Run The DOG 5K - Moran Sets State 5K Record

Run the D.O.G. Street 5K

Duke of Gloucester Street , Colonial Williamsburg , Williamsburg , Virginia

Saturday, April 17, 2010

A Colonial Road Runners Grand Prix Event

Information from Rick Platt (757-229-7375, rickplatt@juno.com)

Men Overall

1. Ed Moran, 28 Williamsburg 14:13**

2. Matt Chandler, 22 Williamsburg 15:55

3. Mark Tompkins, 34 Williamsburg 16:00

** [all-time Virginia state 5K record for open men, old record 14:18 by Mark Donahue, June 1, 1996 at the Busch Gardens Drachen Fire 5K Run in Williamsburg, VA]

** [all-time Colonial Road Runners 5K record for open men, old record 14:37 by Matt Lane, age 23, Williamsburg, VA at 2001 Vineyards of Williamsburg 5K Run in Williamsburg]

** [all-time Colonial Road Runners 5K record for men age 25-29, old record 15:10 by Patrick Phillips, 25, of Greensboro, NC at 1997 Queens Lake 5K Run in Williamsburg]

Women Overall

1. Sarrah Hadiji, 21 Williamsburg 18:44

2. Heidi Peterson, 16 Williamsburg 19:01

3. Jennifer Quarles, 38 Williamsburg 19:44

Ed Moran, a 4-time All-American while at William and Mary (graduating in 2003), is an assistant coach with the W&M men’s cross country and track programs, and a current MBA student at the W&M Mason School of Business. He competes for Nike, and is coached by W&M men’s head track and cross country coach Alex Gibby. He won the gold medal in the 5,000 meters at the 2007 Pan-American Games, and was fourth in the U.S. Olympic Trials in 2008 in the 10,000 meters.

Saturday morning at the historic Run the D.O.G. [Duke of Gloucester Street] 5K through the streets of the College of Wiliam and Mary, the City of Williamsburg , and Colonial Williamsburg, Moran had an historic day himself, breaking the all-time Virginia state 5K record for open men, and bettering the previous mark by five seconds. That record was 14:18 by Mark Donahue at the 1996 Busch Gardens Drachen Fire 5K Run in Williamsburg .

Virginia records must be set on courses certified to USATF measurement standards, and the Run the D.O.G. Street race is certified (VA-10013-RT), and the course was run as measured.

Moran also broke the previous all-time Colonial Road Runners record for open men by 23 seconds, the previous record 14:37 by Matt Lane at the 2001 Vineyards of Williamsburg 5K Run. Lane also was a former W&M track and cross country star, having earned 11 All-American honors while at W&M.

And lastly Moran broke the all-time CRR mark for the men’s 25-29 age group by almost a full minute, the previous record 15:10 by Patrick Phillips of Greensboro , NC at the 1997 Queens Lake 5K Run.

Moran was almost 1 ¾ minutes ahead of second place Matt Chandler, 22, of Williamsburg (15:55), a W&M senior. Third place went to Bruton High track coach Mark Tompkins, 34, of Williamsburg (16:00), with W&M law student Alex Grout, two seconds further back (16:02).

One of the most remarkable performances of the day came from Lafayette High freshman Kurtis Steck, age 15, who was fifth overall in 16:13. Last November, Steck broke the Virginia state record for the men’s 10-14 age group with a time of 16:42. Now age 15, he continues to improve.

In the women’s race Sarrah Hadiji, 21, of Williamsburg, a W&M junior, ran 18:44 to finish ahead of Lafayette High sophomore Heidi Peterson (19:01) and 5-time Colonial Road Runners women’s Grand Prix champion Jennifer Quarles, 38, of Williamsburg (19:44).