Annual Meeting Update

On Sunday, April 15, the CRR Nominating Committee (Jim Goggin Chairman, Ron Henn, Steve Menzies, Ken Mitchell, Will Murray and Rick Platt) agreed on the 2012-13 slate of CRR Officers:


President Rick Platt

First Vice President Jim Goggin

Second Vice President Will Murray

Treasurer Randy Hawthorne

Secretary Stan Rockwell

Board Member Greg Dawson

Board Member Ron Henn

Board Member Rich Higgins

Board Member Brenda Mitchell

Board Member Ken Mitchell

Board Member Jen Quarles

Board Member Bob Walker

Board Member Jim Winthrop

All CRR members will vote on this slate at our annual meeting, Thursday April 19th at 7 pm. Other CRR business will follow. The meeting will be held at the TPMG Physical Therapy 5424 Discovery Park Boulevard Suite 101 in New Town. At 7:30 pm Tina Shriver will speak on Sports Nutrition, Athletic Performance and Endurance Athletes.

Run the DOG 5K

By Rick Platt

Former William and Mary All-American Sean Graham, 32, of Alexandria, became just the 3rd runner ever to break the 15-minute barrier in a Colonial Road Runners Grand Prix race, winning the 3rd annual Run the D.O.G. [Duke of Gloucester] Street 5K Saturday morning through the streets of Colonial Willamsburg and the campus of William and Mary. The other two who have broken 15 minutes are also past W&M All-Americans--11-time All-American Matt Lane at the Vineyards of Williamsburg 5K, and 4-time All-American Ed Moran, who won the first two Run the DOG races in 14:13 in 2010 (the Virginia state resident 5K record) and 14:38 in 2011.

Former W&M assistant track coach Ryan Murphy was second in 15:39, while W&M law student Alex Grout was third in 16:10.

Breaking the Run the DOG 5K women's record was two-time Olympic Trials Marathon qualifier Renee High, 30 of Virginia Beach, who was timed in 17:53, breaking the previous record of 18:44 from the 2010 race.

CRR women's Grand Prix champion Karen Terry, 23, of Newport News was second in 18:38, while W&M junior Krissa Loretto, 20, of Williamsburg was third in 19:06. Defending champion Jennifer Quarles, now 40, a 6-time CRR Grand Prix champion, improved her 2011 winning time of 19:19 to a faster 19:15, but placed fourth overall for the women.


Run the D.O.G. [Duke of Gloucester ] Street 5K
Merchants Square, Williamsburg , Virginia
Saturday, April 14, 2012
A Colonial Road Runners Grand Prix Event
Record 691 finishers in the 5K run and walk

Information from Rick Platt (757-229-7375, rickplatt1@juno.com)
** Age group record (5-year age groups)

Men Overall

**1. Sean Graham, 32 Alexandria 14:57

[course record is 14:13 by Ed Moran, 28, Williamsburg in 2010]

2. Ryan Murphy, 26 Richmond 15:39

3. Alex Grout, 25 Williamsburg 16:10


Women Overall

**1. Renee High, 30 Virginia Beach 17:53

[new course record, old record 18:44 by Sarrah Hadiji, 21, Williamsburg in 2010]

**2. Karen Terry, 23 Newport News 18:38

3. Krissa Loretto, 20 Williamsburg 19:06


Men 9-and-under

1. Christopher James, 9 Williamsburg 25:20

2. Matthew Welch, 7 Toano 25:31

3. Jake Sanford, 8 Williamsburg 27:56


Men 10-14

**1. Konrad Steck, 13 Williamsburg 17:42

2. Derrick Bradford, 14 Virginia Beach 19:20

3. Alexander Stauffer, 13 Williamsburg 21:03


Men 15-19

1. Adam Link, 17 Williamsburg 16:12

2. Keith Holleran, 18 Herndon 17:50

3. Tristan Goering, 15 Williamsburg 19:55


Men 20-24

1. Matt Burleson, 22 Newport News 20:47

2. Justin Lubore, 24 Williamsburg 21:24

3. Kenneth Lin, 21 Williamsburg 23:11


Men 25-29

1. Todd Kessler, 29 Newport News 17:30

2. Ryan Doupe, 26 Newport News 18:49

3. Peter Grabowski, 29 Lanexa 19:54


Men 30-34

1. Luis Morillo, 32 Williamsburg 22:01

2. Jason Miller, 34 Williamsburg 22:26

3. Jason Grisso, 34 Newport News 22:35


Men 35-39

1. Marc Milner, 38 Yorktown 19:38

2. Chris Robertson, 39 Williamsburg 19:55

3. Kevin Romberger-DePew, 38 Newport News 19:59


Men 40-44

1. Todd Whetstone, 41 Suffolk 19:50

2. Kristian Ellingsen, 43 Yorktown 21:03

3. Kevin Clauberg, 43 Williamsburg 21:31


Men 45-49

1. Greg Dawson, 46 Williamsburg 17:55

2. Paul Pelletier, 46 Williamsburg 18:40

3. Michael Zikes, 46 Williamsburg 20:39


Men 50-54

1. Dean Wewetzer, 53 Newport News 20:37

2. Robert Keroack, 54 Williamsburg 21:50

3. Paul Freiling, 50 Williamsburg 23:49


Men 55-59

**1. Stephen Chantry, 57 Williamsburg 17:32

2. Jim Thornton, 57 Seaford 18:54

3. William Murray, 56 Williamsburg 20:04


Men 60-64

**1. Rick Platt, 61 Williamsburg 19:44

2. Dale Abrahamson, 62 Yorktown 20:48

3. Peter Sim, 64 Williamsburg 22:57


Men 65-and-over

**1. Langston Shelton, 65 Grafton 20:41

2. Kenneth Mitchell, 67 Williamsburg 22:22

3. Larry Arata, 67 Williamsburg 25:00


Men 70-and-over

1. Richard Sanborn, 77 Williamsburg 45:00

Men Walk

**1. Scott Stakes, 49 Portsmouth 30:12

2. George Fenigsohn, 64 Poquoson 36:37

3. Bob Curtin, 59 Hampton 42:16

Women 9-and-under

1. Lisa Small, 9 Williamsburg 27:30

2. Claire Lombardo, 9 Williamsburg 29:27

3. Abigail Sabo, 9 Williamsburg 30:01


Women 10-14

**1. Hope Bloxom, 14 Yorktown 19:49

2. Jessica Link, 13 Williamsburg 21:37

3. Payton Flores, 13 Williamsburg 21:48


Women 15-19

1. Sara Dimeler, 17 Carrollton 23:31

2. Jessie Verive, 16 Williamsburg 24:18

3. Kayla Schoch, 17 Williamsburg 28:31


Women 20-24

1. Emily Honeycutt, 21 West Point 20:31

2. Emily Horrell, 22 Newport News 20:42

3. Emily Stephens, 22 Williamsburg 21:06


Women 25-29

**1. Megan Moran, 29 Williamsburg 20:30

2. Chloe Malle, 26 Williamsburg 24:52

3. Allison Albert, 29 Williamsburg 25:01

Women 30-34

1. Evie Burnet, 34 Williamsburg 22:31

2. Elisha Sivils, 30 Norfolk 23:23

3. Fran Myers, 31 Williamsburg 23:38


Women 35-39

1. Susan Hagel, 39 Norfolk 21:41

2. Jeanette Primich, 35 Williamsburg 24:07

3. Crystal Davenport, 37 Yorktown 24:14


Women 40-44

**1. Jennifer Quarles, 40 Williamsburg 19:15

2. Ellen Womeldorf, 40 Williamsburg 21:26

3. Charlene Sheets, 41 Williamsburg 26:19

Women 45-49

1. Connie Glueck, 47 Williamsburg 21:09

2. Cory Springer, 46 Williamsburg 23:31

3. Amanda Deverich, 45 Williamsburg 25:04


Women 50-54

**1. Mary Jo Bailey, 51 Williamsburg 22:20

2. Norma Phillips, 51 Williamsburg 24:08

3. Cathleen Rea, 53 Newport News 28:16

Women 55-59

**1. Carol Talley, 57 Toano 23:17

2. Pat O’Bryan, 57 Peoria , IL 24:39

3. Rose Crist, 57 Lanexa 25:34


Women 60-64

1. Louise Sharer, 60 Williamsburg 25:23

2. Brenda Mitchell, 61 Williamsburg 26:29

3. Barbara Biasi, 64 Yorktown 26:59


Women 65-69

1. Ann Hirn, 66 Portsmouth 27:41

2. Patricia Byrne, 65 Falls Church 34:49

3. Carol Shutt, 66 Williamsburg 37:52

Women 70-and-over

**1. Judy Stewart, 72 Williamsburg 32:36

2. Ann Manciagli, 76 Williamsburg 36:31

3. Marilyn Walz Taylor, 70 Arlington 42:28
** Pat Eden, 80 Williamsburg 48:48

[not an age group award winner, but set race women’s 80-and-over record]


Women Walk

1. Sylvia Garcia, 59 Williamsburg 38:06

2. Nancy Barnhart, 61 Williamsburg 40:56

3. Beth McKeeby, 50 Williamsburg 43:19

Annual Meeting and Elections on April 19

Featured Speaker Tina Shiver, on “Sports Nutrition, Athletic Performance and the Endurance Athlete”

Thursday, April 19, 2012

7:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. – Colonial Road Runners Annual Elections Meeting

7:30 p.m. – Featured speaker Tina Shiver of TPMG

Location: TPMG Physical Therapy, 5424 Discovery Park Blvd. Suite 101, Williamsburg (New Town), VA 23188. Google map at http://g.co/maps/k73c2 and below
***Nominations for CRR officers or board members now being accepted by Jim Goggin, Nominating Committee Chairman. Email: jgoggin2@cox.net . Phone (757-880-3447, cell). Nominations welcome for any officer position or for the CRR board of directors. Officer positions are President, Vice President, Vice President Community Affairs, Secretary, Volunteer Coordinator, and Treasurer. There are currently six board positions.***

Speaker topics include “How to prepare your body nutritionally during race season; pre-race, during and post-race suggestions for the endurance athlete; nutrition and athletic performance; and sports nutrition and the endurance athlete. Tina Shiver is a registered dietician. Since Tina is planning on bringing food for the attendees, to demonstrate healthy options for runners, it is important that all people planning on being at the meeting confirm their attendance prior to the event with Rick Platt for a head count.

***Email names of those planning on attending the CRR Elections Meeting and Featured Speaker Tina Shiver:


Name(s) attending _____________________________________________________________________


Email to: rickplatt1@juno.com
Directions: TPMG – Physical Therapy, 5424 Discovery Park Blvd., Suite 101, Williamsburg, VA 23188
TPMG-PT is located at the end of Discovery Park Blvd. in New Town, Williamsburg (turn from Ironbound Road). At the very end of Discovery Park Blvd., turn right into the driveway and drive around to the back parking lot. Please enter TPMG-PT using the far left entrance of the building near the handicapped parking spaces. [Same location as packet pickup for the Yorktown Victory Run 8 Miler in March].
 


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Duke of Gloucester Street Challenge to be held Saturday morning

By Rick Platt


For the third year, the Duke of Gloucester Street Challenge, the 5K race that first gave runners the opportunity to race through the historic streets of Colonial Williamsburg, will be back, following in the footsteps of Thomas Jefferson and other notables from our country’s past, with the largest pre-registration yet. As of Tuesday morning, there were 670 entrants in the popular race, with additional entries accepted up until Friday at 6 p.m.

The “Run the D.O.G.”, sponsored and organized by Colonial Sports, and benefiting Avalon, will take place on Saturday, April 14 with a one mile fun run starting things off at 7:00 a.m., followed by the main attraction, the 5K run/walk at 7:30 a.m. In its first two years, the Colonial Road Runners Grand Prix series race has already generated its own history. Williamsburg’s Olympic hopeful, Ed Moran, a four-time All-American while an undergrad at William and Mary, broke the Virginia state resident record for the 5K (3.1 miles) distance in 2010, a 14:13 that erased the previous mark of 14:18 by Mark Donahue at the 1996 Busch Gardens Drachen Fire 5K Run. Moran returned last year to successfully defend his title with a time of 14:38, with four runners breaking the 15:30 barrier (five-minute pace per mile).

To enter, runners and walkers can pick up entry forms from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and enter at Colonial Sports at 513 Prince George Street , or they can sign up on-line at Raceit.com until 11:59 p.m. Wednesday evening. The entry form can also be downloaded from www.thecolonialsports.com/events. Packet pickup and final registration will take place from 12 noon to 6:00 p.m. Friday, April 13th at Colonial Sports. There will be no race day registration this year for either the 5K or 1 mile.

For the men, last year’s third-place finisher (15:23), Alex Grout, 25, of Williamsburg, a third-year W&M law student, will be returning as one of the favorites. Grout has been running a lot on the track this year, after touring the roads last fall. On the roads he ran a 5K in 15:28, had a 24:58 for the Richmond 8K in November, and a 31:46 Thanksgiving Day 10K. Indoors in 2012 saw a 4:13 mile, 1:56 for the 800 meters, and 8:23 for the 3,000 meters. Former W&M assistant coach and former Colonial Sports employee Ryan Murphy, now living in Richmond, is also a race favorite, off his 32:22 at the recent Monument Avenue 10K.

The women’s favorite is Karen Terry of Newport News , the 2011 CRR Grand Prix women’s champion, who ran a PR 17:53 last year for the 5K. Lafayette High distance coach Steve Chantry highlights the Masters over-40 competition. There is a total of $700 in prize money, $200-100-50 for the top three men and women. Jennifer Quarles won last year in 19:19.

But the race is much more than just for the elite runners. Race director Jim Elder of Colonial Sports points out that all participants (including the fun run) will get a technical shirt, with women having the option of a female cut for their shirts. The fun run will be started by Bubbles the Clown. There will be loads of door prizes. There will be a large contingent of youth runners from area schools, and kids get their own race “goody bag.” All participants receive a finisher medallion.

There will also be a wedding theme this year, as Elisha Sivils is getting married in Williamsburg Saturday afternoon, and her wedding party is going to run the 5K race in the morning.

The certified 5K race course starts on Prince George Street, winds through the William and Mary campus (via James Blair Drive), and then up Scotland Streeet, around the Governor’s Palace, up Nicholson Street and around the Capitol Building, and then finishes the final half mile on Duke of Gloucester Street. The finish is at the intersection of Duke of Gloucester Street and Nassau Street . The one mile is held entirely on Duke of Gloucester Street, an ideal course for runners and walkers of all ages.