Recent Race Results

KISS 50/100 Mile Run (September 22)

[Repeats of a 3.34 mile loop in the Finger Lakes National Forest, Hector, NY]

100 miles:
Monica Scholz (Ont)   F       33      20:46:55
Doug Dziedzic (NY)    M       39      31:04:08
David Roemer (NY)     M       41      34:15:33

50 miles:
Dan Lopata (NY)       M       32        9:35:23
Joe Dabes (NY)        M       62      10:18:33
John McMurry (NY)     M       59      12:19:30

Marathon (26.6 mi)
David Jones (NY)      M       43        4:39:33
Jim Miner (NY)        M       52        5:18:17
Michael Turback (NY)  M       56        5:50:00

[Ed. note: The following local results for the Steamtown and Chicago marathons are incomplete either because hometowns are not listed and a search is impossible, or because 38,000 ran Chicago, and that's impossible to sift through without a search of hometown. Please e-mail me or Betsy your marathon times if you desire to have them noted here in the future. --D.S.]

The 20th annual Wineglass Marathon & Merrill Lynch Three-Person Relay (Corning, Oct. 7)

Overall winners: Andrew Herr, Latrobe, Pa., 2:27:18; and Shannon Hale, Marietta, 2:56:08.

Notable local performances in the top 20:
Men: 11. John Geesler, FLRC, 2:53:18; 14. Tom Powers, Newfield, 2:54:06 (second male ages 50-59).
Women: 4. Lorrie Marnell, Locke, 3:21:39 (masters champion/$250); 9. Rebecca Harman, Willseyville, 3:25:44; 14. Erica George, Cornell University student, 3:30:49.

Local runners (gun time): John Geesler, FLRC, 2:53:18; Tom Powers, Newfield, 2:54:06; Danie Badenhorst, Ithaca, 3:00:45; Chris Francisco, Ithaca, 3:02:51; Greg Hitzhusen, Ithaca, 3:04:55; Matthew Coble, Ithaca, 3:07:42; James Eagen, Ithaca, 3:07:52; Warren Brown, Ithaca, 3:09:57; Kevin Brundage, FLRC, 3:15:00; Lorrie Marnell, Locke, 3:21:39; Mike Wyckoff, Lodi, 3:22:23; Rebecca Harman, Willseyville, 3:25:44; Erica George, Ithaca, 3:30:43; Russ Woodroofe, Ithaca, 3:36:47; Nancy Kleinrock, Trumansburg, 3:36:48; Adrian Walters, Ithaca, 3:42:03; Howard Erlich, Ithaca, 3:42:18; Katie Danner, Mecklenburg, 3:43:58; Sarah Thomson, Groton, 3:45:16; Laurie Cuomo, Ithaca, 3:45:43; Sandy Fitterer, Ithaca, 3:46:14; Lisi Lerch, Ithaca, 3:48:50; Mark Clark, Cortland, 3:49:35; James Wavle, Cortland, 3:50:01; Christine Beach, Interlaken, 3:52:06; Don Geesler, FLRC, 3:57:27; Darlene Beach, Ithaca, 3:58:39; Doug Hook, Candor, 3:58:43; Dave Weiss, FLRC, 3:58:44; Jon Marks, Cortland, 4:03:19; Paul Festa, Ithaca, 4:03:51; Diane Sherrer, Trumansburg, 4:11:57; Terry Rohllf, Cortland, 4:14:45; Satomi Kato, Ithaca, 4:18:18; Joseph Piskorowski, Ithaca, 4:21:51; Jeffrey Bieder, Ithaca, 4:22:26; Nick Iven, FLRC, 4:26:04; Jodie Whittle, Ithaca, 4:26:26; Sharon Dempster, FLRC, 4:36:10; Ruth Widrig, Waverly, 4:38:21; Claudia Fuchs, Ithaca, 4:38:24; Janis Graham, Ithaca, 4:38:24; Bruce Bush, Ovid, 4:39:24; Mila Kundu, Waverly, 4:42:21; Matthew Mullen, Waverly, 4:46:48; Margaret Miller, Ithaca, 5:01:39; Richard Rohllf, Cortland, 5:04:44; Andrew Ellis, Ithaca, 5:06:44; Ed Kelly, Ithaca, 5:07:34; Michael Schafer, Ithaca, 5:07:34; Brent Brekke, Romulus, 5:07:34; Mary Lou Kundu, Waverly, 5:13:44; Diane Sherman, Ithaca, 5:16:35; Tony Deblasio, FLRC, 5:58:00.

Merrill Lynch Three-Person Relay

Local teams (anchor runner only; no hometowns listed): 13. Andrew Ryder -- Doctor Puck Racing -- 3:08:05; Jeff Knutson -- Past our Prime -- 3:10:17; Pamela Carlucci -- Wart Women -- 3:22:54; Dick Johnston -- Hospital Hoppers -- 3:46:12; Kathy Rohrer -- Glory Girls -- 4:21:12; Charlayne Beavers -- Cornell Gco's -- 4:30:19.

Syracuses Festival of Races 5K Sept. 30

Men's 5000 meters
Winner: Sammy Ng'eno, 13:40
Local runners: 17. Chris Getman, 15:00; 55. Michael Brych, Cortland, 16:50; 61. Michael Leonard, Freeville, 17:09; 72. Jeffrey Juran, 17:32; 87. John Hylas, 18:37;217. James Walter, Cortland, 22:12; 309. Jacob Marnell, Locke, 24:46; 316. Don Tily, Locke, 24:58; 390. John Sobal, Locke, 30:57; 410. Joe Familo, FLRC, 37:19.

Women's 5,000 meters
Winner: Grace Njoki, 16:11
Notable local performance: Margret Betz, 21:16 -- pending American single-age record F65.
Local runners: 18. Murphee Hayes Falls, Marathon, 18:32; 19. Gillian Sharp, Ithaca, 18:35; 21. Suzanne Myette, FLRC, 18:52; 32. Shirley Woodford, Burdett, 20:04; 35. Lorrie Marnell, Locke, 20:15; 36. Audrey Balander, Cortland, 20:18; 61. Eileen Mushalla, 22:02; 88. Diane Sherrer, Trumansburg, 23:00; 92. Sarah Gottschalk, Ithaca, 23:15; 123. Lenis Tucker, FLRC, 24:28; 136. Linda Eberly, Cortland, 24:59; 153. Katy Gottschalk, Ithaca, 25:37; 156. Barb Sobol, Locke, 25:41; 191. Ellen Faulkner, FLRC, 26:52; 210. Michelle Ward, Cortland, 27:18; 274. Mary Heiermann, Cortland, 30:23; 281. Sally Egan Wittig, Cortland, 31:15.

First masters team: High Noon women (Sharp/Myette/Marnell/Balander/Mushalla).
First mother/daughter team: Katy/Sarah Gottschalk*
First mother/son team: Lorrie/Jacob Marnell.

Steamtown Marathon (Scranton, Oct. 7)

Overall winners: Simon Cherokony, Chapel Hill, N.C., 2:22:30; and Patty Fulton, Silver Springs, Md., 2:52:49.

Notable local performances: 15. Earl Steinbrecher, Brooktondale, 2:46:58 (second male 35-39); Fr. Paul Leonard, Scranton, 2:36:03 (one of fastest priests in U.S.); Charlene Lyford, Greene, 2:57:17 (fourth female overall); Bong Joon Yoon, Vestal, 3:01:30 (first M50); Heather Miller, Lansing, 3:16:15 ((third female 25-29); Tom Ryan, Berkshire, 3:10:38; Earl Steinbrecher, Sr., FLRC, 3:49:58.

Local runners: Tim Brown, Ithaca, 4:31:47; Yrjo Grohn, Ithaca, 3:35:11; Catherine Haight, Ithaca, 3:56:35; Joseph Hassett, Ithaca, 4:52:06; Glenn Cobb, Lansing, 3:15:54.

Chicago Marathon (Oct. 7)

Overall winners: Ben Kimondiu, Kenya, 2:08:52; and Catherine Ndereba, Kenya, 2:18:47 -- world best!

Local runners: Chris Dupont, Ithaca, 2:38:49; Todd Markelz, Ithaca, 2:52:46; Tom Meyer, Ithaca, 2:59:43!; Robert Lane, Ithaca, 3:09:41.

Hartford Marathon (Conn., Oct. 14)

Local runners: David Wood, Bath, 3;38:58; Beth Polrywa, Ithaca, 4:03:31.

Doug Dziedzic rode a bus to Kansas -- a 30+ hour trip, then stepped off and completed a 100-miler in 27 hours, 55 minutes. Yahoo!

Candor Canter 5K (Oct. 6)

Age group winner results
Males -- 12-under: Patrick Thompson, Candor, 20:35; 13-16: Brad Andrews, Willseyville, 20:13; 17-20: Joe Huizinga, Willseyville, 20:07; 21-29: Bill Leonard, Willseyville, 17:52; 30-39: Jeff Dick, Horseheads, 20:54; 40-49: Bob Nugent, Binghamton, 16:24.*

Females -- 12-under: Ashley Horton, Candor, 23:11; 13-16: Lory Tinkham, Candor, 35:00; 30-39: Carrie Fitch, Candor, 23:51; 40-49: Cyndy Hynes, Candor, 28:24; 50-up: Dolores Stein, Queensbury, 27:33.

Octoberfast 5K and 10K (Endwell, Oct. 13)

5K
Overall winners: Bob Nugent, 16:44; and Ashley Cornelius, 23:06.
Local runners: Kevin Coughlin, 18:22; Travis Lybbert, 20:25; George Schaub, Dryden, 25:27; Terry Caitlin, 25:28; Anita Norris, 28:33; Carole Crean, 33:03.

10K
Overall winners: Tom Gudas, 25:23; and Suzanne Myette, 39:58.
Notable performance: Margret Betz, 65, 45:11 -- pending F65 single-age AR!
Local runners: Ron Hulslander, 36:30; John Hylas, 39:17; Kirk Steinbrecher, 39:40; Renee Hook, 49:57; Diane Sherrer, 51:08; Jerome Lewis, 58:51;Tammie Martin, 1:01:10.

GVH $5,000 Cross Country Invitational (Black Creek Park, Rochester, Oct. 7)

Local High Noon team men's 8K results: 27. Mike Selig, 26:50; 66. Eric Maki, 29:33; 67. Adam Engst, 29:37; 68. Rick Hoebeke, 29:39; 73. Charlie Fay, 29:49; 75. Bruce Roebal, 30:00; 77. Jeffrey Juran, 30:10; 81. Derek Dean, 30:23; 82. Tim Ingall, 30:24; 91. John Hylas, 31:06; 92. Rick Cleary, 31:08; 96. Mike Girardi, 31:30; 101. Jim Miner, 31:49; 107. Herb Engman, 32:20; 108. Terry Habecker, 32:27; 119. Ken Zeserson, 33:27.

World Half Marathon Championship (Bristol, England)

Overall winners: Haile Gebrselassie, Ethiopia, 1:00:03; and Paul Radcliffe, Great Britain, 1:06:47 (course record).

New Hampshire Marathon (Bristol, N.H., Sept. 29)

Local runner: Daniel Sherman, Brooktondale, 4:17:08.

Adirondack Marathon (Schroon Lake, Sept. 23)

Overall winners: Dan Dominie, Canton, 2:47:00; and Patricia Albert, Phelps, 3:18:19.
Notable local performances: Tom Powers, Newfield, 2:59:00 -- third male overall; Lorrie Marnell, Locke, 3:25:58 -- second female overall.
Local runners: 37. Steve Haight, Ithaca, 3:30:34; Neil Bianco, Hammondsport, 4:47:34; 236. Suzanne Aigen, Ithaca, 4:54:47; 250. Cathy Troisi, FLRC, 5:11:47; 254. Tanya Spicer, Ithaca, 5:17:55.

Falling Leaves 14K (Utica, Sept. 23)

Local runner: Wally Powers, Spencer, 1:07:23.

Philadelphia Distance Classic Half Marathon (Sept. 16)

Local runner: 23. Chris Getman, Ithaca, 1:09:07.

Bud Run 5K

Held Sept. 15 in Baldwinsville, raised $14,000 for the Central New York Chapter of Make-A-Wish Foundation and the American Red Cross Disaster Relief.

Upstate New York Cross Country Series
Race No. 2: Marcus Whitman High School
Rushville, Sept. 22

Local High Noon team runners: 1. Brian Culley, 16:02; 4. Chris Dupont, 16:23; 6. Mike Selig, 16:32; 19. Joshua Cross, 17:13; 32. Rick Hoebeke, 17:49; 35. Ron Hulslander, 18:09; 42. Brian Tollar, 18:20; 46. Jeffrey Juran, 18:30; 47. Bruce Roebal, 18:33; 54. Eric Maki, 18:48; 59. John Whitman, 18:49; 61. Adam Engst, 18:56; 68. Tim Ingall, 19:04; 69. Justin Stletz, 19:05; 74. Lawren Smithline, 19:17; 77. Rick Cleary, 19:23; 86. Jim Miner, 19:48; 90. Suzanne Myette, 19:52 (first masters female); 104. John Saylor, 20:26; 116. Jim Bisogni, 20:52; 126. Ken Zeserson, 21:10; 136. Bob Dattola, 21:47; 141. Ed McLaughlin, 22:10; 160. Herman Sieverding, 23:00.

Team standings: Open men -- 2. High Noon; Masters men -- 2. High Noon.