Saturday, March 1, 2008, Des Moines Creek Park

Just like at the fall run at at Des Moines Creek Park, the forecast rain held off during the run, and 74 runners were treated to partly sunny skies at the first Northwest Trail Runs event of the season. The timed runs grew several fold from last fall, with the Marathon Maniacs making a strong showing in the 6-hour. 2007 USATF Ultrarunner of the Year Greg Crowther put in a notable performance in the 3-hour event, completing a marathon with a few minutes to spare.

Thanks to the volunteers: Jim, Murray, Lisa and Peteris. Thanks also to Seattle Running Company for their support. SRC provided the socks, shirts and hats that some runners won by random drawing. The next Northwest Trail Runs event will be on Sunday, March 30 at Soaring Eagle Park and will feature 5-mile and 10-mile courses.

Results

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NOTE: We made a mistake in the pre-run route instructions for the 10k runners, most of whom ran nearly 700 meters longer than last time. Also, a few runners were confused by our signage and ended up running different combinations of course loops. Our apologies for the mix-up. We've attempted to deduce the distance run by each runner from the split times.

Table of split times

10.84 km (6.7 mi)
 1. Dana Bellows           M30      44:20
 2. Mitch Parker           M47      45:03
 3. Scott Rhodes           M28      46:33
 4. Markus VanAchte        M48      47:59
 5. Dave Westlake          M46      48:19
 6. Doug MacLean           M55      48:48
 7. Tyler Gence            M30      51:13
 8. Tyler Frederickson     M33      51:48
 9. Jada Quinn             F32      54:55
10. Zeshan Khan            M35      55:00
11. Victoria Rodriguez     F25    1:00:50
12. Jen Blackwood          F30    1:03:44
13. Leslie Barber          F38    1:03:50
14. Kirsten Lemke          F47    1:05:28
15. Anna Louise Grannon    F26    1:06:51
16. Dave Enger             M      1:08:13
17. Jason Hecht            M38    1:10:05 (or Elizabeth Choi, same bib #: 9 upside down looks like 6)
18. Fawn Freeman           F      1:11:22
19. Tracy Balch            F42    1:13:32
20. Joseph Justin Booth    M29    1:14:56
21. Elizabeth Choi         F34    1:15:49 (or Jason Hecht, same bib #)
8.16 km (5.1 mi)
Tammi Bridges              F50      51:13
Jeff Klink                 M37      51:13
Lisa Maitland              F        51:14
Gary Wright                M69      59:55
Lynne Margaret Sandilands  F36    1:05:35
Jennie Struijk             F      1:10:05
6.43 km (4.0 mi)
Kelly Sommerfeld           F30      33 min.
Wilma Parker               F74      50 min.
3-hour run: 6.43 km (4.0 mi) Main loop and 1.73 km (~1.1 mi) Short loop, denoted with (S). Some runners also used the 2nd loop 10k cutoff (4.41 km, ~2.7 mi), denoted with (2).
                                 Distance    Time    Loops run
 1. Greg Crowther          M34   42.04 km   2:55:21  6, 2(S)
 2. Kyle McCoy             M29   35.61 km   2:53:05  5, 2(S)
 3. Nina Kemsley Church    F32   33.88 km   2:53:23  5, 1(S)
 4. Devon Crosby-Helms     F25   33.88 km   2:54:26  5, 1(S)
 5. James Varner           M30   32.15 km   2:34:00  5
 6. Murray Maitland        M     32.15 km   2:36:32  5
 7. Lesa Overfield         F49   32.15 km   2:51:43  5
 8. Julie Cassata          F26   32.15 km   2:53:27  5
 9. Alison Hanks           F27   31.86 km   2:45:23  4, 1(2), 1(S)
10. Dale Fuller            M54   30.91 km   2:53:14  4, 3(S)
11. Julie Heidt-Schnepf    F46   29.18 km   2:45:29  4, 2(S)
12. Andy Martin            M54   27.45 km   2:54:20  4, 1(S)
13. Laura Houston          F52   25.72 km   2:54:00  4
13. Kathy Jones            F     25.72 km   2:54:00  4
15. Marian Brennan         F     19.29 km   2:10:00  3
16. Tamara Mackey          F38   19.29 km   2:27:00  3
17. Fred Johnson           M46   12.86 km   1:08:00  2
6-hour run: 6.43 km (4.0 mi) Main loop and 1.73 km (~1.1 mi) Short loop, denoted with (S) Some runners also used the 2nd loop 10k cutoff (4.41 km, ~2.7 mi), denoted with (2).
                                 Distance    Time    Loops run
 1. Miles Ohlrich          M38   64.30 km   5:39:00  10
 2. Van Phan               F36   59.60 km   5:55:34  9, 1(S)
 3. Steve Walters          M27   54.90 km   5:49:14  8, 2(S)
 4. Tom Ripley             M59   50.20 km   5:57:00  7, 3(S)
 5. Marilou Russell        F46   48.47 km   5:53:57  7, 2(S)
 6. Jill Hudson            F46   46.74 km   5:53:35  7, 1(S)
 7. Linda Smith Walter     F56   45.50 km   5:44:41  6, 4(S)
 8. Steven Yee             M48   45.01 km   4:39:46  7
 9. Steve Barrick          M45   45.01 km   5:00:12  7
10. Monte M Pascual        M47   42.99 km   5:29:14  6, 1(2)
11. Eric Barnes            M51   42.04 km   4:10:13  6, 2(S)
12. James H. Klarich       M45   42.04 km   4:18:46  6, 2(S)
13. Robert Hester          M34   42.04 km   4:26:05  6, 2(S)
13. Abigail Brownell       F33   42.04 km   5:29:42  6, 2(S)
15. Russell B. Cheney      M66   42.04 km   6:15:35  6, 2(S) arranged for early start; 38.58 in 5:42:55
16. Ben Brumback           M35   32.15 km   3:14:00  5
17. Christina Ralph        F56   32.15 km   4:51:00  5
3-hour Relay: 6.43 km (4.0 mi) Main loop and 1.73 km (~1.1 mi) Short loop, denoted with (S). Some runners also used the 2nd loop 10k cutoff (4.41 km, ~2.7 mi), denoted with (2).

Honorable mention goes to Andrew Dunn, who ran lead-off for NRG Shots and then put in a valiant effort on anchor leg for NRG Bars, coming in just after the three hour mark.
1. NRG Shots (2w, 2m)   27.45 km   2:53:25   Andy Dunn M40, Joleen Weese F32,
                                              Mindy Fossum F, Jonathan Church M31
2. NRG Drink (2w, 2m)   26.86 km   2:49:48   Michael Crandall M30, Cassie Hicks F30,
                                              Shelley Maria Watkins F35, Cole Brooking M31
3. NRG Bars (3w, 1m)    19.29 km   2:22      Linda Brooking F36, Melissa Ward F30,
                       (25.72 km @ 3:00:40)   Adrienne Erickson F23, Andrew Dunn M40

Lap times and runner initials:
NRG Shots: 38 AD, 51 JW, 49 MF, 28 JC, 7(S) JC
NRG Drink: 40 MC, 29(2) CH, 28(2) SMW, 43 CB, 10(S) SMW, 10(S) MC, 9(S) CB
NRG Bars:  43 LB, 50 MW, 49 AE, (38 AD)
Course records
10.15 km
Vickie Skinner    F34   58:30 (11/2007)
Gayle Grything    F43   58:30 (11/2007)
Colin Thomsen     M29   48:28 (11/2007)

10.84 km
Jada Quinn        F32   54:55 (3/2008)
Dana Bellows      M30   44:20 (3/2008)

3-hour
Nina Kemsley Church  F23   33.88 km in 2:53:23 (3/2008)
Greg Crowther        M34   42.04 km in 2:55:21 (3/2008)

3-hour relay
Seattle Running Club (3m, 1w)  39.07 km in 2:59:44 (11/2007)
 (Julie Cassata F26, Tobey Clarkin M32, John Gayman M26, Herschel Wallen M36)

6-hour
Van Phan          F36   59.60 km in 5:55:34 (3/2008)
Miles Ohlrich     M38   64.30 km in 5:39:00 (3/2008)

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