Post by 777k on May 6, 2008 12:36:47 GMT -5
2008 Winter WRR Runner Rankings 2008 Winter WRR Runner Rankings
Men's Division
By James Moreland
May/June 2008
For the Washington Running Report
Michael Hayden (18) of Lynchburg, VA uses a swift 38:57 at the Acumen Solutions Jingle All the Way 10K to earn 24th ranking in the teen division.
Open Men
Anheuser Busch Colonial Half-Marathon, 1:06:24, 10K = 30:08
That Michael Wardian is everywhere. He runs scores of races all over the country. When he is not setting the Guinness record for the treadmill marathon or the baby stroller marathon, he is darting out to an early lead at the Olympic Trials. He ended this period breaking the National 50K Championship record in 2:55:05. That is a phenomenal 29:40 10K equivalent. Unfortunately, that race does not count and we have to fall back on his "training" race from the week before.
On the rolling hills of Colonial Williamsburg, he raced a fine 1:08:14 to finish third overall. Fast improving Ezkyas Sisay of Washington, DC won it all, the race and the division, with his 1:06:24. Sisay was gearing up for an even faster race he would run at the Shamrock HM in the spring. His only other effort was a fifth place finish he received behind, among others, Timothy Young of Fredericksburg, VA 15:06 to 15:11. His time was a mere ten seconds a mile faster than his brilliant half.
So one may think Wardian would slide into second. Two weeks before his 50K this avid racer lined up on Eisenhower Avenue in Alexandria for what is always one of the most competitive races in the region. This year the race had a small course marshal issue and the lead runners ran a few meters too long before finishing in a tight pack. Officially, the top three were given identical times of 31:15 while fifth place Wardian settled for 31:50 a small ways back. Third place Stephen Crane of Silver Spring, MD also qualified nicely, winning the Alexandria Turkey Trot 5M in 25:11 to earn the runner-up spot in the division. Crane had also jolted Wardian back a place when he won the Rudolph Red Nose 10K 32:19 to 32:26. Indeed, Crane would have won all six of his races except for the photo finish in Alexandria. Steve Mance of Alexandria, VA was awarded second place at that race and added a 15:22 5K win at the Christmas Caper to get the third spot.
Wardian was close behind Solomon Semunguse of McLean, VA 31:30 to 31:43 at the Acumen Solutions Jingle All the Way 10K with enough other heat to garner the fourth spot. Semunguse's time matched Young's best race exactly. He gets the lean for fifth winning the tough off-road REHAU Rotary Resolution 10K in 33:17, while Young ran a very close 10K equivalent, winning the Sweetheart 4 Mile in 20:36. Right there in the mix comes Jaron Hawkins of Frostburg, MD This king of the mountain coasts to victory in western Maryland winning a Turkey Trot in 15:55. When he needed a big victory, he crossed all the way to Salisbury, MD for the Tim Kennard 10 Mile and blasted a 52:16 victory to take over the seventh place in the Elite Division.
Brian Carroll of Portsmouth, VA won the battle of half marathons, registering a 1:09:58 runner-up at East Beach vs. ninth place Nathan Carlson's Colonial in 1:10:52. Carlson also bested three of the next five runners at the GW Birthday 10K in 32:03.
PL Name Age Hometown
1 Sisay, Ezkyas* 19 Washington, DC
2 Mance, Steve* 23 Alexandria, VA
3 Crane, Steven***** 26 Silver Spring, MD
4 Wardian, Michael 33 Arlington, VA
5 Semunguse, Solomon** 20 McLean, VA
6 Young, Timothy* 20 Fredericksburg, VA
7 Hawkins, Jaron*** 25 Frostburg, MD
8 Carroll, Brian** 25 Portsmouth, VA
9 Carlson, Nate 26 Silver Spring, MD
10 Colangelo, Tristan** 26 Charlottesville, VA
11 Rodriguez, Bert* 28 Arlington, VA
12 Klim, Jake* 27 Rockville, MD
13 Mammen, Ryan 31 Woodbridge, VA
14 Reaves, Patrick 23 Chevy Chase, MD
15 Rodina, Luke** 26 Norfolk, VA
16 Fleg, Mike** 24 Clarksville, MD
17 Werner, Kent* 28 Columbia, MD
18 Bray, Derrin***** 23 Poquoson, VA
19 Pfarr, Michael* 21 Jarrettsville, MD
20 Jacoby, Bert* 24 Fredericksburg, VA
21 Berger, Bruce** 38 Richmond, VA
22 Colaiacovo, Michael 38 Ellicott City, MD
23 Wright, Andres 41 Frederick, MD
24 Tompkins, Mark 32 Williamsburg, VA
25 Crowder, Steve* 34 Fincastle, VA
26 Paavola, Ryan** 23 Richmond, VA
19 & Under Men
Men's Division
By James Moreland
May/June 2008
For the Washington Running Report
Michael Hayden (18) of 55-59 Men
Toys for Tots Holiday 10K, 37:56
In photo, Richard Carlisle (56) of Springfield, VA moves down Ohio Drive for a 41:52 10K third place age group finish, earning him 16th in the division.
The race for the division champion was decided the first day of the period. Naturally, the 22 qualifiers ran 89 more races trying to change the facts. Rick Platt of Williamsburg, VA was a little inconsistent having the fastest time as well as the 40th best time. Still, his 37:56 at the Toys for Tots 10K was enough for the title. Tom Ruckert of Grantsville, MD continues to improve and edge toward the top, running a Turkey Trot 5K in 18:14. His second race was 23rd overall. Platt's second of many races was a 38:48 10K and he excelled with the fastest half marathon on the not so fast hills in the Anheuser Busch Colonial Half-Marathon.
Steve Bognar of Lynchburg, VA is moving up. He raced the short course Holiday Classic 5K (2.6M) for a 38:38 10K equivalent. A month later on a real 5K, he finished in 18:58. This sort of broke up the Dan Eddy and Richard Adams, Jr. rivalry. Eddy gets the third spot winning the Acumen Solutions Jingle All the Way 10K in 38:51 over Adams' 39:13. Both of these runners had a fast 5K as well. Adams ran 18:53 at the Red Ribbon while Eddy started the year at the DCRRC JFK 5K in 18:48.
James Moreland, at long last, returned to the rankings coming in at last place (22nd). One runner asked (jokingly, we hope), "Why can't you just rank yourself higher?"
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Platt, Rick***** 57 Williamsburg, VA
2 Ruckert, Tom* 55 Grantsville, MD
3 Eddy, Dan**** 56 Alexandria, VA
4 Bognar, Steve*** 56 Lynchburg, VA
5 Adams, Richard* 57 Herndon, VA
6 Burns, Bob*** 55 Columbia, MD
7 Umbarger, Ken** 56 Gaithersburg, MD
8 Alto, Bill**** 56 Newport News, VA
9 Beatty, Dean* 55 Virginia Beach, VA
10 Abrahamson, Dale* 58 Yorktown, VA
11 Morgan, Timothy* 57 Damascus, MD
12 Senior, Malcolm* 57 New Market, MD
13 Rust, Roland* 55 Bethesda, MD
14 Carbary, James 56 Clarksville, MD
15 Jennings, Von* 59 Clarksville, MD
16 Carlisle, Richard 56 Springfield, VA
17 Celesia, Angelo* 59 Virginia Beach, VA
18 Wind, Jay* 58 Arlington, VA
19 McMackin, John** 55 Washington, DC
20 Levins, Mike** 56 Richmond, VA
21 Senseney, Bill** 58 Charlestown, WV