Bacon Street Run for Mental Health 5K Results

By Rick Platt

18th Annual Bacon Street Run for Mental Health 5K
Eastern State Hospital , Williamsburg , Virginia
Saturday, June 8, 2013
A Colonial Road Runners Grand Prix Event
Information from Rick Platt (757-229-7375, rickplatt1@juno.com)

John Piggott, 48, of Williamsburg (17:11) and Todd Kessler, 30, of Newport News (17:27) went 1-2 in Saturday morning’s 18th annual Bacon Street Run for Mental Health 5K, held on a warm and extremely humid morning at the Eastern State Hospital road course. Piggott (42 points after seven races) and Kessler (38 points) are also 1-2 in the 2013 Colonial Road Runners Grand Prix series.


Three-time Olympic Trials Marathon qualifier Melissa Rittenhouse, 37, of Charlottesville traveled to Williamsburg with several Ragged Mountain Running training partners who were participating in the Jamestown International Triathlon that same morning. Rittenhouse won the Mental Health 5K Run in 19:44, a half minute ahead of six-time CRR Grand Prix champion Jennifer Quarles, 41, of Williamsburg (20:17), coming off a recent piriformis injury and a break from training. Virginia state women’s 55-59 age group 5K record holder, Mercedes Castillo-D’Amico, 55, of Newport News was close behind Quarles in third place with a 20:24, after setting that state record with a 20:01 at the Walsingham Academy 5K Run in early May.82 finishers in 5K run/walk.

** Age group record (5-year age groups)

Men Overall
1. John Piggott, 48 Williamsburg 17:11
2. Todd Kessler, 30 Newport News 17:27
3. Stephen Chantry, 58 Williamsburg 18:17

Women Overall
1. Melissa Rittenhouse, 37 Charlottesville 19:44
2. Jennifer Quarles, 41 Williamsburg 20:17
**3. Mercedes Castillo-D’Amico, 55 Newport News 20:24

Men 19-and-under
1. Justin Adams, 15 Bohannon 19:06
2. Brian McManus, 17 Williamsburg 19:12
3. Mason Scott, 16 Williamsburg 19:37
4. Levi Rees, 16 Williamsburg 19:39
5. Paul Glass, 11 Williamsburg 23:28
6. Glenn Glass, 9 Williamsburg 28:14
7. Bryant Mansfield, 8 Cataula, GA 29:53

Men 20-24
none

Men 25-29
1. Ryan Doupe, 27 Newport News 18:37
2. Joshua Miller, 26 Williamsburg 27:55
3. Brice Jenne, 29 Raleigh, NC 29:05
4. Daniel Gunn, 29 Newport News 46:12

Men 30-34
1. Mathew Cheruiyot, 33 Williamsburg 19:24
2. Peter Grabowski, 30 Lanexa 19:35
3. Jodi Chang, 32 Norfolk 46:13

Men 35-39
1. Kyle Henneman, 37 Shrewsbury , PA 23:21
2. Robert Peters, 35 Cataula, GA 25:27

Men 40-44
1. Chris Robertson, 40 Williamsburg 21:25
2. Kevin Clauberg, 44 Williamsburg 22:09
3. David Glass, 41 Williamsburg 24:39

Men 45-49
1. Paul Pelletier, 47 Williamsburg 18:46
2. Gary Rauchfoss, 46 Williamsburg 24:52
3. Bradley Smith, 47 Chesterfield 30:48

Men 50-54
1. David Dempsey, 50 Chester 20:40
2. Andrew D’Amico, 52 Newport News 21:58

Men 55-59
1. Will Murray , 57 Williamsburg 20:13
2. Wyatt Cutchins, 57 Newport News 21:12
3. Gary Honeman, 58 Westminster , MD 23:55
4. Jim Gullo, 58 Williamsburg 25:54
5. David Lewis, 55 Gloucester Point 26:33

Men 60-64
1. George Carrigan, 64 Williamsburg 22:35
2. Rick Platt, 62 Williamsburg 22:46
3. Ed Irish, 63 Williamsburg 26:24
4. Jimmy Blount, 62 Williamsburg 28:24
5. Robert Garcia, 63 Williamsburg 29:44

Men 65-69
1. William Sharer, 66 Williamsburg 24:56
2. Randy Hawthorne, 67 Williamsburg 26:40
3. Robert Wilson, 65 Toano 26:48
4. Larry Arata, 68 Williamsburg 28:21

Men 70-and-over
1. Richard Maruyama, 71 Yorktown 29:51
2. Chris Scheiderer, 72 Williamsburg 34:39

Men Walk
1. Tom Gerhardt, 62 Chesapeake 31:12
2. Bob Curtin, Jr., 60 Hampton 41:02
3. John Strassberger, 69 Williamsburg 45:39

Women 19-and-under
1. Shannon Crist, 16 Lanexa 31:50

Women 20-24
none

Women 25-29
1. Kelly Jenne, 28 Raleigh, NC 29:16
2. Karen Grabowski, 29 Lanexa 29:57
3. Courtney Harwood, 29 Gloucester 32:43

Women 30-34
1. Jami Brayton, 31 Williamsburg 23:23
2. Holly Klenk, 33 Williamsburg 28:58
3. Hazel Ebalo, 30 Newport News 32:25

Women 35-39
1. Nicole Carson, 39 Williamsburg 20:59
2. Jeanette Primich, 36 Williamsburg 23:54
3. Michelle Peters, 39 Cataula, GA 24:13
4. Sarah Love, 36 Yorktown 44:11
5. Annie Wallner, 37 Newport News 44:17

Women 40-44
1. Elizabeth Ransom, 40 Toano 21:31

Women 45-49
1. Debbie McLaughlin, 47 Williamsburg 20:46
2. Terri Lensenmayer, 45 Williamsburg 38:03
3. Amy Colley, 47 Williamsburg 38:04

Women 50-54
1. Laura Shannon, 50 Williamsburg 23:24
2. Sheri Mann, 51 Yorktown 23:45
3. Christine Schaffner, 50 Yorktown 24:23
4. Norma Phillips, 52 Williamsburg 25:12

Women 55-59
1. Rose Crist, 58 Lanexa 23:51
2. Harriet McCoy, 58 Toano 24:56
3. Thea Ganoe, 55 Hampton 25:35

Women 60-64
1. Louise Sharer, 61 Williamsburg 25:39
2. Patricia Travis, 62 Williamsburg 27:58
3. Brenda Mitchell, 62 Williamsburg 28:40

Women 65-69
none

Women 70-and-over
1. Joan Coven, 72 West Point 25:55
2. Ann Manciagli, 77 Williamsburg 40:36

Women Walk
1. Nancy Kravitz, 59 Williamsburg 37:25
2. Sylvia Garcia, 60 Williamsburg 40:47
3. Martha Gullo, 60 Williamsburg 40:56
4. Peggy Lewis, 57 Gloucester Point 45:33
5. Mary Rauchfuss, 53 Williamsburg 47:01

Unclaimed Awards – If you were not able to pick up your race award at the awards ceremony, those awards will be brought to the next Colonial Road Runners race, the Warhill 5K Run on Saturday, June 22nd at the Warhill District Sports Complex in Williamsburg . CRR entry forms at www.colonialroadrunners.org, or at Colonial Sports ( 513 Prince George St. , Williamsburg ). Or contact Rick Platt by email at: rickplatt1@juno.com, to arrange pickup of your race award.