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 11th 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.
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
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