Williamsburg Running Workouts for week of August 26-31

Tuesday, August 27 - Williamsburg - Warhill Trail Distance Run/Tempo Run Workout, 4:00 p.m., meet at parking lot in front of WISC (Williamsburg Indoor Sports Complex), nearest soccer fields, of the Warhill District Sports Complex (off Longhill Road , just past Lafayette High School ). Course is totally soft-surface of hard-packed gravel and dirt Warhill Nature Trail, shaded scenic route. Distance options of 4 to 9 miles. Rick Platt (757-229-7375, 757-345-1431, rickplatt1@juno.com).

Wednesday, August 28, Williamsburg - Colonial Road Runners weekly interval workout, 5:30 p.m., Walsingham Academy track. Speed workout of up to 4 miles worth of repeats, each repeat starting and finishing on the Walsingham track. Surface is mostly grass athletic fields, or crushed gravel running path, before finishing on track. Post-workout cooldown run of up to 2 miles. Rick Platt (757-229-7375, 757-345-1431, rickplatt1@juno.com).

Saturday, August 31, Williamsburg - Enterprisers distance run, 6:00 a.m., Merchants Square of Colonial Williamsburg. Meet in parking lot between Baskin-Robbins ice cream shop and Trellis Restaurant. Distance runs of as much as 16 miles, including optional 3 mile add-on, starting at 5:30 a.m. Workouts are announced each week on Thursday or Friday. Bob Fairbairn email: refairbairn@gmail.com. See more about course and workouts at http://www.facebook.com/groups/enterprisers/

For those running the Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon in Virginia Beach on Sunday, good luck to all. And remember, the post-race meet-up location is the letter “C” (for Colonial Road Runners) on the beach.

Rick Platt, President
Colonial Road Runners
113 Anthony Wayne Rd.
Williamsburg , VA 23185
Phone 757-229-7375 Cell 757-345-1431
rickplatt1@juno.com

Recovery Rocks at York River State Park

By Rick Platt

Both race winners broke York River State Park Recovery Rocks 5K race age-group records Saturday morning in Williamsburg, as did the women’s race walk winner, in the 11^th Colonial Road Runners Grand Prix race of 2013. The 3.1-mile course started with an uphill mile on the park entrance road, then had two miles of grass and dirt trails before finishing by the park’s Visitor Center.

Adam Otstot, 31, of Williamsburg, a physical education teacher at Rawls Byrd Elementary School and a professional triathlete, won the men’s 5K by just over a minute with a time of 16:24, bettering the previous men’s 30-34 mark of 16:48 by Bruton High School cross country and track coach Mark Tompkins (2009).  Todd Kessler, 30, of Newport News, the Smithfield High School cross country and track coach, and the 2011 CRR Grand Prix men’s champion, was second in 17:27, with John Piggott, 48, of Williamsburg, the Lafayette High School assistant cross country and track coach, third in 17:45. Warhill High School’s Christopher Short, 16, of Toano was fourth overall in 17:53, with Jamestown High School’s Daniel McKay-Roberts, 18, of Williamsburg fifth in 18:00.

For the 2013 CRR Grand Prix, with 9 races remaining in the 20-race series, Piggott (77 points) leads over Kessler (62) and 2012 CRR Grand Prix champion Greg Dawson (51).

For the women Mercedes Castillo-D’Amico, 55, of Newport News demolished the previous women’s 55-59 race age-group record of 24:24 by Carol Talley with a time of 20:30, to win by 21 seconds over Debbie McLaughlin, 47, of Williamsburg (20:51), with William and Mary graduate student Emily Honeycutt, 22, of West Point, third in 21:34. Earlier this year Castillo-D’Amico broke her own Virginia state 5K record for women 55-59 with a time of 20:01 at the Walsingham Academy 5K Run. Jamestown High School sophomore Gaphne Glueck, 15, of Williamsburg, was fourth for the women in 22:41.

The top three in the 2013 CRR Grand Prix are the same as the top three Saturday at York River State Park, with McLaughlin leading with 77 points, followed by Castillo-D’Amico (63) and Honeycutt (59).

The third York River State Park 5K race record broken was by women’s race walk winner Amber Horner, 15, of Williamsburg, a Jamestown High School student, with an excellent time of 33:32, almost three minutes better than the previous mark of 36:22 by Emily Douglas, 12, of Williamsburg in 2008. Both are coached in race walking by Walsingham Academy cross country and track coach Rich Higgins of Wiliamsburg, who was third for the men Saturday in the race walk (34:18), trailing just Tom Gerhardt of Chesapeake (30:47) and Scott Stakes of Portsmouth (31:31).

The 5K was jointly organized by Spirit Works Foundation (“Center for Recovery of the Soul”) and by the Colonial Road Runners competitive team members.

York River State Park Recovery Rocks 5K Run

York River State Park, Williamsburg, Virginia

Saturday, August 24, 2013

A Colonial Road Runners Grand Prix Event

Information from Rick Platt (757-229-7375, rickplatt1@juno.com)

73 finishers in 5K run/walk.

4 finishers in 1 mile fun run/walk.

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

Men Overall

**1. Adam Otstot, 31                          Williamsburg                             16:24

[course record 15:50 by Michael Mann, 36, Hampton, in 2004]

2. Todd Kessler, 30                             Newport News                         17:27

3. John Piggott, 48                                Williamsburg                             17:45

Women Overall

**1. Mercedes Castillo-D’Amico, 55   Newport News                         20:30

[course record 17:11 by Kathy Newberry, 27, Williamsburg, in 2006]

2. Debbie McLaughlin, 47                    Williamsburg                             20:51

3. Emily Honeycutt, 22                         West Point                                21:34

Men 19-and-under

1. Christopher Short, 16                       Toano                                       17:53

2. Daniel McKay-Roberts, 18              Williamsburg                             18:00

3. Isaac Wasserman, 15                       Carrollton                                 22:47

4. Johnny Brown, 14                            Williamsburg                             24:12

5. Matthew Allison, 15                         Williamsburg                             24:12

6. Caleb Arries, 19                               Williamsburg                             28:15

Men 20-24

none

Men 25-29

1. Steven Brewer, 27                            Newport News                         18:39

2. James Lee, 29                                  Virginia Beach                          19:38

Men 30-34

1. Heston Killip, 30                              Newport News                         22:24

Men 35-39

1. Bryan Dollyhigh, 37                          Toano                                       19:57

2. Jason Miller, 36                                Williamsburg                             20:27

Men 40-44

1. Kevin Romberger-DePew, 40          Newport News                         20:43

2. Adam Wasserman, 41                      Carrollton                                 24:50

3. Don Richardson, 43                          Williamsburg                             32:20

4. Todd Horner, 40                              Williamsburg                             34:45

Men 45-49

1. Sean Killeen, 48                               Richmond                                 19:20

2. Kipp Crone, 46                                Providence Forge                     22:11

3. Phil Coghlan, 49                               Williamsburg                             26:44

Men 50-54

1. Sean Oatmeyer, 51                           Williamsburg                             21:42

Men 55-59

1. Jim Goggin, 59                                 Williamsburg                             23:50

2. John Gallo, 57                                  Newport News                         30:21

3. Jonathan Arries, 58                           Williamsburg                             52:58*

*Walker winning age-group award

Men 60-64

1. Rick Platt, 63                                   Williamsburg                             22:06

2. George Carrigan, 64                         Williamsburg                             22:33

3. Joseph Verdirame, 64                       Suffolk                                      23:35

4. Ed Irish, 63                                      Williamsburg                             26:40

5. Robert Garcia, 63                             Williamsburg                             28:27

Men 65-and-over

1. William Sharer, 66                            Williamsburg                             24:20

2. John Strassberger, 69                       Williamsburg                             40:13*

*Walker winning age-group award

Men Walk

1. Tom Gerhardt, 62                             Chesapeake                              30:47

2. Scott Stakes, 50                               Portsmouth                               31:31

3. Rich Higgins, 59                               Williamsburg                             34:18

4. John Strassberger, 69                       Williamsburg                             40:13

5. Bob Curtin, 60                                 Hampton                                  43:21

6. Darren Chartier, 45                          Williamsburg                             44:22

7. Jonathan Arries, 58                           Williamsburg                             52:58

Women 19-and-under

1. Gaphne Glueck, 15                           Williamsburg                             22:41

2. Ashlyn Grogan, 11                            Williamsburg                             25:06

3. Lauren Chartier, 15                          Williamsburg                             26:43

4. Cristy Coghlan, 16                            Williamsburg                             27:14

5. Shannon Crist, 16                             Lanexa                                     31:11

6. Kelly Coghlan, 13                             Williamsburg                             34:41

Women 20-24

none

Women 25-29

1. Meagan Bibbins, 26                          Williamsburg                             28:38

Women 30-34

1. Krista Park, 30                                 Yorktown                                 24:42

2. Kelly Miller, 33                                Williamsburg                             25:26

3. Brianne Killip, 33                              Newport News                         32:16

Women 35-39

1. Stephanie Grogan, 39                       Williamsburg                             33:26

2. Valerie Horner, 37                            Williamsburg                             34:54

Women 40-44

1. Susan Hagel, 40                               Norfolk                                    24:33

2. Holly DeSantis, 41                            Lanexa                                     32:46

3. Lauren McDonald, 44                      Williamsburg                             42:06

4. Channing Richardson, 42                  Williamsburg                             42:13

Women 45-49

1. Cory Springer, 48                             Williamsburg                             24:11

2. Donna Outen, 47                              Williamsburg                             25:57

3. Carmen Wasserman, 47                   Carrollton                                 29:41

4. Kathleen Martin, 45                          Hampton                                  39:21

5. Marie Vallone, 48                             Williamsburg                             40:56

Women 50-54

1. Brenda Barrera, 51                           Williamsburg                             25:11

2. Jean Troutman, 50                            Williamsburg                             28:22

Women 55-59

1. Carol Talley, 58                                Toano                                       24:41

2. Rose Crist, 58                                  Lanexa                                     24:46

3. Francie Cate-Arries, 56                    Williamsburg                             33:31

Women 60-64

1. Louise Sharer, 61                             Williamsburg                             26:00

2. Patricia Travis, 62                             Williamsburg                             30:32

Women 65-and-over

1. Pat Eden, 82                                    Williamsburg                             56:38*

*Walker winning age-group award

Women Walk

**1. Amber Horner, 15                        Williamsburg                             33:32

2. Nancy Kravitz, 59                            Williamsburg                             39:02

3. Sylvia Garcia, 61                              Williamsburg                             39:11

4. Grace Chartier, 42                            Williamsburg                             44:23

5. Pat Eden, 82                                    Williamsburg                             56:38

One Mile Fun Run/Walk – Male

1. Ryan Vawter, 11                              Williamsburg                             9:36

2. Noah Fry, 7                                     Williamsburg                             9:38

3. Robert Bellmore, 40                         Williamsburg                             16:15

One Mile Fun Run/Walk – Female

1. Daysha Taylor, 10                            Williamsburg                             9:30