Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Mad Dash 5K Saturday

Runners and CRR Finish Line Volunteers Needed for this Saturday’s Mad Dash 5K and Fun Run at WISC (Williamsburg Indoor Sports Complex).

Colonial Road Runners Finish Line Volunteers should report around 7:00 a.m., to be ready for the one mile fun run start at 7:30 a.m. To volunteer for the CRR finish line crew, contact Rick Platt by email (rickplatt1@juno.com) or by phone (757-229-7375 or 757-345-1431).

Race details below:

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Mad Dash 5K and Fun Run
Williamsburg Indoor Sports Complex (WISC), Williamsburg , VA
Benefiting Child Development Resources and supporting Maddox Marmon
Saturday, August 2, 2014
A Colonial Road Runners Grand Prix Event

Time schedule:
6:30 a.m. – Race day registration and packet pickup begins
7:30 a.m. – 1 mile fun run/walk
8:00 a.m. – 5K run/walk
9:15 a.m. – Awards ceremony

Registration:
Late and race day registration is $30 for 5K. $15 (includes T-shirt) for 1 mile fun run.
T-shirts and exact sizes guaranteed to all entrants by July 26th. After that first-come, first-served, while supplies last.
Online registration at: https://tms.ezfacility.com/OnlineRegistrations/Register.aspx?
Company ID=2932&GroupID=1035563
Mail registrations to: Faith Morehead, Mad Dash 5K, 5700 Warhill Trail, Williamsburg , VA 23188 .
Register online at: www.thewisc.com

Course:
5K run at Warhill Sports Complex: loop course starting on grass soccer fields (start at corner closest to Kids Club), gravel service road, asphalt bike path, park entrance road, and scenic gravel/dirt, shaded Warhill Nature Trail. Loop course with some hills. One mile fun run course is entirely on the asphalt bike path, starting and finishing next to the “soccer ball traffic circle”.

Awards:
Top 3 men and women overall 5K run and 5K walk. Top 3 men and women in 5-year age groups from 14-and-under to 65-and-over for 5K. Ribbons to all participants in 1 mile fun run, at the finish line.

Info:
Faith Morehead, Race Director (757-253-1947). Email: fmorehead@thewisc.com
Rick Platt, Race Coordinator (757-229-7375 or 757-345-1431). Email: rickplatt1@juno.com

8th Annual WISC Family Festival:
WISC Around the World Cup
Saturday, August 2, 2014 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Stick around after the race awards ceremony for three hours of family activities at the WISC.
Games and prizes, food and drink, arts and crafts, inflatables, dunk tank, petting zoo, and a penalty kick shoot-out. Also local vendors, James City County police and fire departments will offer Ident-A-Kits and fire safety info. Galaxy Tag will be open and offer discounted fees.

Directions:
Warhill Sports Complex/Williamsburg Indoor Sports Complex, 5700 Warhill Trail, Williamsburg , VA 23188
From Richmond – Take I-64 East towards Williamsburg/Hampton/Norfolk. Take Exit 234 to Route 199/Lightfoot. Go straight for approximately 3 miles to the Longhill Road exit. Turn right off of the exit and go straight through the Olde Towne Road stop light (7-11 on right), then continue on for 1 mile. After you pass Lafayette High School on your right, take the very next road on your right onto Warhill Trail (there will be a sign that says Warhill District Park Sports Complex). Go all the way to end of park (1 mile), and the WISC parking lot will be on your right.
From Newport News/Hampton – Take I-64 West towards Williamsburg . Take exit 242A and the Williamsburg/Busch Gardens/Jamestown exit onto Route 199 West. After your fifth stop light (Route 5), drive about two miles and take the Longhill Road exit. Take a left at the exit light onto Longhill Road and go straight through the Olde Towne Road stop light (7-11 on right), then continue on for 1 mile. After you pass Lafayette High School on your right, take the very next road on your right onto Warhill Trail (there will be a sign that says Warhill District Park Sports Complex). Go all the way to end of park (1 mile), and the WISC parking lot will be on your right.


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

Saturday, July 12, 2014

Powhatan Creek Trail 5K Run/Walk

Powhatan Creek Trail 5K Run/Walk
Clara Byrd Baker Elementary School , Williamsburg , Virginia
Saturday, July 12, 2014
A Colonial Road Runners Grand Prix Event
Information from Rick Platt (757-229-7375, rickplatt1@juno.com)

Andrew Goodstein, 23, of Williamsburg , a 2013 William and Mary graduate, broke the course record by 41 seconds Saturday at the third annual Powhatan Creek Trail 5K Run, starting and finishing at Clara Byrd Baker Elementary School in Williamsburg . The Colonial Road Runners Grand Prix event was previously known as the Sweatin’ for Scholarships 5K Run, and was switched from a Friday evening race to a Saturday morning race. Goodstein ran a time of 16:17 to erase the previous mark of 16:58 in 2012 by Kurtis Steck (a former Lafayette High School distance standout now on the W&M track team). Runner-up was CRR Grand Prix leader Victor Flemming, 35, of Carrollton , eight seconds behind in 16:25.

Goodstein and Flemming had previously met in April’s Run the D.O.G. Street 5K, where Goodstein was fifth overall in 15:53, and Flemming was ninth overall in 16:31. Third place Saturday was 2011 and 2013 CRR Grand Prix champion Todd Kessler, 31, of Newport News , in 17:48.

For the women Heather LaVallee, 20, of Denville , NJ , currently doing physics research at W&M, won in 20:46. LaVallee, a student at Brockport College (NY) has a 5K PR of 18:24, and plans on running a 5K race in all 50 states. Emily Honeycutt, 23, of West Point (a W&M Masters in education graduate soon to teach math at Jamestown High School ) was second in 21:38, and Percie Lyons, 17, of Kailua , HI (visiting relatives in the area) was third in 21:46.

Goodstein, Flemming, Kessler, LaVallee, Lyons all broke race age-group records, as did Ken Alberg, 53, of Suffolk (men 50-54, 19:01), Scott Stakes, 51, of Portsmouth (men’s race walk, 30:48), Frankie Riggs, 12, of Surry (women 14-and-under, 23:48), Jessica Burcham, 32, of Lanexa (women 30-34, 21:49), and Candice Michalik, 66, of Williamsburg (28:32).

97 finishers in 5K run/walk.

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

Men Overall
**1. Andrew Goodstein, 23                 Williamsburg                             16:17
[course record, old record 16:58 by Kurtis Steck, 17, Williamsburg in 2012]
**2. Victor Flemming, 35                     Carrollton                                 16:25
**3. Todd Kessler, 31                         Newport News                         17:48

Women Overall
**1. Heather LaVallee, 20                    Denville, NJ                              20:46
[course record is 19:33 by Jennifer Quarles, 40, Williamsburg in 2012]
2. Emily Honeycutt, 23                         West Point                                21:38
**3. Percie Lyons, 17                          Kailua , HI                                 21:46

Men 14-and-under
1. Paul Glass, 12                                  Williamsburg                             23:29
2. Glenn Glass, 10                                Williamsburg                             24:59
3. Isaac Lamprecht, 7                           New Kent                                25:27
4. Logan Richardson , 9                         Williamsburg                             26:58
5. Carl Stauffer, 6                                 Williamsburg                             32:26
6. Caleb Richardson, 12                       Williamsburg                             44:29
7. Josh Ehret, 8                                    Hampton                                  47:50

Men 15-19
1. Brian McManus, 18                          Williamsburg                             19:25
2. Isaac Wasserman, 16                       Carrollton                                 24:37

Men 20-24
none

Men 25-29
1. Tyler Scott, 26                                 Williamsburg                             19:33
2. John Miller, 25                                 Norfolk                                    20:29

Men 30-34
1. Alexey Popov, 31                             Newport News                         19:07
2. Graham Henshaw, 34                       Williamsburg                             29:38

Men 35-39
1. Matthew Kalinosky, 37                    Newport News                         21:06

Men 40-44
1. Chris Robertson, 41                         Williamsburg                             22:35
2. Adam Wasserman, 42                      Carrollton                                 24:36
3. Brian Lamprecht, 43                         New Kent                                27:27

Men 45-49
1. Greg Dawson, 48                             Williamsburg                             18:11
2. Martin Gallivan, 45                           Williamsburg                             19:01
3. David Lockard, 45                           Hampton                                  19:31
4. Kevin Clauberg, 45                          Williamsburg                             22:15
5. Rob Vance, 49                                 Quinton                                    24:48
6. Christopher Johnson, 45                   Poquoson                                 28:24
7. Jamie Moore, 45                              Lewisville , NC                          33:51

Men 50-54
**1. Ken Alberg, 53                            Suffolk                                      19:01
2. Terry McManus, 53                         Williamsburg                             20:57
3. Dan O’Brien, 51                               Williamsburg                             21:05
4. Tim Spratto, 51                                Yorktown                                 22:18

Men 55-59
1. Will Murray , 58                                Williamsburg                             21:36
2. Jim Gullo, 59                                    Williamsburg                             25:59
3. Dean Wewetzer, 55                          Newport News                         38:09
4. Kenneth Jenne, 57                            Toano                                       40:43

Men 60-64
1. Rick Platt, 63                                   Williamsburg                             21:30
2. Ed Irish, 64                                      Williamsburg                             25:41
3. Jimmy Blount, 63                              Williamsburg                             26:53
4. Michael Hodge, 61                           Knoxville , TN                           31:21
5. Sheldon Slaughter, 62                       Gloucester                                33:04

Men 65-69
1. Bill Sharer, 67                                  Williamsburg                             24:53
2. Mike Daly, 67                                  Williamsburg                             26:03
3. Larry Arata, 69                                Williamsburg                             26:12
4. Ed Oliphant, 68                                Gloucester                                26:36
5. Randy Hawthorne, 69                       Williamsburg                             28:09
6. Stephen Scudder, 65                        Virginia Beach                          40:24

Men 70-and-over
1. Richard Seely, 72                             Richmond                                 33:48
2. Richard Sanborn, 79                         Williamsburg                             42:29*
* Walker winning age group award

Men Walk
**1. Scott Stakes, 51                           Portsmouth                               30:48
2. Tom Gerhardt, 63                             Chesapeake                              31:52
3. John Strassberger, 70                       Williamsburg                             38:14
4. Richard Sanborn, 79                         Williamsburg                             42:29

Women 14-and-under
**1. Frankie Riggs, 12                         Surry                                        23:48
2. Elena Lawler, 10                              Alpharetta, GA                         31:23
3. Ella Moore, 8                                   Lewisville , NC                          33:47

Women 15-19
1. Shannon Crist, 17                             Lanexa                                     28:30

Women 20-24
1. Taylor Miller, 23                               Norfolk                                    30:58

Women 25-29
none

Women 30-34
**1. Jessica Burcham, 32                     Lanexa                                     21:49
2. Carey Kipper, 32                             Williamsburg                             24:25
3. Joanna McCandlish, 32                    Williamsburg                             25:22
4. Laurel Henshaw, 33                          Williamsburg                             29:46
5. Kristin Carroll, 33                             Williamsburg                             29:49
6. Jennifer Taylor, 34                            Toano                                       30:34
7. Stephanie Mills, 33                           Yorktown                                 35:14
8. Debra Perry, 31                               Williamsburg                             37:12
9. Tiffany Ortiz, 30                               Toano                                       37:13
10. Beckie Dresler, 32                          Newport News                         42:54

Women 35-39
1. Jeanette Primich, 38                          Williamsburg                             24:11
2. Jessica Riggs, 37                              Surry                                        24:17
3. Emily Phillips, 35                              Virginia Beach                          32:54
4. Ruth Lamprecht, 39                          New Kent                                39:04
5. Carmen Ehret, 38                             Hampton                                  46:05

Women 40-44
1. Susan Hagel, 41                               Norfolk                                    23:17
2. Channing Richardson, 43                  Williamsburg                             41:48

Women 45-49
1. Carmen Wasserman, 48                   Carrollton                                 27:46
2. Amanda Lawler, 46                          Alpharetta, GA                         31:23

Women 50-54
1. Janice Kailos, 53                              Williamsburg                             26:57
2. Cindi Eicher, 52                                Williamsburg                             29:51
3. Britt Anderson, 53                            Williamsburg                             29:58
4. Deborah Ellis, 54                              Williamsburg                             43:38

Women 55-59
1. Rose Crist, 59                                  Lanexa                                     25:02
2. Cathleen Rea, 56                              Newport News                         30:01
3. Cindy Jenne, 57                                Toano                                       40:42
4. Donna Myers, 56                             Yorktown                                 43:38

Women 60-64
1. Louise Sharer, 62                             Williamsburg                             26:35
2. Patricia Travis, 63                             Williamsburg                             29:14
3. Brenda Mitchell, 64                          Williamsburg                             32:35
4. Nancy Kravitz, 60                            Williamsburg                             37:23

Women 65-69
**1. Candice Michalik, 66                    Williamsburg                             28:32

Women 70-and-over
1. Ann Manciagli, 78                            Williamsburg                             46:45*
2. Pat Eden, 83                                    Williamsburg                             50:03*
*Walkers winning age group award

Women Walk
1. Martha Gullo, 61                              Williamsburg                             39:59
2. Judith Olbrych, 47                            Williamsburg                             40:39
3. Sylvia Garcia, 61                              Williamsburg                             42:20
4. Sandy Croushore, 58                        Williamsburg                             46:22
5. Ann Manciagli, 78                            Williamsburg                             46:45
6. Pat Eden, 83                                    Williamsburg                             50:03



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