FLRC Newsletter - Dec 2003
	Race Results

Upstate New York Cross Country Series -- Race No. 5: 5K and 4.379 miles
Cato-Meridian, Nov. 15

Women's 5K:
Local runners/FLRC team members: 2. Becky Harman, 20:04; 7. Katie Danner, 20:47; 8. Gillian Sharp, 20:50; 11. Valerie Curtis, 21:32; 21. Lorrie Tily, 23:12; 28. Karen Grover, 23:38; 31. Zsofia Franck, 23:49; 33. Chris Beach, 24:34.

Men's 4.379 miler :
Local runners/High Noon team members: 14. Josh Cross, 25:12; 17. Kenny Kohlbrenner, 25:27; 25. Casey Carlstrom, 25:50; 38. Adam Engst, 26:31; 39. Jay Hubisz, 26:35; 41. Tim Ingall, 26:39; 43. Rick Hoebeke, 26:48; 44. Eric Davis, 26:48; 54. John Hylas, 27:55; 59. Tom Hartshorne, 28:21; 60. Derek Dean, 28:22; 61. John Whitman, 28:24; 62. Jeffrey Juran, 28:28; 63. Sergey Kiselev, 28:31; 66. Dave Wacker, 28:56; 101. Joe Reynolds 34:32.

Final Series Individual Standings:
Veterans (ages 50-59) Women's Champion: Zsofia Franck, Ithaca.
Masters (40-49) Women: 7. Lorrie Tily.
Open Women (39-under): 2. Becky Harman; 4. Katie Danner; 8. Valerie Curtis.
Super Vet (60-up): 2. Lennie Tucker.
Men's Vet: 2. Rick Hoebeke, Trumansburg. Men's open: 9. Josh Cross.
Men's masters: 9. Casey Carlstrom; 14. Tim Ingall; 18. John Whitman.

Final Team Standings:
Women's open teams: 2. FLRC.
Men's open teams: 3. High Noon.
Men's masters: 4. High Noon.

Richmond Marathon
Virginia, Nov. 15

Local runners: Tony Ciccone, Locke, 4:14:54; Hope Bandler, Lansing, 4:14:55; Dan Graybeal, Ithaca, 4:34:47; Valerie Furey, Trumansburg, 4:36:52; Will Ober, Jacksonville, 4:36:52.

Dan Rossi Memorial Ultra 100-Miler

Local runner: Cathy Troisi, FLRC, 34 hours, 55 minutes.

The 34th annual New York City Marathon

[Note: There were 7,758 New York state finishers, but no way to search for results by hometown. If you ran New York, please e-mail me your results. --ds]
Local runners: Kevin Thompson, Ithaca, 3:42:15; Margret Betz, 4:50.

Marine Corps Marathon
Washington, D.C., Oct. 26

Additional local runners: Monica Thomas, Brooktondale, 4:10:24.

USATF National Masters 8K Cross Country Championships
Black Creek Park, Chili, Nov. 2

Overall individual national champions: Scott Bagley, Rochester, 26:11; and Kathy Martin, Northport, 31:06.

Local female runners representing the Finger Lakes Runners Club : Gill Sharp, 32:38; Suzanne Myette, 34:11; Audrey Balander, 36:07; Lorrie Tily, 36:42; Shirley Woodford, 36:49; Zsofia Franck, 37:29; Diane Sherrer, 39:04; Suzanne Aigen, 42:18; Mary Wenck, 42:26.

Team titles:
FLRC masters team (F40-49) won the national championship title for the 3rd-straight year:, edging the Syracuse Chargers by 2 seconds! Team members: Sharp, Myette, Balander, Tily and Woodford, 1:42:59.
FLRC veterans team (F50-59) won the national championship title for the first time, edging the Genesee Valley Harriers by 28 seconds. Team members: Franck, Sherrer, Aigen and Wenck, 1:58:54.

Local male runners representing High Noon: Rick Hoebeke, 29:57; John Stiner, 31:16.

Halloween 5K
Baldwinsville, Oct. 26

Local runners: Bryan Hall, Ithaca, 23:09; Bob DeGroat, Cortland, 29:22; Michael Hall, Ithaca, 29:33; Amy Voorhees, Dryden, 31:42; Amber Wallace, Dryden, 31:42; Peter Voorhees, Dryden, 31:43; Robin Zimpel, Cortland, 34:24.

Upstate State New York Cross Country Series -- Race. No. 4
Cobbs Hill Park, 3.979 miles, Oct. 25

Local male runners (High Noon): 14. Josh Cross, 22:07; 21. Eric Davis, 22:46; 31. Casey Carlstrom, 23:06; 36. Rick Hoebeke, 23:17; 39. Tom Meyer, 23:26; 41. Tim Ingall, 23:29; 43. Jay Hubisz, 23:47; 48. Adam Engst, 24:12; 51. Derek Dean, 24:21; 52. John Whitman, 24:22; 53. John Stiner, 24:25; 55. Keith Scott, 24:31; 56. John Hylas, 24:37; 63. Tom Hartshorne, 24:56; 65. David Wacher, 25:12.

Local female runners (FLRC): 1. Becky Harman, 24:53; 2. Katie Danner, 25:05; 6. Valerie Curtis, 25:23; 16. Karen Grover, 28:21; 18. Nicole Markelz, 28:40; 21. Zsofia Franck, 29:17 (first veteran); 20. Amy Olson, 29:15; 33. Diane Sherrer, 32:38.* (Note: The FLRC women's open team won the meet.)

Marathon in the Parks
Rockville, Md., Nov. 9

Rockville, Md., Nov. 9

Red Baron Half Marathon
Corning, Nov. 20

2Overall winners: John Copp, Corning, 1:11:49; Becky Harman, Willseyville, 1:23:28.*

Local runners (may be incomplete listing): 6. Jeffrey Juran, Ithaca, 1:16:17; 22. Jim Chely, 1:29:25; Norm Ward, 1:35:34; Paul Strope, 1:36:04; K.C. Bennett, 1:36:57; Rich Crean, 1:45:49; Chandra Joos, 1;50:20; Sara DuBois, 1:54:59; Bill Taylor, 1:57:32; Dick Johnston, 1:58:01; Kai Blaisdell, 1:59:02; Tony DeBlasio, 2:01:59; Dick DuBois, 2:13:39; PJ Peterman, 2:21:25; Jim Miner, 2:21:26.

The 28th Stockade-athon 15K
Schnectady, Nov. 9

Overall winners: Kevin Collins, 47:29; and Deb Springer, 56:02. Top age-graded performance: Ed Whitlock, 72, Ontario, Canada, 59:54 (age group course record).
Local runners: Brendan O'Brien, Ithaca, 1:17:06; Laura Clark, 1:25:34 (2nd F55); Joe Familo, 2:10:15 (first M80).

Grunt Run 5K and 10K
Geddes, Nov. 2

10K
Local runners: Bradley Riehlman, Cortland, 47:35; Aimee Roberts, Cortland, 52:52; Sam Familo, 53:08; Joe Familo, 1:20:33.

USA Track & Field 24 Hour Run National Championships
San Diego, Calif., Nov. 8-9

Three-time 24-hour national champion John Geesler, a familiar face on the Finger Lakes Trail Runners Circuit, finished second overall with roughly 154 miles.

World 100K Championship
Taiwan, Nov. 15

Nikki Kimball of Elizabethtown, N.Y., a a former Finger Lakes Trail 50-Mile overall champion, placed eighth overall -- and first American female, in 8:51:35. The American women's team placed fourth overall.

Marine Corps Marathon
Washington, D.C., Oct. 26

Local runners (not in order of finish): P.J. Peterman, Dryden, 5:28:10; Connie Heidt, Dryden, 5:31:58; Larry Newman, Ithaca, 6:07:46; Susan Newman, Ithaca, 5:01:52; Kathy Rohrer, 6:04:32; Joe Mulrooney, Ithaca, 5:58:58; Diane Sullivan, Interlaken, 5:39:19; Scott Ellinger, Ithaca, 3:26:00; Marne Einarson, Ithaca, 4:55:29; Christine Simpson, Ithaca, 5:35:53; Robert Morin, Watkins Glen, 6:36:58; Ron Schoneman, Ithaca, 5:33:00; Marcie Bowser, Ithaca, 4:18:10; Paul Kintner, Ithaca, 4:43:36; Melissa Zgola, Trumansburg, 4:05:28; Freda Ready, Ithaca, 6:30:30; Charlie Bowser, Ithaca, 4:18:12; Ron Acerra, Ithaca, 4:27:35; Laura Doward, Lansing, 5:38:24; Maria Ortiz, Ithaca, 6:06:31; Harland Bigelow, 6:04:13.

21st annual Octoberfast 5K and 10K
Union, Oct. 25

5K:
Local runners: 1. Kevin Coughlin, 18:31; 11. Kirk Steinbrecher, 19:50; 17. Dennie Uhlig, 21:31; Kevin lantry, 24:40; Angela Roberts, 27:58; Kim Noethen, 41:22.

10K:
Local runners: 4. Brett Bovee, 38:49; Erin Hanlon, 52:29.

Columbus Marathon
Oct. 19

Local runners: Earl Steinbrecher, Willseyville, 2:46:32; Eric Maki, Cortland, 2:52:11; Rebecca Harman, Willseyville, 3:07:24; Diane McGuire, 3:44:07; Sue Silvernail, 3:37:22; Robert Silvernail, 3:51:18.

Hudson Mohawk Marathon
Albany, Oct. 19

Overall winners: Kent Lemme, Williamstown, Mass., 2:32:15; and Anne Gullickson, High Falls, 2:58:47.

Local runners: Kristopher Reichardt, Ithaca, 3:14:15 (3rd M17-24); John Kramer, Ithaca, 3:24:10; Rick Cleary, Ithaca, 3:24:37; Kim Ryan, Ithaca, 3:51:22; Steve Ryan, Ithaca, 3:51:22; Bob Congdon, Trumansburg, 4:33:17.

Toys for Tots Half Marathon
Albany, Oct. 19

Local runner: Danielle Brinker, Ithaca, 2:21:58.

Mount Desert Island Marathon
Bar Harbor, Maine, Oct. 19

Local runner: Mark Thompson, Ithaca, 5:03:12.

Canadian International Half Marathon
Toronto, Oct. 19

Local runner: Gina Gasparro-Cicone, Burdett, 1:50

Wichita Marathon
Kansas, Oct. 19

Local runner: Cathy Troisi, 5:45:53.

CSMA 5-Kazoo Run
Ithaca, Nov. 9

Results available on the FLRC website.

Interlaken Steeple Chase 5K
Interlaken, Nov. 8

Results available on the FLRC website.