Monday, September 19, 2011

Official Results of the Hare and Tortoise 8K

Hare & Tortoise 8K Run/Walk
Queens Lake Middle School, Williamsburg, Virginia
Saturday, September 17, 2011
A Colonial Road Runners Grand Prix Event
Information from Rick Platt (757-229-7375, rickplatt1@juno.com)


104 finishers in 8K run/walk.

** Hare & Tortoise 8K age group record (5-year age groups) – previous course was New Quarter Park 8K

Men Overall
**1. Daniel Shaye, 42 Williamsburg 28:59
**2. Todd Kessler, 28 Newport News 29:03
3. Jesse Berwald, 34 Williamsburg 29:42

Women Overall
**1. Jennifer Quarles, 39 Williamsburg 31:27
2. Debbie McLaughlin, 45 Williamsburg 36:28
3. Sheri Mann, 49 Yorktown 38:12

Men 19-and-under
1. Patrick O’Hare, 16 Woodbury, MN 39:17

Men 20-24
none

Men 25-29
1. Scott Keith, 28 Houston, TX 40:23
2. Matthew Ng, 25 Clayton, NC 57:24

Men 30-34
1. Keagan McLeese, 31 Langley AFB 31:25


Men 35-39
1. Bryan Dollyhigh, 35 Toano 32:10
2. Joey Smith, 39 Yorktown 36:27
3. James McWilliams, 37 Munhall, PA 39:27
4. Eric Samuelson, 35 Hampton 49:35
5. Larry Hale, 39 Poquoson 51:33
6. Johnny Hyde, 39 Poquoson 57:04
7. Chris Crumpler, 38 Williamsburg 1:03:06

Men 40-44
1. Thomas Russo, 41 Williamsburg 58:29*
*Walker winning age-group award

Men 45-49
1. Greg Dawson, 46 Williamsburg 30:12
2. Tim O’Dell, 45 Toano 36:26
3. Mark Parsell, 49 Yorktown 43:35
4. Rex Hoover, 48 Williamsburg 45:18

Men 50-54
1. Andrew D’Amico, 50 Newport News 34:53
2. Daniel Dillon, 52 Williamsburg 50:28
3. Dave Mason, 54 Williamsburg 53:19

Men 55-59
1. Will Murray, 55 Williamsburg 33:12
2. Steve Long, 57 Williamsburg 37:16
3. Robert Merkl, 57 Williamsburg 40:35
4. Doug Headley, 55 Williamsburg 43:52

Men 60-64
1. Rick Platt, 61 Williamsburg 34:26
2. George Carrigan, 62 Williamsburg 36:17
3. Jimmy Blount, 60 Williamsburg 40:37
4. Jay Orgeron, 60 Yorktown 47:31
5. Michael Popadiuk, 63 Newport News 52:59
6. Robert Garcia, 61 Williamsburg 53:27

Men 65-and-over
1. Larry Arata, 67 Williamsburg 41:25
2. Ed Oliphant, 65 Gloucester 43:01
3. John Essery, 75 Williamsburg 44:56
4. John Cummings, 73 Williamsburg 45:08
5. Bob Hood, 73 Belle Haven 51:29

Men Walk
1. Tom Gerhardt, 60 Chesapeake 49:11
2. Jeff Fry, 43 Williamsburg 55:06
3. Thomas Russo, 41 Williamsburg 58:29
4. Bob Curtin, 58 Hampton 1:05:25
5. Grove Calvert, 64 Virginia Beach 1:08:50
6. Keith Sprouse, 45 Staunton 1:25:25
7. John Kurec, 58 Williamsburg 1:27:44
8. Chris Wallace, 57 Williamsburg 1:27:46
9. Paul Marriottt, 74 Williamsburg 1:29:52

Women 19-and-under
1. Jamie Dillon, 18 Williamsburg 59:52
2. Haley Hyde, 16 Fort Wright, KY 1:01:52
3. Grace Nowadly, 16 Williamsburg 1:29:48*
*Walker winning age group award

Women 20-24
none

Women 25-29
1. Barbara Shockley, 28 Houston, TX 38:26
2. Melissa Valdez, 28 Norfolk 40:32
3. Katie Hutchins, 29 Virginia Beach 48:48
4. Courtney Murphy, 29 Newport News 51:21
5. Jessica McDonough, 28 Williamsburg 57:58

Women 30-34
1. Jennifer Sloggie-Pierce, 34 Virginia Beach 48:50
2. Darcy Crumpler, 33 Williamsburg 1:03:08

Women 35-39
1. Jeanette Primich, 35 Williamsburg 39:58
2. Claire Samuelson, 38 Hampton 49:35
3. Ellen Medford, 37 Seaford 51:01

Women 40-44
1. Tracey Atteberry, 41 Hampton 53:44
2. Anne Marie Castellani, 42 Toano 1:07:34*
3. Dorrett Chisholm, 44 Williamsburg 1:07:48*
* Walkers winning age group award


Women 45-49
1. Donna Sanders, 47 Yorktown 42:24
2. Diana Brown, 47 Seaford  50:57
3. Margaret Buchwald, 49 Yorktown  58:15
4. Sharon Seaborne-Bunn, 46 Williamsburg 1:13:04


Women 50-54
1. Paula Henry, 51 Yorktown 40:51
2. Kim Lloyd, 50 Yorktown 44:13
3. Jane Diana, 54 Newport News 57:37
4. Beth Poitras, 53 Yorktown 58:15
5. Cathleen Duke, 51 Williamsburg 1:05:32

Women 55-59
**1. Rose Crist, 56 Lanexa 39:02
2. Nita McGuire, 57 Newport News 58:51
3. Mary Grace Simasek, 55 Williamsburg 1:05:32

Women 60-64
1. Brenda Mitchell, 61 Williamsburg 47:22
2. Patricia Travis, 60 Williamsburg 47:41
3. Gail Lucado-Phelps, 61 Newport News 53:12

Women 65-and-over
1. Nancy Bount, 65 Williamsburg 59:40
**2. Ann Manciagli, 75 Williamsburg 59:46
3. Pauline Ely, 72 Hampton 1:00:00

Women Walk
**1. Robin Land, 50 Williamsburg 1:00:25
2. Dawn Heyse, 36 Williamsburg 1:00:41
3. Sylvia Garcia, 59 Williamsburg 1:00:43
4. Anne Marie Castellani, 42 Toano 1:07:34
5. Dorrett Chisholm, 44 Williamsburg 1:07:48
6. Wendy Tooley, 39 Lanexa 1:10:05
7. Rebecca Lusk, 25 Williamsburg 1:10:05
8. Meredith Sprinkle, 38 Toano 1:10:06
9. Margaret Cullivan, 60 Williamsburg 1:14:52
**10. Pat Eden, 80 Williamsburg 1:20:54
11. Mary Ann Calvert, 56 Virginia Beach 1:22:41
12. Jennifer Griffin, 37 Williamsburg 1:22:49
13. Misty Kinneer, 37 Williamsburg 1:22:49
14. Linda Orgeron, 60 Yorktown 1:25:34
15. Caroline Mellen, 64 Yorktown 1:25:37
16. Connie Parsell, 55 Yorktown 1:25:37
17. Sarah Wells, 42 Charlottesville 1:25:51
18. Linda Vinyard, 55 Newport News 1:28:04
19. Kathy Lewark, 54 Yorktown 1:28:05
20. Ann Zilliox, 54 Williamsburg 1:29:47
21. Grace Nowadly, 16 Williamsburg 1:29:48
22. Jean Babb, 67 Williamsburg 1:29:51
23. Edie Gordon, 63 Williamsburg 1:30:16
24. Nancy Nevin, 58 Williamsburg 1:30:16

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Location Change for Saturday's Hare and Tortoise 8K

Due to the damages from Hurricane Irene, the Hare & Tortoise New Quarter Park 8K Run (Karene O’Hare Memorial Run for Ovarian Cancer) will be changed to a start and finish at the Queens Lake Middle School on West Queens Drive in the beautiful Queens Lake neighborhood of Williamsburg . York County is using New Quarter Park for hurricane debris removal, and the park has been closed for all activities until at least the end of September.
Getting to the new location is easy. Coming from Penniman Road on Hubbard Lane, instead of taking a right onto Lakeshead Drive, and taking that route to New Quarter Park (the way runners got to New Quarter Park for either the Queens Lake 5K Run or the Hare & Tortoise 8K Run), just continue straight on Hubbard Lane, which shortly becomes West Queens Drive, with the Queens Lake Middle School soon on your left. The school is less than a quarter mile past the Lakeshead Drive/Hubbard Lane intersection. For Mapquest or GPS systems, the school address is 124 West Queens Drive .
From Jim Elder, of Colonial Sports, who is assisting race director John O’Hare with the race and race course:

New Race Course: The Hare and Tortoise 8K Run will start and end at Queens Lake Middle School. This is a new course measured accurately to the exact 8K distance (4.97 miles), but is not USATF certified. Runners will start in front of the school, with the school on their right shoulder, they will turn left, and then right onto West Queens Drive . Runners should cross to the left hand side of West Queens and proceed to Lakeshead Drive (the entrance road to New Quarter Park ). Runners will turn left onto Lakehead Drive, staying on the left facing traffic, proceed up Lakeshead, then turn left onto East Queens Drive, following East Queens past the Queens Lake Marina and over the bridge (at some point prior to reaching the Marina, runners should move right to avoid the blind left turn by the Marina heading to the bridge). Runners continue on East Queens until it becomes West Queens and then on West Queens over the I-64 overpass, and turn right onto Schooner Drive, following Schooner to the turnaround cone and course marshal, just past the last median, looping around the cone and back up Schooner. Turn right onto West Queens, and follow West Queens to the second entrance into Queens Lake Middle School , to the finish line and chute.
This is an absolutely beautiful course, with a magnificent vista along Queens Creek. A must run/walk for anyone who enjoys serenity and scenery.

Additional Race Details: York County Sheriff's Department will support the race.
Race marshals will be on the course at critical points for added safety and support.
Water stops will be at 2.2 miles and 4.05 miles.

Times: No changes. Race day registration and packet pick-up starts at 7:45 a.m. in front of Queens Lake Middle School . The one mile fun run starts at 8:30 a.m. (location Queens Lake Middle School Baseball Field).
The 8K run/walk starts at 9:00 a.m.
Parking: Queens Lake Middle School parking lot to the left of the School. Some overflow parking by the tennis courts.
Directions: From Route 143 (Merrimac Trail) take either a right (if coming from Newport News ) or a left (if coming from Williamsburg/Colonial Williamsburg) onto Penniman Road . Proceed one block (the Magruder School will be on your left), and make a left onto Hubbard Lane . Follow Hubbard Lane for about two miles (go past Lakeshead Drive) until it becomes West Queens, and follow West Queens to the Queens Lake Middle School, which is on the left.
From Interstate 64, take exit 242A onto Route 199. Exit Route 199 onto Route 143 towards Williamsburg . At the first traffic light (Route 143 and Penniman Road ), make a right onto Penniman Road , and follow above directions.
From downtown Williamsburg : Take the Colonial Parkway (from the Information Center area) towards Yorktown . Take the Queens Lake exit off the Colonial Parkway . At the end of the exit ramp, turn right onto Hubbard Lane which becomes West Queens Drive , and follow above directions.



Jim Elder
Colonial Sports, Inc.
513 Prince George St.
Williamsburg , VA 23185
757 253-0277

Monday, September 12, 2011

Running Workshop Tomorrow


Ultra Strong: Foot and Ankle Strengthening on the Trail and in the Gym
Tuesday September 13, 2011
7pm-8pm at the (TPMG) Tidewater Medical Center of New Town 5424 Discovery Park Blvd, Suite 101
 
Featuring Z Pizza for all!
 
ACSM Personal Trainer, Ellen Womeldorf will be speaking about her experiences training for and participating in the Highland Sky 40 mile race this past June.  She will discuss trail running and strength training benefits and the best places in Williamsburg to hit the trails. 
 
Dr. Matthew Hopson DPM, foot and ankle surgery specialist, will answer your questions regarding injuries and strengthening benefits.  Dr Hopson has extensive experience with lateral ankle instability, sports injuries, foot and ankle fractures, arthritis and other lower extremity ailments.
 
After the discussion, Ellen invites and CHALLENGES you to take part in a full body strength training circuit.  If you are interested in the workout, please wear athletic clothes and shoes.
 
DIRECTIONS:
From 199, points North or South
Take the Longhill Road exit off of 199 toward Eastern State Hospital- coming from East (Newport News, Kingsmill) take a right onto Longhill- coming from West (Richmond, Toano) take a left onto Longhill.  Follow Longhill (changes to Ironbound Road) past the WJCC rec center and Plumeri Park Stadium.  Keep straight through the light to the New Town area. 
Take a right on Discovery Park Blvd.  Follow Discovery Park (through 1 stop sign) to the last building on the right near the end of the road (past Harbour Coffee). Please park in the lot BEHIND the building (the front doors will be locked).  We are on the bottom floor.  The door on the far left at the back of the building will be open, please use that door to enter!