Tidal Basin Presidential Fitness Runs
West Potomac Park, Washington DC
Sunday, July 3, 2011
  • Tidal Basin Run, a partner of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, hosted its fifth Presidential Fitness Runs of 2011 on July 3, the day before Independence Day.
  • Ted Poulos added another win to his life list.
  • Bob Weiner, who arrived early and discovered the regular start line was behind the fireworks safety fence, won the 3000m, ahead of Karen Harvey.
  • The usual 5,000-meter race was actually 4,770 meters, as the cone was dropped 230 meters too far east.
  • On the second loop, Jay Jacob Wind grabbed the turnaround cone and moved it 460 meters west, to make up for the shortfall to be an actual 10K (4,770m x 2 = 9,540m + 460m = 10,000m). After turning around there, he informed Dianna Carr and Nicholas Carr as they approached the 3,000-meter mark, but they turned at the old "5,000-meter" mark and thus ran only 9,540 meters.
  • Results compiled by Jay Jacob Wind. Send additions or corrections.
  • Next regular monthly Tidal Basin Run: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 | Register on-site after 11:50 AM | Free | Location: Hains Point, East Potomac Park, Washington DC | Distances: 1500m, 3000m, and 5000m
  • Next Tidal Basin Run event: Grant-Pierce Indoor Marathon -- Saturday, July 16, 2011, at 8:05 AM (open start) and 10:05 AM (elite start) at Thomas Jefferson Community Center, 3501 2nd Street South, Arlington VA. Come watch Michael Wardian attempt to break his own world record of 2:27:12 running the indoor marathon. See our website for full information.
  • Next Presidential Fitness Runs: 1M, 3K, 5K, and 10K, on Labor Day, Monday, September 5, 2011, at 12:00 noon. | Limited to 25 participants | Register on-line 
     
    
      Tidal Basin Presidential Fitness Runs
      West Potomac Park, Washington DC
 
     Sunday, July 3, 2011
  ##   Name                                G Age City State                        M  F  Time
  --  --------------------------           - --- -----------------------          ------ ----
      George Washington One Mile
  1   Ted Poulos                           M  49 McLean VA                         1     6:51
  2   Peter Blank                          M  56 Annandale VA                      2     7:19

      Thomas Jefferson 3 Kilometer
  1   Bob Weiner                           M  64 Accokeek MD                       1     14:46
  2   Karen Harvey                         F  54 Ellicott City MD                     1  15:40
  3   Janice Hattan                        F  59 Concordia KS                         2  17:41
  4   Susan Loney                          F  25 Arlington VA                         3  18:01
  5   Patrick Harvey                       M  27 Washington DC                     2     22:14
  6   Judy Rainey                          F  55 Vienna VA                            4  26:19
  7   Rosemary Loney                       F  58 Arlington VA                         5  26:18
  8   Ric Francke                          M  64 McLean VA                         3     27:13

      James Madison 4,770 Meters
  1   John Way                             M  46 Montgomery Village MD             1     18:07
  2   Binh Ly                              M  21 Woodbridge VA                     2     18:30
  3   Justin Hattan                        M  33 Washington DC                     3     18:56
  4   Greg Hattan                          M  58 Concordia KS                      4     18:56
  5   Chris Farmer                         M  32 Columbia MD                       5     21:16
  6   Bob Platt                            M  59 Arlington VA                      6     21:59
  7   Justin Samson                        M  21 Vienna VA                         7     23:13
  8   Steve Dungan                         M  21 Vienna VA                         8     23:15
  9   Jon Palks                            M  62 Bowie MD                          9     23:37
  10  Amanda An                            F  24 Ellicott City MD                     1  24:34
  11  Jennifer Hattan                      F  29 Chicago IL                           2  25:28
  12  Leah Hattan                          F  29 Washington DC                        3  25:29
  13  Jeanne Larrison                      F  56 Chesapeake Beach MD                  4  34:33

      John Tyler 10 Kilometer
  1   Jay Jacob Wind                       M  61 Arlington VA                      1     45:04

      William Henry Harrison 9,540 Meters
  1   Dianna Carr                          F  26 Alexandria VA                        1  59:46
  2   Nicholas Carr                        M  26 Alexandria VA                     1     59:46

      Volunteers:
      Peter Blank
      Sarah Rainey
      Jay Jacob Wind
      Jeanne Larrison                            Rice Krispie Marshmallow Treatmaker
      Chris Farmer                               Brownie Baker Extraordinaire
      John Way                                   A cooler full of iced-down Gatorades!