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Greatest of All Time Rankings 2005-2020

THE ERA (November 20, 2004 – March 8, 2020)

50 Plus Club Best of 2015 Best of 2016 Best of 2017

Best of 2018

Best of 2019 Best of 2020

By James Moreland

Running is never going to die. This purest of sports is perhaps the simplest but most beneficial of human

endeavors. It can be done solo at the drop of the hat or as a social gathering second to none. In these dire

times, it is one of the few activities that still gives us the freedom to breath, while enhancing our

physical health. While many of our stress relieving choices have been curtailed, for now, running is

likely the most powerful coping force in many of our lives.

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For most of this century, I have been involved in running with race management, running clubs, and

racing. Using the term with its original meaning, I have been dressed in running apparel virtually every single day. I would be hard pressed to find a shoe in my closet that was not designed for running.

Running shirts are de rigueur and I have hundreds to choose from. When I enter a room, people are

reading the name of a race on my shirt or hat. That evokes memories of that past race and time like a

special friend. Three seasons of the year, I can be found in running shorts. Sweatshirts, tights and

running jackets and pants keep me warm in the fourth. Virtually - there is that word again – everything I wear comes from a running store or a race.

Even while much of my interest in running in driven by racing which is on an extended hiatus, I still

need running apparel to survive. After the grocery store and the gas station, the running store is the most

important place on my shopping list. I could most likely survive on just those three entities. Remember

that small businesses are the ones that are most hard hit by the current crisis. As important as they are,

running stores are small businesses. Potomac River Running (=PR=) has long been one of the leaders in the industry. Runners have a symbiotic relationship with =PR= and its services. We need them

as much as they need us to survive and our continuing support of them is essential. We eagerly look forward to the day when racing is back in full.

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Realistically, racing is done for 2020. It will return. While optimism can be a powerful tool and runners

are loath to give-up hope, it seems unlikely that any real racing will be done. Smaller races started

cropping up on mid-June hoping to supplant the “virtual” race. Neither are truly about the competition

and are just an attempt to stay connected with racing, and with other runners. Every run you do could be

labeled a “virtual event.” Wave start races are time trials at best. Most races of any size have been

canceled through the end of the year. Others are slowly following the tides of time, rippling into

“virtual” events to help maintain their presence. We cannot let them wither and die.

The Runner Rankings have been going on since the mid-80s. However, extensive records only exist

back to 2005. With that in mind, we are creating the “Greatest of all Time” rankings (2005-2020) called

THE ERA. For now, the rankings will include the champion, as well as the fastest race for each division,

and the top ten runners in each of the divisions (top twenty-five for the Open Division), as well as, the

top ten runners in totals races (in which they were ranked) by division. Given the period of time used,

some runners will qualify in as many as four different divisions.

This ranking will be culled from the more than two hundred and thirty thousand times a ranked race was

recorded. There were 8.2 million times a runner toed the line. Women hold an edge with just fewer than

121, 000 ranked events versus men at just fewer than 110,000 ranked events. Women hold the edge is

qualifiers with 100,842 to 97,731. Both the men and women’s 60-64 divisions are the largest, just ahead

of both their Open division counterparts. For comparison, we have also listed the top five races as well

as the hundredth best for the age groups. For the open division, in addition to the top five, we have listed

the top 100, 500, 1000, 2000, and 5000th event

The data base is static. This allows for other statistics to be developed. Over time, we will be able to go

deeper into the list. (There are thousands of runners in nearly every division). Later we can list: The age

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graded best, the best race by distance in each division, and the most wins by division. These statistics

will be able to determine the most popular events as well as the fastest/most competitive events.

Be safe, be strong, knowing that racing will be back full strength.

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To help explain the table, take for example the 85-89 women’s division. Twenty-nine runners (Total of Ranked Women) among themselves combined to race 551 times (Women Ranked Races of qualifiers). Two hundred and three runners (Total Women’s qualifying racers) means that 348 (551-203) women ran just one race at a ranked time and did not qualify.

Division

Total of

Ranked

Men

Total

Men’s

qualifying

racers

Men

Ranked

Races of

qualifiers

Total of

Ranked

Women

Total

Women’s

qualifying

racers

Women

Ranked

Races of

qualifiers

19 &

Younger 3,230 18,172 13,791 3,310 19,719 14,382

90 & older 6 96 96 1 27 23

85-89 63 626 551 29 203 141

80-84 269 2,919 2,505 77 1,154 789

75-79 584 7,112 6,496 159 2,364 2,055

70-74 352 4,324 4,127 533 5,718 5,081

65-69 642 7,764 7,242 913 9,413 8,413

60-64 1,186 14,633 13,710 1,092 11,679 10,466

55-59 670 8,066 7,483 1,012 10,163 9,066

50-54 892 11,215 10,494 1,321 12,451 10,930

45-49 762 8,588 7,988 1,216 11,913 10,454

40-44 686 7,349 6,808 1,028 9,126 8,009

35-39 465 4,531 4,107 832 6,984 6,101

Open 997 14,503 12,333 1,883 19,932 19,932

Total 10,804 109,898 97,731 13,406 120,846 105,842

We are posting in blue all the runners with National Class times (80%) and in purple for all runners with World Class times 90% based on their best time in 10K equivalence. The time standards are based on the youngest in each division except for the 19 and younger, where it becomes the eldest time, which is for the strongest time. In the past, the division champions received their age grading based on their 10K equivalent. However, each race distance has a different age grading that does not always match up with the expected 10K equivalence. Also, we are now basing on their actual age as well as the actual distance they ran. Also, runners from 2010 and before have their grading processed from the 2010 standards. Thus, it is possible for an older runner in the same division to have a better age graded event than the champion. There will be some runners who are up to the 80% level by being on the older side of the 5-year division that get missed. However, in this manner, everyone in blue will be at least 80%. The age listed for the runners is the age the runner ran their best age graded event. In some cases, their best race occurred at a different age compared to their 10K equivalence time* listed to the right. Below is the 10K equivalent time one need to race to get a National Class ranking and the 10K you need to race a World Class time. The runner’s time is based on the prevailing scale at the time they ran the race. The table refers to a 10K run by the youngest age of an age

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group. For example, a 5K run by a 59-year-old will be much better than the equivalent 10K time run by a 55-yer-old.

Age graded 80% or better is National Class

National Class National Class

Age Group Men 10K= Age Group Women 10K=

19 and younger 00:33:24 19 and younger 00:38:01

20-34 00:33:24 20-34 00:37:55

35-39 00:33:42 35-39 00:38:11

40-44 00:34:39 40-44 00:39:03

45-49 00:36:02 45-49 00:40:34

50-54 00:37:33 50-54 00:42:50

55-59 00:39:12 55-59 00:45:33

60-64 00:41:00 60-64 00:48:36

65-69 00:42:58 65-69 00:52:08

70-74 00:45:11 70-74 00:56:10

75-79 00:48:27 75-79 01:00:55

80-84 00:53:37 80-84 01:06:45

85-89 01:01:52 85-89 01:16:40

90-90 01:15:50 90-90 01:35:26

95 and older 01:42:57 95 and older 02:17:03

Age graded 90% or better is World Class

World Class World Class

Age Group Men 10K= Age Group Women 10K=

19 and younger 00:29:41 19 and younger 00:33:48

20-34 00:29:41 20-34 00:33:42

35-39 00:29:58 35-39 00:33:57

40-44 00:30:48 40-44 00:34:42

45-49 00:32:02 45-49 00:36:03

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50-54 00:33:23 50-54 00:38:04

55-59 00:34:51 55-59 00:40:29

60-64 00:36:27 60-64 00:43:12

65-69 00:38:12 65-69 00:46:20

70-74 00:40:10 70-74 00:49:56

75-79 00:43:04 75-79 00:54:09

80-84 00:47:40 80-84 00:59:20

85-89 00:55:00 85-89 01:08:09

90-90 01:07:24 90-90 01:24:50

95 and older 01:31:30 95 and older 02:01:49 We now list the 10K equivalent of each runner’s fastest race. Remember; the fastest time is not always the best race and each runner has run at least three races to qualify (five races for the Open Division). Now let’s see who made the top. Open Men

Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10M 46:00, 10K = 27:41 2018 Mkungo, Panuel

Next 5 10K= Year Name

Kaiser Permanente Pike's Peek 10K 28:16 28:16 2012 Endale, Abyiot

Kaiser Permanente Pike's Peek 10K 28:19 28:19 2011 Endale, Abiyot

Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10M 47:18 28:28 2010 Kipketer, James

Pike's Peek 10K 28:30 28:30 2014 Mesfin, Nahom

George Washington Parkway Classic 10 Mile 47:30 28:35 2007 Tefera, Demesse

10K= Year Name

100th Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10K 29:42 29:42 2005 Kibiwot, Charles

500th Sallie Mae Fund 10K 30:39 30:39 2005 Rolly, Philippe

1000th Apple Capital Jingle Bell 5K 14:55 31:07 2013 Kassaye, Ayele Getachew

2000th Kentlands/Lakelands 5K 15:12 31:42 2008 Wardian, Michael

5000th Shennadoah River Front 5M 25:58 32:45 2012 Flynn, Brian

Champion Abiyot Endale has the fourth and fifth fastest 10Ks run in Maryland when he improved on his Kaiser Permanente Pike's Peek 10K in 2011 at 28:19 to 28:16 the following year. That moved him up to second place in that race but THE ERA’s top racer never did win that race in four tries. His third best race there was in 2010 at 29:14 for ninth place. Third ranked Mesfin Nahom won it all at Pike’s Peek in 28:30 to nearly edge fourth ranked Tim

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Young who ran Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10M in 47:45. Five years later, Young still possessed the goods, covering the same course (minus 80 meters) in 47:40. Nahom next best race was the 45th best. Runner-up Demesse Tefera won it all at the George Washington Parkway Classic 10 Mile in 47:30. James Kipketer had run his 10 miler in 47:18 but fell one race short of qualifying. Tefera won nearly a third of his 62 events to an overall win (22). He produced nine events below 30:00 in 10K equivalence. He also had two sub 29:00 10Ks. Thirteenth ranked Gurmessa Megerssa was tops with more than half of 122 races as number one (66). His best race was runner-up at the Shamrock Festival Half Marathon in 1:04:27, the 40th best race. Tesfaye Sendeku had three Army races at sub 48:00, including two wins but like Kipketer he only completed four races. In quick order at Pike’s Peek, eighth ranked Josef Tessema was fourth in a matching 28:46 with third place Kipketer. The year before, ninth ranked Tariku Boran was fourth in 28:48 to best tenth place Birhanu Alemu Feyussa (28:55)… three places back. Striding in front of these three is seventh place Wilson Komen who ran the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile in 47:58, while busting 20 sub 31:00 events. A small step in front of him comes sixth ranked Girma Gebre who cranked the two best halves. He was best at the American Family Fitness Half Marathon in 1:03:34. Fifth ranked Sean Keveren was tops in 2017 but had his best race two years earlier with the fastest 8K, the HCA in 22:41. Eleventh ranked Steve Hallinan busted the fastest 5K with a rare sub 14:00 sighting. He was second at the Baltimore United Way 5K in 13:54 losing a photo finish by one second. Chris Kwiatkowski cracks the top dozen with a fine Army 10 Miler in 48:17.

National Class status (80%) = 33:24 World Class status (90%) = 29:41

PL Name Age Hometown 10K= AG% MRF

1 Endale, Abiyot 24 Silver Spring, MD 28:19 94.35% 122

2 Tefera, Demesse 24 Silver Spring, MD 28:35 93.44% 136

3 Mesfin, Nahom 24 Alexandria, VA 28:30 93.74% 124

4 Young, Tim 27 Fredericksburg, VA 28:44 92.40% 86

5 Keveren, Sean 26 Charlottesville 28:47 93.46% 132

6 Gebra, Girma 22 Washington 28:50 91.85% 134

7 Komen, Wilson 28 Washington, DC 28:52 92.53% 127

8 Tessema, Josef 23 Springfield, VA 28:46 92.87% 121

9 Bokan, Tariku 30 Herndon, VA 28:48 92.77% 58

10 Alemu Feyissa, Birhanu 30 Ellicott City, MD 28:55 92.39% 91

11 Hallinan, Steve 22 Washington, DC 29:00 92.81% 99

12 Kwiatkowski, Chris 24 Washington, DC 29:03 91.13% 71

13 Megerssa, Gurmessa 28 Washington, DC 29:15 91.88% 132

14 Moleta, Baisa 33 Alexandria, VA 29:04 92.20% 92

15 Cowart, Donnie 26 Rustburg, VA 29:07 92.37% 85

16 Flynn, Ricky 24 Lynchburg, VA 29:09 90.87% 105

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17 Deme, Dereje 29 Silver Spring, MD 29:09 91.65% 89

18 Girma, Dereje Tadesse 29 Columbia, MD 29:10 90.75% 81

19 Mills, Christopher 23 Falls Church, VA 29:10 91.60% 89

20 Meinelt, Steve 23 Washington, DC 29:20 91.04% 50

21 Meyer, Lucas 30 Washington, DC 29:21 90.23% 68

22 Berdan, Dave 29 Owings Mills 29:32 90.46% 122

23 Khokhlov, Alexey 32 Germantown, MD 29:25 92.01% 77

24 Wendimu, Mulugeta 27 Washington, DC 29:26 91.38% 83

25 Raabe, Christopher 30 Washington 29:34 90.33% 114

Pl Name Qualifying Races

1 Carroll, Ryan 247

2 Wardian, Michael 223

3 Megerssa, Gurmessa 122

4 Berdan, Dave 112

5 Church, Aaron 111

6 Angell, David 100

7 Rolly, Philippe 96

8 Renijfo, Carlos 91

9 Christian, Will 90

10 Barresi, Matt 88

19 & Younger Men

Alexandria Turkey Trot 5M 23:10, 10K = 29:13 2017 Getachew, Tsegaye


Shamrock Festival Half Marathon 1:04:38 29:20 2008 Sisay, Ezkyas

Rock N Roll Half Marathon 1:05:36 29:46 2013 Ngetich, Eliud

Apple Blossom 10K 29:46 29:46 2018 Getachew, Tsegaye

National Half Marathon 1:06:17 30:04 2008 Sisay, Ezkyas

Colonial Half-Marathon 1:06:24 30:08 2008 Sisay, Ezkyas

100th 10K= Year Name

Kiwanis Club Independence Day 5K 15:34 32:28 2012 King, Kyle

As with Belainesh Gebre for the women, Ezkyas Sisay arrived in 2007 to take over the teen division. She was 19 and moved on to the open division as champion in 2008. Sisay was 18 but saw no reason not to take over the open division in 2008 as well becoming a rare two division champion. He was in the money in all but one of his 24 events, winning 12 of them outright. His only “loser” was pacing Gebre to a win at the hilly Home Run 10K in 34:37. He finished seventh in a star studded field, the likes that race will never see again, which included three former champions, who all lost to Alene Reta’s 29:30. Sisay was a master of the half

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marathon, winning in Williamsburg and Washington, DC and finishing second at the Parks race. The following spring, he ran against a world class field, finishing seventh in 1:04:38, ahead of THE ERAs champion Abiyot Endale (1:05:26). During this period there were a lot of African racers just passing through who either did not stay long enough to become local or ran too few races to qualify. Graham Bazell laid down the 20th best time and it earned him the runner-up spot by finishing the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10M in 51:41 to crash the vaunted top 25 of that event. The next five racers all had one stupendous race that was mostly followed by much more modest outcomes. Third ranked Chase Osborne ran his first of four sub 5:00 pace 5Ks, the Coast Guard 5K to victory in 15:08. Fourth place William Jones also stayed true, finishing second at the Across the Bay 10K in 31:32 before winning it all the following year in 33:44. National Class status (80%) = 33:24 World Class status (90%) = 29:41

Pl Name Age Hometown 10K= AG% MRF

1 Sisay, Ezkyas 19 Washington, DC 29:20 95.02% 96

2 Bazell, Graham 19 Columbia, MD 31:06 87.75% 60

3 Osborne, Chase 17 Chesapeake, VA 31:34 86.45% 58

4 Jones, William 17 Hagerstown, MD 31:32 85.47% 71

5 Haje, Naseem 19 Hagerstown, MD 31:22 86.36% 63

6 Harman, Darren 19 Hagerstown, MD 31:38 85.60% 69

7 Kilmer, Joseph 17 Rockville, MD 31:26 86.84% 65

8 Clikeman, Miles 18 North Chesterfield, VA 31:37 84.55% 34

9 Simpson, Darren 19 Crewe, VA 31:43 86.64% 61

10 Weyessa, Dema 19 Oxon Hill, MD 31:45 86.54% 41

11 Merritt, Will 18 Smithburg, MD 31:42 85.42% 63

12 Smith, Tim 18 Roanoke, VA 31:49 86.83% 63

13 Steck, Kurtis 18 Williamsburg, VA 31:59 86.96% 69

14 Hogue, Jonathan 19 Richmond, VA 31:57 82.93% 32

15 Roza, David 19 Cumberland, MD 31:53 84.95% 52


1 Foley, Donovan 85

2 Sufczynski, Christopher 60

3 Steck, Kurtis 38

4 Darmody, Neal 36

5 Orndorff, William 36

6 Legge, Armi 34

7 Wilson, Graham 33

8 Kirk, Billy 32

9 Mitchell, Peter 30

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10 Cary, Michael 29

35-39 Men

nTelos 8K 23:29, 10K = 29:48 2008 Carroll, Mark


DARCAR Pike's Peek 10K 30:04 30:04 2007 Burke, Edmund

Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile 50:16 30:15 2007 Burke, Edmund

Great Allegany 15K 46:44 30:17 2006 Burke, Edmund

Marine Corps Marathon 2:21:21 30:20 2006 Garcia, Ruben

Kaiser Permanente Pike's Peek 10K 30:23 30:23 2011 Wardian, Michael


Parks Half Marathon 1:10:16 31:53 2010 Wardian, Michael Edmund Burke seems a lock with three of top four events, all bests at major distances. Still, Wardian was not too far back of Burke’s 30:04 at Pike’s Peek with his 30:23. Burke’s Great Allegany is a bit of an outlier as it is a point to point 660 drop off of Mount Savage. Still, Burke’s Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile in 50:16 is a minute faster than Wardian’s best in 2011. But remember, Wardian is a six-time champion at the National Marathon. He won that event in 2011 with 2:23:01 just a week before the 10 miler. Burke boasted four wins in his 21 events with 10 of them earning bonus points. But Wardian, he’s everywhere! He’s everywhere! Wardian piled on 23 wins with 30 of them gaining bonus points in his 74 events. Using their best five races, Wardian wins with a Moreland Racing Factor of 123 to Burke’s 74. Using their best 15 races, Wardian prevails and wins the title, 308 to 223. Third ranked Chris Sloane ran a superb Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile in 50:27 lodged between Burke’s best and his second best (50:46). Sloane has only one year in grade with a dozen events but already bested Girma Tola, 14:45 at the Chick Fil-A 5K, with his 14:41 at the Clarendon Day 5K. Fifth ranked Tola only ran six events but he won four times including at the Race for a Cause 8K in 24:08. Fourth ranked Will Christian also raced sparingly, so far with just nine events. While his best race, an overall win at the Dismal Swamp Stomp Half Marathon in 1:07:15, his win at the Parks Half Marathon in 2018 with 1:10:06 was slower than Sloane’s win the following year in 1:08:10.

National Class status (80%) = 33:42 World Class status (90%) = 29:58 * Fastest race but with a lower age grade


1 Wardian, Michael 37 Arlington, VA 30:23 91.44% 123

2 Burke, Edmund 37 Burtonsville, MD 30:04 92.41% 74

3 Sloane, Chris 35 Gaithersburg, MD 30:38 90.81% 49 30:30*

4 Christian, Will 35 Chesapeake, VA 30:31 87.26% 57

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5 Tola, Girma 35 Washington, DC 30:38 90.05% 80

6 Graff, Chris 38 Ellicott City, MD 30:39 87.99% 57

7 Komen, Wilson 36 Washington, DC 30:46 87.97% 51

8 Angell, David 37 Blue Ridge, VA 31:06 87.46% 71 31:05*

9 Bedada, Girma 35 Washington, DC 31:00 86.99% 65

10 Flynn, Brian 36 Mechanicsville, VA 31:06 86.11% 74

11 Khokhlov, Alexey 35 Germantown, MD 31:08 88.32% 67

12 Cook, Rob 36 Charlottesville, VA 31:14 87.03% 58

13 Wertz, David 38 Arlington, VA 31:32 88.79% 40

14 Shirk, Kevin 39 Stephenson, VA 31:42 87.72% 40 31:26*

15 Meeker, Dustin 37 Baltimore, MD 31:42 84.69% 66


1 Brown, Karsten 263

2 Turco, Edi 150

3 Boltjes, Travis 80

4 Lockwood, Max 79

5 Wardian, Michael 74

6 DeRocco, Vinnie 69

7 O'Hara, David 46

8 Lofton, Matthew 45

9 Colaiacovo, Michael 45

10 Wertz, David 44

40-44 Men

Bright Beginnings 5K 14:39, 10K = 30:34 2012 Juarez, Chris


Kaiser Permanente Pike's Peek 10K 30:46 30:46 2012 Juarez, Chris

Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10M 51:10 30:48 2012 Juarez, Chris

Marine Corps Marathon 2:25:42 31:16 2014 Wardian, Michael

Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10M 52:10 31:24 2010 Pugsley, Ray

Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10M 52:10 31:24 2009 Pugsley, Ray


We've Got Your Back 5K 15:41 32:43 2010 Pugsley, Ray Chris Juarez fired off an impressive triple play to win the division. First, he finished twelfth overall at the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10M in 51:10. Four weeks later at the always competitive field at Pike’s Peek, he was top master in 30:46. Two weeks later, he got even faster, winning it all at the Bright Beginnings 5K in 14:39. Runner-up Michael Wardian loves the longer events and ran a fine Marine Corps Marathon in 2:25:42. However, his best age

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grading came from his overall win at the US National Road Racing Championships 12K in 38:24. Third ranked Ray Pugsley lost a photo finish to eighth ranked Andrew Duncan at the Veterans Day 10K, 31:56 to 31:57. It was Duncan’s best race. It was Pugsley’s sixth best race. Puglsey’s sting was salved by back to back master’s wins at the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10M in an identical 52:10. Forth ranked Sergey Kaledin reeled in two masters ten-mile triumphs as well. They were at Army with his best of 52:22 in 2009. Fifth ranked Philippe Rolly was impressive at 52:38 at the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10M and even more so at the Pike’s Peek 10K in 31:37. National Class status (80%) = 34:39 World Class status (90%) = 30:48 * Fastest race but with a lower age grade


1 Juarez, Chris 41 Alexandria, VA 30:34 94.20% 63

2 Wardian, Michael 40 Arlington, VA 31:36 87.24% 83 31:16*

3 Pugsley, Ray 41 Potomac Falls, VA 31:47 90.04% 76 31:23*

4 Kaledin, Sergey 40 Ellicott City, MD 31:30 89.50% 65

5 Rolly, Philippe 41 McLean, VA 31:37 88.35% 63

6 Angell, David 42 Blue Ridge, VA 31:43 89.87% 63

7 Wertz, David 43 Springfield, VA 31:55 89.65% 60

8 Duncan, Andrew 42 Bethesda, MD 31:53 89.13% 51

9 Burke, Edmund 40 Burtonsville, MD 32:03 88.23% 54 31:47*

10 Matiskella, Keith 42 Alexandria, VA 32:04 87.25% 59

11 Shaw, Christopher 40 Silver Spring, MD 32:06 87.06% 61

12 Mock, Doug 40 Ellicott City, MD 32:17 86.70% 51

13 Stickley, Mark 44 Winchester, VA 32:22 89.30% 52

14 Piggott, John 41 Williamsburg, VA 32:32 85.79% 67

15 Kuhlmann, Patrick 42 Washington, DC 32:37 87.69% 40 32:35*


1 Brown, Karsten 165

2 Speirs, Steve 119

3 Poulos, Ted 107

4 Piggott, John 84

5 Henderson, Jerry 83

6 Powell, Charles 75

7 Menzies, Steve 71

8 Freeburn, Keith 66

9 Hamley, Christopher 66

10 Harrington, Jeff 63

11 Lovett, Jack 63

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45-49 Men

Great Allegany 15K 49:41, 10K = 32:12 2005 Greg Cauller


DARCAR Pike's Peek 10K 32:39 32:39 2005 Jim Hage

TowneBank Shamrock Festival 8K 25:57 32:56 2018 Rolly, Philippe

Pike's Peek 10K 32:59 32:59 2016 Kuhlmann, Patrick

Army 10 Mile 54:51 33:00 2019 Rolly, Philippe

Markel Half Marathon 1:12:56 33:05 2017 Berger, Bruce


Lawyers Have Heart 10K 34:08 2019 Kuhlmann, Patrick Good old Pike’s Peek. Runner-up Jim Hage secured the fastest time in 2005 with 32:39 beating fifth ranked Mark Malander (33:37). Malander returned in 2006 to win in 33:07. In 2007, Cauller bested Hage 33:22 to 33:40. The next year, Cauller won in 33:20. In 2016, fourth ranked Patrick Kuhlman won in 32:59. Cauller gets the lean to the title with the fastest event, blasting the Great Allegany 15K in 49:41. Cauller also beat Hage in both their second best races, Sallie Mae 10K, 33:01 to 33:16. Third ranked Philippe Rolly, who is just getting started in the division, eschewed the Pike, finishing fourth overall at the TowneBank Shamrock Festival 8K in 25:57. He stapled paid to his spot with a fine Army 10 Miler in 54:51. National Class status (80%) = 36:02 World Class status (90%) = 32:02 * Fastest race but with a lower age grade


1 Cauller, Greg 46 York, PA 32:12 91.11% 69

2 Hage, Jim 47 Kensington, MD 32:39 91.78% 50

3 Rolly, Philippe 45 McLean, VA 33:12 89.32% 62 32:56*

4 Kuhlmann, Patrick 45 Washington, DC 32:59 87.42% 44

5 Malander, Mark 48 Oak Hill, VA 33:07 89.23% 51

6 Berardi, Dave 45 Baltimore, MD 33:11 87.79% 50

7 Wardian, Michael 45 Arlington, VA 33:19 87.62% 68 33:18*

8 Roberts, Dai 46 Virginia Beach, VA 33:17 88.26% 52

9 Berger, Bruce 45 Henrico, VA 33:48 87.76% 51 33:05*

10 Stickley, Mark 46 Winchester, VA 33:21 89.16% 54 33:10*

11 Zimmerman, John 46 McLean, VA 33:46 88.47% 54 33:31*

12 Pugsley, Ray 45 Potomac Falls, VA 33:28 87.23% 52

13 Kartalia, Steve 48 Westminster, MD 33:36 87.95% 81 33:30*

14 Burke, Edmund 45 Burtonsville, MD 33:24 85.87% 38

15 Guerra, Silvio 49 Fredericksburg, VA 33:43 90.52% 49 33:23*

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1 Poulos, Ted 235

2 Arcaz, Jean Christophe 100

3 Dawson, Greg 97

4 Piggott, John 90

5 Jacobson, Paul 83

6 Berardi, Dave 83

7 Boyd, Matt 82

8 Garbini, Hernan 76

9 McLaughlin, Terry 76

10 Hetherington, Alexander 70

50-54 Men

Veterans Day 10K 33:57 2019 Duncan, Andrew


DARCAR Pike's Peek 10K 34:01 34:01 2008 Malander, Mark

US National Road Racing Championships 12K 41:26 34:06 2016 Kartalia, Steve

Outback Steakhouse 26:58 34:13 2005 Moeser, Chuck

Anthem Shamrock Festival Half Marathon 1:15:31 34:16 2014 Fernandez, Doug

MCVets 5K 16:26 34:17 2017 Mock, Doug


Shamrock Festival 8K 27:47 35:15 2009 Gibson, Pete

It is really tough to select a champion when eleven of the top fourteen races are run by different players. Third ranked Stephen Chantry owned four of those times. His best race was the Ntelos 8K in 27:02. Mark Malander is the champion, running the Pike’s Peek 10K in 34:01, the year after Chantry won it in 34:25. Ninth ranked Dan Lawson had run 34:29 the year before that. Runner-up Steve Kartalia was tops at the US National Road Racing Championships 12K in 41:46. He would add two second overalls at the significantly hilly Bachmann Valley Half Marathon in 1:16:23. Only fourth place half marathon specialist Doug Fernandez ran a faster half. He was top master at the flat Anthem Shamrock Festival Half Marathon in 1:15:31. The king, Chuck Moeser, had run out of worlds to conquer and raced sparingly. He had one special event the Outback Steakhouse in 26:58 to take fifth place. Then he spent all of 2005 resting on his laurels and saving up for the next age group. Olympic class racer from the past century Dave Shafer, 2:20:28 at the 1983 Maryland Marathon, and Tom Stevens, 2:19:41 at the 1992 Trials, drifted back into the pack. National Class status (80%) = 37:34 World Class status (90%) = 33:23

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* Fastest race but with a lower age grade


1 Malander, Mark 50 Oak Hill, VA 34:01 90.25% 62

2 Kartalia, Steve 50 Westminster, MD 34:06 87.69% 73

3 Chantry, Stephen 50 Williamsburg, VA 34:18 89.64% 89

4 Fernandez, Doug 54 Richmond, VA 34:16 89.38% 86

5 Moeser, Chuck 53 Sterling, VA 34:13 92.03% 44

6 Mock, Doug 50 Ellicott City, MD 34:17 89.76% 49

7 Wigglesworth, Henry 53 Washington, DC 34:44 91.39% 61 34:23*

8 Shafer, David 54 Middletown, MD 34:33 91.95% 44

9 Lawson, Dan 50 Gaithersburg, MD 34:29 89.03% 50

10 Neff, Mark 50 Derwood, MD 34:56 87.45% 60 34:35*

11 Pointer, Maurice 53 Baltimore, MD 34:46 89.47% 65

12 Anderson, James 52 Annapolis, MD 34:42 90.08% 62

13 Berardi, Dave 50 Gwynn Oak, MD 34:46 86.43% 40

14 Arcaz, Jean Christophe 52 Rockville, MD 34:48 87.79% 46

15 Gibson, Pete 53 Murfreesboro, NC 34:59 89.90% 48


1 Poulos, Ted 276

2 Chall, John 169

3 Pointer, Maurice 161

4 McFadden, Weems 123

5 Darmody, Peter 95

6 Pelletier, Paul 90

7 Williamson, Duane 89

8 Neff, Mark 88

9 Bates, James 87

10 Grimsley, Gary 87

55-59 Men

DARCAR Pike's Peek 10K 33:47 2007 Moeser, Chuck


George Washington Parkway Classic 10 Mile 57:35 34:39 2007 Moeser, Chuck

Check it Out 8K 27:27 34:51 2013 Pointer, Maurice

American Family Fitness Half Marathon 1:16:56 34:54 2016 Fernandez, Doug

Anthem Shamrock Festival Half Marathon 1:17:09 35:01 2012 Gibson, Pete

Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile 58:12 35:02 2007 Moeser, Chuck


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Vineyards of Williamsburg 5K 17:28 2010 36:36 Chantry, Stephen

It ain’t bragging if you can do it and Chuck Moeser could do it. The last Sunday in April of 2007 was the huge grandmaster showdown at the DARCAR Pike's Peek 10K. Moeser had already improved on his April Fool’s Day massacre at the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile in 58:12 to win the George Washington Parkway Classic 10 Mile in 57:35 stamping paid to the division, setting the Virginia state record. A week later, the Tidewater Region sent up its finest to challenge Pike’s Peek and their excellent times at the Ukrops Monument Avenue 10K. Moeser hosed the field in a stupendous 33:47. Rick Platt was next in 35:21, faster than his Ukrops 10K (35:34). He was just ahead of Maurice Pointer, then 51, in 35:33. Pointer was third in the 50-54 with Stephen Chantry, then 52, home in 34:23 and Jim Bates, then 51, in 34:59. Forty grandmasters were faster than 44:00 that morning. Runner-up Pointer was marvelous winning the Check it Out 8K in 27:27 as the second of seven runners with World Class times. Half Marathon man Doug Fernandez was a three-time winner at the Patrick Henry Half Marathon as well as three times at the Ukrops Monument Avenue 10K. His fastest race was the American Family Fitness Half Marathon in 1:16:56, moving him into third place in THE ERA.



1 Moeser, Chuck 55 Sterling, VA 33:47 92.85% 68


3 Fernandez, Doug 55 Richmond, VA 35:06 91.09% 65 34:54*

4 Wigglesworth, Henry 56 Washington, DC 35:09 91.69% 63

5 Neff, Mark 55 Derwood, MD 35:25 91.22% 68

6 Chantry, Stephen 55 Williamsburg, VA 35:34 91.40% 66 35:26*

7 Platt, Rick 56 Williamsburg, VA 35:21 91.23% 56

8 Gibson, Pete 55 Murfreesboro, NC 35:42 89.58% 78 35:00*

9 McPhail, Elmer 55 Gambrills, MD 35:41 86.74% 38

10 Cooper, James 56 Potomac, MD 35:50 88.28% 44

11 Garbini, Hernan 55 Waynesboro, PA 36:01 88.08% 54

12 Pemberton, Alan 56 Silver Spring, MD 35:58 86.08% 50

13 Duyn, Jeff 58 Garrett Park, MD 36:05 89.24% 45 35:52*

14 Lawson, Dan 56 Gaithersburg, MD 36:34 85.78% 44

15 Cauller, Greg 56 York, PA 36:30 88.29% 32


1 Pointer, Maurice 154

2 Chall, John 112

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3 Platt, Rick 111

4 Poulos, Ted 110

5 Bousel, Paul 94

6 Morgan, Timothy 85

7 Daugherty, Brian 78

8 Vaughan, Allan 75

9 Ruckert, Tom 61

10 Eddy, Dan 60

60-64 Men

US National Road Racing Championships 12K 42:55, 10K = 35:19 2014 McCormack, Tom


US National Road Racing Championships 12K 43:04 35:27 2014 McCormack, Tom

Railroad Days 5K 17:31 36:32 2013 McCormack, Tom

Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion 5K 17:32 36:34 2013 McCormack, Tom

Mendota 5K River Run 17:36 36:43 2015 McCormack, Tom

Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion 5K 17:38 36:47 2014 McCormack, Tom


WISC Gymnastic Flipping 5K 18:37 38:50 2019 Whitaker, Robert

Five members of the 50 Plus Club were in the top six in events raced with the top four having more than 200 events. A sixth member, Patrick Griffith combined quality with quantity to capture the number three position. Back in 2005, he set the 60-64 record at DARCAR Pike's Peek 10K in 37:06. In 2007, he lost that record to fifth ranked Mike Hazilla (37:00) and lost his 55-59 record to Chuck Moeser on the very same day. Hazilla was a shooting star, racing to four wins, twice at Pike’s Peek and twice at Cherry Blossom, and then he was gone. Griffith raced 72 times from 2005-06, sweeping nine straight seasons before retiring (from work) to Florida. He blasted the Fairfax Corner 5K in 17:51 and that course is rolling. In 82 events, he only finished second twice, Hazilla at Pike’s Peek in 2007 and later that spring at Apple Blossom to seventh ranked Jason Page. Only past National record holder ranked Tom McCormack (17:31 in 2014), who ran sub 17:40 for three straight years, and runner-up Maurice Pointer who was close at the Renie Amoss Road Race 5K in 17:40 were better than Griffith’s 5K. McCormack from neighboring Tennessee ran the Christopher Todd Richardson Memorial 10K in 37:08 and added a fine 5K at the Railroad Days 5K in 17:49, just his fifth best 5K. Still, it was at the Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion 5K, in a city of two states with the state line running down Main Street, that McCormack, who had just turned sixty, set his first National Record in 17:32 to win THE ERA. That is until you consider his 15th overall at the US National Road Racing Championships 12K in a record 42:55, just one second behind the women’s winner Perry Shoemaker who was a mere 18 years younger than him. The following year he reprised with an excellent 43:04. McCormack was the overall winner twice and second overall four times in his six 5K races, all

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sub 18:00. Pete Gibson is another nearby runner (North Carolina) who is often caught dipping his bill in the river. At the Elizabeth River Run 10K, he takes fourth place with his 37:02.



1 McCormack, Tom 60 Johnson City, TN 35:27 93.92% 57 35:19*


3 Griffith, Patrick 61 Alexandria, VA 37:14 90.66% 73 37:06*

4 Gibson, Pete 60 Murfreesboro, NC 37:02 88.57% 47

5 Hazilla, Michael 62 Germantown, MD 37:00 90.23% 50

6 Chantry, Stephen 62 Williamsburg, VA 37:35 90.84% 56

7 Page, Jason 61 Hamilton, VA 37:41 89.58% 47

8 Wright, Jim 60 Gaithersburg, MD 37:49 88.28% 62


10 Rust, Roland 60 Bethesda, MD 38:07 86.05% 46

11 Murray, Dan 60 Keswick, VA 38:18 87.85% 38 38:12*

12 Ruckert, Tom 60 Grantsville, MD 38:38 86.23% 40 37:55*

13 Knepper, Ronnie 61 Waynesboro, PA 38:27 85.06% 35

14 Rossiter, Spider 60 Washington, DC 38:29 86.54% 37

15 Lecates, Ed 60 York, PA 38:48 86.20% 43


1 Gordon, Kirk 285

2 Wind, Jay 245

3 Moreland, James 227

4 Wong, Ronnie 223

5 Trueheart, Wilson 118

6 Noone, Jim 112

7 Riemenschneider, Neal 107

8 Rivera, Manuel 102

9 Platt, Rick 100

10 Lopez, Felix 95

65-69 Men

Galax Autumn Days 5K Run 17:55, 10K = 37:32 2019 Tom McCormack


Army 10 Mile 1:06:29 40:00 2009 Joyce, Bill

Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10M 1:06:37 40:05 2009 Joyce, Bill

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Stop the Silence 8K 31:39 40:10 2011 Page, Jason

DCRRC After the Women 5K 19:16 40:11 2010 Page, Jason

Credit Union Cherry Blossom 15.1K 1:02:28 40:13 2015 Slonaker, Mick


St. Patrick's Day 8K 33:25 42:27 2006 Elliott, John

The top three racers were crazy close. Bill Joyce posted top times at Army (1:06:09) and Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10M (1:06:37) in the same year. A half a dozen years later, third place Mick Slonaker was ever so close at the shortened 15.1K Cherry Blossom in 1:02:28. Slonaker boasted his best 5K at Kelly's Shamrock 5K in 19:56 and 7 bonus point races. Joyce, who was champion in 2009, picked up 11 bonus point races. Middle distant racer extraordinaire Jason Page scored his best event as the Stop the Silence 8K in 31:39. He was a bullet with the 5K, racing the DCRRC after the Women 5K 19:16 for the top 5K. He also owned 2010 and 2011 and with his record 26 bonus point events that gives him the crown for THE ERA. Page and Jim Noone would have some epic battles in the following two years with Noone prevailing to win both of those years. Noone filled the fourth slot with his best race at the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10M in 1:08:10. Marathoner Ronnie Wong ran 17 local marathons in his 157 events, three more events than Noone, although Wong would run scores more races. He would also run 60 more marathons all around the world and has run a marathon in every state. Lou Shapiro led the way with 199 events and was top dog in 2008. National Class status (80%) = 42:59 World Class status (90%) = 38:12



2 Joyce, Bill 65 Herndon, VA 40:00 85.01% 58

3 Sloanker, Mick 66 Columbia, MD 40:13 84.72% 48

4 Noone, Jim 66 Fairfax, VA 41:01 83.74% 63

5 Becker, Jim 65 Greencastle, PA 41:08 85.04% 46

6 Shapiro, Lou 66 Silver Spring, MD 41:15 84.16% 60

7 Elliott, John 68 Columbia, MD 41:12 83.82% 52

8 Becker, Bob 65 Midlothian, VA 41:20 82.22% 47

9 Thornton, Jim 65 Toano, VA 41:27 83.51% 33

10 Fowler, Cal 66 Keswick, VA 41:35 84.89% 39

11 Hart, Bill 65 Virginia Beach, VA 41:41 81.53% 59

12 Ryan, Paul 65 Arlington, VA 41:53 83.79% 66


14 Grayson, Harrison 67 Upper Marlboro, MD 42:23 81.80% 42 41:45*

15 Grant, Richard 66 Suffolk, VA 41:57 81.96% 30

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1 Shapiro, Lou 199

2 Wong, Ronnie 157

3 Noone, Jim 154

4 Fleming, Mike 99

5 Rosenberg, Duane 94

6 Ryan, Paul 81

7 Page, Jason 74

8 Platt, Rick 74

9 Chaconas, Greg 70

10 Becker, Jim 69

70-74 Men

Run for your Life 5K 19:57 41:37 2012 Stotlar, Richard


Louie Fields YMCA 5K 20:05 41:54 2012 Stotlar, Richard

National Press Club Beat the Deadline 5K 20:20 42:25 2014 Noone, Jim

Danville River City 5K 0:32 42:50 2012 Stotlar, Richard

Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10M 1:11:31 43:02 2010 Ives, Gerry

Run for Justice 10K 43:10 43:10 2012 Stotlar, Richard


Tidewater Striders Tune-up 25K 2:02:33 46:15 2006 Lougee, Duane

Richard Stotlar owned 2012 with four of the top six times overall. He plunked down an unbeatable Run for Your Life 5K in 19:57. Gerry Ives was probably most famous for his battle with the legend Fay Bradley at the 1996 Cherry Blossom, succumbing 59:20 to 59:28. Bradley is famous for being one of seven racers to run under their age when he ran the 1998 event in 58:58 at age 60. Ives produced the best 10 miler for the division in his 17th of 18 Cherry Blossoms in 1:11:31. Ives was the best of 2010 and 2011. Runner-up Jim Noone rushed by Ives to give him the news, winning at the National Press Club 5K in 20:20. Noone made a near sweep of the division, winning the best of the year in 2014-15 and 2017-18. Seventh ranked Ben Dyer took honors in 2016. Noone was one of four runners with more than 100 events. Chan Robbins was the most prolific racer with 163 events. Fifth place John Elliott had the fastest 5M at the Alexandria Turkey Trot 5M in 34:43. The most recent (2019) winner of the year, Jim Wright, did his damage with the fastest half marathon, winning Parks in 1:35:59 to take fourth place. National Class status (80%) = 45:11 World Class status (90%) = 40:10


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1 Stotlar, Richard 70 South Boston, VA 41:37 87.55% 39


3 Ives, Gerry 70 Washington, DC 43:02 84.69% 64

4 Wright, Jim 70 Gaithersburg, MD 43:33 82.15% 55



7 Dyer, Ben 71 Hayes, VA 45:03 81.64% 67

8 Mullaney, Skip 71 Charlottesville, VA 44:57 82.61% 31

9 Wright, Robert 70 Hampton, VA 44:34 81.75% 28

10 Grant, Skip 70 Silver Spring, MD 45:21 80.89% 45

11 Williams, Mel 71 Norfolk, VA 45:31 81.38% 38

12 Gallagher, Bernie 70 Fairfax, VA 45:16 80.49% 37

13 Ray, Tom 72 Kitty Hawk, NC 45:56 82.13% 45

14 Collins, Winston 70 Newport News, VA 45:28 80:12% 27

15 Fowler, Cal 70 Keswick, VA 45:47 79.61% 33


1 Robbins, Chan 163

2 Quincy, Ken 103

3 Noone, Jim 101

4 Arata, Larry 100

5 Dyer, Ben 86

6 Williams, Richard 84

7 Shapiro, Lou 83

8 Gregory, Art 81

9 Wong, Ronnie 76

10 Morris, Doug 63

75-79 Men

TCRR Race for the Cause 5K 22:58, 10K = 47:55 2018 Ben Dyer


WISC Gymnastic Flipping 5K 23:04 48:07 2018 Dyer, Ben

Travis Mannion 5K 23:06 48:11 2015 Terry, Randy

Kaiser Permanente Pike's Peek 10K 48:17 48:17 2011 Grant, Skip

HCA 8K 38:03 48:17 2018 Dyer, Ben

Kingswood Klam 5K 23:12 48:24 2018 Dyer, Ben

100th St. Patrick's Day 8K 40:43 51:40 2013 Robbins, Chan

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With nine of these men capable of running a sub 50:00 10K and five collecting lots of bonus point races, the competition was fierce. Still, Ben Dyer had four of the top six times, including the TCRR Race for the Cause 5K in 22:58 to cap the division crown. Amiable Skip Grant owned all of 2011 and was best for 2012 as well. He did his damage at the Kaiser Permanente Pike's Peek 10K in 48:17 and 48:47 respectively. Fifth place George Yannakakis was second there in 2011 in 51:36. At age 79, he graded better than Grant and better than 12 of his own races at the front part of this division. Third place John Elliott used his age graded friendly 5Ks to take his spot, running the Kentlands/Lakelands 5K in 23:14. He was best of 2014. Noone was right behind him timewise, running the Run with Dad 5K in 23:18. That race helped Noone win all of 2019, snatching away Dyer’s bid for two consecutive years as champion. Bob Gurtler set the virtually unbreakable standard with 510 events ranked. That is just short of the total of the next four racers combined. National Class status (80%) = 48:28 World Class status (90%) =43:04 * Fastest race but with a lower age grade


1 Dyer, Ben 75 Toano, VA 47:55 81.64% 57

2 Grant, Skip 76 Chevy Chase, MD 48:47 80.87% 55 48:17



5 Yannakakis, George 79 Sparks, MD 51:36 81.23% 73 49:24*

6 Lougee, Duane 75 Norfolk, VA 49:18 77.56% 43

7 Gregory, Art 75 Ijamsville, MD 49:45 78.62% 42

8 Morris, Doug 75 Delaplane, VA 49:35 78.18% 31

9 Robbins, Chan 75 Arlington, VA 49:50 77.79% 48

10 McEvilly, Eamonn 75 Springfield, VA 50:18 77.75% 30

11 Clarke, John 76 Woodsboro, MD 50:31 76.96% 47

12 McMahon, Jack 77 Rockville, MD 51:50 77.56% 46 50:59

13 Lewis, Jerry 75 Reston, VA 50:52 76.21% 39

14 O'Hagan, Malcolm 75 Chevy Chase, MD 51:15 75.64% 46

15 Weyers, Maynard 75 Alexandria, VA 51:21 76.17% 38


1 Gurtler, Robert 510

2 Quincy, Ken 120

3 McMahon, Jack 115

4 Green Edward 112

5 Neumann, Stan 109

6 Shapiro, Lou 104

7 Yannakakis George 89

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8 McCarthy, Terry 88

9 Finney Jr., John 86

10 Weyers, Maynard 86

80-84 Men

AEP Festival Run 5K 25:14, 10K = 52:38 2006 John Hosner


Veterans Day 10K 52:49 52:49 2011 Yannakakis, George

Germantown 5 Miler 42:32 53:39 2018 John Clarke

Way Station's Thanksgiving Day 5K 25:48 53:50 2020 John Clarke

Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10M 1:30:17 54:20 2014 Yannakakis, George

Pike's Peek 10K 54:23 54:23 2014 Yannakakis, George

100th Mind, Body, & Soul 5K 27:52 58:08 2016 Yannakakis, George

As runners age into the 80s, every year the age grading becomes more severe. John Hosner displayed the best race overall at 82. While George Yannakakis was a mere eleven seconds behind that race with his Veterans Day 10K in 52:49, he holds the fifth best age graded time as he was a mere whippersnapper of 80. The others were at least a year older. Hosner offered twelve more sweet 5Ks but his second best was behind a half dozen Yannakakis events as well as three races run by John Clarke. Third place Clarke shines brightly at the five-mile race, his best being the Germantown 5 Miler in 42:32. Yannakakis commands a crushing Moreland Racing Factor more than twice as powerful as any other racer. He was best of the year five times only losing three separate seasons in that time. There is no doubt that he has earned the championship. Among his 109 events, there were ten different distances that he had the division’s fastest time. Bob Gurtler exhibited a momentous 178 races, 50 percent more than Jack McMahon (119). McMahon took fourth place with a sparkling PVTC Easter Classic 5K in 26:07. National Class status (80%) = 53:37 World Class status (90%) = 47:40


1 Yannakakis, George 80 Sparks, MD 52:49 81.22% 115

2 Hosner, John 82 Blacksburg, VA 52:38 86.39% 38

3 Clarke, John 82 Woodsboro, MD 53:49 84.50% 55

4 McMahon, Jack 81 Silver Spring, MD 54:29 81.37% 54

5 Dickerson, Larry 80 Burke, VA 54:45 78.98% 32

6 Xie, Nianxiang 82 Rockville, MD 56:01 82.30% 59

7 Lougee, Duane 80 Norfolk, VA 56:51 76.12% 36

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8 Neumann, Stan 80 Timonium, MD 58:16 74.22% 25


10 White, Robert 82 Hampton 55:33 83.17% 23

11 Weyers, Maynard 80 Alexandria, VA 58:45 74.62% 41

12 Morris, Doug 80 Delaplane, VA 59:23 72.83% 19

13 Green, Edward 80 Washington, DC 58:45 73.02% 18

14 Lackey, Paul 81 Arlington, VA 59:27 73.74% 39

15 Catoe, Chris 84 Virginia Beach, VA 1:00:35 76.70% 38


1 Gurtler, Robert 178

2 McMahon, Jack 119

3 Yannakakis, George 109

4 Smith, Robert 88

5 Washburn, Walt 61

6 Quincy, Ken 51

7 Catoe, Chris 51

8 Atkins, Bob 49

9 Conn Jr, Harry 48

10 McClellan, Michael 43

85-89 Men

Vinton Baptist Church Dogwood 5K 27:18, 10K = 56:57 2011 John Hosner


Appalachian Power Festival 5K 27:41 57:45 2010 John Hosner

Credit Union Cherry Blossom 15.1K 1:30:01 57:58 2015 Bobby Allums

Healthy Strides Community 5K 28:32 59:32 2014 Arthur Deverill

Pike's Peek 10K 59:36 59:36 2017 George Yannakakis

Appalachian Power Festival 5K 29:05 1:00:41 2011 John Hosner

100th Cranberry Crawl 5K 37:13 1:17:38 2018 Jack McMahon

Eight of these titans ran 25 or more events led by Dixon Hemphill with 61, notwithstanding that Hemphill races many shorter track events as well. George Yannakakis waltzed through the division winning every season but one in his first three years in the division. He also owned the fastest race of six different distances. His best race was the Pike’s Peek 10K in 59:36. Twenty-five years ago we were told that there was a runner that preferred hunting but when he came out to race was unbeatable. John Hosner takes the division with five of the top eight times, all fast 5Ks. His best, the Vinton Baptist Church Dogwood 5K in 27:18 was two minutes faster than his sixth best in 29:26 that matches Yannakakis exactly.

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National Class status (80%) = 1:01:52 World Class status (90%) = 55:00


1 Hosner, John 88 Blacksburg, VA 56:57 89.01% 49

2 Yannakakis, George 87 Towson, MD 59:36 83.05% 88

3 Barrett, Jerry 85 Fall Church, VA 1:06:20 75.40% 16

4 Han, Peter 85 Alexandria, VA 1:06:47 75.90% 16

5 McMahon, Jack 88 Silver Spring, MD 1:09:05 72.02% 50

6 White, Robert 88 Hampton, VA 1:09:28 76.83% 15

7 Kenyon, Bernard 86 Baltimore, MD 1:10:12 73.30% 11

8 Bukowski, Henryk 86 Falls Church, VA 1:11:24 74.85% 30

9 Dickerson, Larry 85 Burke, VA 1:13:38 67.56% 30

10 Roth, Bruce 88 Woodbridge, VA 1:14:51 66.47% 27

11 Schillinger, Ernest 87 Williamsburg, VA 1:15:54 65:55% 23

12 Lewis, Jerry 85 Reston, VA 1:15:58 65.49% 20

13 Xie, Nianxiang 86 Rockville, MD 1:16:42 64.87% 41

14 Boyle, Charles 86 Annapolis, MD 1:17:27 68.55% 32 1:17:11

15 Daman, Cokey 87 Virginia Beach, VA 1:19:30 67.18% 7


1 Hemphill, Dixon 61

3 Yannakakis, George 53

4 Washburn, Walt 48

2 Atkins, Bob 45

5 McMahon, Jack 39

6 Roth, Bruce 29

7 Schillinger, Ernest 26

8 Huntington, Robert 25

90 & Older Men

Zaching Against Cancer 5K 35:20, 10K = 1:13:43 2018 Cecil Lee


PVTC Go Fourth 8K 1:00:11 1:16:23 2013 Roy Englert

St. Kateri's Run with the Son 5K 37:15 1:17:43 2015 Robert White

US National Road Racing Championships 12K 1:34:40 1:17:55 2014 Roy Englert

Richmond Turkey Trot 10K 1:18:09 1:18:09 2007 Tyler Davis

Race for our Kids 10K 1:18:13 1:18:13 2012 Roy Englert

Nonagenarians ran nearly 100 events during THE ERA. Seven men qualified with a second race. Prolific Robert White owned nearly a third of all the races with 29. He takes the runner-up spot with his best of nine races in the top 14, the St. Kateri's Run with the Son 5K in 37:15.

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Roy Englert won the division with four of the top seven races. He was best at the PVTC Go Fourth 8K in 1:00:11. National Class status (80%) = 1:15:50 for 90-94; 1:42:57 for 95 and older World Class status (90%) = 1:07:24, for 90-94; 1:31:30 for 95 and older


1 Englert, Roy 93 Springfield, VA 1:16:42 81:53% 56

2 White, Robert 96 Hampton, VA 1:17:42 81.88% 52

3 Hemphill, Dixon 94 Fairfax Station, VA 1:33:03 61.14% 19

4 Brown, George 93 Towson, MD 1:47:07 56.27% 12

5 Gralley, Robert 93 Parkville, MD 1:50:30 56.70% 28

6 Atkins, Bob 92 Winchester, VA 1:50:02 57.30% 19

7 Huntington, Robert 90 Lynchburg, VA 1:55:40 52.39% 20


1 White, Robert 29

2 Atkins, Bob 21

3 Hemphill, Dixon 15

Open Women

Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10M 53:40, 10K = 32:24 2019 Sachtleben, Beth

Jingle All the Way 15K 49:50, 10K = 32:24 2020 D'Amato, Keira


Baltimore United Way 5K 15:34 32:25 2008 Culley, Julie

Arch's Charlottesville 8K 25:34 32:28 2010 Mandefro, Hirut

Credit Union Cherry Blossom 15.1K 50:18 32:30 2015 Burla, Serena

Sallie Mae Fund 10K 32:31 32:31 2005 Petrova, Tatyana

Ukrops Monument Avenue 10K 32:38 32:38 2019 Sachtleben, Beth

10K= Year Name

100th Army 10 Mile 56:29 33:57 2016 Reich, Stephanie

500th National Race for the Cure 5K 16:55 35:13 2006 Chulakh, Tatiana

1000th Frederick Half Marathon 1:19:34 35:57 2014 Roman-Duval, Julia

2000th Marine Corps Marathon 2:52:33 36:53 2014 Waters, Kaa

5000th Herndon Turkey Trot 5K 18:25 38:21 2011 Russell, Danielle

Seventeen of our top twenty-five racers are World Class. Our champion Hirut Mandefro was a dominating force from 2008-2013, twice winning for the entire year. She was in the money in almost every one of her 66 events, including 34 overall victories. Always impressive with a half dozen 10Ks in the 33s, she bolted to her best race midway through her reign at the Arch's

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Charlottesville 8K in 25:34. Third ranked Keira D’Amato will be gunning for that time and has already raced an 8K in 25:59. That is the fourth fastest 8K behind seventh ranked Susanna Sullivan’s 25:57 at the HCA 8K. Tatyana Petrova ran 25:58 at Shamrock but only had three events during THE ERA. D’Amato, now a submaster, is a co-favorite with Beth Sachtleben to move up another notch. D’Amato’s Jingle All the Way 15K in 32:24 matched Sachtleben’s Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10M 53:40 exactly as the fastest events. D’Amato has not run that race since 2017 and can be expected to demolish her 1:04:40 time by at least ten minutes. Sachtleben had the fastest 10K save for Petrova, running the Ukrops Monument Avenue 10K in 32:38. D’Amato ran well in 33:37. Expect her to knock about two minutes off that time. Fourth ranked Julie Culley had a sensational 15:34 at the Baltimore United Way 5K for the third fastest race. You have to go more than fifty places to the next 5K. That was a 16:09 run by D’Amato at the First Day 5K. With no races happening during the pandemic, D’Amato blasted a 15:04 time trial in mid-June, signaling that she is through with the 16s. Fifth ranked Serena Burla ran the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 15.1K in 50:18. Eighth ranked Claire Hallissey had four money making finishes at the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10M with a best (54:37) in 2012 for fifth overall. She tied Sullivan for the most overall wins with 41. Ninth ranked Samia Akbar marveled the ten-mile race with an overall win at Army (55:25) and George Washington Parkway (56:02) and a seventh place overall at the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10M in 54:46. Sixth ranked Etaferahu Temesgen out leaned Sullivan at the 2014 Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10M 54:30 to 54:31. Tenth ranked Kerri Gallagher raised the trophy at the heralded Army ten miler in for three straight years. She improved from 56:09 in 2012 to 54:56 in 2013 to 54:50 in 2014. Eleventh ranked Emily Ward turned in her fastest race at the American Family Fitness Half Marathon in 1:12:23 for the fastest half marathon of THE ERA. National Class status (80%) = 37:55 World Class status (90%) = 33:42 * Fastest race but with a lower age grade


1 Mandefro, Hirut 25 Washington, DC 32:28 94.20% 151

2 Sachtleben, Beth 27 Fairfax, VA 32:38 92.90% 145 32:24*

3 D'Amato, Keira 35 Midlothian, VA 32:24 93.08% 136

4 Culley, Julie 27 Arlington, VA 32:25 95.07% 122

5 Burla, Serena 32 Stafford, VA 32:30 92.68% 106

6 Temesgen, Etaferahu 24 Silver Spring, MD 32:45 90.55% 118

7 Sullivan, Susanna 23 Falls Church, VA 32:57 92.61% 95 32:46*

8 Hallissey, Claire 29 Arlington, VA 32:49 90.36% 123

9 Akbar, Samia 28 Herndon, VA 32:55 90.44% 145

10 Gallagher, Kerri 25 Arlington, VA 32:57 90.00% 93

11 Ward, Rachel 26 Charlottesville, VA 32:59 91.26% 136 32:42*

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12 Chulakh, Tatiana 22 Germantown, MD 33:08 91.55% 104

13 Romanova, Olga 25 Germantown, MD 33:05 91.69% 119

14 Gebre, Belainesh 20 Burke, VA 33:06 89.94% 102

15 Dengarsa, Tezeta 30 Burtonsville, MD 33:39 88.42% 129

16 Bailey, Mary Kate 31 Arlington, VA 33:38 88.56% 120

17 McGranahan, Ann 26 Blacksburg, VA 33:39 90.88% 80

18 Misganaw, Alemsehay 31 Ellicott City, MD 33:23 91.44% 122

19 Newberry, Kathy 31 Williamsburg, VA 33:31 90.60% 92

20 Beyene, Hirut 20 Washington, DC 33:44 88.01% 133

21 Abebe, Waynishet 26 Washington, DC 33:47 89.79% 95 33:40*

22 Merachi, Askale 28 Washington, DC 33:47 89.79% 119

23 Desta, Alemgena 27 Silver Spring, MD 33:52 90.98% 113

24 Cocchiaro, Hannah 28 Columbia, MD 33:52 87.55% 105

25 Reich, Stephanie 24 Frederick, MD 33:57 86.05% 149


1 Stick, Sherry 262

2 Digregorio, Megan 176

3 Merchant, Renee 152

4 Knickman, Denise 131

5 Harvey, Alisa 129

6 Schrank, Brenda 126

7 Mazur Robb, Ann 124

8 Conant, Cindy 118

9 Davison, Mary 108

10 Taylor, Erin 104

19 & Younger Women

Baltimore Half Marathon 1:14:45, 10K = 33:47 2007 Gebre, Belainesh


Thomas G. Labrecque Classic 5K 16:28 34:17 2007 Gebre, Belainesh

National Half Marathon 1:16:10 34:25 2009 Komen, Carolyne

St. Agnes/Bay Café Labor Day 5K 16:32 34:26 2007 Gebre, Belainesh

College Park Cares 10K 34:27 34:27 2007 Gebre, Belainesh

Potter Homes YMCA Turkey Trot 5K 16:36 34:38 2006 Chepkurui, Lineth


Chick Fil-A 5K 18:08 37:45 2012 Bekele, Shetaye

Belainesh Gebre is the clear favorite with four of the top five times good enough to crack the top twenty in the open division. She was magical, winning it all at the Baltimore Half Marathon

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in 1:14:45. Runner-up World Class Aurora Scott has been racing since the turn of century. Her 16:37 at the Governor’s Land 5K at 16 age grades better than Gebre, including both her slightly faster 5Ks. Indeed, even one year different for 18-year-old Rachel Byrd makes her Westchester Shamrock 5K in 16:44 slightly higher age graded than Gebre as well. It grants her third place. Even younger racers with slower times get a huge lift by expected age grading. Fourth ranked Bonny Turnage is World Class with her 16:55 win at the Toys for Tots 5K. So too is 12-year-old Reagan Exeley with her overall win at the Melanmore 5K in 17:28.

National Class status (80%) = 38:01 World Class status (90%) = 33:48


1 Gebre, Belainesh 19 Washington, DC 33:47 88.56% 84

2 Scott, Aurora 16 Chesapeake, VA 34:40 92.08% 103

3 Byrd, Rachel 18 Powhattan, VA 34:50 88.65% 51

4 Turnage, Bonny 14 Richmond, VA 35:03 93.37% 48

5 Lang, Brittany 17 Columbia, MD 36:16 86.12% 77

6 Lehardy, Annie 19 Roanoke, VA 36:16 84.78% 84

7 Exeley, Reagan 12 Great Falls, VA 36:22 94.37% 56

8 Bekele, Shetaye 19 Washington, DC 36:32 84.14% 63

9 Davidson, Libby 15 Lynchburg, VA 36:28 88.58% 68

10 Walker, Katherine 18 Stafford, VA 36:34 84.44% 70

11 Lester, Page 16 Washington, DC 36:47 85.91% 65

12 Grams, Meggan 19 Hagerstown, MD 36:59 83.10% 61

13 Oleynik, Anna 18 Gaithersburg, MD 37:04 82.73% 65

14 Moore, Skylar 16 Nottingham, MD 37:01 85.75% 41

15 Rabbit, Rachel 18 Yorktown, VA 37:08 83.18% 59


1 Rooks, Brittney 91

2 Cunningham, Avery 67

3 Jean, Soreena 56

4 Hirsche, Katie 52

5 Couillard, Olivia 49

6 Rosas, Adriana 48

7 Wigglesworth, Claire 48

8 Fagerstorm, Kerstin 46

9 Rosas, Brenda 46

10 Ryba, Anna 44

35-39 Women

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Jingle All the Way 15K 49:50, 10K = 32:24 2020 D'Amato, Keira


HCA 8K 25:59 33:00 2020 D'Amato, Keira

First Day 5K 16:09 33:37 2020 D'Amato, Keira

Martel Half Marathon 1:14:58 33:53 2020 Roman-Duval, Julia

Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10M 56:30 34:07 2019 Roman-Duval, Julia

Pike's Peek 10K 34:11 34:11 2018 Roman-Duval, Julia


Baltimore Half Marathon 1:20:01 36:09 2008 Orlova, Elena Julia Roman-Duval did everything right when she aged up. When she went out of town to race, she always brought back lots of cash. Her times plummeted. She won 22 of her 23 races with 15 overall wins locally. That “loss’ at Lawyers Have Heart was only because of ten-year age groups and it was her 20th best race (35:59). She would go on to win seven seasons in a row but her time was limited. Ahead of her at Lawyers, Keira D’Amato was awakening and had run an excellent 33:53 at age 34. D’Amato was like Perry Shoemaker; she was getting better with age. When she arrived in 2013, she was running 41:00 10Ks. Five years later, she had dropped to 34:00. Now 35, she hosted the three best races to roar past Roman-Duval who is also still improving. Roman-Duval offered her best race in 2020 at the Martel Half Marathon in 1:14:58. D’Amato won the HCA 8K in 25:59. D’Amato has run the fastest submaster 5K in Virginia with her First Day 5K in 16:09 to start this year. That is after racing the fastest race of The ERA in December at the Jingle All the Way 15K in 49:50. While other make use this pandemic to rest of her laurels, D’Amato took to the track and exploded the regional universe with a mindboggling 15:04 5K time trial, the seventh fastest American submaster time…ever. Top submaster Elena Orlova edges past fifth ranked Serena Burla who on special race, the Alexandria Turkey Trot 5M in 27:14, ran by far her best race of just three. Orlova also passes fourth ranked Maria Elena Calle with three big wins at the Ukrops Monument Avenue 10K with her best time in 34:19. Orlova was tops at Pike’s Peek in 34:26. Calle won 2011, while Orlova won 2008-09. Calle enjoyed 12 overall wins and Orlova produced a massive 34. National Class status (80%) = 38:11 World Class status (90%) = 33:57 * Fastest race but with a lower age grade


1 D'Amato, Keira 35 Midlothian, VA 33:00 93.14% 90 32:24*

2 Roman-Duval, Julia 37 Columbia, MD 34:06 88.91% 99 33:53*

3 Orlova, Elena 36 Gaithersburg, MD 34:26 91.20% 111

4 Calle, Maria Elena 36 Glen Allen, VA 34:19 89.32% 81

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5 Burla, Serena 35 Stafford, VA 34:20 89.47% 58

6 Bishop, Sarah 35 Fairfax, VA 34:39 85.87% 71

7 Kvasnicka, Susannah 35 Great Falls, VA 34:49 86.25% 74

8 Fallon Wallace, Barb 39 Alexandria, VA 35:12 88.21% 61

9 Tanner, Melissa 38 Towson, MD 35:26 85.08% 74

10 Waters, Kara 39 Great Falls 35:30 88.47% 61

11 Gelineau, Christy 38 Gambrills, MD 35:34 86.88% 69

12 Booth, Rachel 38 Charlottesville, VA 35:29 84.93% 61

13 Barvanova, Ilona 37 Gaithersburg, MD 35:39 83.54% 46

14 Thomas, Lisa 35 Alexandria, VA 35:43 85.61% 60

15 Graham-Gray, Susan 39 Greencastle, PA 35:45 85.49% 57


1 Stick, Sherry 86

2 Sheptock, Tatiana 65

3 Davison, Mary 62


5 Huerta, Amy 58

6 Sapper, Julie 57


8 Cairns, Hilary 51

9 Dzibela, Tracy 51

10 Quarles, Jennifer 50

40-44 Women

Kaiser Permanente Pike's Peek 10K 34:26 2012 Orlova, Elena


Army 10 Mile 57:31 34:34 2015 Shoemaker, Perry

New Balance Jenny Smith Baltimore Women's Classic 5K 16:37 34:36 2013 Orlova, Elena

US National Road Racing Championships 12K 42:04 34:37 2016 Shoemaker, Perry


Kentlands/Lakelands 5K 16:54 35:12 2010 Orlova, Elena


YMCA Turkey Chase 10K 37:01 37:01 2012 Orlova, Elena

This was a royal battle for the title. Both Elena Orlova and Perry Shoemaker had three of the top six times. Orlova was tops with Kaiser Permanente Pike's Peek in 34:26, while Shoemaker was starting her dynasty with back to back to back wins at Army, best in 2015 with 57:31. She went for first age group, to masters winner, and on to second overall. Orlova always displayed

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blistering 5K speed and led the way to her title with the Baltimore Women's Classic 5K in 16:37. Third ranked Peggy Yetman had done the masters win twice at Army. Then a month before her best race, the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10M in 58:47, she showed Shoemaker the ropes at the Reston 10M, winning it all, 1:00:15 to 1:00:47 to earn her second year (2013). She had leapfrogged Orlova’s 2010 to win in 2011 and Orlova climbed back up to win in 2012. Shoemaker took command for 2014-15. When Shoemaker aged up Barb Fallon Wallace took over for 2016-17. Former Olympic class in the 800M and master indoor mile record holder Alisa Harvey was suited for the middle distance, winning it all at the Inspire Victory 5K in 17:08. However, Harvey was synonymous with winning at Army as well. She also won her age group, the masters, and when she won it all at the 2006 Army 10 miler in 59:00 she also set the masters record. That race earns her fourth in the division. National Class status (80%) = 39:03 World Class status (90%) = 34:42 * Fastest race but with a lower age grade


1 Orlova, Elena 42 Gaithersburg, MD 34:36 93.08% 118 34:26*

2 Shoemaker, Perry 44 Vienna, VA 34:37 92.16% 99 34:34*

3 Yetman, Peggy 44 Leesburg, VA 35:20 89.51% 63

4 Harvey, Alisa 41 Manassas, VA 35:40 90.47% 107 35:27*


6 Calle, Maria Elena 40 Glen Allen, VA 35:50 87.16% 59

7 Ackerly, Maureen 40 Richmond, VA 36:14 85.13% 63

8 Kaledina, Elena 43 Ellicott City, MD 36:09 87.14% 38

9 Markowicz, Kristi 40 Arlington, VA 36:26 85.66% 64

10 Ishibe, Naoko 40 Fairfax, VA 36:47 86.60% 46 36:28*

11 Knickman, Denise 42 Baltimore, MD 37:02 85.46% 63

12 Kvasnicka, Susannah 40 Great Falls, VA 36:41 86.09% 81

13 Russell, Danielle 44 Ashburn, VA 36:40 86.23% 44

14 Westlake, Kelly 41 Ellicott City, MD 37:07 84.69% 59

15 Waters, Kara 40 Great Falls, VA 37:12 84.89% 55 36:56*



2 Ross, Cathy 99

3 Hall, Maureen 98


5 Glueck, Connie 65

6 Kline, Sheryl 65

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7 Reichmann, Lisa 63

8 Harvey, Alisa 62

9 Sapper, Julie 62

10 Shoemaker, Perry 60

45-49 Women

Shamrock Festival Half Marathon 1:16:11, 10K = 34:26 2007 Burangulova, Ramilia



Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10M 57:30 34:43 2019 Shoemaker, Perry


Dismal Swamp Stomp Half Marathon 1:17:40 35:06 2011 Burangulova, Ramilia

Anthem Shamrock Festival Half Marathon 1:17:46 35:08 2019 Shoemaker, Perry


Richmond Marathon 3:00:02 38:29 2011 McGee, Gina Ramilia Burangulova did as well as one can do with just three events. She finished first, second, and third overall at the half marathon. Her Shamrock Festival Half Marathon in 1:16:11 was the fastest race in the division. Her Dismal Swamp Stomp Half Marathon in 1:17:40 was even better as she was four years older. Yet, there is no way anybody was going to stop the Perry Shoemaker steamroller. Shoemaker gets faster every year. Of the top thirty-one races Shoemaker owned 26 of them, Burangulova three. Shoemaker won eleven of the sixteen seasons while taking time out to run a 2:43:00 marathon at the Olympic Trials. She dominated all four years in the division. Three of four best races came in 2019, including an Army 10M triumph in 57:43 that was a virtual tie with her 57:30 on the Cherry Blossom course that was eighty meters short. In 2015, she won a season in the Open division. In 2018, Jennifer Maranzano finished second behind Shoemaker at the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10M, 58:56 to 1:00:39, to take the bronze. Barb Fallon Wallace ran the Alexandria Turkey Trot 5M in 29:19 to take fourth place. In fifth place, Alisa Harvey won four years, 2010-13, 2015 and nearly pulled off a sweep. She always did major damage at Army, winning it four times with a best of 1:01:56.



1 Shoemaker, Perry 48 Vienna, VA 34:41 94.98% 118

2 Burangulova, Ramilia 49 Gainesville, VA 35:06 94.33% 82 34:26*

3 Maranzano, Jennifer 45 Washington, DC 36:27 87.55% 50


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5 Harvey, Alisa 46 Manassas, VA 37:26 87.40% 85 37:13*

6 Merz, Martha 45 Annandale, VA 37:22 85.76% 56

7 DiPietro, Lee 47 Ruxton, MD 37:31 89.92% 52 37:18*

8 Russell, Danielle 45 Ashburn, VA 37:47 87.51% 59 37:14*

9 Foley, Linda 45 Oak Hill, VA 37:43 84.08% 63

10 Hunter, Joan 46 Purcellville, VA 38:19 88.04% 71

11 Graham Gray, Susan 46 Chambersburg, PA 38:20 85.80% 57

12 Wright, Andrea 46 Charlottesville, VA 38:20 86.42% 58

13 McGee, Gina 47 Virginia Beach, VA 38:16 82.92% 48

14 Humphrey, Robyn 46 Ellicott City, MD 38:49 82.53% 54

15 Villani, Leisa 49 Virginia Beach, VA 38:53 85.63% 45


1 Taylor, Ruth 105

2 Glueck, Connie 104

3 Nanda, Sushila 98

4 Lovett, Pamela 94

5 Persina, Win 94

6 Hall, Maureen 93

7 Conant, Cindy 79

8 Blakney, Luz 71

9 Olson, Ruth 70

10 Foley, Linda 68

11 Young, Karen 68

50-54 Women

Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10M 1:02:48, 10K = 37:44 2014 Conant, Cindy


Pike's Peek 10K 38:08 38:08 2014 Conant, Cindy

RRCA Challenge 10 Mile 1:04:07 38:32 2014 Conant, Cindy

Credit Union Cherry Blossom 15.1K 59:49 38:38 2015 Conant, Cindy

Army 10 Mile 1:04:20 38:40 2014 Conant, Cindy

Kaiser Permanente Pike's Peek 10K 38:45 38:45 2013 Conant, Cindy


Kensington 8K 31:59 40:37 2011 Conant, Cindy Grandmaster racing is Cindy Conant city. She loaded up with the top six times as well as the 100th best time. No, she did not win all of those in between but that was her 37th best race. She failed to win in only seven of her 82 events. She was best for four years, 2012-15. Runner-up Lee DiPietro is a determined distance athlete with big-time triathlon credentials. She popped a

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3:02:18 Baltimore Marathon and the following year delicately shaved a single second off her time that helped take 2009. Third place Leisa Villani raced 13 half marathons successfully but her best race that helped win her the title for 2008 was the Yorktown Battlefield 10 Mile in 1:04:50. Fourth ranked Deedee Loughran was the winner all five years at the Leesburg 20K but she had her best race at the Kaiser Permanente Pike's Peek 10K in 2013 in 39:19 behind Conant’s 38:45. She had a string of five straight seasons until Leisa Villani made a comeback defeating her and holding off the new division member Conant to win 2011. National Class status (80%) = 42:50 World Class status (90%) = 38:04 * Fastest race but with a lower age grade


1 Conant, Cindy 52 Kensington, MD 38:08 93.13% 96 37:44*

2 DiPietro, Lee 51 Ruxton, MD 38:58 90.41% 69

3 Villani, Leisa 50 Virginia Beach, VA 39:11 89.11% 73 38:57*

4 Loughran, Deedee 54 Oak Hill, VA 39:19 91.52% 61

5 Tata, Kendall 53 Stanardsville, VA 39:33 89.91% 72

6 Witcher, Gina 50 Baltimore, MD 39:02 88.10% 57

7 Strouse, Darcy 50 Frederick, MD 39:29 89.43% 45

8 Perotti, Ofelia 52 Alexandria, VA 39:34 87.34% 53

9 Merz, Martha 50 Annandale, VA 39:47 86.13% 41

10 Wright, Andrea 52 Charlottesville, VA 39:53 88.01% 38

11 Lovett, Pamela 53 Yorktown, VA 40:38 87.53% 52 40:13*

12 Foley, Linda 50 Oak Hill, VA 40:34 85.53% 43

13 Humphrey, Robyn 50 Ellicott City, MD 40:25 83.42% 30

14 Rotunno, Linda 51 Washington, DC 40:07 86.68% 32

15 Laco, Pam 53 Potomac, MD 40:21 86.11% 29


1 Washington, Myra 117

2 Hall, Maureen 99

3 Goodwin, Robin 85

4 Conant, Cindy 83

5 Rosasco, Carole 81

6 Kopacz, Margaret 80

7 Blank, Betty 79

8 Barrick, Michelle 76

9 Buckheit, Sarah 65

10 Weeks, Sharon 63

55-59 Women

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Great Allegany 15K 59:13, 10K = 38:30 2016 Conant, Cindy


Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10M 1:04:09 38:33 2017 Conant, Cindy

Great Allegany 15K 59:35 38:44 2017 Conant, Cindy

Pike's Peek 10K 39:22 39:22 2016 Conant, Cindy

Leesburg 20K 1:22:38 39:22 2013 Loughran, Deedee

RRCA Challenge 10 Mile 1:05:38 39:27 2018 Conant, Cindy


Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile 1:10:30 42:42 2006 Adams, Sandra

National Class status (80%) = 45:33 World Class status (90%) = 40:29 Cindy Conant tried the downhill Great Allegany 15K twice, breaking an hour both times. Still, her Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10M in 1:04:09 between the two 15Ks was just as fast. She was the overall winner in 26 of 70 of her races. She finished in the top three overall 22 more times and never lost her age group. The top six runners all ran World class times. Runner-up Deedee Loughran excels at the longer distances, racing 21 of her 51 events 10 mile or longer. She owned the fastest 20K, half, and full marathon. Her best race was the Leesburg 20K in 1:22:38. The following year she returned to win it all there. Third ranked Mercedes Castillo-D'Amico tied fourth place Kendall Tata with the second most overall wins (14). Castillo-D'Amico produced the second fastest 5K at the Crapolfest 5K in 19:21, behind Conant’s 19:05 at the Capitol for a Day 5K but ahead of Loughran’s Reston Firecracker 5K in 19:25. That was the only time in the top twenty-five not owned by the top two titans. After that, Tata produced a fine second overall finish at the Fall Foliage 10K in 40:50.


1 Conant, Cindy 55 Kensington, MD 38:30 93.78% 89

2 Loughran, Deedee 55 Herndon, VA 39:22 90.37% 76

3 Castillo-D'Amico, Mercedes 55 Newport News, VA 40:22 90.27% 66

4 Tata, Kendall 55 Stanardsville, VA 40:50 89.22% 61

5 Villani, Leisa 55 Virginia Beach, VA 41:06 86.68% 36

6 Scoggins, Barbara 59 Millersville, MD 41:08 91.87% 36

7 Suckling, Alison 56 Arnold, MD 41:39 87.47% 58

8 Blank, Betty 55 Falls Church, VA 42:00 87.18% 70

9 Adams, Sandra 56 Winchester, VA 41:42 87.40% 55

10 Brown, Kelly 55 Ashburn, VA 42:10 86.26% 48

11 Beckett, Dorothy 55 Columbia, MD 42:18 85.97% 45

12 Mathewson, Barbara 55 Virginia Beach, VA 42:38 85.73% 50

13 Jones, Carole 57 Ashburn, VA 42:50 87.28% 40

14 Shannon, Laura 56 Williamsburg, VA 42:32 84.86% 36

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15 Sane, Pam 55 Clifton, VA 42:30 83.75% 37


1 Nanda, Sushila 138

2 Blank, Betty 105

3 Seidman, Merrilee 99

4 Rigby Kash, Leslie 90

5 Mayhugh, Mary Lowe 76

6 Franks, Alice 75

7 Shields, Maria 73

8 Cea, Kathy 71

9 Phillips, Norma 71

10 Conant, Cindy 70

60-64 Women

Leesburg 20K 1:32:56, 10K = 44:17 2018 Deedee Loughran


Reston 10 Mile 1:14:00 44:28 2017 Flynn, Debbie

Veterans Day 10K 45:02 45:02 2016 Craun, Chris

Clarendon Day 10K 45:16 45:16 2007 Stanford, Naomi

Run for the Parks 10K 45:20 45:20 2020 Loughran, Deedee

Holiday Half Marathon 1:39:57 45:21 2019 Loughran, Deedee


Clarendon Day 5K 22:43 47:18 2019 Betty Blank

All fifteen of these great runners had similar age grade numbers. However, the shorter distances are easier to get those times, especially the 5K. That makes Deedee Loughran’s win even more impressive because she is the master of the half marathon. She performed the top race, the Leesburg 20K, in 1:32:56. Her best half in 1:39:57 matched her blazing Run for the Parks 10K in 45:49. Four years earlier on that very same course, runner-up Chris Craun had the division’s fastest 10K, winning the Veterans Day race in 45:02. On an even faster course, Naomi Stanford captured third place with her Clarendon Day 10K in 45:16. However, the Run! Geek! Run! 8K produced back in West Potomac Park in 35:45 produced an even better age grading. In this fullest of divisions, these ladies like to race. Carolyn Harrison was tied for tenth with 82 events. Besides a swift Fort Eustis race equivalent to a 45:30 10K, she was crowned at the Anthem Shamrock Festival Half Marathon in 1:40:46, less than a minute behind Loughran’s best time. Another of Harrison’s claims to fame was three overall wins. Next in line, Betty Blank was sixth in races just short of 100. Only one of the top five runners by event made the top twenty-five. Blank won her position, fifth, with her 1:16:06 Army 10 miler triumph.

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1 Loughran, Deedee 60 Herndon, VA 44:17 85.71% 41

2 Craun, Chris 61 Bethesda, MD 45:02 86.03% 64

3 Stanford, Namoi 61 Washington, DC 45:24 86.71% 49 45:16*

4 Harrison, Carolyn 61 Virginia Beach, VA 45:30 86.63% 64

5 Blank, Betty 61 Falls Church, VA 45:44 84.61% 73

6 Rubenstein, Erica 61 Rockville, MD 45:43 84.95% 33

7 Crist, Rose 62 Lanexa, VA 45:41 86.19% 41

8 Subar, Amy 60 Potomac, MD 45:57 83.37% 43

9 Crippen, Nancy 60 Stafford, VA 45:54 84.71% 43

10 Draim, Ida 60 Alexandria, VA 46:16 84.04% 43

11 Franks, Alice 60 Rockville, MD 46:30 82.38% 65

12 Saunders, Mary 64 Vinton, VA 46:27 86.61% 33

13 Lewis, Donna 60 Bel Air, MD 46:42 82.01% 38


15 Rosasco, Marge 63 Joppa, MD 47:03 85.18% 60


1 Mayhugh, Mary Lowe 153

2 Franks, Alice 129

3 Hansen-Vessa, Carol 118

4 Sadoff, Elizabeth 115

5 Hirn, Ann 100

6 Blank, Betty 98

7 Nelson, Dee 96

8 Seidman, Merrilee 95

9 Hennes, Kathy 83

10 Clement, Laurel 82

65-69 Women

Army 10 Mile 1:13:54, 10K = 44:25 2019 McCausland, Lucy


Clarendon Day 5K 21:25 44:35 2019 McCausland, Lucy

Veterans Day 10K 45:55 45:55 2013 Franks, Alice

Purple Strides 5K 22:07 46:03 2013 Franks, Alice

Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10M 1:16:45 46:07 2014 Franks, Alice

Pike's Peek 10K 46:14 46:14 2014 Franks, Alice

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Marine Corps Marathon 3:54:07 50:03 2014 Franks, Alice

Six of these ladies submitted times fast enough for a division twenty years younger. Division winner Alice Franks could have leapfrogged up five divisions. Fifty-six of her 120 races earned bonus points for speed, the most of any runner in any division. Lucy McCausland joined the division last fall and though her two races were the fastest, she fell one short in qualifiers. After that, Franks exploded with the next twenty races, including the Veterans Day 10K in 45:55. That and her Purple Strides 5K in 22:07 gave her the only World Class races for the qualifiers. The next four racers are all extremely close. Runner-up Mathewson ran the CKHD Love Run 5K in 23:06 to edge Dee Nelson’s 23:08 at the Alzheimer's Association Brain Health 5K. At the 10K, Mathewson ran her fifth best race, the VAB Turkey Trot 10K in 49:04. Nelson ran her second-best race the Pike's Peek 10K in 49:27. Bet Glover had the fastest Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10M in 1:20:31 to take fourth place. Peggy Vail was a whisper behind that running the Down’s Park 5M in 38:24. National Class status (80%) = 52:08 World Class status (90%) = 46:20 * Fastest race but with a lower age grade


1 Franks, Alice 65 Rockville, MD 45:55 90.82% 112


3 Nelson, Dee 67 Gaithersburg, MD 48:10 87.61% 65

4 Glover, Elizabeth 67 Bethesda, MD 48:23 87.46% 47

5 Vail, Peggy 66 Annapolis, MD 48:25 87.07% 45

6 Coven, Joan 65 Williamsburg, VA 48:43 84.69% 45

7 Rosasco, Marge 65 Joppa, MD 49:00 83.85% 41

8 Stoodley, Janice 66 Falls Church, VA 49:00 86.02% 36

9 Hughes, Ginny 65 Warrenton, VA 49:03 85.03% 40

10 Brothers, Betty 69 Virginia Beach, VA 49:44 88.97% 45 49:29*

11 Kearney, Linda 65 Leesburg, VA 49:30 83.00% 40

12 Gibson, Suzanne 66 Murfreesboro, NC 50:11 83.94% 36

13 Burley, Marge 67 Baltimore, MD 50:13 84.04% 43

14 Avitabile, Nancy 65 Bethesda, MD 50:23 81.55% 43

15 Hirn, Ann 65 Portsmouth, VA 50:31 82.28% 40 50:27*


1 Nelson, Dee 155

2 Travis, Patricia 121

3 Franks, Alice 120

4 Biasi, Barbara 91

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5 Reid, Marie 90

6 Hughes, Ginny 83

7 Sadoff, Lizzie 82

8 Hirn, Ann 74

9 Berglund, Mary Kate 73

10 Ely, Pauline 64

70-74 Women

Yorktown Battlefield 10 Miler 1:22:59 49:52 2017 Brothers, Betty


VAB Turkey Trot 10K 50:02 50:02 2018 Brothers, Betty

Elizabeth River Run 10K 51:01 51:01 2017 Brothers, Betty

Yorktown Battlefield 10 Miler 1:25:03 51:07 2019 Brothers, Betty

Anthem Wicked 10K 51:08 51:08 2017 Brothers, Betty

Homelessness Takes a Hike 5K 24:34 51:09 2012 Berglund, Mary Kate


Run for Haiti 5K 26:27 55:04 2014 Nelson, Dee

At age seventy, Betty Brothers flashed her fastest race, running Yorktown Battlefield 10 Mile in 1:22:59. That is one second slower than legendary Hedy Marque, 73, ran the Cherry Blossom in 1991. Brothers ratcheted up her best age grade at the VAB Turkey Trot 10K the next year in 50:02. She owns the five best events. Both Brothers and third ranked Joan Coven boasted multiple sub 25:00s at the 5K. Coven was tops at 24:49 at the Crapolfest squeaking past Brothers’ two tries at the Eggleston OK 5K with 24:50 and 24:54. Two years older runner-up Mary Kate Berglund ran a credible 25:04 at the Boxer Brief Battle 5K to match Coven’s time at the Governor’s Land 5K. Three years earlier Berglund capped her spot running the Homelessness Takes a Hike 5K in 24:34. Fourth place Dee Nelson has a career average of sixty events a year. After leading the 65-69 division with 155 races, she dropped to sixth in this division with 90 events. However, she was first in 89 of them. Five women accrued more than 100 events, including Jeanette Novak’s massive 386 races. Nelson was best at the Cherry Blossom 10M in 1:27:29. Fifth place Margery Elliot devoured the fastest Pike’s Peek 10K in 52:35. National Class status (80%) = 56:10 World Class status (90%) = 49:56 * Fastest race but with a lower age grade


1 Brothers, Betty 72 Virginia Beach, VA 50:02 89.81% 73 49:52*

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2 Berglund, Mary Kate 71 Richmond, VA 51:09 87.11% 44

3 Coven, Joan 71 West Point, VA 51:46 86.23% 53

4 Nelson, Dee 70 Gaithersburg, MD 52:28 84.44% 64

5 Elliott, Margery 73 Bethesda, MD 52:35 91.25% 44

6 Stark, Barbara 72 Suffolk, VA 52:59 85.22% 27

7 Moebius, Heidi 73 Lancaster, PA 53:14 87.37% 43 53:09*

8 Sutherlin, Brige

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