With temperatures approaching 90 degrees and the sun beating down relentlessly on Hains Point, an unsurprisingly small field turned up for the 450th edition of the monthly (and now rather misnamed!) Tidal Basin Runs. As usual, Ted Poulos put the beatdown on Peter Blank in the 1500, while Karsten Brown and Anna Russell were the 3K winners. Dee Nelson ran the race in memory of her daughter, who passed away unexpectedly earlier this month at the too-young age of 41.

The next free monthly races will be held on Wednesday, August 17, starting at noon near the end of Hains Point.

1500 METERS
1.  Ted Poulos         49  M  McLean, VA            5:54
2.  Peter Blank        57  M  Annandale, VA         6:50

3000 METERS
1.  Karsten Brown      37  M  Front Royal, VA       9:46
2.  Brad Rippey        45  M  Bunker Hill, WV      10:56
3.  Daniel Zielaski    27  M  Washington, DC       11:07
4.  Anna Russell       28  F  Washington, DC       11:47
5.  Jimmy O'Hara       14  M  Fairfax Station, VA  13:30
6.  Ruth O'Hara        48  F  Fairfax Station, VA  13:46
7.  Dee Nelson         67  F  Gaithersburg, MD     14:40
8.  Jim Mort           65  M  Burke, VA            14:48
9.  Walter Hill        59  M  Takoma Park, MD      15:02
10. Robert Platt       59  M  Arlington, VA        17:08
11. Krystyna Sibilski  50  F  North Bethesda, MD   21:52
12. Leszek Sibilski    53  M  North Bethesda, MD   23:38
13. Ric Francke        64  M  McLean, VA           25:50
14. Miguel Gomez       62  M  Alexandria, VA       27:35

Volunteers:
 Peter Blank (course marking, organization, & scoring)
 some sociology kids (timing assistance)
 Karsten Brown (high-tech timing system & results typing)