Greasy-Gooney 10K
Saturday 23 October 2004
Browntown, VA
Results courtesy of Karsten Brown

After six years, the Greasy-Gooney 10K remains one of northern Virginia's best-kept racing secrets. Just twenty-nine runners (and two dogs) showed up this year for what is easily the most scenic road race in the Shenandoah Valley. Held at the peak of the fall foliage season in the southern Warren County village of Browntown (80 miles west of Washington, DC), the race follows two stream valleys through the foothills of the Blue Ridge, affording runners many views of the mountains in the nearby Shenandoah National Park. The scenery comes at a price, however. The first half of the course is uphill, ascending 500 vertical feet through the Greasy Run valley-- with 210 of those feet coming in the steep half mile before the halfway point. After that, runners are treated to three fast downhill miles through the Gooney Run valley-- not necessarily a good thing either, as this writer's sore quadriceps and hips can attest!

Three-time Greasy-Gooney champion Monika Bracken entered the race as the women's favorite, but 28-year-old Mary Rice of Winchester pulled off a surprising upset. Rice, last year's third place woman, opened up enough of a gap early to prevent Bracken from catching up in the second half of the course. Rice's time of 44:57 was the fourth fastest women's time in Greasy-Gooney history. The 39-year-old Bracken, who lives in Rappahannock County on the opposite side of the Blue Ridge, strode in for second place twenty-four seconds later. Third place went to 23-year-old Michelle VanHorn of Harpers Ferry, WV, in 49:20. The top woman 40 or over was Ann Robb, 41, finishing with husband Tom in a leisurely 56:22, while Cheryl Harrison (59:35) was the fastest runner from Warren County. (Harrison noted afterwards that her dog Casey was the top female canine finisher, with Mary Deppa's dog Bill being the top male dog!)

No past Greasy-Gooney men's winners showed up this year, so first overall was left wide open for 39-year-old Raymond Bollock of Winchester. Bollock quickly trotted past initial leader James Rice and pulled so far ahead of the rest of the field that he was able to take a brief walking break during the difficult third mile. Front Royal's Karsten Brown, 29, worked hard to establish himself in second place early in the third mile, but Berryville 14-year-old Benjamin Veilleux zoomed by him at the three mile mark and never looked back, focusing squarely on Bollock. One of the Shenandoah Valley's top middle school runners, Veilleux flew down the second half of the course, but in the end he ran out of room to catch Bollock. Bollock won the men's competition in 38:40, with Veilleux falling short by twenty-four seconds. Brown stayed steady and earned third in 40:19. Bill Stahr, 43, of The Plains, just missed catching 2001 Greasy-Gooney runner-up Patrick Gladden for fourth place, but Stahr wound up as the top male Masters finisher in 41:32 (setting a Greasy-Gooney age group record for men 40-44 in the process).

Patrick Farris, who came up with the idea for the Greasy-Gooney 10K while touring the beautiful back roads of Warren County in 1999, announced that he intends to step down as race director next year. Farris' enthusiasm is one of the reasons the race has been a local favorite, so he deserves a great deal of thanks for all his efforts over the years! (Proceeds from Greasy-Gooney will benefit the Warren Heritage Society, of which Farris is the executive director.) Thanks as well to this year's Greasy-Gooney volunteer crew, consisting of Brown, Terry Leckie, and Joe Bernazani. Brown and Leckie will likely be next year's Greasy-Gooney 10K race directors, so they hope the secret of the Greasy-Gooney 10K gets out by Saturday 22 October 2005!

(Special thanks to Tom & Jean Lacombe, owners of O.J. Rudacille's General Store in Browntown, for donating two coupons for free Christmas trees from their tree farm.)

OVERALL RESULTS

#   NAME                  AGE SEX CITY, STATE            TIME    PACE  IN SEX  AWARD
1.  Raymond Bollock        39  M  Winchester, VA        38:40    6:13   1st    1st M Overall
2.  Benjamin Veilleux      14  M  Berryville, VA        39:14    6:19   2nd    2nd M Overall
3.  Karsten Brown          30  M  Front Royal, VA       40:19    6:29   3rd    3rd M Overall
4.  Patrick Gladden        24  M  Stephens City, VA     41:30    6:41   4th    1st M 20-24
5.  Bill Stahr             43  M  The Plains, VA        41:32    6:41   5th    1st M 40-44
6.  Daniel Dunlop          13  M  Berryville, VA        41:54    6:45   6th    1st M 14 & Under
7.  Terry Leckie           40  M  Front Royal, VA       42:27    6:50   7th    2nd M 40-44
8.  Joe Bernazani          48  M  Front Royal, VA       43:11    6:57   8th    1st M 45-49
9.  James Rice             25  M  Winchester, VA        44:35    7:10   9th    1st M 25-29
10. Mary Rice              28  F  Winchester, VA        44:57    7:14   1st    1st F Overall
11. Monika Bracken         39  F  Castleton, VA         45:21    7:18   2nd    2nd F Overall
12. Lawrence Kusko         35  M  Cross Junction, VA    47:19    7:37   10th   1st M 35-39
13. Tom Aldstadt           45  M  Winchester, VA        47:42    7:41   11th   2nd M 45-49
14. Don Hickman            61  M  Manassas, VA          47:49    7:42   12th   1st M 60 & Over
15. Michael Triantafillou  45  M  Winchester, VA        48:10    7:45   13th   3rd M 45-49
16. Michelle VanHorn       23  F  Harpers Ferry, WV     49:20    7:56   3rd    3rd F Overall
17. Denny Myers            50  M  Stephens City, VA     49:33    7:58   14th   1st M 50-54
18. Doug Morris            66  M  Delaplane, VA         49:38    7:59   15th   2nd M 60 & Over
19. David Gray             39  M  Winchester, VA        51:18    8:15   16th   2nd M 35-39
20. Paul Grosz             54  M  Stephens City, VA     56:16    9:03   17th   2nd M 50-54
21. Ann Robb               41  F  Winchester, VA        56:22    9:04   4th    1st F 40-44
22. Thomas Robb            42  M  Winchester, VA        56:22    9:04   18th   3rd M 40-44
23. Tim Brown              54  M  Middleburg, VA        56:23    9:04   19th   3rd M 50-54
24. Jeff Campbell          43  M  Elkton, VA            57:37    9:16   20th
25. Mary Deppa             46  F  The Plains, VA        59:34    9:35   5th    1st F 45-49
26. Cheryl Harrison        40  F  Front Royal, VA       59:35    9:35   6th    2nd F 40-44
27. Bob Gurtler            69  M  The Plains, VA      1:01:46    9:56   21st   3rd M 60 & Over
28. Colleen Snyder         48  F  Linden, VA          1:12:13   11:37   7th    2nd F 45-49
29. Bob Atkins             79  M  Winchester, VA      1:24:51   13:39   22nd

RESULTS BY DIVISION

FEMALE OVERALL
#   NAME                  AGE SEX CITY, STATE            TIME    PACE   O'ALL  IN SEX
1.  Mary Rice              28  F  Winchester, VA        44:57    7:14   10th   1st
2.  Monika Bracken         39  F  Castleton, VA         45:21    7:18   11th   2nd
3.  Michelle VanHorn       23  F  Harpers Ferry, WV     49:20    7:56   16th   3rd

MALE OVERALL
1.  Raymond Bollock        39  M  Winchester, VA        38:40    6:13   1st    1st
2.  Benjamin Veilleux      14  M  Berryville, VA        39:14    6:19   2nd    2nd
3.  Karsten Brown          30  M  Front Royal, VA       40:19    6:29   3rd    3rd

MALE 14 & UNDER
1.  Daniel Dunlop          13  M  Berryville, VA        41:54    6:45   6th    6th

MALE 20-24
1.  Patrick Gladden        24  M  Stephens City, VA     41:30    6:41   4th    4th

MALE 25-29
1.  James Rice             25  M  Winchester, VA        44:35    7:10   9th    9th

MALE 35-39
1.  Lawrence Kusko         35  M  Cross Junction, VA    47:19    7:37   12th   10th
2.  David Gray             39  M  Winchester, VA        51:18    8:15   19th   16th

FEMALE 40-44
1.  Ann Robb               41  F  Winchester, VA        56:22    9:04   21st   4th
2.  Cheryl Harrison        40  F  Front Royal, VA       59:35    9:35   26th   6th

MALE 40-44
1.  Bill Stahr             43  M  The Plains, VA        41:32    6:41   5th    5th
2.  Terry Leckie           40  M  Front Royal, VA       42:27    6:50   7th    7th
3.  Thomas Robb            42  M  Winchester, VA        56:22    9:04   22nd   18th
4.  Jeff Campbell          43  M  Elkton, VA            57:37    9:16   24th   20th

FEMALE 45-49
1.  Mary Deppa             46  F  The Plains, VA        59:34    9:35   25th   5th
2.  Colleen Snyder         48  F  Linden, VA          1:12:13   11:37   28th   7th

MALE 45-49
1.  Joe Bernazani          48  M  Front Royal, VA       43:11    6:57   8th    8th
2.  Tom Aldstadt           45  M  Winchester, VA        47:42    7:41   13th   11th
3.  Michael Triantafillou  45  M  Winchester, VA        48:10    7:45   15th   13th

MALE 50-54
1.  Denny Myers            50  M  Stephens City, VA     49:33    7:58   17th   14th
2.  Paul Grosz             54  M  Stephens City, VA     56:16    9:03   20th   17th
3.  Tim Brown              54  M  Middleburg, VA        56:23    9:04   23rd   19th

MALE 60 & OVER
1.  Don Hickman            61  M  Manassas, VA          47:49    7:42   14th   12th
2.  Doug Morris            66  M  Delaplane, VA         49:38    7:59   18th   15th
3.  Bob Gurtler            69  M  The Plains, VA      1:01:46    9:56   27th   21st
4.  Bob Atkins             79  M  Winchester, VA      1:24:51   13:39   29th   22nd

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