.7], 23rd overall, 7th 40-49 05/11 MCRRC Hills of Cabin John X-C 5k, Cabin John Park, 7:00 PM, [20:57, 6:44.6], 19th overall, 7th 40-49 05/14 YMCA Mother’s Day 10k, Arlington, 8:30 AM, [40:06, 6:27.2], 14th overall, 3rd 40-49 05/20 DCRRC Volunteer 10k, Bon Air Park, 9:00 AM, [40:52, 6:34.6], 3rd overall, 1st 40-49 05/22 DCRRC One-Hour Track Race, TC Williams HS, 7:00 PM, [60:00, 6:35.5, 14650 meters, 9.1 miles],4th overall, 2nd 40-49 06/03 National Race for the Cure 5k, Washington DC, 8:30 AM, [19:40, 6:19.9], 63rd overall, 11th 40-49 06/10 Run for the Wetlands 5k, Washington-Lee HS, 9:00 AM, [20:08, 6:28.8], 20th overall, 2nd 40-49 06/11 Race for Race Unity 5.5M, Burke Lake, 8:30 AM, [36:56, 6:42.9], 10th overall, 3rd 40-49 06/27 DCRRC Langley 8k, Langley HS, 7:00 PM, [33:37, 6:45.8], 15th overall, 5th 40-44 07/01 Firecracker 5k, Rehoboth, 8:00 AM, [19:09, 6:09.8], 20th overall, 3rd 40-44 07/04 DCRRC Age-Handicapped 4M, BUNION, Carderock, 8:00 AM, [26:14, 6:33.5], 10th overall, 2nd 40-44 07/14 DCRRC Bastille Day 4M, BUNION, Fletcher’s Boathouse, 7:00 PM, [25:26, 6:21.5], 20th overall, 5th 40-44 07/16 Northbeach 5k, Dewey Beach, 8:30 AM, [19:29, 6:16.3], 13th overall, 2nd 40-44 07/22 Sri Chinmoy 5k, Hains Point, 8:00 AM, [19:23, 6:14.3], 4th overall 07/23 DCRRC Belle Haven 8k, BUNION, Belle Haven Park, 6:00 PM, [32:09, 6:28.1], 18th overall, 3rd 40-44 07/29 Reston Challenge 5M, Reston Community Center, 8:00 AM, [32:13, 6:26.6], 16th overall, 14th DCRRC 08/01 DCRRC 1M Track Championship, TC Williams HS, 6:50 PM, [5:35.47], 10th overall, 3rd 40-49 08/01 DCRRC 5k Track Championship, TC Williams HS, 7:05 PM, [20:28, 6:35.3], 12th overall, 5th 40-49 08/12 Locust Shade 5K Locust Shade Park, 7:30 AM, [20:29, 6:35.6], 11th overall, 2nd 40-49 08/13 After the women 5K Fletcher’s Boathouse, 7:45 PM, [19:17, 6:12.4], 8th overall, 3rd 40-49 08/17 DCRRC Paul Thurston 5.5M, BUNION, Burke Lake, 6:45 PM, [37:20, 6:47.3], 11th overall, 2nd 40-44 08/19 DCRRC Arlington County Fair Masters Men’s 1M, Arlington, 9:00 AM, [5:55.9], 1st overall 08/27 Annapolis 10M Navy-Marine Corps Stadium, 7:50 AM, [70:28, 7:02.8], 207th overall 09/02 Labor Day Classic 5k, Rehoboth, 8:00 AM, [19:25, 6:15.0], 20th overall, 2nd 40-44 09/04 Last Blast Prediction 5k, Rehoboth, 8:30 AM, [20:17, 6:31.7], 11th overall, prediction 20:00 09/09 Spring Valley 5K Washington DC, 8:30 AM, [20:05, 6:27.9], 21st overall, 4th 40-49 09/16 Sri Chinmoy 5K Hains Point, 8:00 AM, [19:04, 6:08.2], 3rd overall 09/17 Compassion Dash 5k, Fletcher’s Boathouse, 8:00 AM, [19:04, 6:08.2], 1st overall 09/20 Tidal Basin 2 Mile Jefferson Memorial, 12:00 PM, [11:19, 6:04.3] 5th overall, 2nd 40-49 09/23 Kensington 8K Kensington, 8:30 AM, [31:58, 6:25.8], 24th overall, 8th 40-49 09/24 National Capital 5M Jones Point, 8:00 AM, [32:14, 6:26.8], 6th overall, 2nd 40-49 10/01 Georgetown Classic 10k, Washington, 9:30 AM, [39:27, 6:20.9], 101st overall, 8th 40-44 10/28 Potomac 5k, Potomac, 9:00 AM, [20:01, 6:26.6], 10th overall, 5th 40-49 10/29 YMCA Trick or Trot 5K, Arlington, 8:30 AM, [19:09, 6:09.8], 5th overall, 2nd 40-49 11/04 Edgemoor Classic 5k, Bethesda, 8:00 AM, [19:25, 6:15.0], 19th overall, 5th 40-49 11/05 DCRRC Fort Hunt 10k, Fort Hunt, 9:30 AM, [40:01, 6:26.4], 9th overall, 4th 40-49 11/12 Riverbank 12k, Fredericksburg, 9:00 AM, [48:19, 6:28.8], 16th overall, 3rd 40-44 11/15 DCRRC Tidal Basin 3k, Jefferson Memorial, 12:00 PM, [11:30, 6:10.2], 3rd overall, 2nd 40-49 11/18 Herndon Turkey Trot 5k, Herndon Community Center, 4:00 PM, [19:08, 6:09.5], 22nd overall, 10th 40-49 11/19 Wired Scholar Run for Kids 5k, South Lakes HS, 9:00 AM, [19:05, 6:08.5], 6th overall, 1st 40-44 11/21 Anne Arundel CC Turkey Trot 5k, Arnold, 11:30 AM, [18:34, 5:58.6], 4th overall 11/23 DCRRC Turkey Trot 5M, Alexandria, 10:00 AM, [31:07, 6:13.4], 66th overall, 13th 40-49 11/25 PVTC Cranberry Crawl 10k, Hains Point, 8:30 AM, [39:08, 6:17.9], 2nd overall, 1st 40-49 12/03 Arthritis Jingle Bell Run 5M, South Lakes HS, 9:00 AM, [31:35, 6:19.0], 19th overall, 2nd 40-44 12/09 Sri Chinmoy 5k, Hains Point, 8:00 AM, [18:58, 6:06.3], 3rd overall 12/10 DCRRC Bread Run 10k, Glen Echo, 10:30 AM, [40:12, 6:28.2], 12th overall, 5th 40-49 12/23 PVTC Christmas Caper 5k, Hains Point, 8:30 AM, [19:17, 6:12.4], 11th overall, 4th 40-49 12/30 SVR Mystery Distance Race 4.87M, Boyce, 9:30 AM, [31:26, 6:27.3], 3rd overall 12/31 MADD Red Ribbon 5k, Alexandria, 4:00 PM, [19:04, 6:08.2], 35th overall, 12th 40-49 ***************************************************************** Ray Lake ***************************************************************** 02/06 Penguin Pace 5K 22:01 03/05 Carrabas 5K 20:25 04/09 Nortel Networks Cherry Blossom 10-Miler 75:10 04/30 Sallie Mae 10K 42:53 06/25 Run for Recovery 5K 21:26 06/28 Jeffers Hill 10K 47:23 07/15 Rockville Rotary Twilight Runfest 8K 35:24 gun, 35:14 chip 09/03 Labor Day 5K 21:10 09/17 Police Pace 5K 21:07 09/23 BWI Airport 5K 21:13 10/15 Army 10 Mile 75:06 10/29 Haunted Hills 5K 21:06 11/12 NASDAQ 10K 43:59 11/19 Metric 5K ***************************************************************** Warren Kohm *****************************************************************
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I am 45, live in Columbia with my lovely wife Kathy, three great kids (Brian 17, Allison 15 and Kristin 13) and my dog Finely. I started running almost 4 years ago when my son wanted me to help him run to get him better fit for soccer. He stopped shortly after, I never did. I started doing the Weekly Races with the Howard County Striders with the two milers being my 'long' run. It didn't take too long to make a 5K the long run and so on and so on. Two years ago, I started to get real serious about my running and while I will never be very fast, I am more fit than most people my age. I set my PR's in 5K at 22:06 last year and 10K in 48:50 both on a Howard County Striders Weekly race course. I set a 10-mile PR this year in the RRCA Challenge in 1:23:07. I have run the Metric Marathon twice and the B&A Half Marathon. I will run my first (and only?) marathon this October in the Marine Corps Marathon. I am currently on the Board of Directors of the Howard County Striders as the Weekly Race Director. The 50 plus club gives me incentive to keep running and it is pretty neat to meet some of the fellow members at various races. |
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I was born on March 18, 1955. It would have been later but my mom got tired
of me doing strides up and down her womb. Although, I am currently living in Parsippany, NJ (about 35 miles west of New York City), I valued my time in the DC metro area. From 1995-98, I was exposed to a lot of talented and dedicated DC area runners, which helped my running tremendously. I'm fortunate to have done the following: 1994 TransAmerica Footrace (3,000 miles, Los Angeles to New York City) - 2nd overall (top American) Open Marathon PR - 2:35 Master's Marathon PR - 2:45 |
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My family and I arrived in the US, legally, when I was 6....1951. We settled in D.C. and I went through the schools there. At Wilson HS I pole-vaulted and ran XC in my senior year, 1963. After two years of studing hard, at Maryland U., I needed a break and volunteered for the 'Draft'. Did two years in the army, with one spent in Viet Nam. Next came marriage, family and starting my own business.....concentrating on doing the life things; money, house, cars, kids etc. I managed to skydive, ski, skate, bike, swim, motorcycle, et al., over the years and they kept me thrilled, excited and pumped with adrenaline. By my mid 40's I was quite chunky and hated the confinement. I tried everything but running was the only activity that helped get the weight off. Six + years and I'm still lovin it immensely and enjoy the competition of racing as well. |
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I grew up in Western Pennsylvania (just like everybody else who lives in the Washington area). Running was not a popular sport there, so I was amazed when I moved here six years ago that hundreds of people would show up on a Saturday morning for a race. My goals for this year are to set PR's at every distance and every course. So far, so good. I am a teacher, cross country, and baseball coach at Gaithersburg High School. I graduated from Penn State in 1993 and am an avid Penn State and Pittsburgh Steeler fan. I have been married to Amy (a future runner!) for 5 years and we have no kids (except for the 200 that we teach). You can find me at most local races. I am the one standing beside the dessert table wearing the Penn State hat. |
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After weight training and doing aerobics for several years, I started running indoors on a gym track in Oct. 1997. With encouragement from my marathoner friend, Denise, I did my first 5K and 8K races that year. After I crossed the finish line that first time, I knew was hooked, and followed up with 32 total races in 1998. Last year I ran in 65 races (including 2 half marathons and seven 10-milers) and ran my longest distance in a 17 mile training run. My greatest running achievements thus far were a second place finish in the 1999 RRCA Championship Series and placing several times in my age group, including a 3rd place at the National Press Club 5K (see photo). My goal for this year is to be able to run a 24 minute 5K race, and 6 minute mile sometime in the future. I love being part of the 50 Plus Club because everyone I've met has been very friendly, caring, and supportive and that means so much to me as a beginning runner. |
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I'm a 20-something musician from Front Royal, Virginia, and perhaps more pertinent to the subject of running, I'm also the overworked public relations guy and Webmaster for the Shenandoah Valley Runners (http://www.svrunner.org/). Although I live in the northern Shenandoah Valley, I was born in Fairfax in 1974 and lived in the Greenbriar subdivision until 1991. My running career got off to a middling start around the time I entered Chantilly High School in 1987, and although I ran cross-country and track during my sophomore year, I could never really sustain an interest in training for more than a couple months at a time. I did manage to run the Marine Corps Marathon in '91 and '92, but fitness went out the window when I acquired a smoking habit in early 1993. In November '94 I finally started running regularly, and I managed to quit smoking a month later. I got back into marathoning in 1996, and in '97 I did eleven marathons and six ultras. Since then I have had problems with injuries, motivation, and yes, the dreaded cigarettes-- I picked up the habit again for six months in 2000-- but I'm hanging in there. I've been doing a lot more short-distance races in recent years, and I often enter such races under silly names, like "Joe NeVaark", "Sal Monella", or "Al Phibett". Oddly enough, my real first name (it's German) sometimes causes confusion in race results-- I've "won" female age group awards before. Oh well, considering my mediocre running ability, I reckon I have to take what I can get! |
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